Shaping stewardship: How finance can unlock sustainable business in Asia
11 June 2024, 9:15 - 11:15
The session will focus on how financial institutions, particularly asset managers and asset owners, can engage real economy companies’ on sustainability priorities in Asia. We will delve into which global engagement techniques can be successfully leveraged in the region, and where nuance and adaption is needed to accelerate sustainable practices within Asian businesses. It will also explore how expertise and collaboration from outside finance can support and inform engagement.
The session will bring in speakers from WBA’s global engagement initiatives, including on ethical AI, nature and just transition, as well as speakers focused on individual and collective stewardship in this region. It will then move to interactive smaller group discussions on this topic, with the aim for participants to reflect and share on what stewardship approaches are already being used, what are the lessons learned so far and how to build on this to develop stewardship further in the region.
The goal of the session is offer practical insights and an open discussion space for anyone working in or with financial institutions on stewardship activities in the region.
Speakers
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Trista Chen
Head of Investment Stewardship Asia (ex Japan), Legal & General Investment Management
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Jane Ho
Head of Stewardship, APAC, BNP Paribas Asset Management
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Nana Li
Head of Sustainability & Stewardship, Asia-Pacific, Impax Asset Management
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Kurt Metzger
Energy Transition Director, Asia Research and Engagement
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