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John-Paul Parmigiani
John-paul.parmigiani@impacthub.net
Join us during UNGA 79/Climate Week for a special Impact for Breakfast event focused on the future of ESGs and financial industry practices. Learn, network, and contribute to advancing the ecosystem’s understanding and adoption of the most effective ESG frameworks.
Impact Hub New York Metropolitan Area and the Julis-Rabinowitz Center for Public Policy & Finance at Princeton’s School of Public and International Affairs are collaborating on a new initiative to understand how financial industry professionals incorporate sustainability metrics and ESG ratings into investment decisions.
Over the last 15 years, ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) investing has significantly transformed, driven by heightened awareness of sustainability issues, regulatory changes, and evolving market dynamics. As the financial landscape evolves, understanding how investment professionals use sustainability metrics and environmental impacts to inform or even guide capital allocation decisions is more crucial than ever. The survey will help us to gather insights from industry leaders like yourself on the following key topics:
The integration of ESG criteria into investment strategies
The role of climate data and sustainability metrics in decision-making processes
Challenges faced in aligning investment portfolios with ESG principles
Future trends in sustainable investing and capital allocation
We believe this work is imperative to help tackle the existential challenges confronting our generation, and your participation is essential.
The breakfast will provide the opportunity to hear from an expert panel that will unpack the current progress of ESG investments, as well as discuss leading tools, trends, and challenges related to the wider adoption, regulation, and measurement of ESGs.
Afterwards, we will officially launch the survey. Attendees will have the first opportunity to complete the survey before deliberating the content with peer industry experts in groups. Participants will exchange notes as well as network over coffee and light breakfast.
We aim to build a community of practice and invite those to attend for future engagements around this topic.
Speakers:
Pallavi Nuka (Associate Director Julis-Rabinowitz Center for Public Policy & Finance (JRCPPF) at Princeton’s School of Public & International Affairs (SPIA)). Pallavi guides the Center’s strategy, outreach, and co-curricular programs to amplify the policy impact of the Center’s research at the intersection of finance, macro, and policy. Pallavi leads the Center’s recent initiatives on financing the climate transition and sustainable investing. She has a background in governance, environmental policy, and economic development. Before Princeton, she worked with the World Bank’s Global Environment Facility for six years, assessing the design, performance, and impact of the Bank’s investments, focusing on climate change adaptation, biodiversity conservation, and sustainable land use. Pallavi also served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Ivory Coast. She holds a MPA from Princeton and a B.S. from MIT. She is a mother of three and the master of none.
Eliza Erskine (Principal of Green Buoy Consulting) Green Buoy Consulting is a sustainability consultancy that provides ESG consulting, strategy and B Corp certification to high-growth, B2B companies. Eliza has a Master’s in Sustainability from the Harvard Extension School and a BA in Business Administration from Boston University. Eliza grew up in the Pacific Northwest and lives in New York City.
Michael J. Scanlon (Managing Director of ESG / Sustainable Finance Practice at Silver Leaf Partners) Michael has developed a deep and significant institutional allocator base of relationships. He has a seasoned and unique insight into the dynamic asset flows occurring in the hedge fund, private equity and, since 2014, the ESG, Impact or Sustainable finance sectors. In 1999, he worked as a senior executive within Bank of America’s Prime Brokerage division, specializing in hedge fund business Capital Raising and marketing. Michael joined Silver Leaf Partners in 2012, where he consults with and actively markets to a wide spectrum of institutional allocators, predominantly in the United States and Canada. This includes a core group of Faith or Values-based investors, foundations and endowments, large multi-family offices, OCIO, and consultants focused in this ESG-Sustainable finance business. An honors graduate of Boston College, Michael lives in Nyack, NY, is an active father of three girls and a member of Winged Foot Golf Club. He holds FINRA Series 7 and 63 registrations.
Who should attend: Financial industry experts, Impact investors, Fund managers, Corporate sustainability officers, aspiring industry participants, others whose work directly relates to ESGs.
Agenda:
8:45am - doors open
9:00am - ESG panel begins
9:30am - Survey launch
10:00am - breakout groups
10:30am - networking
11:00am - event ends