Leadership for a sustainable recovery

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The COVID-19 global health and economic crisis has highlighted the need for leadership and capital to be urgently targeted towards the vulnerabilities in the global economy. So what does a sustainable recovery look like and how can institutional investors collaborate to make sure it happens?[vc_quotes layout=”accordion” quotes=”%5B%7B%22name%22%3A%22Gilbert%20van%20Hassel%22%2C%22job_role%22%3A%22Chief%20executive%2C%20Robeco%20(The%20Netherlands)%22%2C%22content%22%3A%22Gilbert%20Van%20Hassel%20has%20been%20chief%20executive%20and%20chair%20of%20the%20executive%20committee%20of%20Robeco%20since%20%20September%202016.%20Van%20Hassel%20has%20over%2030%20years%E2%80%99%20experience%20in%20the%20financial%20services%20industry%2C%20mainly%20in%20asset%20and%20wealth%20management%2C%20with%20broad%20experience%20in%20Europe%2C%20Asia%20and%20the%20US.%20Until%202013%20he%20was%20Global%20CEO%20ING%20Investment%20Management%20and%20member%20of%20the%20board%20insurance%20and%20asset%20management%20of%20ING.%20Before%20joining%20ING%20in%202007%2C%20he%20worked%20for%20JP%20Morgan%20where%20he%20held%20various%20executive%20positions%20in%20Europe%2C%20Asia%20and%20the%20US.%20Van%20Hassel%20has%20a%20Bachelor%3Bs%20degree%20in%20Applied%20Economics%20from%20the%20University%20of%20Antwerp%20St%20Ignatius%20(Belgium)%2C%20an%20MBA%2C%20with%20a%20major%20in%20International%20Finance%20from%20the%20Catholic%20University%20of%20Louvain%20(Belgium)%20and%20a%20Master%20of%20Science%20in%20Finance%20from%20Purdue%20University%20(US).%22%2C%22image%22%3A%2231903%22%2C%22linkedin%22%3A%22https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fin%2Fgilbert-van-hassel-4720995b%2F%22%7D%5D” title=”Speaker” el_class=””][vc_quotes layout=”accordion” quotes=”%5B%7B%22name%22%3A%22Colin%20Tate%22%2C%22job_role%22%3A%22%20Chief%20executive%2C%20Conexus%20Financial%20(Australia)%22%2C%22content%22%3A%22Colin%20Tate%20has%20been%20an%20investment%20industry%20media%20publisher%20and%20conference%20producer%20since%201996.%20In%20his%20media%20career%2C%20Tate%20has%20launched%20and%20overseen%20dozens%20of%20print%20and%20electronic%20publications.%20He%20is%20the%20chief%20executive%20and%20major%20shareholder%20of%20Conexus%20Financial%2C%20which%20was%20formed%20in%202005%2C%20and%20is%20headquartered%20in%20Sydney%2C%20Australia.%20The%20company%20stages%20more%20than%2020%20conferences%20and%20events%20each%20year%20%E2%80%93%20in%20London%2C%20New%20York%2C%20San%20Francisco%2C%20Los%20Angeles%2C%20Amsterdam%2C%20Beijing%2C%20Sydney%20and%20Melbourne%20%E2%80%93%20and%20publishes%20five%20media%20brands%2C%20including%20the%20global%20website%20and%20strategy%20newsletter%20for%20global%20institutional%20investors%20conexust1f.flywheelstaging.com.%20One%20of%20the%20company%E2%80%99s%20signature%20events%20is%20the%20bi-annual%20Fiduciary%20Investors%20Symposium.%20Conexus%20Financial%E2%80%99s%20events%20aim%20to%20place%20the%20responsibilities%20of%20investors%20in%20wider%20societal%2C%20and%20political%20contexts%2C%20as%20well%20as%20promote%20the%20long-term%20stability%20of%20markets%20and%20sustainable%20retirement%20incomes.%20Tate%20served%20for%20seven%20years%20on%20the%20board%20of%20Australia%E2%80%99s%20most%20high%20profile%20homeless%20charity%2C%20The%20Wayside%20Chapel%3B%20and%20he%20has%20underwritten%20the%20welfare%20of%2060%2C000%20people%20in%2028%20villages%20throughout%20Uganda%20via%20The%20Hunger%20Project.%22%2C%22image%22%3A%2231893%22%2C%22linkedin%22%3A%22https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fin%2Fcolin-tate-839a5a181%2F%22%7D%5D” title=”Moderator” el_class=””][vc_empty_space height=”10px”]

Key takeaways

• Social spirit needs to be nurtured for those that are working at home alone.
• A sustainable recovery has the same three requirements as a sustainable economy:
  • We need a healthy planet – 1 million animal species are threatened with extinction
  • Wealth and wellbeing need to be fairly shared
  • Good governance across government and corporates
• One silver lining is how willing people are to think differently and endure sacrifice during the pandemic.
• Will the world finally wake up to the climate crisis? Hopefully, but we should not be complacent. After all, ‘This time it’s going to be different’ is a dangerous line because human behaviour is very slow to change.
• Government will have to play a role to ensure the definition of fiduciary duty includes greater appreciation of sustainability considerations.
• If we collaborate and persist in actively voting and engaging we can achieve great change that will impact the world far for generations to come.

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Poll results

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