Can FinTech support the transition to sustainable finance? A joint LIBF/CSFI discussion with Chris McHugh, Martina Macpherson, Oliver Marchand and Vincent Gilles

Why you should watch: A stellar line-up to discuss a crucial question: Can FinTech drive improvements in sustainability? And, if so, how? How can banks and investors use FinTech to embed and better understand sustainability? What does FinTech offer, for instance, in the area of alternative data – e.g., from satellite imagery? How can it help deal with the inherent complexity of environmental data? Can it address the taxonomy issue? And can it help ordinary investors make investment decisions that reflect their own values? Four key speakers share their thoughts.

Moderator: Andrew Hilton (Director, CSFI)

Panellists:

Chris McHugh is a lecturer at the LIBF and director of its Centre for Sustainable Finance. He is also a visiting lecturer at the Judge School in Cambridge, was formerly an MD at HSBC and has a PhD from Southampton.

Martina Macpherson is a senior VP at Moody’s, responsible for strategic ESG engagement. She is also president of the Network for Sustainable Financial Markets and an advisory board member of the European Law Institute. She is a former head of ESG index products at S &P Dow Jones and MSCI, and has an MA from the Goethe Institute.

Oliver Marchand is global head of ESG R &D for MSCI in Zurich. He was formerly CEO and co-founder of CarbonDelta, the leading climate and market data platform, which is now an MSCI company. He has a PhD in computer science from ETH in Zurich.

Vincent Gilles is CIO at Clim8 Invest – an investment platform focusing on clean energy, clean tech and sustainability. He was formerly an MD at Credit Suisse, and is a start-up mentor at Imperial College. He has an MBA from SciencePo.

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In the wake of environmental protection and inclusiveness, sustainable finance rises as one of the most promising solutions for the current economic issues. Combined with impact investing that seeks to generate greater positive impacts of investment for the society, both concept grows rapidly and gives assuring prospects for the future.
Together with the Coordinating Minister of Maritime and Investment Affairs of Indonesia, mr Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan and the Chairman of Financial Services Authority (OJK) Indonesia, Fintech Center brings an opportunity for you to learn further about the topics in the International Webinar: Sustainable Finance and Impact Investing.

Don’t miss this opportunity to learn with the executives in Indonesia financial sectors and many other respectable speakers.

Basically a financial market is a machine that takes money from
investors and distributes it to entrepreneurs that need money for their businesses. Those businesses promise a return to the investors. Depending on the business an investment comes with a certain risk. The risk and return profile of a business usually helps investors to
choose where to invest. Sustainable finance takes a look beyond the simple numbers of risk and return: It looks at the impact of the investment. Does the investment have a negative effect on environmental, social or governance aspects?

Learn more about sustainability at Frankfurt School: https://www.fs.de/sustainability