PRI Digital Forum:
Principles to Practice
February 2022
Our February Digital Forum will explore different aspects of how asset owners and asset managers transfer principles into practice. Topics covered will include stewardship across asset classes; transforming investment beliefs into action; getting started in responsible investment; and reviewing market trends.
All the sessions are designed to be of practical use to signatories. The series will help asset owners and asset managers build capacity and aid understanding around how to approach ESG issues within your business.
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Getting started in responsible investment
3 February 2022 | 3:00pm – 4:00pm GMT
This panel will explore steps signatories have taken to develop, implement and improve their approach to responsible investment. Covering practical responses to global challenges including the climate crisis and human rights, we hope that attendees will leave with some real actions they can implement in their own…
Venture capital: how should ESG be adapted for the asset class?
8 February 2022 | 3:00pm – 4:00pm GMT
Following the publication of the PRI’s discussion paper on responsible investment in venture capital in January, this session will explore why ESG in the asset class needs to develop further and how it can be appropriately tailored to early-stage companies.
Managing systemic issues through active ownership
10 February 2022 | 3:00pm – 4:00pm GMT
All PRI signatories have a duty to be active owners, yet conceptions of and actual practice related to active ownership vary significantly, particularly in real assets, private equity and private debt. This session will explore whether and how those gaps can be bridged, particularly when it comes to tackling systemic…
Transforming responsible investment beliefs into action
15 February 2022 | 3:00pm – 4:00pm GMT
This session will examine the journey and main challenges asset owners face when moving from beliefs into action. It will focus on practical considerations including stakeholder education and management, implementation hurdles, and data challenges, among others. Participants will leave with empirical insight from peers…
Modelling uncertainty in credit risk
17 February 2022 | 3:00pm – 4:00pm GMT
This webinar, organised as part of the ESG in Credit Risk and Ratings Initiative, will explore the differences between forecasts and scenario analysis, in particular, how to consider different time horizons in credit risk assessments.
Market review: trends in ESG incorporation
24 February 2022 | 8:30am – 9:30am GMT
In this session the panelists will explore key trends in ESG investing observed. They will draw on their research and surveys. The session will give participants an opportunity to learn about what the key trends are, how they are changing and what the implications could be for the future.
Featured Speakers
Toby Belsom
Director Investment Practices
PRI
Jen Bishop
Head of Responsible Investment
and Asset Allocation
Coal Pension Trustees
Dorris Kirui
ESG Manager
Gothaer Asset Management
Rosmary Lozano
ESG senior associate
Credicorp Capital
Maria Clara Rendon
Director
University Pension Plan
Peter Dunbar
Senior Specialist, Investment Practices
PRI
Paul Kwan
Managing Director
General Catalyst
Dr Johannes Lenhard
Co-founder
VentureESG
Suzanne Tavill
Global Head of Responsible Investing
StepStone
Paul Chandler
Director of Stewardship
PRI
Mary Nicholson
Head of Responsible Investment,
Managing Director
Macquarie Asset Management
Sarah Peasey
Director of European ESG Investing
Neuberger Berman
Trent Sparrow
Manager, Impact Investments
Wespath
Randy Brown
Chief Investment Officer,
Sun Life & Head of Insurance Asset Management
SLC Management
Laura de Ornelas
Empowering Asset Owners Director
PRI
Camilo Santos, CFA
Head of Financial Risk Management
Porvenir
Emilie Westholm
Head of Responsible Investment and Corporate Governance
Folksam
Alex Bernhardt
Global Head of Sustainability Research
BNP Paribas Asset Management
Marie Diron
Managing Director, Sovereign
Subsovereign Risk
Moody’s Investors Service
Sixtine Dubost
Analyst, Investment Practices
PRI
Carmen Nuzzo
Head of Fixed Income
PRI
John Ploeg
Vice President, ESG Research
PGIM
Angelina Valavina
Senior Director,
Head of EMEA Natural Resources & Commodities
Fitch Ratings
Michal Bartek
Senior Lead, Listed Equity
PRI
Hortense Bioy, CFA
Global Director of Sustainability Research
Morningstar
Mikael Homanen
Head of Data and Insights
PRI
Elchin Mammadov
ESG Research vice-president
MSCI
Jennifer O’Neill
Associate Partner,
Responsible Investment
AON