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Merrill Lynch, Goldman Sachs, Barclays, HSBC, Henderson, Citi and Standard Chartered Compare Sustainability Strategies at Sustainable Finance Summit 17-19 September


    Jon Williams, Head of Sustainability HSBC and Gary Hoffman, Vice
    Chairman for Barclays will open the summit with their outlook on
    climate change and the risks and opportunities that environmental
    change present for the finance sector.

    The summit will then move into a focused session on the Equator
    Principles, where Johan Frijns from BankTrack will give the NGO
    perspective on why banks need to be conducting more responsible
    project finance. Vanessa Havard Williams from Linklaters will cover
    the legal perspective - explaining how banks can comply with the
    voluntary principles and avoid public confrontation with governments
    and NGOs.

    For further details on this session, please see:

    http://www.ethicalcorp.com/climatefinance2007/
    ep-law-reputation-logix.shtml

    There has been a slight change in the original line up of
    speakers; My-Linh Ngo has replaced Nick Robins as representative of
    Henderson Global Investors.. Zoe Knight, Head of SRI at Merrill Lynch
    will join her to discuss the need for improved communication between
    investors and the companies they invest in.

    Simon Thomas, CEO of Trucost will discuss 'green' opportunities
    for hedge funds and Abyd Karmali, newly assigned Head of Climate
    change at Merill Lynch will discuss the opportunities in carbon
    trading.

    Paul Watchman from LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae, one of the most
    influential figures in the development of Sustainable Banking, will
    discuss the legal developments in carbon trading.

    There will be a special session on high risk sectors and how
    emerging trends and regulations will affect investor choice. Hear
    Simon Barnes, Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, discuss
    emerging trends in the automotive sector and Alice Chapple, Director
    Sustainable Finance, Forum for the Future give an overview of the
    construction sector.

    In all 35 top level executives are confirmed to present at the
    summit with over 85 additional executives attending as delegates.

    For more information on the summit set to take place on the
    17-19th September please see
    http://www.ethicalcorp.com/climatefinance2007/26