Making Sense of Net Zero: Financing the transition to net zero

DAY 2 – Wednesday 21^st September 2022 

Financing the transition to net zero 

Investors and companies have a pivotal role to play in the transition to net zero, laying the groundwork for a more stable and sustainable economy. Funding this future will require, by some estimates, up to an extra $3.5 trillion a year, creating a major shift in capital allocation. Given a plethora of net zero pledges have now been made across the financial sector, have we seen a discernible difference in investments and financial activities over the last year?

Day 2 will discuss progress made in the financial sector, and actions still needed to meet net zero commitments. It will also provide investors, insurers and banks with practical insights and useful pointers to help them successfully integrate climate considerations into their investment process. 

This free-to-attend event is a unique opportunity for leaders of business and policy to come together and put their collective expertise behind addressing some of the immediate challenges that will shape the COP27 agenda, as well as accelerating the pace of change brought about by COP26. 

Other events in the Making Sense of Net Zero series

• Wednesday 7^th September 2022  - What progress have we made since COP26? 

• Wednesday 12^th October 2022 - Speeding up the energy transition 

2022 featured speakers across the series:

• The Rt Hon Alok Sharma MP, COP26 President

• Lord Browne, Chairman of BeyondNetZero and former CEO of BP

• Mary D. Nichols, Former Chair of the California Air Resources Board

• Sir Douglas Flint CBE, Chairman, abrdn

• Louise Heaps, Head of Sustainable Blue Economy, WWF

• Andy Bord, CEO, Flood Re

• Vance Merolla, Worldwide Director, Global Sustainability, Colgate-Palmolive Company

• Robert Muir-Wood, Chief Research Officer, RMS

• Chris Wan, Head of Design Management, Masdar City

• Sonya Bhonsle, Global Head of Value Chains & Regional Director Corporations, CDP

• Anders Schelde, Chief Investment Officer, AkademikerPension

• Pontus Lidbrink, Head of Thematic Strategies and Implementation, Fjärde AP-fonden (AP4)

• Simon Perham, Head of Investor Outreach (Europe), Carbon Tracker Initiative

• Julian Leslie, Head of Networks and Chief Engineer, National Grid ESO

• Gyude Moore, Senior Policy Fellow, Center for Global Development

• Dolf Gielen, Director for Innovation and Technology, International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)

• Mardi McBrien, Director of Strategic Alliances, IFRS Foundation

• Andrew Mitchell, Vice Chair of the Stewardship Council of the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosure (TNFD) and Senior Adviser, Global Canopy 

• Demetrios Papathanasiou, Energy and Extractives Global Director, World Bank

• Karen Sack, Executive Director, Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance (ORRAA)

• Michael Lewis, Head of Research ESG, DWS

• Steve Waygood, Chief Responsible Investment Officer, Aviva Investors 

• Rachel Barré, Environmental Leadership Director, L’Oréal

• Lorie Rufo, Senior Climate Change Specialist, Climate Investment Funds

• James Alexander, Chief Executive, UKSIF

• Eero Ailio, Advisor, Directorate for Just Transition, Consumers, Energy Efficiency & Innovation, European Commission

• Morgan Richmond, Senior Analyst, Climate Policy Initiative

• Aline Casagrande, Climate Solutions Global Director, AB InBev

• Dr. Jyoti Parikh, Executive Director, IRADe

• Florian Kemmerich, Managing Partner, Bamboo Capital Partners

• Peter Munro, Head of Division, European Investment Bank 

• Rachel Kyte, Dean, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University and Co-Chair, Voluntary Carbon Markets Integrity Initiative (VCMI) 

• Robin Sundaram, Sustainable Sourcing Manager, Nestlé UK & Ireland

• Arild Skedsmo, Senior Analyst, Responsible Investments, KLP  

• Daniel Flatt, Editor-In-Chief, Capital Monitor (Moderator) 

• Vibeka Mair, Sustainable Asset Management Editor, Capital Monitor (Moderator) 

• Chris Papadoullos, Economics Editor, Capital Monitor (Moderator) 

• Joe Marsh, Managing Editor, Capital Monitor (Moderator) 

• India Bourke, Environment Correspondent, New Statesman (Moderator) 

• Adrian Murdoch, Sustainable Companies Editor, Capital Monitor (Moderator) 

• Virginia Furness, Sustainable Banking Editor, Capital Monitor (Moderator) 

• Elizabeth Meager, Policy Editor, Capital Monitor (Moderator)