The Sustainable Investment Forum Europe 2020 has gone virtual and will convene more than 1,000 attendees, including asset owners, asset managers, service providers and policymakers to discuss how investors are aligning with global climate and sustainability targets.

Important conversations around responsible investment will continue with full market engagement, building momentum in these challenging times. 

The virtual Forum will run over a 4-week period with a 2-2.5 hour weekly mini virtual Forum split into morning and afternoon sessions to allow for manageable digital consumption, including:

• Thought leadership: Influential speakers will share their views on how Europe’s sustainable finance market is progressing and how the Sustainable Finance Action Plan is driving change.
• Engagement and networking opportunities: Asset owners, asset managers, senior policymakers, and tech providers share their varied approaches to sustainability in a series of four European virtual forums across 15 virtual sessions (8-22 September) – drop in and drop out when you want!
• Showcasing and comparing sustainability strategies: Featuring investor perspectives/case studies to set out various asset owner and manager approaches to sustainable investment and climate disclosure and many more.
• Sharing best practice for sustainable investment with good returns in a low return environment and in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.

This is a timely forum as the world faces a serious investment gap in delivering on the Paris Agreement and the Sustainable Development Goals. There needs to be a global approach to sustainable finance. Public funds alone will not be sufficient to meet these investment needs. The financial sector has a critical role to play to close this investment gap. Mobilising private investors need to finance sustainable projects on a global scale to achieve tangible results in the fight against climate change, environmental degradation and social inequalities.

Don’t miss this opportunity to hear how investors are incorporating sustainability and ESG into their investment strategies and how initiatives like the SDGs and the European sustainable finance action plan are driving the move towards a low-carbon and sustainable economy.