Wednesday 29th March 2023 | Tokyo
Adopted in 2015, the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were defined as a universal roadmap for achieving a sustainable and inclusive future by 2030. They encompass 17 global goals, ranging from tackling climate change to the elimination of hunger.
How should investors think about the SDGs across asset allocation, portfolio management, risk analysis, and stewardship and engagement? Can they make a positive contribution to the realisation of the goals and if so, how? How can they ensure alignment with the global goals across different asset classes given the paucity of high-quality data? What emerging tools and datasets could support the integration of SDGs into investment decisions? What are the pros and cons of these different approaches and do they shed light on the future capabilities that might emerge for investors? And finally, what role, if any, do financial regulators have to play in supporting the adoption of SDG-aligned practices in investment?
Leading international experts explored these topics during an afternoon event in Tokyo on Wednesday 29th March followed by a networking reception. The event was organised by the University of Oxford, together with the UN Principles for Responsible Investment and ClientEarth.
Our speakers included:
Michiyo Morisawa, Senior Lead, UN PRI
Hideki Takada, Director for Strategy Development, Financial Services Agency, Government of Japan
Chie Mitsui, Senior Researcher, Nomura Research Institute
Sean Tseng Legal Consultant, ClientEarth
Takeshi Kimura, Special Advisor to the Board, Nippon Life Insurance
Berenice Lasfargues, Sustainability Integration Lead, BNP Paribas Asset Management
Lise Pretorius, Head of Sustainability Analysis, Matter
Dr Alex Money, Director, Innovative Infrastructure Investment Programme, Oxford Sustainable Finance Group (OxSFG
