Key Issues in Sustainable Business and Relevance for Finance

• What is ‘sustainable business’
• Key economic, environmental, social and governance issues
• Sustainable business: profitability and social impact performance
• The sustainable consumer and consumer demand for sustainability
• Current trends for embedding sustainability in corporate strategy

Case Studies - Companies Setting the Standard

Emerging Strategies and Trends in Sustainable Finance

• The current state of sustainable investing, multiple emerging strategies
• The evidence on delivering alpha from sustainability
• Key challenges ahead for sustainable investing
• Trends in public and private equity, fixed income, green infrastructure
• Investor Case Studies
• Measuring Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Performance
• Recommended measures for quantifying ESG performance
• What companies quantify: applying and understanding materiality
• Strength and limitations of tools and data providers
• Opportunities and challenges for delivering impact by addressing the
• Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Monetizing the Value of Sustainability

• New measures for quantifying operational ESG performance
• Turning non-financial performance into financial value
• Quantifying the impact of ESG performance on the corporate bottom line
• Monetizing the benefits delivered outside the company

Investing Strategies

• ESG and engagement
• New financing mechanisms for scaling up investment in sustainability
• ESG and Impact investing
• Other techniques for ESG integration
• Global considerations