Sustainable Investment Forum Europe 2023

Event Summary

The 6th Annual Sustainable Investment Forum Europe, with official event partner UNEP FI, returned to Paris on the 9th May at the Pullman Eiffel Tower, and welcomed 303 attendees, 71 Speakers and 53 Partners.

Calculated Risk

Data abundance, opaque modelling and disclosure methodologies and the physical risks of climate change can lead investors to be immobilised and halt decisive action but there was a collective call for not letting perfect be the enemy of good. Calculated risks are increasingly necessary in a volatile ecological and geopolitical environment.

Bringing Biodiversity to Investment

Biodiversity loss has taken a back-seat for too long. Without drastic action, food-systems are at severe risk and one million species are at risk of extinction. Flora and fauna provide essential services to humanity without which we cannot survive and as such, inaction is a material risk. The Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework provides a whole-society approach to bringing nature to the investment agenda.

What should Investors start doing

Move beyond reporting to action and break out of siloes. Define the challenges and opportunities for stakeholders to engage in decisive and accountable action pragmatically. And as Make My Money Matter CEO, Tony Burdon notes, don’t forget humour. In order to avoid paralysis, we need to treat this as an opportunity for innovation and a better world.

World Class Speakers

The Sustainable Investment Forum Europe 2023 brought together leading investors, investment managers, banks, multi-laterals, policymakers, think-tanks, and NGOs from across Europe.

Anna Hyrske
Principal Responsible Investment Specialist
Bank of Finland
Claire Tutenuit
Chief Representative (Déléguée Générale)
EPE
David Atkin
CEO
Principles for Responsible Investment
Eric Usher
Head
UNEP FI
Günther Thallinger
Chairman of the UN-convened Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance | Member of the Board of Management of Allianz SE
Allianz SE
Joël Prohin
Head of Investment Management
Caisse des Dépôts
Morten Nilsson
CEO
Brightwell (formerly BT Pension Scheme Management)
Nathalie Lhayani
President
FrenchSIF
Olivier Rousseau
Executive Director
Fonds de Réserve pour les Retraites
Simon Stiell
Executive Secretary
UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
Dr. Tony Rooke
Executive Director and Head of Transition Planning
GFANZ

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Opening Keynote with Simon Stiell, Executive Secretary, UNFCCC

Simon Stiell from UNFCCC delivered a powerful opening keynote at the Sustainable Investment Forum Europe 2023. Simon Stiell called for a big surge in investment to help accelerate sustainable economies and scale innovation. Additionally, he called for reform in international financial architectures and stressed the importance of fostering accountability through the pivotal Global Stocktake  

Speakers

Simon Stiell, Executive Secretary, UNFCCC

UNEP FI Panel: Enabling the net-zero transition through sector engagement

Biodiversity is already having a material impact on economic activity-how to achieve better biodiversity integration across assets and portfolios-ensuring positive outcomes for mitigation and adaptation.

A continued loss of biodiversity could lead to environmental destabilization and, ultimately, ecological collapse and cause wide-reaching economic consequences for most investors.

The financial industry, must play a more active role. As a steward of global capital, it is uniquely positioned to help build an economy that works with, rather than against, nature.

Speakers
  • Nathalie Borgeaud, Lead, Financial Markets Stakeholder Engagement, TNFD (Taskforce for Nature-related Financial Disclosures)
  • Robin Millington, CEO, Planet Tracker
  • Matt Christensen, Global Head of Sustainable and Impact Investing, Allianz Global Investors (AllianzGI)
  • Nathalie Lhayani, President, French SIF

2023 Partners

Official Event Partner
Industry Partner
Strategic Partners
Exhibitors
Institutional Partners

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