The Practicalities of Implementing a Low Carbon Strategy
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Announcements from the CFA organiser: Four years on from the Paris Agreement, investors are more aware than ever of the opportunities around strategies contributing to a low-carbon economy. Enhanced integration of climate risk considerations, the increased availability of new ESG aware strategies and the development of the green bond market are some of the key ways the investment industry has successfully advanced in its practice in the past year.
In this event, attendees will hear from Irish market practitioners working in the issuing and investment process about the practicalities of implementing strategies to align to a low-carbon economy. Join us to hear from the CFA Institute, KBI Investors and AIB’s Green Bonds issuance team as they discuss the latest thinking on climate aware investment strategies and how issuers position their frameworks to align with investor expectations.
This event qualifies for 1 CFA PL (Professional Learning) credit CPD 1 hour has been approved for this event with LIA and requested from IoB
- CFA Institute's review of best practices being implemented on climate by investors globally
- Key considerations and challenges in the integration of ESG and alignment of investment portfolios and issuer frameworks with EU regulation and the Sustainable Development Goals
- How we see the investment and issuer landscape developing from here – what are the next key themes
Matt Orsagh, senior director of capital markets policy at CFA Institute
Mark Orsagh is a senior director of capital markets policy at CFA Institute, where he focuses on corporate governance, ESG and climate change analysis. He writes and speaks frequently on these topics on behalf of CFA Institute. His paper, Climate Change Analysis in the Investment Process was named “Best ESG Paper” by Savvy Investor in 2021.
Eoin Fahy, Head of Responsible Investing, KBI Global Investors
Eoin joined KBI in 1988, and since 2014 has held the position of Head of Responsible Investing, overseeing the firm’s approach to responsible investing and sustainability. He is an active member of the Irish sustainable investing community, and is a member of SIF Ireland’s steering committee and incoming chair of CDP Ireland. He is also a member of various international working groups on aspects of sustainable finance, including most recently the Institutional Investor Group on Climate Change’s Paris Aligned Investing Initiative and the PRI’s Taxonomy Practitioners group.
Mark Whelan, Head of Term Funding and Collateral Management, AIB Group
Mark joined AIB Treasury in 2012 and is currently the Head of Term Funding, Collateral Management & Liquidity Advisory. This role encompasses all capital market debt issue including hybrid capital, unsecured debt, covered bonds and securitisation. In recent years a key area of focus has been the refinancing AIB hybrid capital, and the issue of Senior Unsecured Non Preferred debt, by AIB Group Plc. This required the establishment of EMTN and 144a debt programmes to facilitate a series of Euro and USD debt issues. AIB Term Funding established the first Green Bond Framework by an Irish bank, which in turn led to a successful debut €1bn Green Tier 2 capital issue in Sept 2020, the second such issue by a European bank. This transaction was recognised by Global Capital in its 2020 Deal of the Year awards.