Seminars & events in 2010
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.
Below 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.
Making your vote count: How can investors integrate ESG issues into their voting strategies?
Date: 9 March 2010
Time: 8.30 am (registration and refreshment) for 9.00 am start – 10.45 am
Location: London, England
Venue: One Moorgate Place, EC2R 6EA
Join asset managers, asset owners and investment analysts at an investor seminar exploring the benefits of integrating environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues into voting practices as part of a strategy to protect and enhance long-term value. The seminar also marks the launch of EIRIS’ Enhanced ESG Voting Service.
The seminar will hear from experts and speaker panelists including:
- Anita Skipper (Corporate Governance Director, AVIVA)
- Marc Jobling (Assistant Director, Investment Affairs, Association of British Insurers)
- Peter Webster (Executive Director, EIRIS)
- Stephanie Maier (Head of Research, EIRIS)
Key themes to be covered will include:
- What are the challenges / opportunities around integrating ESG issues into voting practices to enhance decisions?
- What are the benefits of integrating ESG issues? How can incorporating ESG issues into voting practices help protect long-term value?
- What constitutes best practice on active ownership? (with a specific focus on incorporating ESG issues into voting policies and practices)
The seminar is free of charge but space is limited. To attend this event, or if you would like further information, please email events@eiris.org.
The seminar marks the launch of EIRIS’ Enhanced ESG Voting Service. For further information on EIRIS’ new Enhanced ESG Voting Service please click here, or alternatively please contact our client team on 0207 840 5700 or at clients@eiris.org.
Target audience: Asset Managers, Asset Owners.
Banking on justice: churches investing for a fairer future
Date: 18 March 2010
Time: 10.00am to 4.30pm
Location: Edinburgh, Scotland
Venue: St George's West Church, Edinburgh
Victoria Woodbridge from EIRIS will present 'Ethical Investment: a how to guide' at at this ECCR.
Speakers include:
- Ryan Brightwell, Co-operative Financial Services
- Alex Connor, Triodos Bank
- Kathy Galloway, Christian Aid Scotland
- Doug Gay, co-author Justice and Markets
- Jamie Hartzell, Ethical Property Company
- Miles Litvinoff, ECCR
- Victoria Woodbridge, EIRIS
To attend this event, or if you would like further information, please click here.
Target audience: Churches, Charities and other belief based non-profit organisations
Making it happen: Implementing the UN Principles for Responsible Investment
Date: 23 March 2010
Time: 5:00pm - 7.00pm
Location: New York, USA
Venue: Millennium Broadway Hotel 145 W 44th Street, New York City, NY 1003
Just over four years after the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI) were launched by the UN Secretary-General in New York, the initiative has garnered the support of over 500 institutions representing more than US$ 18 trillion in assets in 36 countries.
The UN PRI has clearly succeeded in drawing support among the investment community. But as signatories to a voluntary and aspirational scheme, what can asset owners and asset managers do in concrete terms to promote the main goal of the PRI: to embed the idea of sustainability into investment management and encourage better corporate environmental, social and governance (ESG) practices?
To address these key issues, EIRIS is hosting a panel discussion in NYC with participation by the PRI and leading members of this investor coalition:
- Jerome Tagger, COO, UN PRI
- Michael Dieschbourg, CEO Global Currents
- Laura Schaffer, Director of Shareholder Activities, Nathan Cummings Foundation
- Peter Webster, Executive Director, EIRIS
EIRIS fully supports the PRI initiative and sees it as one of the most important developments in the field of responsible investment in the last 25 years. EIRIS has developed a PRI toolkit to enable signatories to integrate ESG data into their analysis process, identify priorities and goals for engagement, and monitor companies’ reporting practices.
The seminar is free of charge but space is limited. To attend this event, or if you would like further information, please email events@eiris.org.
Target audience: Asset Managers, Asset Owners, Foundations, Family Offices.
TBLIA Asia - Emerging markets disclosure: The Asian perspective
Date: 27 May 2010
Time: 10.00am - 4.30pm
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Venue: Bamboo Room1, Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo at Chinzan-soh
TBLIA Asia - Workshop 3 - Emerging Markets Disclosure, The Asian Perspective
Workshop convened in cooperation with the Association for Sustainable and Responsible Investment in Asia (ASrIA)
- Peter Webster, Executive Director, EIRIS
- Lauren Compere, Senior Vice President/Director of Shareholder Engagement, Boston Common Asset Management
- Seth R. Freeman, Chief Executive Officer, EM Capital Management
- Joo-won Park, Executive Director, KOREA CSR Research Service
To attend this event, or if you would like further information, please click here
