Pension fund seminar 'Climate and Biodiversity: from ambition to practical implementation' - General

As a pension fund, how can you increase your impact to meet your climate goals? To what extent are climate change and biodiversity loss linked and what does this mean for your current climate objectives?

What are the starting points for trustees to include biodiversity objectives in investment policy? To what extent are investment beliefs influenced by biodiversity as a theme?

To what extent is biodiversity loss an investment risk? Is biodiversity an opportunity or a threat to returns? How can companies' impact on biodiversity be made measurable and tangible?

How can you link biodiversity and net-zero objectives and implement them in your investment portfolio without losing sight of investment returns?

These and other relevant current issues were the focus of the educational event for pension fund board members on 'Climate and Biodiversity: from ambition to practical implementation' on Monday afternoon, 14 October 2024 from 12.15 to 5.30 pm in Rotterdam, chaired by Caspar Vlaar, an independent pension fund board member associated with various pension funds.

Several experts will shared their views, including:

• Pierre Abadie, Group Climate Director, Tikehau Capital
• Anna Czylok, Investment Strategist, Aegon Asset Management
• Don Gerritsen, Director & Sustainable Investment Leader, Deloitte EMEA
• Vassilis Gkoumas, Economist, WWF-UK
• Erwin Houbrechts, Manager Sustainable Investments, PGB Pensioendiensten
• Michel Iglesias del Sol, Member various investment advisory committees, Managing Partner, Impact Orange Partners
• Arthur van Mansvelt, Senior Engagement Specialist, Achmea Investment Management
• Robert-Alexandre Poujade, Lead Biodiversity, BNP Paribas Asset Management
• Jeroen van der Put, Independent pension fund board member, Advisor, various pension funds
• Milan Schut, Fund Manager SRI Funds, ASN Impact Investors
• Anna Vӓӓnӓnen, Head of Listed Impact, AXA Investment Managers
• Anne-Claire van den Wall Bake-Dijkstra, Partner - Financial Risk, Deloitte Nederland

 
Registration
Participation in the seminar is free and open to pension fund board members and other (buyside) professionals involved in the investment policies of pension funds (or insurers). Your registration is subject to approval by Financial Investigator and the parties making this seminar financially possible.