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LuxFLAG Sustainable Investment Week 2022

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LuxFLAG is pleased to invite you to the fourth edition of the LuxFLAG Sustainable Investment Week (#LSIW22)

which will be taking place over three days, on October 17th, 18th and 19th.

#LSIW22 is composed of a series of standalone events covering a wide range of topics such as Climate Finance, ESG, Impact Investing, in line with the Sustainable Development Goals (“SDGs”).

All events are free to attend and open mostly to participants of the financial industry. However, online registration is mandatory for all attendees.

Please note that the participants are likely to be photographed and/or filmed during the event.

We look forward to welcoming you at our #LSIW22!

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Day 1: Monday, October 17th

LSIW 22 SESSION VISUALS6
DATE
17th
October
  • 09.00

Opening Remarks

Opening remarks
  • Denise Voss, LuxFLAG, Isabelle Delas, LuxFLAG, & Yuriko Backes, Ministère des FInances
Session 2
DATE
17th
October 2022
  • 9.30

AWM industry and the ESG revolution

Today an unprecedented acceleration in the move towards environmental, social and governance (ESG) oriented investments, has created an opportunity for the AWM industry to be at the forefront of a burgeoning ESG revolution.
  • Frederic Vonner, PwC & Dariush Yazdani, PwC.
Session 3
DATE
17th
October 2022
  • 10.00

ESG Investing 2.0 – Challenges & solutions for investors

At the same time investors face some dilemmas, which make it difficult to effectively implement practical ESG considerations across a liquid portfolio. Therefore ESG investing has to evolve to 2.0.
  • Katja Filzek, Union Investment Luxembourg
LSIW 22 SESSION VISUALS4
DATE
17th
October 2022
  • 11.00

The importance of ESG in value investing

Value investing is often perceived as the antithesis of ESG.
  • Véronique Chapplow, T.Rowe Price
Session 5
DATE
17th
October 2022
  • 14.00

Understanding the ESG fund landscape

The sustainable investing-movement has gained ground in recent years within the global investment community, with Europe spearheading the effort to standardize, regulate and innovate on the ESG fund products’ front.
  • Hortense Bioy, Morningstar
Session 6 ABBL
DATE
17th
October 2022
  • 15.00

ESG disclosures from the bank’s perspective

In addition to the new obligations introduced by the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation
  • Alessandra Simonelli, Banque Internationale à Luxembourg, Mehtap Numanoglu, BBH Luxembourg & Francesco Pirovano, Intesa Sanpaolo
Session 7 Fidelity 1
DATE
17th
October 2022
  • 16.00

How to implement an investment portfolio decarbonisation pathway?

Investing to actively help tackle climate change is largely an ethical pursuit at present.
  • Ana Victoria Quaas, Fidelity International & Glenn Anderson, Fidelity International
Session 8 LIST 2
DATE
17th
October 2022
  • 17.00

Digital solutions for sustainability data and regulatory compliance

Financial actors are scrambling to gather the necessary data and implement the regulatory requirements.
  • Claudia Hitaj, LIST & Flavio Garcea, Clearstream
Session 9 Networking Cockatil LSE
DATE
17th
October 2022
  • 18.00

Luxembourg Stock Exchange Networking Cocktail

Networking cocktail
  • Laetitia Hamon, Luxembourg Stock Exchange

Day 2: Tuesday, October 18th

Session 10 Arendt Regulatory Consulting SA
DATE
18th
October 2022
  • 09.00

Demystifying the data need in the context of SFDR

The lack of reliable data remains a source of headache for those tasked with promoting and reporting on ESG strategy.
  • Stephane Badey, Arendt Regulatory & Consulting S.A., Valérian de Jamblinne de Meux , Arendt Regulatory & Consulting S.A. & Antoine Peter, Arendt Regulatory & Consulting S.A.
ESG Deconstructed and reconstructed
DATE
18th
October 2022
  • 10.00

ESG deconstructed and reconstructed

Since the advent of SFDR, the impression might have taken hold that suddenly many investment products have reached different shades of green – while at first glance not many things have changed.
  • Thierry Feltgen, Banque de Luxembourg
Session 12 Candriam
DATE
18th
October 2022
  • 11.00

Corporate ESG analysis

Candriam will be highlighting the key points that investors should pay attention to when selecting a manager or other ESG rating provider.
  • Marie Niemczyk, Candriam
Session 13
DATE
18th
October 2022
  • 14.00

Country Engagement: another credible road to impact

Engagement has gained rapid traction and has become a key driver of investments.
  • Ophélie Mortier, Degroof Petercam Asset Management
Session 14 Intertrust 2
DATE
18th
October 2022
  • 15.00

Unleashing the potential of ESG data in private markets

The discussion will feature experts from the Private Market space with deep ESG experience.
  • Antonello Argenziano, Intertrust Group, Jane Wilkinson, Ripple Effect & Frederic Vonner, PricewaterhouseCoopers
Session 15 GSK Stockman 1
DATE
18th
October 2022
  • 16.00

Field Experience – Implementation of the ESG / SFDR framework by fund managers

Field Experience – Implementation of the ESG / SFDR framework by Fund Managers
  • Peter Marcus, GSK Stockmann, Matthias Meckert, PGIM Real Estate & Laurent Ternisienm BNP Paribas REIM Luxembourg
Session 16 Societe Generale Luxembourg 1
DATE
18th
October 2022
  • 17.00

CSR: an opportunity to create new bonds and reinforce corporate culture, staff engagement and client relationship

SG Group in Luxembourg is strongly committed to innovation and sustainable development with the support of our Board and collaborators.
  • VIncent Borras, Société Générale Luxembourg, Petra Besson-Fencikova, Société Générale Luxembourg, Marc Jeanjean, SOGELIFE & Jean-Pierre Gomez, SGSS Luxembourg
Session 17 Networking Cocktail Societe Generale Luxembourg 1
DATE
18th
October 2022
  • 18.00

Société Générale Luxembourg Networking Cocktail

Networking cocktail
  • Marc Jeanjean, SOGELIFE, Petra Besson-Fencikova, CFA, Société Générale Luxembourg, Vincent Borras, Société Générale Luxembourg & Jean-Pierre Gomez, SGSS Luxembourg

Day 3: Wednesday, October 19th

Session 18
DATE
19th
October 2022
  • 09.00

Sustainable Finance and the role of banks as enablers of a sustainable transition

At ING, sustainability is at the heart of what we do, because we have a responsibility to society to define new ways of doing business where planet and people are just as important as economic growth.
  • Jan de Jaeck, ING
Examining key practical questions around SFDR and EU Taxonomy for Fund Managers and Investors
DATE
19th
October 2022
  • 10.00

Examining key practical questions around SFDR and EU taxonomy for fund managers and investors

ESG is a megatrend in the world of investment funds.
  • Martin Mager Partner, Linklaters LLP Luxembourg & Désirée Catalano, Linklaters LLP Luxembourg
Artificial Intelligence in ESG: Why, Where and When?
DATE
19th
October 2022
  • 11.00

Artificial Intelligence in ESG: Why, Where and When?

A perfect storm has increased the need to leverage AI in responsible investing.
  • Fabrizio Spagna, FactSet
Session 21
DATE
19th
October 2022
  • 12.00

Future investment incentives

Propelled by the EU’s taxonomy and faced with increasing requests for ESG investments from both private and institutional investors, the fund industry is set to profoundly rethink its strategy in terms of return on investments in the coming decade.
  • Axel de Ville, ADA
Session 22 LPEA Vistra CMS
DATE
19th
October 2022
  • 14.00

SFDR in Private Equity: The first reality check

Update on the SFDR regulation applying to Private Equity
  • Julie Pelcé, CMS, Jan Vanhoutte, Vistra, Stephane Pesch, LPEA & Teresa Gonzalez, Arcano Partners
LSIW 22 SESSION VISUALS2
DATE
19th
October 2022
  • 15.00

Pension products: sustainability challenges and opportunities in cross-border pension products design and offerings

Discussing the main challenges and opportunities that we see in the cross-border pension funds structuring and investing.
  • Codrina Constantinescu, Allen & Overy Luxembourg & Patrick Leonard, Fidelity International
Session 24 Closing Remarks
DATE
19
October
  • 16.00

Closing Remarks

Closing Remarks on the LSIW22
  • Laura Gehlkopf, CSSF, Shaneera Rasqué, CSSF & Lauren Phillips, FAO

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What people said about previous events.

Very interesting and well balanced topics, good speakers who gave valuable industry insights, excellent updates on regulatory framework, interesting insights in practical examples from the non-financial industry.
It was a great mix of companies, sectors, and competencies.
The good organisation and the mix of subjects covered.
The different topics. It covers a wide spectrum of areas and even more concrete than last year.
Given the circumstances, it was difficult to organize such event. However, you did it well. The discussions were insightful.

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LuxFLAG, the Luxembourg Finance Labelling Agency, is an independent and international, non-profit, organization created in Luxembourg, in July 2006, jointly by public and private partners.

LuxFLAG aims to promote the raising of capital for the Sustainable Finance sector by awarding a recognizable label to eligible investment vehicles in Climate Finance, ESG (Environment, Social, and Governance), and Environment, Microfinance, and Green bonds. The LuxFLAG Labels are recognized for their high standards and rigorous assessment of applicant investment Vehicles’s investment holdings, strategy and procedures with respect to ESG matters as well as an affirmation of their transparency to investors – which are key components of the eligibility criteria for the LuxFLAG labels.

We can divide LuxFLAG’s main activities into three pillars:

  • Associate Membership
  • Labels
  • Sustainability Knowledge Centre
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