ESG Investments: A primer

An increased focus on ESG has given rise to a suite of new regulations, and the financial market is poised to take the lead on climate action in the years ahead. The European Union’s Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) means that all financial sector entities within the EU, including asset managers, are now required to disclose their ESG performance. This session will explore the SFDR and the EU Taxonomy, and what they mean to investors, asset managers and developers, discussing how to: review and understand the current performance of their assets, funds, and portfolios produce comprehensive sustainability strategies for new developments, decarbonisation plans for existing assets, and climate resilience strategies for their portfolios reduce risk and abate risk insurance premiums and devaluation create opportunity for cost-effective capital funding to access and attract finance Speakers Simon Wyatt, Partner, Sustainability - Cundall Darren Berman, Associate Director - Cundall Helen Newman, Director of Sustainable Investing - Fabrix Emily Hamilton, Head of ESG - Savills IM Julie Townsend, Executive Director - ESG Lead Europe & Asia - PGIM Real Estate