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
