The Sustainable Finance Summit 2011

How to Embed Sustainability into Big Banks-
Your passport to long-term viability and success

A practical 2 day conference delivering all the facts, best practice examples, case studies and insights you need to fully embed sustainability into your company

• Find out how to embed ESG principles across your business with a series of no-nonsense, practical case-studies
• Capitalise on the commercial opportunities of sustainability by discovering how to innovate products and adapt financial services  
• Minimize your reputational risk with effective environmental and social risk management
• Work effectively with NGOS - Expert insider tips from the former Friends of the Earth UK Executive Director and WWF’s Head of Climate
• Validate your sustainability activities through applying the very latest methods and techniques designed to measure IMPACT

Why not take a look at the Agenda for more details

The very best experience in the industry,
ready to share their knowledge with you

We're very proud of the collection of expert speakers who have agreed to speak on these challenging issue. A sample of these professionals include:

• Goldman Sachs, Head of GS Sustain, Andrew Howard

• Credit Agricole, Chief CSR Officer, Jerome Courcier

• Deutsche Bank, Global Head Energy & Sustainability, Ron Herbst

• ABN Amro, Senior VP Sustainable Development Advisor, Vincent Van Assem
  

• UNEP FI, Co-Chair, Richard Burrett

Check out the rest of our Speakers!

Our experts are poised ready to present, analyse, debate, deliver and discuss key issues, opportunities and challenges to ensure our delegates take home valuable solutions and strategies.

You may think that sustainability issues are already embedded into your strategy and operations. But recent research by the UN Global Compact/Accenture 2011, suggest that this level of confidence may be interpreted as an “overconfident assessment of companies’ progress, or may be evidence of a lack of understanding of what full integration really entails”.

Numerous benefits are on offer to companies who embrace this challenge and truly embed sustainability into core business:

• Enhance reputation

• Gain commercial opportunities from a growing green market

• Upgrade risk assessment and mitigation

• Improve employee recruitment and retention

• Position yourself a step ahead of inevitable regulation

• Develop a unique competitive advantage - remember, companies focused on sustainability outperformed their peers by 15% during the financial crisis*

The Sustainable Finance Summit 2011 is our only conference focused exclusively on financial institutions. You will learn how to fully embed responsible and sustainable business practices into your core activities.

 What you can expect from us:

1. A targeted agenda of best practice designed specifically for the financial sector created after months of primary research with senior executives
2. Business specific answers A unique opportunity to learn from leaders and peers facing the same challenges as you

3. The best speakers A great range of speakers from the Head of Corporate Social Responsibility at ASN Bank, to the Managing Director of a commercial team in ING. Hear from the leading industry experts

4. Unrivalled networking opportunities: Build lasting relationships with senior executives from across the banking and finance world

5. Interactive dynamic sessions: An issues-focused interactive session on day two and at least 20 minutes Q and A for every other session for audience debate and discussion

I look forward to seeing you in London on the 6-7th December 2011! Save £150 if you register before December 4th, click here for more information. Or to see a detailed brochure providing up-to-date agenda and speaker specifics click here now.

*1 A.T. Kearney’s “Green Winners” Report, 2009

Want to get in touch?

Please feel free to direct any questions, comments or feedback to the conference director. Her details are below:

Catherine McNally
Conference Director
Ethical Corporation
T: +44 (0)207 375 7531
E: catherine.mcnally@ethicalcorp.com