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Announcements
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Conference
re-scheduled for January 29-30, 2014 --
Registration
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Co-Presented by:
Host Sponsor:
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About the
Endowments, Pensions & Climate Change Conference
University endowment funds account
for more than $400 billion in combined assets, while pension funds
account for trillions of dollars in investments. Recent media coverage
of student and activist rallies on college campuses related to
university endowments has compared the role of fossil fuel investments
to that of tobacco investments in previous decades, and the City of
Seattle has just announced an
intention to take on a divestment approach with respect to its pension
fund.
With education costs skyrocketing
and the number of endowments and pension funds applying principles of
environmental, social and corporate (ESG) governance in decline,
developing strategies for achieving financially practical outcomes while
addressing climate related risks is imperative. Please join us a for
1-day workshop in Washington, DC (and available via webinar simulcast)
examining practical approaches to tackling this challenging issue.
Program Highlights
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Discussions on developing short-term
and long-term strategies for transitioning to integrating
ESG into investment decisions;
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Analysis of the fiduciary
responsibilities of fund managers and university
executives/trustees in directing their activities;
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Establishing benchmarks for financial
performance and strategies for mitigating climate-related
risk in the portfolio;
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Opportunities for engaging internal and
external stakeholders; and
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Strategies for leveraging long-term
investments to support current sustainability initiatives.
Confirmed Speakers
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Blaine Collison –
Director, Green Power Partnership Program, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency
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Christopher Davis –
Director, Investor Programs, Ceres
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David Hales –
President, Second Nature
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Cary Krosinsky –
Executive Director, Network for Sustainable Financial Markets
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Michele Madia –
Director, Sustainability Finance and Policy, Second Nature
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Tom Mitchell – Managing Director,
Mission-Related Investing, Cambridge Associates
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Mark Orlowski –
Executive Director, Sustainable Endowments Institute
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Joanne Zimolzak –
Partner, McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP
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Additional speakers to be
announced shortly
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