Sustainability Breakfast Roundtable – New York
Discover an exclusive breakfast experience that brings together ESG and sustainability leaders at the RepRisk Sustainability Breakfast Roundtable. Join us for a morning of networking, insightful presentations, and an interactive panel discussion focused on ESG data trends, corporate responsibility, and risk mitigation.
Your morning
08:45 GUEST ARRIVAL AND NETWORKING
09:15 BREAKFAST
09:45 WELCOME REMARKS FROM REPRISK
– Jenny Mathilde Nordby, Global Head of Business Development, Member of the Global Leadership Team, RepRisk
09:50 REPRISK PRESENTATION
FROM DATA DILEMMAS TO ALPHA INSIGHTS: MASTERING QUANTITATIVE INVESTING
• How does the quantitative investment process at Calvert look?
• Which factors are better suited for alpha generation?
• How does the company address data challenges?
• What role do alternative datasets play in the investment process?
– Jonathan Scott-Webb, Executive Director, Sustainable Investing, Calvert Research and Management, Morgan Stanley
10:05 PANEL DISCUSSION
OUTSIDE PRESSURES: NAVIGATING THE COMPLEX REGULATORY LANDSCAPE
• What are the implications of the CSDDD for due diligence processes?
• How can alternative datasets fill in the compliance gaps for both corporates and investors?
• How to enhance transparency and accuracy to mitigate greenwashing risks under current regulations?
Moderator: Sarah Welton, Director, GRESB Foundation
Panellists:
– Michael O’Leary, Partner and Co-Head of L Catterton Impact, L Catterton
– Bhakti Mirchandani, Managing Director, Responsible Investing, Trinity Church Wall Street
– Rolando Morillo, Senior Vice President, Portfolio Manager of Thematic Investment Strategies. Rockefeller
Capital Management
– Joseph Schuhow, Head of Business Development, North America, RepRisk
10:35 FIRESIDE CHAT
RATINGS VS RISK FACTORS: THE EVOLUTION OF DATA-DRIVEN APPROACHES
• How can financial institutions bridge the gaps between different ESG rating methodologies?
• How to prioritize custom risk factors for better ESG and business conduct risk mitigation?
• How to align business conduct and ESG risk mitigation strategies with broader corporate goals and compliance requirements?
– Brent Somerville, Associate Director, Key Account Management, Lead Americas, RepRisk
– Heidi DuBois, Global Head of ESG, AEA Investors
10:50 NETWORKING SESSIONS
11:15 CLOSE OF ROUNDTABLE
* The RepRisk ESG Breakfast Roundtable operates under the Chatham House Rule


