Global food systems and agriculture play a key role to end extreme poverty, deliver food security, and foster an inclusive and sustainable development. Agriculture is the main support for the livelihoods of more than 500 million smallholders worldwide – many of whom are women – it also feeds 8 billion people and drives economic activity,...
This webinar focuses on key outcomes from the UN 2023 Water Conference and the ethical and business case for adopting water resilience and sustainability strategies. Participants will gain insight from leading businesses and acquire practical tools and resources to implement water strategies. This webinar will also provide participants with partnership opportunities and information on how to...
8th annual Sustainability Week focuses on helping businesses become sustainable faster. We are the independent guide to sustainability, helping our audience cut through the noise and supporting them as they achieve sustainability goals and reach outcomes with actual business value. We help businesses, policymakers, financiers, investors, NGOs and others achieve sustainability goals, faster. In 2023...
International Day of Zero Waste The International Day of Zero Waste aims to promote sustainable consumption and production patterns, support the societal shift towards circularity and raise awareness about how zero-waste initiatives contribute to the advancement of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The waste sector contributes significantly to the triple planetary crisis of climate change,...
Are you interested in attending this year’s Climate Ambition Accelerator? We invite you to register for this live Q&A session to learn how your company can accelerate progress toward setting science-based targets by joining this programme. Perhaps your company has not yet set emissions targets, or you’ve created targets without using the science-based targets methodology. Maybe...
This event is open to everyone joining ADEX — industry and consumers. Asia Dive Expo (ADEX) 2023 Sustainable Diving Dialogue: Transforming your business for a Blue Economy Sunday, 2 April | Time: 12:00-13:00 hrs (UTC/GMT+8) Underwater360 Main Stage (Sands Expo and Convention Centre, Singapore) Overview The UN Environment Programme (COBSEA Secretariat) is hosting an event...
Policymakers from China and the EU discuss current climate investment taxonomies and what is needed to achieve a common worldwide taxonomy. As countries and governments have pursued policies and regulations to fulfill their commitments to achieve a climate-neutral world by mid-century, they have formulated classification systems or “taxonomies” to define, guide and measure environmentally sustainable...
IMN is pleased to announce the 10th Anniversary Edition and Annual Investors’ Conference on European CLOs and Leveraged Loans on April 4th, 2023. With the Global CLO market hitting the $1tn milestone and the LIBOR transition causing a swell of last-minute issuance, there has never been a better time for this single day event, serving as the ideal...
UNDESA/DSDG in cooperation with UNOSD, ECLAC, and the RCO/UNCT are organizing a Training Workshop entitled “Accelerating Progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals in Trinidad and Tobago: Sustainable and Green Growth Opportunities” in Port of Spain from 4 to 6 April 2023. The 3-Day Training Workshop represents Phase 4 of the UNDESA, UNOSD and ECLAC cooperation...
Join your Denver peers in-person for an insightful conversation on how leading organizations are implementing specific components of their ethics and compliance program in effort to better assess the program, provide better evaluations and engage employees. Interactive In-Person Discussion Topic 1: David Johnson, CCO at CSGI, will be speaking on investigations framework – from triage...
To efficiently contribute to the creation of a more prosperous planet, sustainability needs to be embedded in a company’s DNA. This can be a challenging task, especially for departments that do not directly work on sustainability issues. The UN Global Compact Network USA will host The Business Breakdown of the SDGs webinar series to provide...
The 6th Nordic Conference on Climate Change Adaptation, NOCCA23’ will be held in Iceland, Reykjavík Grand Hotel on the 17th-19th of April 2023, the same year that Iceland will hold the Precedency at the Nordic Council of Ministers. The focus of NOCCA 2023 is on adaptation in cities and municipalities in the Nordic countries. What actions have been implemented...
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...
Conference objectives • Explore a range of new ESG/impact and sustainable investment strategies • Understand how to integrate them into your investment management processes • Further your knowledge of TCFD and climate reporting • Learn from other pension fund and investor colleagues • Network with pension funds and providers in an...
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...
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...
As the debate around the risk–return of ESG investing continues, CFA Institute is convening asset owners, investment managers and corporate leaders to address the key questions and themes, head on. Are investors running the risk of a fiduciary failure? How can AI and ML help mitigate risk through enhanced ESG data scrutiny? As governments dedicate...
Moody's Analytics Summit 2023 brings together more than 100 members of the banking community to network and learn about best practices, innovations, and forward-looking thought leadership.
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...
MSCI Response to Regulatory Developments, Trends in the European Fund Universe, and Product Governance for Financial Advisory The European Sustainable Finance regulatory agenda continues to be a major priority for financial market participants, who are striving to comply in the absence of clear definitions, available data and integration in product governance. In anticipation of more...
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...
The 2023 Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) Regional Forum on Sustainable Development will take place in April in Santiago, Chile. Convened by the UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), the Forum is a regional platform for assessing progress and exchanging knowledge, best practices, and policy solutions to support the implementation of the...
Environmental Finance is delighted to announce that our hugely successful annual conference The Future of ESG Data is now launching an America edition, arriving in Washington on April 24 2023. Building on the enormous popularity of 2022’s London event, The Future of ESG Data conference is arriving in the US as a central source of discussion and learning for...
A preeminent gathering of climate champions meeting at the crossroads of sustainability, science and culture, the third annual Bloomberg Green Summit will highlight the solutions needed to address the planet's most pressing climate challenges.
Overview In light of the current economic downturn, many companies may be considering reducing their DEI budgets. But at what cost? Putting DEI front and centre has proven itself as an effective means to enabling businesses to thrive and become more resilient. It is also critical to building a positive brand reputation which in turn...
About This Webinar: Morningstar Sustainalytics is hosting a webinar focused on transition finance foundation and instruments. During this webinar we will be providing an overview of the global and local trends in Japan, criteria and thresholds. Our sustainable finance specialists will be sharing their insights on: The transition label, with sector specific highlights Threshold overview, with...