SRI-CONNECT are hosting a "short, sharp" webinar tomorrow, with Bridget Boulle and Sean Kidney, on the need for definitions; analysts' role in this; the opportunity to engage with issuers and arranging banks; and the transition from issuer-backed via asset-linked to asset-backed bond issuance.
To join you have to first register with SRI-CONNECT; takes 2 mins; introduces you to a global community of >2,500 SRI professionals. Webinar time on 13 April: 15:00 (GMT) | 16:00 (CET) | 10:00 (EST). Register here
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On 1 April in London (UK) the Institutional Investor Group on Climate Change and the Climate Bonds Initiative are hosting an invitation-only investors workshop on the role of green and climate bonds in opening up capital markets for the development of low carbon infrastructure. Eversheds are kindly hosting in their seminar room (a.k.a. the St Paul's viewing platform).
Speakers are:
- Chris Knowles, European Investment Bank;
- Hans Biemans, RaboBank;
- Doris Herrera-Pol, World Bank;
- Matthew Hale, Bank of America Merrill Lynch;
- Zoe Knight, HSBC;
- Eric Borremans, Pictet Asset Management & IIGCC;
- Mike Eckhart, Citigroup;
- Christina Kusoffsky Hillesöy, Länsförsäkringar;
- Colin Purdie, Aviva;
- Manuel Adamini, SNS Asset Management;
- Sean Kidney, Climate Bonds
- Stephanie Pfeifer, IIGCC
- Michelle T Davies, Evershed
If you work for an institutional investor and want to come, email me.
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In Utrecht (Netherlands) on 16 April we're holding a Green Bonds Roundtable for investors and issuers, with RaboBank. The venue is Rabo's 25th floor - one of the few places in the Netherlands where you can get a great view. It's invitation only, but if you're a bond investor or a potential issuer, please email me.
Speakers are:
- Marco Roddenhof, Global Head of Capital Markets, Rabobank;
- Sean Kidney, Climate Bonds;
- Huib-Jan de Ruijter, Treasurer FMO (Dutch development bank);
- Peter Laan, EY Banking & Capital Markets, on use-of-proceeds reporting;
- Edith Siermann, CIO Robeco;
- Eloy Lindeijer, Chief Investment Management PGGM;
- Erik Jan van Bergen, CIO SNS Asset Management;
- Tal Ullmann, Director Sustainalytics: on the landscape of ESG ratings and impact metrics;
- Evertjan Manuels, Head of Corporate Fixed Income Origination Rabobank International.
