Brace for impact

The current global context is testing the limits of the economic system built in the last century. This session looked at the need to accelerate the transition towards a more resilient and sustainable economy. In particular, it explored ways asset owners can influence this process focusing on the long-term outcome of their investments.


Speakers
Laurent Ramsey, co-chief executive, Pictet Asset Management and managing partner, Pictet Group (Switzerland)


Chair
Fiona Reynolds, chief executive, Conexus Financial (Australia)

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Imperfect data no excuse for delaying net-zero commitments

Imperfect data, opaque third-party managers, and obtaining the necessary talent and tools are among the toughest challenges for investors as they navigate the path to net zero emissions by 2050.

Pictet warns of asset owners critical role ahead

Asset owners specialise in identifying pricing efficiencies, and therefore cannot ignore the implications of climate change in their risk metrics, says Laurent Ramsey, managing partner of two-century-old Swiss bank and financial services company, Pictet Group.

Impact demands complete portfolio redesign

Panellists speaking at Sustainability in Practice urge investors to redesign their portfolio building process to better understand the impact of their investments and achieve greater social and environmental stewardship.

Consumers driving impact integration

Growing transparency and the measurement of impact in portfolios is transforming the flow of capital in ways comparable to the introduction of auditing in the 1930s and the measurement of risk from the 1950s, says philanthropist and venture capitalist Sir Ronald Cohen.

Measuring outcomes is what really matters: Serafeim

Investors interested in ESG should be aware of the intensity of the commitment and develop their own deep expertise and impact-weighted accounts, according to ESG pioneer and academic, Professor George Serafeim. He will speak at the Sustainability in Practice event at Harvard University in September.

Accelerating change: Operationalising DEI

Sarah Maynard global head of DEI at CFA Institute explains why the investment sector needs to operationalise a structured DEI approach and how including DEI in codes and standards will help bring about much-needed change.