what marks us outevents
Read up on events in the areas of sustainable investment and corporate responsibility.
CSR Asia Summit
Running for the 8th time in 2010, the CSR Asia Summit aims to be the most innovative and challenging conference on CSR in the Asia-Pacific region. Each year, the event gathers over 300 international thought leaders to explore key CSR issues and strategies, bringing new insights for businesses, governments, NGOs and other CSR practitioners. The Summit will be held on 14 to 15 September 2010 in Hong Kong.
More information can be found at:
www.csr-asia.com/summit2010
RIAA 7th International Responsible Investment Conference
At this conference, taking place from 14 to 15 September 2010 in Sydney, the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) calls on the investment community to take on “the elephant in the room” and to tackle the challenging issues that will dominate the investment landscape in the years to come, such as climate change, energy security, water scarcity, food production, financial market reform, governance in emerging nations, an ageing and growing population and affordable healthcare.
More information can be found at:
www.responsibleinvestment.org/html/s02_article/article_view.asp?keyword=Conference-program
PRI in Person 2010
This year's annual event for signatories will be held in San Francisco, USA on 5 to 6 October 2010. The conference is packed with sessions, peer-to-peer dialogue, and plenty of time to network. PRI signatories, industry experts and thought leaders will lead engaging panels, debates and round tables. Some of this year’s sessions are:
- Costs matter: What internal resources are required for responsible investment?
- Challenges and opportunities of local PRI networks: How to make effective local networks
- Responsible investment in infrastructure: the investor perspective
- Anti-corruption: Tackling corruption and bribery on a global scale
Please note that this event is for PRI signatories only. More details can be found at:
http://guest.cvent.com/EVENTS/Info/Summary.aspx?e=bd595ab0-41e4-49c1-9ec1-83852b2a059b
ESG Europe 2010
The ESG Europe 2010 conference, taking place on 13 October 2010 in Amsterdam, is an investor and corporate summit designed to bridge the gap between investor ESG requirements and corporate CSR reporting. The event will bring investor and corporate speakers together to discuss the perceived mismatch and determine where best practice principles of reporting and engagement can be developed, and how the future financing of sustainability initiatives at the corporate level can be achieved.
More information can be found at:
http://guest.cvent.com/EVENTS/Info/Summary.aspx?e=3265168b-d825-4b43-a5df-59146c48f93c
National Ethical Investment Week
National Ethical Investment Week (NEIW), from 7 to 13 November 2010, is a campaign to ensure that everyone knows that they have green and ethical options when it comes to their finance and investment decisions. NEIW brings together Advisers, Charities and Trusts, Financial Organisations, Faith Groups, NGOS and Community Groups to spread the word about green and ethical investing.
More information can be found at:
www.neiw.org
ESG Strategies for Responsible Investors
Now in its third year, Novethic's Annual Event is the only European event, dedicated exclusively to asset owners, to help them gain a better understanding of the various ways in which Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) factors are integrated into financial management. Issues to be covered in this year's event, on 3 December 2010 in Paris, include: the leverage effects of shareholder engagement; assessing sovereign entities; the limits of negative screening; SRI in emerging markets and much more.
More information can be found at:
www.novethic.com/novethic/french-sri/investment-ethics/sri-indices.jsp
