ESG & Climate Risk Summit USA 2022
Delivering practical takeaways and driving best practices in ESG, climate risk and environmental risk management to achieve improved market confidence, brand reputation and higher shareholder value.

Risk.net
presents
ESG & Climate Risk Summit USA 2022
October 19, Online | October 20, In-person
Where ESG risk leaders connect, exchange ideas and make vital steps towards the new future of finance.
The ESG & Climate Risk Summit USA is taking place in New York and online this October gathering senior ESG risk management and investment decision makers from asset managers, hedge funds, life insurance firms, pension funds and investment banks in the USA.
With an agenda steered by the Risk.net editorial team and our global advisory board and covering the most pressing issues facing ESG risk professionals, you will leave with new ideas, new connections and a new perspective on ESG and climate risk.
Our advisory board includes:

Arik Ben Dor
Head of quantitative equity research
Barclays
Over the past 15 years, Dr. Ben Dor oversaw large scale research projects in rates, credit, equities, and hedge funds used by the largest institutional investors globally, including central banks, Sovereign wealth funds, asset managers, insurance companies, pensions and hedge funds. His research focused on asset allocation, smart beta, alpha generation, portfolio optimization, risk management, cost of investment constraints and hedging.
He published two books on quantitative investing in credit securities and over a dozen articles in leading industry journals such as the Journal of Portfolio Management, Journal of Fixed Income, Journal of Investment Management, and Journal of Alternative Investments.
He co-authored the influential articles on ‘DTS (Duration Times Spread)', a new approach to measuring the spread risk of corporate bonds and credit default swaps. It changed industry practices and was widely adopted by credit investors globally. One of his articles received the Martello award for the 2007 best practitioner paper, and his research on ‘cloning' hedge funds was the basis for several products and was awarded a U.S. patent.
His recent work on exploring the cross-asset relation between stocks and bonds was the basis for constructing systematic equity strategies such as momentum and ‘value' based on credit signals, and the usage of equity derivatives for hedging high-yield bonds. His systematic strategies were adopted by some of the largest global asset managers and were presented in leading industry conferences.
Prior to his current role, Dr. Ben Dor worked at Lehman Brothers and Morgan Stanley. He holds a PhD in Finance from the Kellogg Business School at Northwestern University, and completed his B.A. and M.A. in Economics from Tel Aviv University, Cum Laude.

Bala Ayyar
Managing Director & Chief Data Officer, SG Americas
Société Générale
Since joining SG in 2009, he has held a range of positions. Currently, he is the Chief Data Officer, SG Americas, with responsibility for data management and governance within the Region. This function is responsible for implementing the requirements of BCBS 239, establishing sound data governance framework that meets Group needs and local supervisory expectations, and creating a solid platform for the data to be leveraged for strategic business decisions. Prior to that, he headed up the Project Management Office for the SG US Transformation project. SG roles before that included Deputy CFO of the Americas Region of their Corporate & Investment Bank and Head of Finance Offshoring in SG Bangalore.
Prior to joining SG, Bala was with the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) for fourteen years in a range of positions in Toronto and New York. As Senior Vice President of the Wholesale North America Finance, he headed up the controllership function for CIBC’s World Markets and Treasury & Risk Management Strategic Business Units within North America. With a global team across Toronto and New York, he was responsible for establishing a SOX-compliant industry-leading Finance control environment as well as supporting the efficient execution of business initiatives and managing the Finance related US regulatory relationships during a very demanding period. Prior to that, he also had stints as the business-line controller for the Bank's US origination businesses (Corporate Lending, Investment Banking, Merchant Banking, Structured Finance, and High Yield), as well as the 2/ic to the Chief Accountant, with responsibility for consolidated financial, management and regulatory reporting at the corporate level.
Born and brought up in Mumbai India, Bala has a degree in mathematics from the University of Mumbai and holds professional accounting qualifications from both India and the United States. He lives in Montclair, New Jersey is married with two children, and enjoys long-distance running.

Hervé Duteil
Chief sustainability officer, Americas
BNP Paribas
Hervé Duteil created the position of Chief Sustainability Officer for BNP Paribas in the Americas in 2014. In this role, he leads the Bank’s regional strategy for Sustainable Finance, Corporate Social Responsibility, and Company Engagement, bringing in particular a strong focus on promoting client dialogue around sustainability topics and the development of tailored financing solutions or responsible investment products. In 2018, Euromoney selected him as one of the 10 “champions of global impact banking”.
Prior to this, Hervé spent most of his career trading derivatives and managing capital market activities. More recently, he led BNP Paribas’ efforts to close its first Social Impact Bonds.
Hervé holds a Master in Business Administration with distinction from the Harvard Business School, a Master of Science from the University of Cambridge, and a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics & Physics from the University of Paris. He serves as a member on CFTC’s Climate-Related Market Risk Subcommittee of the Market Risk Advisory Committee, Canada Standards Association’s Technical Committee for the Development of a National Standard for “Transition & Sustainable Finance”, and the Yale Initiative on Sustainable Finance Advisory Board.

Edward Mitby
ESG investing and data, portfolio decarbonization
Vanguard
Edward Mitby, CFA, is a Senior Artificial Intelligence Researcher in the Investment Management Group at Vanguard focusing on AI and machine learning explainability and interpretability as well as machine learning for equity factor return modelling. He has extensive experience in ESG, climate, and infrastructure investing as well as ESG data. He holds an MS in Operations Research and a Certificate in Artificial Intelligence from Stanford University, is a CFA Charterholder and Chartered Market Technician, and is AWS Machine Learning Certified. He also holds a CFA Certificate in ESG Investing.

Will Hadfield
Investing editor
Risk.net
Will Hadfield runs the investing team for Risk.net, overseeing coverage of hedge funds, conventional asset managers and insurance companies. He previously covered market structure for Bloomberg News in London, both as a reporter and an editor. He studied History at the University of Durham and is a French speaker.
Key 2022 themes:
Net Zero
As the ESG trend continues to grow, more clients want assurance that their portfolios are not contributing to climate change. As a result, banks, asset managers, and funds will want to consider:
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Carbon pollution by company
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Carbon pollution by sector
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Carbon offsets
Carbon disclosure
With the growing demand for ESG data in order to become more net-zero, organizations are needed to participate in the climate movement. It is important for companies to give information on their carbon pollution in three tiers:
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Scope 1 – direct greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions
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Scope 2 – indirect greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions
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Scope 3 – indirect greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions within the value chain of a company
Scope 3 disclosure is the hardest to monitor and we will discuss how to improve all forms of disclosure.
ESG data
In addition to carbon disclosure data, there are other aspects of ESG that can inform investors on a company’s impact on the climate and their financial outlook. This includes data such as:
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Board/leadership diversity
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Human rights
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Water stress levels
Climate risk modeling
Whether we like it or not, climate change is already here. What is important at this point is minimizing its impact and determining risk through scenario analysis. Climate risk modeling will help determine impacts on company balance sheets from paying damages, losses, or reductions in future potential profits. These are all impacted by growing:
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Extreme weather events
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Shortages impacting supply chain
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Sea level rise/flooding
Impact Investing
Asset owners and investors are choosing to use their capital for the greater good. Companies and individual investors can be influential by:
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Divesting from heavy polluters
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Investing in heavy polluters to influence company decisions from within
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Investing in climate solutions
Policy
Europe is much more ahead of other global regions when it comes to imposing climate friendly regulations. We will seek to explore what other regulations are expected in the future and how to stay compliant.
150
Senior industry leaders and influencers
50
Expert speakers
20
Hours of content & benchmarking
The benefits of hybrid

In person
Hear from, meet and connect with senior peers. The interactive agenda of discussions and executive boardrooms has been designed by our editorial team and advisory board to facilitate a peer-to-peer dialogue.

Online
Our online event ensures that no-one misses out, gathering the wider risk and capital management community virtually and providing exclusive, convenient content at the click of a button.
ESG & Climate Risk Summit content hub:
We've put all our content for ESG & Climate Risk Summit in one easy to access place.
This includes all Risk.net articles, special reports, webinars, event content, and podcasts.

Top 25 firms attending last year

BNY Mellon is a global investments company dedicated to helping its clients manage and service their financial assets throughout the investment lifecycle. Whether providing financial services for institutions, corporations or individual investors, BNY Mellon delivers informed investment management and investment services in 35 countries. As of June 30, 2019, BNY Mellon had $35.5 trillion in assets under custody and/or administration, and $1.8 trillion in assets under management. BNY Mellon can act as a single point of contact for clients looking to create, trade, hold, manage, service, distribute or restructure investments. BNY Mellon is the corporate brand of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (NYSE: BK). Additional information is available on www.bnymellon.com. Follow us on Twitter @BNYMellon or visit our newsroom at www.bnymellon.com/newsroom for the latest company news.
Lloyds Bank – Commercial Banking
Supporting British businesses and the UK economy continues to be central to what we do. Growing our lending, supporting with day-to-day business needs and helping to protect you from the growing threat of financial fraud, are just some of the ways where we can support.
Through relationship-led support, clients receive core banking solutions such as lending, deposits, transaction banking and risk management services. They also benefit from extensive expertise in capital markets, financial markets and private equity, all of which aims to meet the varying and often complex client needs, regardless of their sector, location or objectives.
As part of Lloyds Banking Group, in 2020 we lent £31 billion to businesses which included £1.1bn to support manufacturing. Supporting a more sustainable, low-carbon economy that is resilient to climate change impacts is also essential. In 2020, over £2.3bn of green finance was made available in Commercial Banking, helping clients in their journey to transition to more sustainable business models. This increased our total green finance support to over £7.3bn since 2016.
All lending is subject to status.
Societe Generale is one of the leading European financial services groups. Based on a diversified and integrated banking model, the Group combines financial strength and proven expertise in innovation with a strategy of sustainable growth, aiming to be the trusted partner for its clients, committed to the positive transformations of society and the economy.
Active in the real economy for over 150 years, with a solid position in Europe and connected to the rest of the world, Societe Generale has over 149,000 members of staff in 67 countries and supports on a daily basis 31 million individual clients, businesses and institutional investors around the world by offering a wide range of advisory services and tailored financial solutions. The Group is built on three complementary core businesses:
- French Retail Banking, which encompasses the Societe Generale, Crédit du Nord and Boursorama brands. Each offers a full range of financial services with omnichannel products at the cutting edge of digital innovation;
- International Retail Banking, Insurance and Financial Services to Corporates, with networks in Africa, Russia, Central and Eastern Europe and specialised businesses that are leaders in their markets;
- Global Banking and Investor Solutions, which offers recognised expertise, key international locations and integrated solutions.
Societe Generale is included in the principal socially responsible investment indices: DJSI (World and Europe), FTSE4Good (Global and Europe), Euronext Vigeo (World, Europe and Eurozone), four of the STOXX ESG Leaders indices, and the MSCI Low Carbon Leaders Index.

Schroders is an independent global asset management company with over 210 years of investment heritage. Asset management is our business and our goals are completely aligned with those of our clients – the creation of long-term value.
We manage $650 billion on behalf of institutional and retail investors, financial institutions and high net worth clients from around the world, invested in a broad range of asset classes across equities, fixed income, multi-asset and alternatives. We employ over 5,600 talented people worldwide operating from over 34 different countries across Europe, the Americas, Asia Middle East, and Africa.
We manage over $38bn on behalf of Official Institutions and have a dedicated team to support these institutions.


Stand: 41
Legal & General are one of the UK’s leading financial services companies and have been insuring homes for over 90 years.
Come and see us at Stand 48 to meet our dedicated Broker Team and find out how we’re using technology and automation to improve the claims process.
You’ll also have the chance to win one of our famous brollies. We look forward to seeing you there.

HSBC Global Markets offer sophisticated 24-hour coverage across our main trading and sales platforms in London, New York and Hong Kong, and we provide a wide range of solutions for our Corporate and Institutional clients. Our knowledge of local markets, coupled with HSBC's global reach, enables us to provide a comprehensive and bespoke service across every major asset class.
We provide access to Equities, Fixed Income including Credit and Rates, Foreign Exchange, Commodities and Prime Services, in addition to Research, across both developed and emerging markets.
As a global investor, by partnering with us you'll benefit from HSBC's local knowledge in over 60 countries, balanced by our understanding of global economics.
Find out more about our solutions or explore our thought leadership series on the Dealing Room of Tomorrow.


BNP Paribas is a leader in banking and financial services and has a long association with the official institutions' sector. The Group is present in nearly 75 countries globally enabling clients to benefit from a range of services including corporate & institutional banking; asset servicing and asset management. www.bnpparibas.com BNP Paribas Asset Management is the asset management arm of BNP Paribas, and offers high value-added solutions to individual savers, companies, and institutional investors. We have a broad range of skills in four investment divisions: Equities, Fixed Income, Private Debt & Real Assets, and Multi-Asset, Quantitative and Solutions (MAQS). Sustainability is at the heart of our strategy and investment decision-making process. Our aim is to achieve long-term sustainable investment returns for our clients. We have assets under management of USD 475 billion (as of 30 September 2019), with 520+ investment professionals and 500+ client servicing specialists, serving clients in 71 countries. To learn more, visit bnpparibas-am.us.
DWS is one of the world's leading asset managers with EUR 700 billion of assets under management (as of December 31, 2017). Building on more than 60 years of experience and a reputation for excellence in Germany and across Europe, DWS has come to be recognized by clients globally as a trusted source for integrated investment solutions, stability and innovation across a full spectrum of investment disciplines.
We offer individuals and institutions access to our strong investment capabilities across all major asset classes and solutions aligned to growth trends. Our diverse expertise in Active, Passive and Alternatives asset management - as well as our deep environmental, social and governance focus - complement each other when creating targeted solutions for our clients. Our expertise and on-the-ground-knowledge of our economists, research analysts and investment professionals are brought together in one consistent global CIO View, which guides our strategic investment approach.
DWS wants to innovate and shape the future of investing: with staff from 35 nationalities, speaking more than 75 languages rooted in 22 countries, we are local while being one global team.
DWS為全球首屈一指的資產管理公司之一,旗下管理的資產總值7,000億歐元(截至2017年12月31日)。憑藉60多年來在德國和歐洲累積的經驗及讚許,DWS提供的綜合投資方案、穩健策略和創新思維,涵蓋全方位投資領域,備受環球客戶投以信賴一票。
我們為個人及機構投資者,提供各主要資產類別選擇及捕捉增長潛力的投資方案,把握每個投資機遇。我們運用主動、被動和另類資產管理的多元專業知識,融會我們對環境、社會和監管方面的深入和清晰了解,為客戶創造目標為本的投資方案。我們的經濟學家、研究分析師及投資專才,將其豐富的專業知識和地區經驗,匯集成環球「投資總監觀點」(CIO View),引領戰略性投資決策。
DWS致力推動創新,塑造未來投資格局:我們的投資專才來自35個國家、於22個國家扎根及熟識逾75種語言;環球團隊擁有國際視野同時緊貼地區脈搏,全力為客戶規劃資產管理方案。
DWS グループ GmbH & Co. KgaA(以下DWS)は、約6,760億ユーロ(2018年3月末時点)の運用資産残高を誇る世界有数の資産運用会社です。60年以上の運用実績を有し、ドイツおよびヨーロッパ各地において優れた運用体制への評価を確立してきました。そして現在、DWSは世界のお客さまから、資産運用のあらゆる分野における総合的なソリューション、持続性および革新性を提供する運用会社として信頼を集めています。
DWSは個人および機関投資家のお客さまに対し、その強固な運用体制を基盤として、すべての主要な資産クラスへのアクセスと成長トレンドを適切に捉えた資産運用ソリューションを提供します。アクティブ、パッシブそしてオルタナティブ運用における多岐にわたる専門性と、ESG(環境、社会、企業統治)投資における積極的な取り組みは、お客さまの期待に応えるソリューションを提供する上で補完的な役割を果たします。エコノミスト、リサーチアナリスト、運用プロフェッショナルが有する専門性と現地に根ざした調査は、DWSのグローバル投資見通しである「CIO View」に集約され、それが戦略的な運用アプローチ策定の根幹となっています。
DWSでは、35の国籍から成るスタッフが75以上の言語を駆使しながら、一つのグローバル・チームの一員であるという高い意識を持ちつつ、各国・地域に精通する専門家として22カ国で活躍しています。我々は資産運用に革新をもたらし、未来に向けた資産運用ビジネスを形作ることを目指しています。





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