The Latest on Investment Climate Impact 28 October 2014 Dr. Maximilian Horster – Partner, South Pole Group This report is solely for the use of client personnel. No part of it may be circulated, quoted, or reproduced for distribution outside the client organization without prior written approval from South Pole Carbon Asset Management Ltd. This material was used by South Pole Carbon Asset Management Ltd during an oral presentation; it is not a complete record of the discussion.
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TBLI CONFERENCE™ EUROPE 2014 - ESG Integration - Max Horster - South Pole
TBLI CONFERENCE™ EUROPE 2014 took place on 28 & 29 October 2014 in Amsterdam, hosted by the VU University Amsterdam.
The program included a wide selection of topics high on the agenda for sustainable finance professionals. Among them were trends in impact investing, impact measurement, philanthropy and program-related investing, ESG integration, ESG in fixed income markets, green bonds, shareholder engagement, strategies on fossil fuel investing and managing ESG risks.
Reflecting the year's theme for TBLI CONFERENCES, "Connecting the Dots", we had included several workshops held at previous events in Zurich, New York and Oslo so that we can build on their learnings and insights.
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The Latest on Investment Climate Impact 28 October 2014
Dr. Maximilian Horster – Partner, South Pole Group
This report is solely for the use of client personnel. No part of it may be circulated, quoted, or reproduced for distribution outside the client organization without prior written approval from South
Pole Carbon Asset Management Ltd. This material was used by South Pole Carbon Asset Management Ltd during an oral presentation; it is not a complete record of the discussion.
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South Pole Group – Measuring and reducing impact About us
• 2006: Incorporation in Zurich /
Switzerland
• 2014: present on all continents
• 110 carbon pros from 22 countries
• 250+ projects in over twenty-five
countries
• Swiss Social Entrepreneur of the Year
• 2011 to 2014: Best Project Developer
• 1’000+ corporate and public clients
• Numerous health and education benefits
• 20’000 new jobs in developing countries
• 17’000 hectares of forest saved
Our impact for our clients
• 50 million+ tonnes of CO2 savings
• EUR 6bn renewable energy investments
• 35’000 Gwh renewable energy
1’000+ South Pole Group references:
Some Clients and Partners from the financial industry
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Every Euro invested either
finances or reverses Climate
Change
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Investors in the spotlight
“Investors (…) should increase transparency regarding greenhouse
gas emissions from the assets and businesses that they finance”.