Hosted at ECCI
Presented by the University of Edinburgh Business School
The University of Edinburgh Business School is delighted to be supporting Ethical Finance 2021, taking place from 8-10 June, with over 1,500 delegates from 100 countries set to come together for a virtual summit dedicated to driving positive change in financial services by bringing people together for action.
Convened by the Global Ethical Finance Initiative (GEFI), the Summit will begin with regional leadership showcases on day one. Day two will have a focus on climate finance and natural capital, ahead of COP26, while the third day will explore the long-term future of ethical finance, looking at financing the sustainable development goals, social impact (the “S” in ESG) and leadership for the journey ahead.
The Summit will be delivered in partnership with Chartered Banker, and is certified as CPD.
Topics that will be explored:
• Global Trends in Sustainable Finance
• Role of Finance in Delivering Net Zero
• Finance for Nature
• How the World Can Finance the SDGS
• The ‘S’ in ESG – Why It Matters
• Strategic Business and Sustainability Leadership
• Regional showcase: Australasia
• Regional showcase: Southeast Asia
• Regional showcase: South Asia
• Regional showcase: West Africa
Confirmed speakers include:
• Dr Sarah Ivory, Director, University of Edinburgh Business School’s Centre for Business, Climate Change and Sustainability
• Professor Sir Partha Dasgupta FBA, Frank Ramsey Professor Emeritus of Economics, University of Cambridge
• Elizabetha Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary, The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
• Inger Andersen, Executive Director, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
• Achim Steiner, Administrator, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
• Manuel Pulgar-Vidal, Climate & Energy Global Practice Leader, WWF
• Dr Werner Hoyer, President, European Investment Bank (EIB)
• Charlotte Kaiser, Managing Director, NatureVest, The Nature Conservancy
• Dr Bronwyn King AO, Founder, Director & CEO, Tobacco Free Portfolios
• Dr Hayat Sindi, Chief Scientific Advisor to the President, IsDB
• Hiro Mizuno, UN Special Envoy on Innovative Finance and Sustainable Investments & former CIO, GPIF (Japan)