How Asia is responding to the global ESG regulatory shift, and plotting its path From key ASEAN countries to their neighbouring big economies such as China and India, governments and regulators across Asia are accelerating the market infrastructure for green and sustainable finance. Malaysia and Singapore are responding to global green taxonomy debates by rolling...

Transforming Corporate Finance to Regenerative Finance through ESG Innovation Focused on the practical/operational aspects ESG innovation and integration, sessions will include risk assessment and mitigation, science-based targets, internal decisioning systems, integrated external reporting, investor relations, and interface with institutional investors. VISION: Transforming traditional finance to regenerative finance by shifting to balanced, multi-stakeholder business, financing and investing...

The longest-running private equity forum focused on bringing together fund managers, institutional investors, and expert advisors to discuss ESG issues across alternative asset classes will return to London on 9-10 November, co-hosted with the PRI. The key theme for this year will be climate change, the route to net-zero, and the rise of impact investing. Hear from the Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance...

With the unprecedented adoption of digital technologies, cybersecurity has become a key priority among private and public sector leaders. Cybersecurity failures pose a substantial risk to public safety and it is imperative that the global community comes together to build a path towards a secure digital future to ensure that society can continue benefit from...

The World Economic Forum and the Government of the United Arab Emirates will host the Great Narrative meeting in Dubai on 11-12 November 2021. The Great Narrative meeting is a linchpin of the Great Narrative initiative, a collaborative effort of the world’s leading thinkers to fashion longer-term perspectives and co-create a narrative that can help...

On 16-18 November, the World Economic Forum will host the Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2021, the Forum’s first hybrid global meeting since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. Over 500 business leaders, public figures and decision-makers based in China will meet in-person in Tianjin, joined by international participants connecting virtually.  Since 2007, the...

Purpose This conference will explore a range of sustainable/Impactful/ESG compliant investment options, both public and private, looking at how these can be integrated into the investment management processes of local authority pension funds and their investment pools. We seek to also consider issues such as the impact of regulatory, political and geopolitical pressures, transparency, fees,...

2022 will be a defining year. Reuters NEXT brings together global leaders and forward-thinkers to inspire, drive action and accelerate a new approach to the challenges we face in the year ahead. The last year two years have transformed the way in which we understand business, markets, society and the environment. Today, new thinking is...