Swiss finance sector comes together to address climate change
01 Juli 2015
Zurich, Switzerland
With the UN climate change conference (COP21) in Paris drawing closer, financial institutions have become increasingly sensitive to their potential role in the pressing need to move to a low-carbon economy. The past year has seen key investors decamp from the climate sidelines and the topic of climate change has steadily secured a foothold on the agenda of financial institutions. Investors representing over $1.5 trillion in assets under management, including the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, the Church of England and Norway's giant oil fund, have started to divest heavily from fossil fuels.
The upcoming event "The Swiss finance sector addressing climate change", jointly organised by the Zurich Carbon Market Association and South Pole Group, aims to better understand the role of the financial sector in taking action for climate change. Taking place in Technopark, Zurich on the 1st of July, the event will stimulate discussions with key players in the Swiss financial sector on trends in climate change affecting the industry landscape, showcase best practices and provide insights to assessing investment climate impact.
Date: 1 July 2015, 17:00 – 19:00 followed by a networking apéro
This event will bring together representatives of the financial sector and corporate world in order to:
Put the Swiss finance sector landscape into the context of the international politics and the upcoming milestone climate change conference COP21 in Paris in December 2015
Showcase the leading international trends on climate change including Montreal Carbon Pledge, Portfolio Decarbonisation Coalition, divestment movement, RE100
Provide an insight into state of the art tools for assessing investment climate impact, GHG foot printing of the finance sector itself and implementing alternative energy strategies
Present best practices from Switzerland and other geographies that may serve as inspiration for Swiss financial sector leaders
Agenda
Setting the stage
Sabine Döbeli, CEO, Swiss Sustainable Finance: Climate change and Swiss finance – from threat to opportunity
Understanding the role of the financial sector in climate change and taking action
Maximilian Horster, Partner & Director Financial Industry, South Pole Group: The financial industry and climate change: international trends and corporate solutions as a response
Tobias Jung, Head of Reserach, Inrate: Sustainable investment
solutions: Strengths and limitations of Portfolio Carbon Screenings
Climate finance: a growing business opportunity for the financial sector
Axel Michaelowa, Managing Director, Perspectives: Climate finance – the key stakes in the run-up to the Paris COP
Financial institutions: best practice showcase
Hendrik-Jan Boer, Head of Sustainable Investments & Senior Portfolio Manager, Sustainable Equity, NN Investment Partners Switzerland Ltd. (formerly known as ING Investment Management Switzerland) Ltd.: Environmental influences within sustainable investments
Lasse Wallquist, Senior
Environmental Mgmt Specialist, Vice President, Corporate Real Estate &
Logistics Swiss Re:
Environmental sustainability in the operations and its link to corporate
strategy and priorities
Roundtable with the participants
The event will continue with an informal networking apéro hosted by South Pole Group.
For non-members of the Zurich Carbon Market Association, a fee of CHF 50 applies. Please transfer the amount before the event on the following Swiss Post Finance account. Please present prove of payment at the event.
IBAN: CH14 0900 0000 8557 0886 8
Payable to
Zurich Carbon Market Association
c/o INFRAS AG, Binzstrasse 23, 8045 Zurich
