Edinburgh Analyst e-Conference
Our annual Edinburgh Analyst Confrence took place on 22-23 April 2020. It was the first time ever our event was held virtually and it was a huge success!
Click on the titles below to watch the available videos for all our sessions:
Day 1
An overview of sustainable Finance in strange times
Simon Howard, CEO – UK Sustainable Finance & Investment Association
Andrew Cave, Head of Governance & Sustainability, Ballie Gifford & Co
Implementing the COP26 Finance Strategy
Sagarika Chaterjee, COP26 High-Level Champions Team and Director of Climate Change, PRI
Sefton Laing, Senior Analyst, Governance and Sustainability, TCFD Lead, Ballie Gifford & Co
Chair – Stephanie Maier, Director – Responsible Investment Specialist, HSBC Global Asset Management
Escalating Engagement in 2020
Jeanne Martin, Climate Campaigns Manager, Share Action
Claudia Chapman, Corporate Governance & Stewardship, Financial Reporting Council
Damiano De Felice Ph. D. Director of Strategy, Access to Medicine Foundation
Chair – Rishi Madlani, Sustainable Finance Lead, Royal Bank of Scotland
The Decarbonisation of Aviation and Shipping
Andrew Stephens CEO – Sustainable Shipping Initiative
Antony Hobley, Executive Director, Mission Possible Platform World Economic Forum
Chair – Charlene Cranny, Communications & Campaigns Director, UK Sustainable Finance & Investment Association
Large scale NETs/CCS: is false hope deterring mitigation?
Dr. Matthew Brander, Senior Lecturer in Carbon Accounting Programme Director – MSc Carbon Finance, University of Edinburgh
Dr. Phil Renforth, Institute of Mechanical, Process & Energy Engineering, Herriot Watt University
Chair – Charlene Cranny, Communications & Campaigns Director, UK Sustainable Finance & Investment Association
COVID-19 & Just Transition
Simon Howard, CEO – UK Sustainable Finance & Investment Association
&
Nick Robins, Professor in practice, Sustainable Finance – London School of Economics
Day 2
Net Zero Infrastructure & protecting Biodiversity
Claire Wansbury, Associate Director of Ecology: Infrastructure UK & Europe, Atkins Global
Gemma James, Head of Environmental Issues, PRI
James Spurgeon, Director, Sustain Value
Chair – Julia Safiullina, Investment Manager, Iona Capital
Fundamental Social Data Analysis – How to find & make sense of it
Patricia Pina, Impact Research & Innovation Lead, Clarity A.I
Joshua Meek, Head of Impact, Big Issue Invest
Chair – Geoff Burnand, CEO – Investing for Good
Responsible Chocolate Supply Chains
Duncan Brack, Independent Environmental Policy Analyst
Emily Stone, Co-founder and CEO, UnCommon Cacao
Chair – Marianne Harper Gow, Director, Corporate Governance, Ballie Gifford & Co
– Please click here to access recordings for the following sessions.
Findings from the ESG Olympics (0:01 – 0:36)
Colin Baines, Investment Engagement Manager, Friends Provident Foundation
&
Simon Howard, CEO, UK Sustainable Finance & Investment Association
