PRI in Person & Online 2022

PRI in Person & Online is the leading global conference on responsible investment, offering a platform for PRI signatories and other investment professionals to learn, network and collaborate.

Taking place on November 30, December 1 and 2 at the CCIB - Barcelona International Convention Centre, the hybrid conference will bring together an audience of over 2000 investors, policymakers and other sustainable finance stakeholders from around the world to share knowledge and drive the global ESG agenda.

The conference will discuss, among other things, the following topics:

achieve net zero in a changing world
investor action on human rights and social issues
policy engagement
future of ESG data
China’s carbon neutrality ambitions
portfolio returns and sustainability performance
the rise of passive investment
social data challenge

See in full details PRI in Person & Online 2022 conference programme

Irene Monasterolo, Professor of Climate Finance, EDHEC-Risk Climate Impact Institute, will participate in the Climate Finance Research and Implication session, together with Laura T. Starks, George Kozmetsky Distinguished University Chair and Professor of Finance (University of Texas at Austin) and Frédéric Samama, Head of Strategic Development at Sustainable1 (S&P Global). The session will be chaired by Zacharias Sautner, Professor of Finance (Frankfurt School of Finance).

Session Description:

Research into climate finance has burgeoned in the last few years. In this session panelists will discuss the latest findings and their implications for investment professionals.

Further information on the conference can be found on the PRI conference website.

About Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI):

The PRI is the world’s leading proponent of responsible investment. It works:

to understand the investment implications of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors;
to support its international network of investor signatories in incorporating these factors into their investment and ownership decisions.

The PRI acts in the long-term interests:

of its signatories;
of the financial markets and economies in which they operate;
and ultimately of the environment and society as a whole.

Date

Thursday 01/12/2022 - Thursday 01/12/2022

Place

Virtual & On-site (Barcelona, Spain)

About EDHEC

Operating from campuses in Lille, Nice, Paris, London and Singapore, EDHEC is one of the world’s top 15 business schools. Fully international and directly connected to the business world, EDHEC commands a strong reputation for research excellence and the ability to train entrepreneurs and managers capable of breaking new ground. EDHEC functions as a genuine laboratory of ideas and produces innovative solutions valued by businesses. The School’s teaching is inspired by its research work and a focus on “learning by doing”, all with the aim of equipping people with the skills to succeed in business.

About EDHEC-Risk Climate Impact Institute

Marking the priority assigned by the School to sustainability issues and building on its research programmes exploring the relationships between climate change and finance, EDHEC-Risk Institute became EDHEC-Risk Climate Impact Institute in October 2022. The Institute's mission is to help private and public decision-makers manage climate-related financial risks and make the best use of the financial tools available to transition to low-emission and climate-resilient economies. The Institute’s research programmes explore the relationships between climate change and finance and our key ambition is to become a leading academic reference point for long-term investors, helping them to manage the asset-pricing implications of climate change as well as mitigation and adaptation efforts.