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COP 15 — the ‘Paris moment for nature’: Is finance on board?
2022-10-31 18:30 - 19:30 (Asia/Kolkata)
Nature and climate are two sides of the same coin. COP 27 and its biodiversity equivalent COP 15, play important roles in advancing policy responses to the climate and nature crises and providing clarity for the private sector on global goals and pathways for action. The business and financial world’s race towards net-zero emissions will succeed if they race equally fast towards a nature-positive future – and a ‘Paris-like framework’ is pivotal for the public and private sectors to rally behind. The climate crisis cannot be stopped without addressing degradation and loss of nature and biodiversity.
In this webinar, we sit down with Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary of the CBD to learn about what the financial sector can expect from this ‘Paris moment for nature’, at COP 15 in December 2022 in Montreal, Canada under the Presidency of the People’s Republic of China. We will also learn about actions taken by financial institutions to support the halting and reversing of nature loss, speaking with two financial institutions leading the ‘Public Policy Advocacy’ working group of the Finance for Biodiversity Foundation and influencing an ambitious outcome of the COP 15 negotiations. As fundamental precautionary agents to the financial sector, we will also hear from the Central Bank of Chile and their pathway towards embedding nature in their fiduciary duty. The panel will reflect on the demands from and opportunities for the financial sector at COP 15, providing you with the information needed to take action in the run-up, during, and after this landmark event.
Presented by
UNEP FI, Finance for Biodiversity Foundation, PRI, and Finance@Biodiversity Community
Speakers
Elizabeth Mrema, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and Co-chair of the TNFD – Eric Usher, Head of UNEP Finance Initiative – Suresh Weerasinghe, Head of Leveling Up & Investments, Aviva – Elías Albagli, Director, Monetary Policy Division, Central Bank of Chile – Emine Isciel, Head of Climate and Biodiversity, Storebrand Asset Management

Cutting Edge of Sustainable Capital Markets: Catastrophe Bonds and Outcome Bonds
2022-10-31 10:00 - 12:30 (Asia/Singapore) | Singapore Exchange, Singapore
The World Bank is organizing an in-person event, “The Cutting Edge of Sustainable Capital Markets: Catastrophe Bonds and Outcome Bonds” in Singapore on Monday, October 31, 2022, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. This event is supported by the Monetary Authority of Singapore and the Singapore Exchange.
Catastrophe (cat) bonds enable sponsors to transfer and raise financing from capital markets for disaster risks. For investors, cat bonds have low correlation with financial markets providing diversification from other asset types. Outcome bonds are increasingly being used to finance environmental, social, and governance outcomes. In outcome bonds, investors fund a project and earn a return linked to the achievement of pre-agreed project outcomes.
During this event, investors and arrangers will discuss the current market outlook, experience in investing in these bonds, and the longer-term market development efforts for cat bonds and outcome bonds in Asia.
For more information, please contact aamat@worldbank.org

Looking Ahead: Next Generation Climate Risk Models
2022-10-27 19:30 - 20:30 (Asia/Kolkata)
Climate risk models are fundamental to understanding climate change and anticipating its risks on both credit and financial risks. In the last couple of years, we’ve witnessed the emergence of various tools and analytics that incorporate climate change-related projection data and scenarios to provide a view of these risks. However, these scenarios and the related macroeconomic backdrop are evolving dynamically, creating the need for updating the analysis and keeping it relevant.
During this webinar, learn more about:

The importance of best-in-class data and models in climate scenario analysis
Evolving customer behaviour and financing opportunities
Effects of the changing geo-political and macroeconomic environment

Beyond ESG on the Road to COP27
2022-10-19 15:00 - 16:00 (Europe/London)
As Climate Week NYC 2022 wrapped up its 14th year, join S&P Global Sustainable1 as they share perspectives on the priorities for investment managers, banks and corporations on the road to COP27, including:

Aligning portfolios with carbon budgets
Putting a price on climate risk
Framing the future for nature
Scaling carbon markets
Energy transition, energy security, and energy affordability

Incorporating International Business Norms into ESG Investing
2022-10-19 | Morningstar Sustainanalytics
Presented by
Sustainalytics

About this talk
With the growing demand to integrate ESG considerations into the investment process, investors are trying to understand the complexity of applying international norms to companies. Beyond the alignment with compliance requirements, norms-based investment strategies can open market opportunities. Join our webinar to learn about international standards, how to incorporate them into ESG investing and examples of positive financial and ESG outcomes.

What to expect:
– How do international norms like the UN Global Compact Principles apply to businesses?
– How is legislation developing across the globe and in the Asia Pacific?
– What are the implications of violating international norms?
– How are investors applying guidelines to manage portfolios?
– How are the OECD MNE Guidelines complementary to the UN Global Compact Principles?
– Examples of how to avoid risks and how the application of norms brings positive financial and ESG outcomes.

Panellists: – Chris Terzis, Senior Director of Client Relations APAC, Morningstar Sustainalytics (Moderator) – Kylie Porter, Executive Director, UN Global Compact Network Australia – Kate Turner, Deputy Global Head of Responsible Investment, First Sentier Investors – Yumi Fujita, Engagement Specialist, Sustainable Investing, Robeco – Remco Slim, Product Manager, ESG Products, Morningstar Sustainalytics

Energy Now: SDG7 Action Forum #UNGA77
2022-09-23 09:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York)
ONE YEAR AFTER the groundbreaking UN High-level Dialogue on Energy that resulted in the Global Roadmap for Accelerated SDG7 Action, leaders and experts from governments, businesses, and civil society will: share energy action commitments and solutions towards the achievement of SDG7 and net-zero emissions; report progress on Energy Compact commitments totalling over US$ 600 billion to accelerate access and a just, inclusive energy transition; and learn the latest on trends, technologies and the impact of the global energy crisis.

SDG Action Zone 2022 #UNGA77
2022-09-21 08:00 - 2022-09-24 12:00 (America/New_York)
The SDG Action Zone brings together the highest levels of UN leadership, activists, government officials, business leaders, changemakers and disruptors in a virtual collaborative space to highlight the ecosystem-wide solutions, plans, and investments needed to positively impact people’s lives and the future of our planet.

Sustainable Development Impact Meetings
2022-09-19 08:00 - 2022-09-23 17:00 (America/New_York)
Convening at the same time as the United Nations General Assembly, the Sustainable Development Impact Meetings will bring together communities of purpose that integrate business leaders, policy-makers, international and civil society organizations, innovators and entrepreneurs.

In a series of carefully curated impact-driven dialogues, these alliances will use the meetings to advance their work and make concrete progress on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and to build momentum on other key milestones in the months ahead, including the upcoming United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) and the Forum’s Annual Meeting in January 2023.

Participation is by invitation only from the respective Forum communities.
