“Sustainability reporting” rose dramatically from 2011, when roughly 20% of companies published reports, to 72% just three years later in 2013. From 2013 to 2017, the frequency of reporting has increased each year — now up to 85% of S&P-listed companies reporting in 2017. (Governance and Accountability Institute, Inc.)

This emphasis on reporting is in direct response to investors, who are increasingly calling for ESG as a guidepost. Learn about new platforms for ESG data and the future of the sustainable investing industry at our sixth annual Sustainable Investing Seminar on Wednesday, November 28 at Boston’s Omni Parker House.

Reasons to Attend:

		Top Event Speakers: relevant content from top-tier leaders in the space
		Actionable ideas: insights and tools to help you understand and integrate sustainable investing practices
		Networking: valuable connections with speakers and attendees
		Member Bonus: 6 CE Credit Hours!

2018 Keynote Speaker

Jeremy Grantham Co-Founder, GMO, LLC

AGENDA

As additional speakers are secured they will be added to the agenda.

7:30 am		Registration Opens
7:45 am		Continental Breakfast
8:45 am		Welcome and Introductions
9:00 am		Opening Keynote
		JEREMY GRANTHAM Co-Founder, GMO, LLC
9:45 am		Leveraging Capital Markets to Slow Down Climate Change:  The Three Ms
	Moderator:
		MARK MCDIVITT Managing Director - Head of ESG Solutions, State Street Global Exchange
	Panelists:
		GEORGE SERAFEIM Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School
		JORDAN DEKHAYSER, CFA PM/Equity Strategist, Northern Trust Asset Management
		KEN NELSON President, Blue Delta Energy
10:30 am		BREAK
11:00 am		Adapt or Die:  The Future of the Electric Utilities Industry
		STEPHEN BYRD Managing Director, North American Research, Morgan Stanley
		PROF. PETER FOX-PENNER Director, Boston University Institute for Sustainable Energy
12:00 pm		LUNCH
1:00 pm		Data Privacy and Cyber Security
		ASHA MEHTA, CFA Director of Responsible Investing and Lead Portfolio Manager, Acadian Asset Management
		GANT REDMOND Program Director of Cyber Security and Privacy, IBM
		JOHN WILSON Head of Research and Corporate Governance, Cornerstone Capital Group
1:45 pm		Gender Diversity in the Investment Management Industry
		JOE KEEFE President, Impax Asset Management, LLC
		IVKA KALUS-BYSTRICKY Senior Vice President, Boston Advisors LLC
		JACKIE VANDERBRUG Managing Director, Head of Sustainable & Impact Investment Strategy Global Wealth & Investment Management, Bank of America Corporation
2:30 pm		BREAK
2:45 pm		Impact Investing Paradigm Shift: How Competitive Returns and Social/Environmental Impact Can Unlock Capital Flows
	Moderator:
		MICHAEL ETZEL
		Partner, The Bridgespan Group
	Panelists:
		KATE AHERN Director, ESG and Communications, Bain Capital
		LIQIAN MA Managing Director, Cambridge Associates
		ERIC STEPHENSON Director of Client Services, Align Impact
3:30 pm		Materiality and Evidence for Sustainable Investing
		DAN DIBARTOLOMEO President, Northfield Information Services; Boston Regional Director, PRMIA
		NALIN KULATILAKA, PhD Wing Tat Lee Family Professor of Management and Professor of Finance, Boston University’s Questrom School of Business
		DAVID S. POST, CFA Director of Research, SASB
4:30 pm		NETWORKING RECEPTION

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Last year's Sustainable Investing Seminar drew over 150 attendees from firms such as MSCI, Oppenheimer Funds, Pax Workd Management LLC, Trillium Asset Management, and T. Rowe Price. 

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History

See past conferences' topics, speakers, agendas, sponsors, and content samples.

• Sustainable Investing Initiative
• 2017
• 2016
• 2015
• 2014
• Content Samples

Past Speakers

Robert Eccles, PhD

Bob Litterman, PhD

Jean Rogers, PhD PE