Overview
While climate remains prominent on the global agenda, banks and investors have a new mandate: to ensure companies’ impact on the natural environment—including biodiversity, water, waste and circular economy—is considered alongside financial, operational and climate risks. As capital markets prepare for climate-related disclosure requirements, it is paramount that companies with climate at the forefront of their core business strategy also look ahead to the impact of the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosure.
Join us for the Sydney Sustainable Finance Forum, where we’ll examine key drivers, impacts, and technologies behind the net-zero endeavor—along with the risks and opportunities involved.
Our experts will cover:
- Insights into global & Australian long-term outlooks for the net-zero transition, including a forward-looking view into the importance of biodiversity and nature capital for financial markets
- Climate-related financial disclosure: challenges, implementation & what’s beyond
- Using data & analytics to build a sustainable finance strategy
Agenda
Registration
- 4:00 pm
Arrival & registration
- 4:30 pm
Welcome remarks
- 4:35 pm
Keynote: Insights into Global and Australian long-term outlook for net-zero transition including a forward looking view into the importance of biodiversity and nature capital for financial markets
Kobad Bhavnagri, Global Head of Strategy, BloombergNEF- 4:55 pm
Presentation by Australian Accounting Standards Board
Dr Keith Kendall, Chair, Australian Accounting Standards Board
- 5:05 pm
Panel Discussion: Climate-related financial disclosure: challenges, implementation and what’s beyond
Panelists:
• Charlotte O’Meara, Senior ESG Specialist, Challenger Limited
• Leanne Bloch-Jorgensen, Head of Sustainability, Client Coverage, Corporate & Institutional Bank, National Australia Bank
• Rebecca McCallum, Director, Commonwealth TreasuryModerated by: Vicky Cheng, Head of Government and Regulatory Affairs Asia Pacific, Bloomberg
- 5:30 pm
Leveraging data and analytics to build a sustainable finance strategy
- 5:50 pm
Closing Remarks
- 5:55 pm
Networking Drinks