Philanthropy Series - 06.06.2018

The Geneva Centre for Philanthropy, in collaboration with Cambridge University's
Centre for Endowment Asset Management, is delighted to invite you to
a Philanthropy seminar on the following topic:

Institutional investors’ engagement
and other ESG policies: why and how?

Wednesday 6 June, 2 to 5 pm
University of Geneva, Uni Mail, room MS150
40, bd Pont-d’Arve, 1205 Geneva
Doors open at 1:45 pm

RSVP before Wednesday 16 May 2018 online >>

In his presentation, Professor Elroy Dimson will examine what is the best way for shareholders to engage with companies on social and environmental issues. He will provide evidence on what works best: acting alone, cooperating with others, or following a leader (and if so, who should be the leader of choice). During his talk, Professor Krueger will first propose a novel way of measuring the sustainability footprint (or “impact”) of institutional investors. He will next examine the (causal) relationship between higher sustainability and institutional portfolios’ risk-adjusted performance using exogenous shocks to investor sustainability induced by natural disasters. Both talks will be followed by a Panel discussion.

PROGRAMME

1:45 pm	REGISTRATION
2:00 pm	WELCOME by Prof. Henry Peter, Head of the Geneva Centre for Philanthropy
2:05 pm	INTRODUCTION by Prof. Rajna Gibson, Professor of Finance at the Geneva Finance Research Institute, Geneva School of Economics and Management, University of Geneva
2:10 pm	"COORDINATED ENGAGEMENTS" by Prof. Elroy Dimson, Research Director (Finance & Accounting) and Chairman of the Centre for Endowment Asset Management at Judge Business School, Cambridge University
2:45 pm	"THE SUSTAINABILITY FOOTPRINT OF INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS" by Prof. Philipp Krueger, Associate Professor of Finance at University of Geneva, Junior Chair at Swiss Finance Institute
3:30 pm	COFFEE BREAK
4:00 pm	PANEL SESSION and Q&A Prof. Elroy Dimson Prof. Rajna Gibson Bonnie Saynay, Global Head of Responsible Investment, Invesco David Harris, Group Head of Sustainable Business, London Stock Exchange Group; and Head of Sustainable Investment, FTSE Russell Moderator: Prof. Henry Peter
4:50 pm	CONCLUSIONS
5:00 pm	END

For more information:
- Geneva Centre for Philanthropy >>
- Cambridge University’s Centre for Endowment Asset Management >>