Sustainable Finance & Reporting Europe 2021 | Thomson Reuters | 25 November 2021 | Online

The financial system should help deliver climate and social goals, but market failures and inefficiencies prevent finance from being directed where it will make the most positive impact. Investors are increasingly utilising ESG data to inform investment decisions, but a lack of standardisation, poor communication with corporations and a lack of comparable data is leading to confusion and limiting the progress towards a low-carbon, just economy.

Change is afoot. Governments legislating for mandatory climate disclosures, The European Commission’s update to the NFRD, The Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive, and the movement towards a global climate reporting standard promises a move towards harmonisation, a common language and a solution to a problem which has constrained the industry for decades. This critical change for business will bring a plethora of new challenges and areas of investment for business.

2021 Speakers

Javier Echave
Chief Financial Officer, Heathrow

Andrea Álvares
Chief Brand, Innovation, International and Sustainability Officer, Natura

Steve Waygood
Chief Responsible Investment Officer, Aviva Investors

Fernando Tennenbaum
Chief Financial Officer, AB InBev

Rick Lacaille
EVP & Global Head of ESG, State Street

Melanie Kreis
Chief Financial Officer, DPDHL Group

Ida Krabek
Head of Global Sustainability, Orsted

Alain Deckers
Head of Unit, Corp Reporting, Audit and Credit Rating Agencies, European Commission

Lila Karbassi
Chief Programmes, UN Global Compact

Janine Guillot
CEO, Value Reporting Foundation

Paul Simpson
CEO, CDP

Sandra Schoonhoven
Head of Sustainability, ING

Allison Lee
Commissioner, Securities and Exchange Commission

Claus Stig Pedersen
Head of Corporate Sustainability, Novozymes

Minna Aila
Senior Vice President, Sustainability and Corporate Affairs, Neste

Patrick de Cambourg
Board Member, EFRAG

Jean-Pierre Gomez
Head of Regulatory & Public Affairs, Société Générale Luxembourg

Marie Baumgarts
Head of Sustainability Regulatory Affairs and Sustainability Office, SEB Group

Michel Madelain
Trustee, IFRS Foundation

Andromeda Wood
VP of Regulatory Strategy, Workiva

Ole Buhl
Senior Vice President, Head of ESG, ATP

Bastian Buck
Chief of Standards, GRI

Mardi McBrien
Managing Director, CDSB

Sean Kidne
CEO, Climate Bonds Initiative

Andrew Parry
Head of Sustainable Investing, Newton Investment Management

Hilde Bloome
Deputy CEO, Accountancy Europe

Maria van der Heide
Head of EU Policy, Share Action

David Craig
Co-Chair, TNFD

Elizabeth Gillam
Head of EU Government Relations and Public Policy, Invesco

Ben Pott
Head of Public Policy and Government Affairs, EMEA, BNY Mellon

Amy Hepburn
CEO, Investor Leadership Network

Cecile Niang
Lead Economist, World Bank Group

Shana Vida Gavron
CEO, Endangered Wildlife

Pierre-Henri D’haene
Head of Sustainability, ELIA Group

Subramanian Kuppuswami
Global Head of Sustainable Banking & Investments, Tata Consultancy Services

Karl-Oskar Olming
Head of Sustainability Strategy and Policy, SEB Group

Geraldine Matchett
Co-CEO and CFO, Royal DSM

Carmel Giblin
President & CEO, ICTI Ethical Toy Program

Dr. Ramesh Ramachandran
CEO, Minderoo Foundation

Martina Tessari
CFO Leadership Network Manager – Europe, Accounting for Sustainability

Richard Howitt
Strategic Advisor, Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability, Business and Human Rights

Mark Gough
CEO, Capitals Coalition

Terry Slavin
Reuters Events

Martin Baxter
FIEMA, CEnv - Director of Policy & External Affairs, IEMA

Michael Hajilou
Editor, Sustain Europe

Carlos Monreal
CEO, Plastic Energy

2021 Sponsors and Partners

GOLD SPONSORS:
• Tata Consultancy Services
• Minderoo

BIODIVERSITY PARTNER:
• Endangered Wildlife

SILVER SPONSOR:
• Workiva

MEDIA PARTNERS:
• ICTI Ethical Toy Program
• Global Goals Yearbook
• CPD
• SmartMoneyMatch
• ASP
• Investor Leadership Network
• Social Media Portal (SMP)
• CIO Applications Europe
• Datafloq
• ClimateChangePost
• Sustain Europe
• Sustainability
• Elemental