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ESG, Climate, and Credit – Risks and Opportunities
2023-01-26 14:00 - 16:00 (Europe/London)
About This Event

In an effort to help support a sustainable and climate-resilient economy, banks and credit unions are accelerating their efforts to take both Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG), and climate-related risks into account when making credit decisions.

Join this Moody’s Analytics webinar to learn about ESG and climate-related risks and opportunities for financial institutions, and their impact on credit assessment. We’ll discuss how ESG and climate-related factors can be integrated into credit models to better inform your decision-making and projections for a borrower’s creditworthiness. We’ll also cover ESG assessment methodologies, ESG metrics in the probability of default, loss given default, and expected loss, along with ESG regulatory developments, trends, and market practices, before wrapping up with a Q&A.

North American Sustainability & Responsibility Summit 2023
2023-01-30 10:00 - 2023-02-01 17:00 (Africa/Lome)
About This Event

Every business needs to understand and work to improve its environmental impact. The green initiatives and pilot projects of yesteryear have evolved into company-wide standard operating procedures. It is more important than ever for Sustainability leaders to meet and share their ideas and experiences to help one another do what they do best. The North American Sustainability & Responsibility Summit will bring together a “who’s who” of industry experts and service and solution providers from across North America to network, benchmark, learn, and share the real-world solutions to universal challenges that face every Sustainability and Environmental Health & Safety professional in their working lives

A Deep Dive into the SBTi Maritime Guidance
2023-01-31 10:00 - 11:00 (Asia/Kolkata)
About This Event

Companies in the maritime transport sector have the opportunity and a responsibility to scale up their climate actions in line with science to accelerate the decarbonization of the global economy, and help the world reach net-zero by 2040.

That is why, in December 2022, the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) released new guidance tailored to the unique context of this industry, for businesses to align their emissions reduction targets with 1.5°C climate scenarios – the Science Based Target Setting Guidance for the Maritime Transport Sector.

Register and join us on January 31, 2023, for a deep dive webinar to learn more about the relevance of setting science-based targets for shipping industry companies, how to use the target setting tool, working examples, and address frequently asked questions

2023 ESG and Sustainable Finance Outlook | Amer/EMEA Edition
2023-01-31 10:00 - 14:00 (Asia/Kolkata)
About This Event

Join Moody’s for a live panel discussion where Moody’s experts will discuss key ESG trends to watch in 2023 and their credit implications, as well as critical factors shaping global sustainable debt markets.

How will growing focus on the implementation of decarbonization plans amid higher execution risks for green investments impact corporate credit?

Which sectors will be most affected by ongoing cost of living concerns?

What will be the key drivers of sustainable bond volumes against the backdrop of a challenging macro environment?

High-level Forest and Climate Resilience Forum for Liberia
2023-02-02 08:00 - 2023-02-03 20:00 (Europe/London)
Virtual Event

About This Event

The Government of Liberia with the support of the Kingdom of Norway and the World Bank is organizing a high-level Forest and Climate Resilience Forum, on February 2-3, 2023. The purpose of this Forum is to catalyze renewed commitments and strengthen partnerships in sustainable forest management as a key strategy supporting Liberia’s Pro-Poor Agenda for Prosperity and Development (PAPD).

The Forum will provide a platform for high-level stakeholders to discuss key areas of progress, challenges, and next steps in the forest sector, using local and regional examples. It will highlight and showcase Liberia’s progress in forest and climate resilience policy, and tangible successes on the ground in relation to sustainable forest management, community forestry, conservation forestry, among others. The Forum will also explore lessons learnt from other parts of the world and regionally regarding sustainable forest management, to inform future development of the sector in Liberia. This will ultimately provide possibilities for next steps in advancing forestry together with livelihoods, agriculture, climate resilience, and infrastructure.

The President of Liberia, His Excellency Dr. George Manneh Weah will address the opening session of the Forum. Others addressing the opening are Mr. Hans Brattskar, Special Envoy on Climate and Forest, Kingdom of Norway, and Mr. Ousmane Diagana, World Bank Vice President for Western and Central Africa. Other co-conveners of the event are USAID-Liberia, UNDP, The Swedish Embassy, The European Union, and the Government of the United Kingdom through its Embassy in Liberia.

The Forum will bring together about 200 participants and will feature high-level regional and international Ministers and Directors spearheading forest management in their respective countries. The platform will set the stage for community leaders, global experts on forests, economic development, and climate change, private sector leaders, and development partners to share success stories about the benefits and opportunities the forest sector can offer to the overall economic development of Liberia.

The main objective of the Forest and Climate Resilience Forum is to catalyze partnerships and renew political commitments and broad interest at the highest level in sustainable forest management as a key strategy supporting the Liberia’s PAPD. The Forum presents an opportunity to take stock of policies and interventions, deepen understanding of forests’ multi-sector roles, and generate ideas towards meeting Nationally Determined Commitments (NDCs) from COP26, and to reconfirm commitments to work with partners and share knowledge in the context of natural resources management driven by comprehensive and scientific approaches to achieve sustainability in shared objectives.

Free

2023 ESG and Sustainable Finance Outlook | APAC Edition
2023-02-06 02:00 - 05:00 (Asia/Kolkata)
Virtual Event

About This Event

Join Moody’s for a live panel discussion where Moody’s experts will discuss key ESG trends to watch in 2023 and their credit implications, as well as critical factors shaping global sustainable debt markets.

What are the major ESG trends that will shape credit quality globally and in APAC in 2023 and beyond?

Which sovereigns and sectors in APAC will be most affected by cost-of-living concerns?

What trends are shaping APAC sustainable bond issuance in 2023?

Spanish International Conference on Renewable Energy (SPIREC) 2023
2023-02-20 09:30 - 2023-02-23 13:00 (Africa/El_Aaiun)
About the Event

The International Conference on Renewable Energies in Spain on February 20-23 is a great opportunity to take stock of the current state of the energy transition and the deployment of renewable energies after a year of enormous upheaval caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The participation of government, business and civil society representatives will allow us to establish a fruitful dialogue on the challenges we are facing in the current context of the energy crisis, as well as the challenges we need to address in the medium term to achieve our climate goals. We must intensify the global debate on the challenges of the energy transition and SPIREC 2023 is a key milestone for sharing experiences and best practices in the decarbonization agenda.

Event Details:

February 20 @ 9:30 am – February 23 @ 1:00 pm EST

Plano Recinto FerialAddress: Av. del Partenón, 5Madrid, 28042 Spain

Visit Organizer’s Website https://www.idae.es/

2023 World Ocean Summit
2023-02-27 08:00 - 2023-03-01 17:00 (Asia/Kolkata)
About the Event:

The World Ocean Summit is an annual global event bringing together the widest cross-section of the ocean community from business and finance to governments, national and international policy-makers, civil society and academia. Economist Impact will celebrate the 10th anniversary with the return to a physical event in Lisbon, Portugal, a city (and country) at the forefront of sustainable ocean thinking and practice.

The summit is designed to inspire bold thinking and new partnerships, and to trigger effective action to develop a sustainable ocean economy. It aims to change the way business is done in the ocean.

This year, the summit will steer progress by addressing the greatest challenges facing the ocean: climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution. High-level policy discussions will continue to be at the heart of plenary sessions. We will retain the focus on marine industries including shipping, fishing, aquaculture, energy and tourism and this year the agenda will feature cross-industry sessions to leverage synergies and encourage cross-sector engagement.

Event Details:

Date : February 27 @ 8:00 am – March 1 @ 5:00 pm EST

Location : Praça das Indústrias1, 1300-307 Lisboa, Portugal.

Price : €999

GW4 living labs: Scope 3 and the road to Net Zero
2023-02-28 10:00 (Asia/Kolkata)
by GW4 Climate Alliance Free

About The Event

As a society, we urgently need to decarbonise to avoid the worst impacts of climate change. At the local and regional levels, our greatest opportunity to cut emissions lies in our supply chains and travel – ‘Scope 3’ emissions. Reducing these quickly and fairly will have huge health, economic and environmental benefits.

This must be done together. Local authorities, companies, community organisations, and universities each hold a piece of the puzzle. The living lab model allows us to co-create sustainability solutions that meet our shared priorities.

Bristol Marriott Hotel, City Centre (recently renamed Delta Hotels by Marriott, Bristol City Centre) @ United Kingdom

Sustainable Debt Data Webinar
2023-03-01 10:00 - 11:00 (Asia/Kolkata)
About the Event:

Ever notice the green leaf or the blue heart or the other sustainable debt indicators on the Bloomberg Terminal? The Sustainable Finance Solutions Team evaluates each instrument before providing the Bloomberg designation. In this webinar, the team will walk through the nuances of our review process, which begins at issuance and continues through the life of the bond.

Agenda Items:

Bloomberg Sustainable Fixed Income designation methodology overview

Examples of why certain instruments did or did not receive Bloomberg designation

How Sustainable Fixed Income content could be accessed through Bloomberg Terminal

Use cases of Sustainable Debt content via Data Feed

Future enhancement roadmap for Sustainable Fixed Income

Live Q&A

ESG Reporting: Strategy, Frameworks & Digital Transformation
2023-03-02 11:30 - 12:30 (Pacific/Easter)
About the Event:

Collecting the E, S, and G metrics in ESG requires robust cross-collaboration and pulling in data from across your organization’s HR, EHS, Finance, CSR, Supply Chain & Operations, and many more verticals. Additionally, collected data needs to be reported under appropriate frameworks including BRSR, CDP, GRI, SASB, TCFD, and more!

Join us in Part 5 of our Comprehensive ESG Masterclass webinar series to learn how you can

* Select the appropriate ESG framework that satisfies the disclosure demands of your organization’s stakeholders

* Decode SEBI’s BRSR framework and adopt best-practices to get ESG reporting right

* Take essential steps to build a strong ESG program and achieve ESG success

* Digitally transform your ESG program to operationalize enterprise-wide sustainability and ESG data – seamlessly capturing, monitoring, and reporting data from across the E, S, and G pillars including carbon emissions, workforce composition, boardroom diversity, and more on a single platform.

You’ll also learn how you can adopt powerful analytics and reporting tools and leverage your ongoing operational ESG metrics to not only easily create persuasive ESG reports under globally accepted frameworks but also measure and analyze ESG data to improve ESG performance.

World Wildlife Day 2023
2023-03-03 12:00 (Asia/Kolkata)
About the Event:

March 3 is World Wildlife Day. It is a United Nations International day to celebrate all the world’s wild animals and plants and the contribution that they make to our lives and the health of the planet.

This date was chosen as it is the birthday of CITES, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, signed in 1973. This World Wildlife Day is also a celebration of CITES as it turns 50. In recognition of the work CITES does and the collaborative work for conservation that is going on globally, the theme for World Wildlife Day this year is ‘Partnerships for Wildllife Conservation‘

UN 2023 Water Conference
2023-03-22 08:30 - 2023-03-24 13:00 (America/New_York) | United Nations New York Headquarters, 405 E 42nd St New York, NY 10017, New York, New York, United States
About the Event:

Water is a fundamental part of all aspects of life. Water is inextricably linked to the three pillars of sustainable development, and it integrates social, cultural, economic and political values. It is crosscutting and supports the achievement of many SDGs through close linkages with climate, energy, cities, the environment, food security, poverty, gender equality and health, amongst others. With climate change profoundly affecting our economies, societies and environment, water is indeed the biggest deal breaker to achieve the internationally agreed water-related goals and targets, including those contained in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

The Conference, co-hosted by the Governments of Tajikistan and the Netherlands, will feature an opening and closing ceremony, six plenary meetings and five multi-stakeholder interactive dialogues. It will also feature a number of high-level special events and side events organized by Member States, the UN system and other stakeholders.

The outcome of the Conference will be a summary of the Conference proceedings and new commitments, pledges and actions by Governments and all stakeholders towards achieving SDG 6 and other water-related goals and targets, compiled in the Water Action Agenda.

Welcome to the UN 2023 Water Conference! Tomorrow, the world will unite for water for the first time in almost 50 years. Here is everything you need to know about the Conference and how to take part in #WaterAction🧵 pic.twitter.com/lUBoHYA7Qy — UN DESA Sustainable Development (@SustDev) March 21, 2023

Tackling the electricity crisis in Europe: emergency intervention or a full revamp?
2023-03-23 11:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York)
About the Event:

The energy sector has experienced turmoil in the past two years. Covid-19 lockdowns sharply reduced energy demand, causing prices to drop. Then the post-pandemic economic rebound increased demand amid supply shortages, resulting in price hikes. In the last year, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has created further uncertainty in the European policy landscape and energy markets, with supply disruptions of natural gas leading to record-high electricity prices.

In this insight hour, join us to consider how best to tackle the energy crisis in Europe. Would a reduction in usage of natural gas, and power overall, be enough to mitigate supply-side tensions and help avoid scarcity during winter months? Is that reduction even achievable? Given all the factors at play, what now needs to happen to support Europe in reaching its long-term climate objectives? What can be done to hasten the energy transition, reduce European dependency in the areas of energy and raw materials, and improve energy security for national economies?

This Insight Hour is programmed by Economist Impact and hosted by Deloitte.

See you tomorrow at the @EconomistEvents webinar on how best to tackle the electricity ⚡️ crisis in Europe.Many of the #cleanenergy solutions are available but we also need to make the timelines for phasing out fossil fuels more explicit.Register👉 https://t.co/dV7VcBbZz6 pic.twitter.com/6EtPA2HGMu — María Mendiluce (@mendiluce) March 22, 2023

Global Ethics Summit 2023
2023-04-17 08:00 - 2023-04-19 17:00 (Asia/Kolkata)
About the Event:

Welcome to the Global Ethics Summit 2023
Ethisphere’s Global Ethics Summit has always been a place for companies and delegates to learn, develop and share ideas that elevate our field and lead to greater business integrity. It’s been a place to become better.
This year, our 14th Annual Summit is going hybrid – showcasing more companies, featuring more points of view and bring together a larger community in person and virtually.
Join us as we advance together we gather senior leaders in person with their teams joining virtually from around the globe to shape and drive the Ethics Economy.

Bloomberg for Credit: Navigate Sustainable Fixed Income Effectively
2023-04-19 10:30 (Europe/Warsaw)
About the Event:

Join this webinar to gain a better understanding of ESG topics in relation to Credit. Learn how to navigate sustainable fixed income effectively by leveraging Bloomberg’s resources, whether it is related to data, transparency, ratings, research, news, indices or regulation.

Discover best practices for locating issuer data, evaluating carbon impact and net zero alignment, and identifying regulatory profiles in respect to SFDR, TCFD etc.

Discussion topics:

· Integrate ESG data and scores into monitoring· Check alignment with regulatory requirements· Use Bloomberg Intelligence to keep track of ESG trends· Find & keep track of ESG bonds

US Climate Action Summit 2023
2023-04-19 11:00 - 17:30 (Asia/Kolkata)
About the Event:

What is the US Climate Action Summit?

Back for its third year, the US Climate Action Summit unites key leaders in business, politics and advocacy to drive US climate momentum during Earth Week.
We’re hosting an intimate yet innovative program that favours participation, progress and accountability.
Our goal for the US Climate Action Summit is to create a participant-led platform that drives measurable outcomes on climate policy and business action, with attendees at the heart of the agenda.

How is this event different?

We know events alone will not change the world. But the people and conversations at them can. We need a little less conversation and a lot more action at events like this.
We’ve seen a huge demand from our business, policy and NGO networks for an open and honest platform that pushes progress and implementation.
So we’ve designed an agenda that puts participation at the center of the program by creating an open space for off the record conversations, carefully curated small-group conversations, and a series of closed-door implementation sessions that deliver real outcomes.

How Can The Built Environment Drive Social and Environmental Value?
2023-04-20 05:00 - 18:00 (Asia/Kolkata) | Financial Times
About the Event:

This webinar, organised by the Financial Times in partnership with JLL, will delve into the rising importance of social value in the development of a net-zero, healthy, and equitable built environment. It will look at the key challenges and tensions between short and long term priorities and how the ecosystem of stakeholders can align and engage in the creation of spaces that are safe, inclusive, resilient and sustainable. Our experts will share practical experiences and discuss ways to achieve decarbonisation goals alongside social and financial targets, explore opportunities for shared value and stakeholder collaboration, and examine how to improve the human value proposition throughout the entire real estate cycle.
Social value is a core part of ESG, yet there is a gap between ambition and action. Companies typically take a fragmented approach and focus more on the ‘E’ – rather than addressing environmental and social goals in tandem. Those who take a holistic approach across the real estate cycle, can transform the built environment into a driver of positive change, for both people and planet, while accelerating progress and unlocking competitive advantage.

4th global conference of the Sustainable Food Systems Programme
2023-04-24 04:00 - 2023-04-27 13:00 (Asia/Kolkata)
About the Event:

Humankind is confronted with multiple deeply rooted and interlinked crises, including in relation to climate, biodiversity, conflict, energy, consumer prices, food insecurity, malnutrition and health.
Global food systems challenges call for a profound and swift transformation of how we produce, process, retail, and consume food and dispose organic waste.
The UN Secretary-General’s Food Systems Summit (UN FSS) in September 2021 created important momentum for this transformation.
Contributing to the 2023 Stock-Taking Moment of the UN FSS follow-up process, this conference will look at how food systems need to be transformed to overcome these crises in order to minimize the risk of global collapse and achieve the SDGs.
Based on concrete examples, the conference will look at main barriers and bottlenecks in relation to food systems transformation, discuss solutions and release a series of actionable recommendations with a focus on the following five key levers:

Global, regional, national, sub-national inclusive governance to set the foundations for applying a holistic/integrated approach towards sustainable food systems.
Collaborative, multisectoral, integrated policy actions based on a holistic approach to materialize the transformation we need: shifting consumption and production patterns in our food systems.
Mobilizing means of implementation, including financing.
Metrics and accountability frameworks to measure transformation.
Mission-oriented research and innovation, in collaboration with the private sector.

To do so, the conference will provide a space for countries, coalitions, the Food Systems Coordination Hub’s “ecosystem of support” and other food systems actors to present transformational actions, tools and initiatives linked to the implementation of National Pathways for Food Systems Transformation that have emerged since the UN FSS and discuss how such actions can be further scaled up to ensure that we collectively attain our sustainable food systems pathways by 2030.
In addition, the conference will discuss how progress on shaping sustainable, resilient, healthy and inclusive food systems in the context of the UN FSS follow-up process can be properly measured in view of the UN FSS 2023 Stock-Taking Moment and beyond.

Clean Energy Technologies to meet SDGs in Small Island States
2023-05-03 11:00 - 2023-05-04 00:30 (Asia/Kolkata)
This Virtual Event will provide a platform for knowledge exchange and collaboration among experts in the field of sustainable energy and island communities. It will explore innovative technologies, best practices, and policy frameworks for promoting sustainable energy transitions in islands. The outcomes of the will contribute to the development of sustainable energy solutions for island communities, and ultimately, to the achievement of global Sustainable Development Goals. This event continues the discourse on concrete implementation and solutions in preparation for the Fourth International Conference on SIDS to be held in 2024 and towards the 2030 Sustainable Development goals milestones.

Sustainable Finance Update: Q2 2023
2023-05-03 19:30 - 2023-05-04 02:30 (Asia/Kolkata)
About the Event:

Moody’s sustainable finance specialists will discuss the latest trends shaping global sustainable debt markets, including recent issuance trends and forecasts, evolving market standards and a spotlight on the automotive sector.
Topics include:

What were the key drivers of sustainable bond issuance in the first quarter and outlook for the remainder of 2023?
To what extent will market developments, including the updated loan principles and the EU Green Bond Standard, affect the growth and standardization of thematic debt?
How are automakers leveraging the sustainable bond market to finance their decarbonization strategies?

Building a TCFD-Aligned Sustainability Program from the Ground Up
2023-05-10 20:30 - 21:30 (Asia/Kolkata)
Today, many corporations and companies are facing challenges in measuring their climate impact and carbon footprint. In the upcoming webinar in the Demystifying Sustainability series, the audience will hear from a major consumer goods manufacturer that has made significant progress towards achieving concrete climate goals and complete Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) alignment, thanks to a comprehensive suite of data and analytics solutions.
The sustainability team from La-Z-Boy Inc., the leading global producer of reclining furniture and the second-largest US manufacturer-distributor of residential furniture, will share their insights on:
– Driving company-wide change towards sustainability goals through TCFD reporting
– Communicating metrics, actions, and results to key stakeholders and investors
– Scoping out first-year GHG emissions for Scope 1, 2, and 3
– Conducting a review of physical risks and policy assessments for transition risk
– The road ahead for future climate-related goals and implementation
The webinar aims to help reduce complexity for those who are starting on their sustainability journey. Interested parties are encouraged to register for the webinar today.

Regional Consultation for Africa: nature-positive trade for sustainable agricultural supply chains
2023-05-16 08:00 - 2023-05-17 17:00 (Europe/London)
About the Event:

Regional Stakeholders Consultation in Africa: Nature-positive trade for sustainable agricultural supply chains
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is delighted to invite you to participate in this consultation, which will gather diverse stakeholders to discuss priorities, challenges and opportunities in the region, and explore and provide recommendations for actionable solutions to move towards a sustainable, fair and inclusive nature-positive trade that supports countries to:

Achieve sustainable and resilient agricultural supply chains
Facilitate market access to all stakeholders, in compliance with regulations aiming to decouple agri-commodities from deforestation (e.g. EU DR), and international agreements on biodiversity such as the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework
Advance national plans for sustainable social and economic development.

The Consultation in Africa will take place on 16 and 17 May 2023 with in-person participation in Yaounde, Cameroon* and also online, and will convene stakeholders from:

Government entities leading agendas on trade, agriculture, land management and forestry, biodiversity, finance, economy, industry, and related areas.
Policymakers active in the trade and environment fora.
Private sector: smallholders, trading cooperatives, MSMEs, multinational companies, industry associations and relevant stakeholders involved in supply chains of agricultural commodities.
Non-governmental organizations and civil society.
Academic and research institutions.
Financial institutions

During the event, there will be interpretations available in English and French.

Capital for Climate Action Conference
2023-05-16 18:30 - 2023-05-17 02:30 (Asia/Kolkata)
Clarity in the low-carbon transition
Owners and managers of assets, financial institutions and companies are committing to climate action amid a rapidly changing economic landscape. A banking crisis, war in Ukraine, trade tensions, tightening monetary policy and the increasing urgency to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions are driving the need for clarity on navigating the path to net-zero alignment. The immensity of the challenge is matched only by the necessary pace of the transition.
Together we will untangle the complexity of this rapidly evolving environment that is reshaping investment and business strategies, addressing issues such as:

Navigating an economic environment that can clash with climate ambition
Identifying and rewarding companies that are actually decarbonizing
Evaluating opportunities in green technologies and sustainable finance
Quantifying the impact of physical climate risks on the pricing of financial assets
Anticipating where regulation and reporting might go next
Bringing integrity to climate commitments

Participants will leave with greater clarity about the climate transition, together with practical guidance for making critical decisions and taking action to address the risks and opportunities that accompany today’s challenges.

ESG Portfolio Management: Optimizing Opportunities & Performance
2023-08-15 23:30 (Asia/Kolkata)
More investment portfolio managers are becoming increasingly aware of the significant impact ESG factors can have on a company’s long-term financial performance. They acknowledge that companies with robust ESG practices are better equipped to handle risks and seize opportunities, whereas those with weaker ESG practices may face reputational and regulatory risks, ultimately affecting their financial performance.
Institutional investors are also facing mounting pressure from stakeholders to take ESG factors into account when making investment decisions. Consequently, measuring and managing companies’ ESG practices and performance has become a crucial aspect of portfolio managers’ fiduciary responsibilities. Nevertheless, the implementation of this strategy presents substantial challenges, such as aligning ESG priorities, dealing with laborious manual data collection processes, and lacking sufficient analytics and insights into ESG performance.
The audience is invited to attend a webinar hosted by Archer and BPM, where they can gain valuable insights into the current developments, obstacles, and potential benefits of ESG portfolio management. The webinar will cover the best approach for portfolio management companies to establish and maintain a sustainable ESG program, as well as how Archer can enhance ESG performance management and reporting practices to optimize management decision-making.

S&P Global: Beyond ESG Webinar with Transition Outlooks at Climate Week and COP28
2023-08-16 10:00 - 11:00 (America/Halifax)
Looking forward to Climate Week and COP28, S&P Global’s experts will come together to delve into the requisites of a just transition, the influence of the transition on nature and biodiversity risks, and the multifaceted aspects involved in funding this transformative process. Enrol now to participate in the discussion on August 16.
The upcoming instalment of the Beyond ESG webinar series is not to be overlooked, as it presents an opportunity to listen to industry experts spanning the global value chain as they explore pivotal subjects, which encompass:
1. The functions of green bonds, debt financing, and Second Party Opinions (SPOs) within the transition.
2. The effects of the Inflation Reduction Act on the evolution of energy transition, both in the United States and internationally, a year following its enactment.
3. The implications of evolving economic dynamics for the advancement of sustainability during the transition.

Closing the loop: Nutrient recovery from Wastewater
2023-08-16 18:00 - 19:30 (Asia/Kolkata)
Wastewater, a severe source of pollution faced by many countries globally, enters our environment in large quantities and affects the health of humans and ecosystems alike. This also has a major impact on socio-economic activities. Water is a finite resource and the demand from a rapidly growing population puts additional stress on our freshwater bodies and agricultural practices; and sustainable wastewater management shows great promise to fulfil this growing demand.
Half of the world’s food security is dependent on nitrogen and phosphorus fertilizer use. Often an excessive application of these fertilizers ends up in our water bodies as agricultural run-off, generating wastewater rich in nutrients. When this wastewater pollutes freshwater and marine ecosystems, it can lead to loss of aquatic biodiversity caused by eutrophication and the creation of dead zones. The recovery and reuse of nutrients from wastewater could offset 13.4% of the global demand from fertilizers, hence addressing the social, environmental, and economic costs from wastewater.
This webinar, jointly organised by the Global Wastewater Initiative (GWWI) and the Global Partnership on Nutrients Management (GPNM), taking place on 16 August 2023, 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM Nairobi time, aims to discuss the potential of treating wastewater to recover, recycle, and reuse nutrients, with a focus on nitrogen and phosphorus, and showcases examples and case studies from the work done in this area.

ESG: Dispatch from the Front Lines of Accountable Capitalism
2023-08-22 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Halifax)
About the Event:

Over the past decade, environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors have captured the attention of trillions of dollars of capital, engaged thousands of consultants, and become a top strategic concern in the C-suite and board rooms. However, over the past 18 months, a countermovement has challenged the efforts to value ESG factors and incorporate them into strategic initiatives, claiming that such efforts are “woke” and antithetical to free markets. This countermovement has culminated in seven separate Congressional hearings in Washington, DC in July 2023, challenging various aspects of ESG integration. Yet, at the same time, EU ESG disclosure regulation continues to expand and investor and corporate interest in ESG factors remains strong.
In this LinkedIn Live Session, three leaders in ESG integration – across financial services, consulting, and corporate – will join Wharton professors to discuss their perspectives on the current battle of ideas, dollars, and action. Join us to learn the latest actionable insights from the front lines of accountable capitalism.

Sustainability Opportunity and Climate Risk in Government Supply Chain
2023-08-23 12:00 - 15:00 (America/Halifax)
About the Event:

As the world’s single largest buyer of goods and services—purchasing over $630 billion in fiscal year 2021 alone—the U.S. Government supply chain faces significant financial risks from climate change. In November 2022, the U.S. government proposed the Federal Supplier Climate Risks and Resilience Rule to address some of these challenges. Join Moody’s in a deeper dive into ESG regulations, sustainability opportunities and the risks of climate events in the U.S. government supply chain.

Scaling up solutions for sustainable wastewater and nutrient management
2023-08-24 12:00 - 13:30 (Asia/Kolkata)
Recovering resources, including nutrients, from wastewater is an effective way to tackle several issues related to sustainable development. However, the effectiveness of this solution depends on building blocks such as governance, financing, human, technical and institutional capacity, as well as awareness raising.
The side event aims to discuss the challenges and opportunities of recovering nutrients from wastewater as well as ways to scale up solutions for sustainable wastewater and nutrient management. It will also draw the attention of the audience to practical examples by institutions working to address them through innovative financial and practical solutions on the ground.
The event aims to generate synergies among actors involved in this sector and enhance collaboration especially between financial institutions, governments, UN agencies, and other relevant stakeholders.
The event will be held online only, Wednesday 23 August 2023, 9:30-10:00 AM Stockholm time.
Register for the event at: worldwaterweek.org/tickets and look for Session ID 10945.
More on UNEP’s participation at World Water Week.
