Environmental, social and governance investment seminar – 23rd February

The AQR Asset Management Institute and the Centre for Corporate Governance are hosting a virtual seminar that will be of interest to the Chairs of charitable trusts.

ESG Investing, 23 February, 12:00 – 15:00

You are invited to join London Business School’s AQR Asset Management Institute and the Centre for Corporate Governance for a virtual event on ESG investing. The agenda is outlined below and all sessions will include opportunities for Q&A.

12:00 – ESG Investing: Does it Work and How to Do It

Alex Edmans, Professor of Finance, London Business School, Academic Director, Centre for Corporate Governance, Author of “Grow the Pie: How Great Companies Deliver Both Purpose and Profit”

Moderated by Richard Portes, Professor of Economics and Academic Director, AQR Asset Management Institute, London Business School

12:55 – Aggregate Confusion: The Divergence of ESG Ratings

Florian Berg, Researcher, MIT Sloan School of Management

Julian Koelbel, Head of Research and BMW Foundation Fellow, Center for Sustainable Finance and Private Wealth (CSP), Department of Banking and Finance, University of Zurich

Roberto Rigobon, Society of Sloan Fellows Professor of Management and Professor of Applied Economics at the MIT Sloan School of Management

Authors of Aggregate Confusion: The Divergence of ESG Ratings

Moderated by Anna Pavlova, Professor of Finance and Academic Director, AQR Asset Management Institute, London Business School

14:00 – Managing Climate Risk

Martin Skancke, Chair of the Board, Principles for Responsible Investment, Member of the Financial Stability Board Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosures

Moderated by Stephen Schaefer, Professor of Finance and Academic Director, AQR Asset Management Institute, London Business School

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