11 June 2024 - Finance: Driving sustainable business in Asia

8:30 to 9:00 am - Registration and walk in: Venue information tbc
9:00 to 9:15 am - Welcome to the Allies Assembly: An introduction by Gerbrand Haverkamp, Executive Director, World Benchmarking Alliance (WBA)
9:15 to 11:15 am - Shaping stewardship: How finance can unlock sustainable business in Asia: An interactive session focusing on how financial institutions, particularly asset managers and asset owners, can engage real economy companies on sustainability priorities in the region
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11:15 to 11:45 am - Coffee/Tea break: Enjoy the opportunity to network during the break.
11:45 am to 1:30 pm - Supporting real economy decarbonisation plans in a regional context: Tools for finance: This session will explore the questions finance should be asking real economy companies to ensure a credible and just transition, which are relevant to regional needs and context.
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1:30 to 2:30 pm - Lunch: Enjoy lunch and network with fellow participants.
2:30: 4:00 pm - Drop-in “ask anything” sessions: An opportunity for attendees to speak 1:1 with WBA systems change and thematic leaders from Food and Agriculture, Energy and Decarbonisation, and Social; with WBA’s policy team members who have wide-ranging expertise including on key global moments such as COPs, policy developments in the EU and ASEAN; and with WBA’s Investor Engagement team.
4:00 to 4:15 pm - Unveiling of a new WBA investor engagement action: A dedicated space to spotlight the latest action from WBA collective engagement initiatives.
4:15 to 5:00 pm - Connect over coffee/tea: Continue networking with participants (optional)

The programme is completely free and open for all stakeholders to attend
Participants are encouraged to attend the full programme each day to gain the maximum benefits of networking with a global audience
The Assembly consists of 3 days of workshops and panels, and you are welcome to register for all of them (please register separately for each day/session; links in the table below)
Once registered, you will receive a confirmation email from WBA with all details
The entire programme is in person, there are no virtual elements

For any questions or enquiries, please contact allies@worldbenchmarkingalliance.org

Participant profile

International and multi-stakeholder, high-level representatives from government, UN, business, industry, civil society, academia, consultancies – working in sustainability, CSR and SDGs will attend the programme
WBA Allies from 35 different countries and 7 different stakeholder groups will also be in attendance. See list of organisations in the Alliance here.

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11 June 2024 – Finance: Driving sustainable business in Asia

Programme

8:30 to 9:00 am - Registration and walk in

9:00 to 9:15 am - Welcome to the Allies Assembly

9:15 to 11:15 am - Shaping stewardship: How finance can unlock sustainable business in Asia

11:15 to 11:45 am - Coffee/Tea break

11:45 am to 1:30 pm - Supporting real economy decarbonisation plans in a regional context: Tools for finance

1:30 to 2:30 pm - Lunch

2:30: 4:00 pm - Drop-in “ask anything” sessions

4:00 to 4:15 pm - Unveiling of a new WBA investor engagement action

4:15 to 5:00 pm - Connect over coffee/tea

Participant profile

Find out more about the 2024 Allies Assembly