Seminar ‘Biodiversity & Climate’ - General

How to link and implement climate and biodiversity goals in your investment portfolio without losing sight of investment returns? How to take an integrated approach to investment solutions for the biodiversity and climate challenges?

What is the case for biodiversity as an asset? How can companies' impact on biodiversity be made measurable and tangible? How to verify and validate the quality of biodiversity and climate data and how to translate this data into investments?

How to invest in the energy transition (private versus public markets, equity versus debt, scaling up existing technologies or investing in new technologies)? How to deal with the negative impacts of the energy transition?

On Thursday, 18 April, from 12.15 to 5.15 pm, Financial Investigator hosted an educational seminar on how to integrate biodiversity and climate goals in your portfolio while maintaining focus on investment returns.

The seminar was moderated by Marcel Jeucken, Founder and Managing Director at SustFin, and took place at ABN AMRO's head office in Amsterdam.

Top speakers shared their views, including:

• Johannes Böhm, Senior ESG Analyst, Union Investment
• Rebekah Braswell, CEO, Land Life
• Valeria Dinershteyn, Director Sustainable Investment Engagement, EMEA, Northern Trust Asset Management
• Isabelle de Gavoty, Director of Thematics Equity, Lead Portfolio Manager, Mirova Biodiversity Solutions Equity Fund, Mirova (an affiliate of Natixis Investment Managers)
• Benoît Guerineau, Senior Portfolio Manager, AXA Investment Managers
• Leonie Jesse, Associate Director Sustainability, Sustainable Finance, Head of ESG Insurance, KPMG Netherlands
• Sophie Kamphuis, Advisor Responsible Investment, MN
• Gabriëlle Krapels, PhD, Head of Responsible Investment, Fiduciary Management, APG Asset Management
• Stephan Langen, Head of Portfolio Management, ASN Impact Investors
• Solange Rouschop, Chief Sustainability Officer, ABN AMRO
• Michel Scholte, Co-Founder Impact Institute and True Price
• Vincent Triesschijn, Global Head ESG and Sustainable Investing, ABN AMRO
• Roeland Tso, Senior ESG Advisor, Blue Sky Group
• Luuk Tupker, Jr. Advisor Responsible Investments, PGGM