What’s next for ESG? Driving Value and Insight from ESG Data for Asset Owners

Achieving investment objectives from an environmental, social and governance (ESG) standpoint has been met by a number of challenges deemed inherent to the nature of sustainable investment. Please join us for a webcast to learn more about how ESG data analytics tools address ESG risk and barriers to ESG adoption faced by investors today. 00:11 INTRODUCTION 01:35 PANEL DISCUSSION •01:43 What can ESG mean for an organization? (Ilmarinen case study) •02:41 How essential are Asset Owners to the future of ESG investing? •03:20 Do we need standardization of ESG investing? •07:06 What are the current challenges related to data? •09:14 Live Poll results commentary: The greatest challenges that I am facing with sustainability investments are: data and analytics related •13:49 Live Poll results commentary: I do not have capabilities today to assess the alignment of my ESG expectations with my Asset Managers engagement activities •16:53 ESG investing: Lessons learned (Ilmarinen case study) •23:11 ESG investing: The long-term approach (Ilmarinen case study) •24:41 How can we create alignment between the investors and the investment solutions providers? •28:29 What do you see happening in the next 12 months from the ESG perspective? 33:27 INTRODUCING NEW TECHNOLGY: ESG DATA ANALYTICS DEMO (illustrating questions from the audience) •35:40 How Asset Owners can solve their need for customization? •41:48 How to create transparency on the alignment between expectations and portfolio content? •48:25 How to implement portfolio oversight? 52:34 Q&A SESSION •53:11 How to choose the best ESG data providers? •55:33 With the new strong focus on ESG, what might be the concerns around the levels of understanding and competencies? For more information, please contact us at DA_SalesWeb@bnymellon.com.