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The UNEP FI Regional Roundtable for Sustainable Finance in Asia Pacific took place on 5 – 6 June 2019 in Shanghai, China. The event was co-hosted with the Shanghai Lujiazui Financial City Council Green Finance Development Committee (GFDC) and in collaboration with Principles for Responsible Investment.
UNEP FI’s Roundtable, held at the Grand Kempinski Hotel Shanghai in Lujiazui Finance and Trade Zone, Pudong New District in Shanghai, China, was part of UN Environment’s 2019 World Environment Day celebrations hosted by China, under the theme “Air Pollution”.
Read event highlights and view photos here.
The 1.5-day event featured:
- Investment sessions curated by the PRI, the world’s leading proponent of responsible investment.
- Banking content featuring the landmark Principles for Responsible Banking
- A Principles for Sustainable Insurance China market event
- High-level plenaries and keynotes from regulators, government officials and leaders in sustainable finance.
The event was co-organised by ChinaSIF and supported by the Green Finance Committee of China Society for Finance and Banking, IFC, UK Government, World Wide Fund for Nature.
We are proud to work with EcoAct to make this event carbon neutral.
2019 UNEP FI Asia Pacific Regional Roundtable
5-6 June 2019, Shanghai, China
DRAFT Agenda Outline
| 08:00- 09:00 | Registrations and Networking | ||
| 09:00- 09:30 | Welcome Master of Ceremonies: • John Pabon - Founder & Chief Advisor - Fulcrum Strategic Advisors Opening keynote: • Eric Usher - Head, UNEP Finance Initiative |
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| 09:30- 09:45 | Keynote: Sustainable Finance of the Future • Ma Jun -Chairman, Green Finance Committee of China Society for Finance and Banking |
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| 09:45- 10:50 | At the cutting edge of environmental risk analysis – the TCFD & beyond Plenary Panel • Yin Hong - Deputy Director, Urban Finance Research Institute, ICBC • Rosemary Bissett - Head of Sustainability Governance & Risk • Lauren Smart - Managing Director, Global Head of Financial Institutions Business, Trucost • Edward Baker - Senior Policy Advisor, Climate and Energy Transition, PRI • Moderator: Remco Fischer - Climate Change Programme Lead, UNEP FI |
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| 10:50- 11:10 | Coffee break | ||
| 11:10- 11:30 | Fire Side Chat - Sustainable Finance Briefing from France • Pierre Ducret - Co-chair of the FC4S Network • Host: Butch Bacani - Principles for Sustainable Insurance Programme Leader, UNEP FI |
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| 11:30- 12:30 | Financing the UN Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Climate Agreement Plenary Panel • Tsukasa Kanai -Chief Sustainability Officer, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust • Esther An - Chief Sustainability Officer, City Developments Limited (CDL) • Liza McDonald - Head of Responsible Investments, First State Super • Moderator: Careen Abb - Positive Impact Lead, UNEP FI |
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| 12:30 - 13:30 | Lunch | ||
| Principles for Responsible Investment – Focus on ESG integration | Sustainable Banking in APAC | ||
| Curated by the PRI, these sessions provide insights into ESG Credit Risk and Ratings, ESG Disclosure in China and ESG integration in the APAC region. | This stream focuses on the role of banks in sustainable development. It examines recent trends in banking and the transition to a sustainable economy. | ||
| 13:30- 13:40 13:40 - 13:50 | Welcome • Luo Nan - Head of China, PRI Keynote Speech Practice of Promoting ESG Investing in China • Yang Ping - Deputy Director, Research Bureau, PBOC | 13:30- 14:10 | Principles for Responsible Banking to transform the industry Introduction • Eric Usher - Head, UNEP Finance Initiative Panel Discussion • Yu Jung Yi - Deputy General Manager, Shinhan Financial Group • Luanne Sieh - Strategic Programme Management and Group Sustainability, CIMB • Tomas Bravenec - Deputy CEO, Golomt Bank • Hua Bing - General Manager of the Legal and Compliance Department of Industrial Bank |
| 13:50- 15:00 | ESG in Credit Risk and Ratings • Li Shi - General Manager of Rating & Bond Market Research Department, China Chengxin International Credit Rating Co., Ltd. (CCXI) • Stella Chang - Head of International Business, Golden Credit Rating International • Jessie Tung - Vice President - Senior Credit Officer, Moody's Investors Service • Promod Dass -RAM Group ESG-Sustainability Analytical Lead, RAM Rating Services Berhad • Gloria Lu - Senior Director & Sector Lead (China), Infrastructure Ratings, S&P Global Ratings • Sifan Ding - Head of Technology of Dagong Global Credit Rating Co., Ltd • Moderator: Carmen Nuzzo - PRI | 14:10- 15:00 | Harnessing digital innovations in sustainable finance Panel Discussion • Xu Xiuling - Vice President, Credit Ease • Jorge Antolínez Ruiz - BBVA • Kavickumar Muruganathan - Deputy Director, Sustainability, HeveaConnect • Fang Xiaying - Deputy director, Green finance department, Bank of Huzhou • Ling Zhiyong - General Manager, Chujiu Data Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd • Moderator: Yuki Yasui - Asia Pacific Co-ordination Manager, UNEP Finance Initiative |
| 15:00- 15:20 | Break | 15:00- 15:20 | Break |
| 15:20- 16:35 16:35- 17:35 | ESG integration across Asia Pacific: risk management, client demand and regulation • Thomas Kwan - Chief Investment Officer of Harvest Global Investments • Mary Leung -Head, Standards and Advocacy, Asia Pacific, CFA Institute • Sau Kwan- President, E Fund Management Co., Ltd • Ronald van Dijk - Managing Director, APG Asset Management • Xiaoyi Huang - General Manager, Hwabao WP Fund • Moderator: Justin Sloggett - PRI ESG Disclosure in China • Qin Erwa - Researcher, China Institute of Finance and Capital Markets, China Securities Regulatory Commission • Egon Vavrek - Director, Global Emerging Markets Equities, APG Asset Management Asia • Gabriel Wilson-Otto - Head of Stewardship, BNP Paribas Asia • Margarita Pirovska - PRI/UNEP FI • Chen Yao - General Manager of Branding and PR, Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China • Moderator: Guo Peiyuan - Chairman, SynTao Green Finance, UNEP FI Advisor in China | 15:20- 17:35 | Sustainable Banking in ASEAN: Challenges and Opportunities for ASEAN and non-ASEAN banks Joint session with IFC and WWF Singapore 1. State of Play – Regulatory landscape and sustainability of banks Speaker & Moderator: Wei Yuan - coordinator for the Sustainable Banking Network Measurement Working Group, IFC • Sylvain Augoyard - Sustainable Finance Engagement Manager, WWF-Singapore • Zhengwei Lu - Chief Economist of Industrial Bank • Rachana Lay - Deputy General Manager of FTB Bank and Sustainable Finance Committee Chair of the Association of Banks in Cambodia • By Video- Edi Setijawan - Director of Sustainable Finance, OJK 2. Sustainable Infrastructure Speaker & Moderator: Cheng Lin - Tsinghua University • Liu Yuan - Deputy Director, Department of Policy Research, International Environmental Cooperation Center (IECO), Ministry of Ecology and Environment, P.R. China • Simon Connell - Head, Sustainability Strategy, Public Affairs & Sustainability, Standard Chartered Bank 3. Palm Oil Speaker & Moderator: Keith Lee - Sustainable Finance Engagement Manager, WWF Singapore • Ghislaine Nadaud - ABN Amro Asia Pacific, Head of Sustainability Asia Pacific, as Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) Financial Institutions Task Force • Tatiana Bosteels - Director, Responsibility for Private Markets, and Head of Responsible Property Investment, Hermes Investment Management • Anita Neville - Senior Vice President of Group Corporate Communications, Golden Agri-Resources |
| 17:35-17:45 | Wrap up and Closing Remarks • Will Martindale - Director of Policy and Research, PRI | 17:35-17:45 | Wrap up and Closing Remarks • Yuki Yasui - Asia Pacific Co-ordination Manager, UNEP Finance Initiative |
| 17:45 -19:00 | Drinks and Networking Reception | ||
| 13:30-13:40 | 1. Opening remarks • Butch Bacani - Programme Leader, UN Environment’s Principles for Sustainable Insurance Initiative (PSI) |
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| 13:40-14:10 | 2. Introductory presentation: How is the PSI shaping the global sustainable insurance agenda? • Butch Bacani - Programme Leader, UN Environment’s Principles for Sustainable Insurance Initiative (PSI) |
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| 14:10-15:00 | 3. How is the Chinese insurance industry addressing sustainability risks and opportunities? • Cai Yu - Deputy Secretary-General, Insurance Society of China & Vice Chair, China Green Finance Committee • Steven Chang - Deputy CEO, Munich Re Greater China |
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| 15:00-15:20 | Break | |
| 15:20-17:20 | 4. Shaping the sustainable insurance agenda in the Asia-Pacific • Moderator: Butch Bacani - Programme Leader, UN Environment’s Principles for Sustainable Insurance Initiative (PSI) Opening perspectives: • Franz Josef Hahn - CEO, Peak Re • Karen Tan - Chief Risk Officer, Reinsurance Asia & Head, Risk Management Reinsurance Life & Health, Swiss Re Guide questions: • What are key sustainability risks and opportunities across insurance markets in the Asia-Pacific? • What are examples of good sustainability practices and lessons learned across the following: - Risk management (risk assessment, risk analytics and modelling, risk reduction) - Insurance (across lines of non-life and life & health insurance) - Investment (across asset classes) - Insurance regulation and supervision - Sustainable insurance/finance roadmaps in the region (e.g. Australia, China) • What are practical ways to build Asia-Pacific insurance industry knowledge and capacity on sustainability risks and opportunities across risk management, insurance and investment strategies and practices? • What role can insurance associations and insurance regulators play in promoting sustainable insurance thinking and practice? • What are practical next steps to shape the sustainable insurance agenda in the Asia-Pacific? |
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| 17:20-17:30 | Closing Remarks | |
| 17:45-19:00 | Drinks & networking reception of the UNEP FI Asia-Pacific Sustainable Finance Roundtable | |
| 08:30- 09:10 | Registrations and Networking | 08:00- 09:00 | Sustainable Finance Breakfast Briefing (Invitation only) |
| 09:10 - 09:15 | Welcome • Dechen Tsering - Director, Asia and the Pacific Office, United Nations Environment |
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| 09:15 - 09:30 | Keynote |
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| 09:30-10:45 | Financing clean air Plenary Panel • Karen Tan - CRO Reinsurance Asia & Head Risk Management Reinsurance Life & Health, Swiss Re • Randall Riopelle - Senior country manager for China, Mongolia and Korea, IFC • CG Lai - CEO of BNP Paribas (China) Ltd. • Priscilla Lu - Managing Partner, DWS • Moderator: Eric Usher -Head, UNEP Finance Initiative |
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| 10:45-11:15 | Coffee Break | ||
| 11:15- 12:30 | Financial centers for sustainability and sustainable finance roadmap developments Session led by FC4S High level panel • Jacki Johnson -Group Executive, People, Performance & Reputation, IAG on Australian Sustainable Finance Roadmap • Stephen Nolan - Managing Director, FC4S • Annie Zhou - Director of External Affairs, U.S.-China Green Fund and Deputy Secretary General, Beijing Green Finance Committee • Ge Xingan - President, China Emissions Exchange Shenzhen (CEEX) and Secretary-General of Shenzhen’s Green Finance Committee • Moderator: Kong Wei - Convener, Shanghai Lujiazui Financial City Council Green Finance Development Committee and Co-Chair of FC4S |
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| 12:30 – 12:40 | Closing of UNEP FI Regional Roundtable for Asia Pacific • Kong Wei - Convener, Shanghai Lujiazui Financial City Council Green Finance Development Committee and Co-Chair of FC4S • Eric Usher - Head, UNEP Finance Initiative • Mustafa Chaudhry - Events and Outreach Coordinator, UNEP Finance Initiative |
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| 6th June 08:00 - 09:15 | Breakfast Briefing on Sustainable Finance (invitation only) | |
| 6th June 14:00 - 16:00 | Evolution of ESG Risk Management Registration for this event is now closed This session offers a technical deep dive into the evolution of ESG management for financial institutions. The most significant change we are seeing today is the blurring of the boundaries between ESG risks and opportunities. This change comes with a big evolution in ESG management methodologies – For example forward looking scenario-based analysis, use of geospatial analysis and science-based targets. At the same time, the importance of the Equator Principles and traditional E&S systems remain the fundamental basis for starting out ESG management. This is an interactive session where participants are encouraged to exchange their own experiences and journey on this agenda. Keynote: • Philipp Aeby - CEO, RepRisk Resource panel • Oki Kondo - Global Project Finance Department, Mizuho Bank, Ltd. • Ben Ridley -Credit Suisse (Hong Kong) Limited • Su Tingting - Manager, CSR management Division of Legal and Compliance Department, China Industrial Bank • Fang Xiaying - Deputy director of the green finance department, Bank of Huzhou • Yang Ping - Deputy Director, Research Bureau, PBOC Moderators • Wei Yuan - Coordinator for the Sustainable Banking Network Measurement Working Group, IFC • Simon Connell - Head, Sustainability Strategy, Public Affairs & Sustainability, Standard Chartered Bank |
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