EQ Investors: Annual Sustainability Summit 2024

Thursday 14th November | St Paul’s, London

Thank you to those who joined us at our Annual Sustainability Summit on November 14th, we hope you enjoyed the day as much as we did. It was fantastic to see the level of engagement across the various themes covered by all the speakers.

Building a sustainable future

The summit brings together experts and stakeholders to discuss and address the pressing challenges and opportunities related to sustainable investing. It serves as a forum for sharing best practices, innovative solutions, and successful case studies from different industries and sectors.

Attending the summit provides you with the opportunity to connect with like-minded professionals, industry experts, and influential decision-makers who are at the forefront of sustainable investing.

Highlights from our conference in November 2024 included: how we have built a higher level of financial resilience into the portfolios, practical guidance for you as advisers in integrating sustainability into the client journey and the exciting & innovative longer-term themes in the portfolios.

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2024 Highlights

Coming of age: reflecting on our sustainable investing journey and building resilience for the future

A reflection on portfolio performance and looking ahead beyond the US election

– Damien Lardoux, Head of Impact Investing (EQ) & David Rowlett, Fund Manager (T. Rowe Price) (Q&A)

Q&A: What to expect from the FCA’s new sustainable investment regulation

– Louisiana Salge, Head of Sustainability (EQ).

The financial advice process & how to speak confidently about sustainability

Greg Davies, Head of Behavioural Innovation (Oxford Risk)

Panel discussion: Successfully implementing sustainability from the adviser perspective

– Sophie Kennedy (EQ) is joined by Greg Davies, Head of Behaviour Innovation at Oxford Risk and 3 financial planners

Theme: Healthcare – Demystifying pharma

Introduction to the healthcare theme

– Damien Lardoux, Head of Impact Investing (EQ)

Access to Medicine Foundation: bringing light to leaders and laggards

– Avanti Gupta, Investor Engagement Manager, ATMF

Theme: Banks – A sector in transition

Introduction & how EQ is engaging with banks

– Louisiana Salge, Head of Sustainability (EQ)

NatWest: Financing change through social bonds

– Gabriella Dispenza – Head of ESG and Rating Agency IR, NatWest Group

Panel discussion: The impact of banks on climate change

– Share Action (Kelly Shields – Senior Campaign Manager: Banks & Climate), NatWest (Maria Carvalho – Head of Climate Economics & Data), T. Rowe Price (Matt Lawson – Impact Bond Fund Manager)


WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

All delegates with the following titles are welcomed:
Independent Financial Advisers – Financial Advisers – Investment Advisers – Heads of Financial Planning – Paraplanners – Financial Planners