EIRIS events calendar
As part of our remit to increase awareness of environmental, social and governance issues EIRIS regularly organises seminars, often with strategic partners, on a variety of responsible investment topics.
Here you can find details of EIRIS’ events for responsible investors, as well as information on conferences where we will be presenting. Please note that attendance at some events is by invitation only.
23 May 2013 | 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm | Madrid | Spain
Economistas sin Fronteras, EIRIS’ global network partner in Spain, is organising and moderating a discussion panel in Madrid with the University of Alcala. Held in Spanish, the discussion ‘El papel de la ISR en un entorno de crisis’ (the role of responsible investment in a crisis environment), includes speakers from SpainSIF, Santander Asset Management and… Read More >
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21 May 2013 | 9:15 am to 1:00 pm | London | United Kingdom
This discussion forum ‘Food and other soft commodities: the challenge of developing responsible investment activity’ offers an informal environment for investor analysts to freely discuss with a small group of NGOs that are working on this issue, what guidance exists for responsible investors investing in food and other soft commodities. Discussion will explore ideas for… Read More >
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20 May 2013, 8:00 am to 22 May 2013, 5:00 pm | Chicago | United States
Lisa Hayles (Head of Client Services, North America) is speaking at this year’s USSIF conference which is taking place in Chicago. Lisa joins the panel titled ‘Investors and the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights’. Speakers: Bennett Freeman, Senior Vice President, Sustainability Research and Policy, Calvert Investments Lisa Hayles, Head of Client Services, North America, EIRIS… Read More >
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17 May 2013 | 8:30 am to 4:30 pm | Victoria | Australia
CAER, EIRIS’ global network partner in Australia, is contributing to the 2013 Oxfam Australia Mining Symposium ‘Sustainable mining – Indigenous peoples, community rights and mining: free, prior and informed consent’ on 17 May. Indigenous rights is one of over 80 different research areas on which EIRIS provides consistent, comparable data on corporate performance for investors.… Read More >
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14 May 2013 | 8:00 am to 5:00 pm | Sydney | Australia
Publish What You Pay (PWYP) Australia are launching a report on payment disclosures by Australian companies. CAER, EIRIS’ global plaform partner in Australia, has assisted in the research and will be present at the forthcoming event ‘Extractive industry transparency rules: international developments and what they mean for Australian companies’. This is event is hosted by… Read More >
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26 April 2013 | 9:00 am to 1:00 pm | Madrid | Spain
Economistas sin Fronteras (one of EIRIS’ global platform partners in Spain) is organising an event for pension fund representatives exploring the challenges of SRI. This will be held at the Centro de Estudios Financieros at the Universidad de Alcalá, Eloy Gonzalo Street, 3-5, 28010 Madrid – Spain, from 09.00 – 13.00 on 26 April. The … Read More >
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25 April 2013 | 8:30 am to 10:30 am | London | United Kingdom
Charities and charity fund managers are invited to join us for the launch of the 3rd edition of the EIRIS Foundation’s report ‘Responsible investment in pooled funds: a guide for charities’. This new guide is for charity trustees that are considering how their social, environmental, governance or ethical concerns could be incorporated into their charity’s… Read More >
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24 April 2013 | 9:00 am to 10:00 pm | London | United Kingdom
In this webinar research analysts share their insights for investors about global emerging energy trends. The focus is on unconventional natural energy resources, such as coal seam gas and shale gas. Unconventional natural energy resources are those resources that are more complicated in manner and cost to extract from geological formations. EIRIS’ research analysts explore… Read More >
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22 April 2013 | 2:30 pm to 3:30 pm | London | United Kingdom
This webinar looks back on Ownership Day (12 March 2013), a new initiative of UKSIF (the UK membership network for sustainable and responsible financial services). Join us for a thought-provoking conversation between Peter Webster (CEO, EIRIS) and Penny Shepherd (Chief Executive, UKSIF), discussing best practice around stewardship and active ownership, why it is important, and… Read More >
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8 April 2013, 8:30 am to 11 April 2013, 6:00 pm | Mexico City | Mexico
Louisa Montes, CEO of Ecovalores, EIRIS’ global network partner in Mexico, is presenting on the performance of the Mexican Stock Exchange Sustainability Index in comparison to other indices at the VI Latin-American CSR Encounter. For more information, click here. There is a charge for attendance.
