ESG in Fixed Income EMEA 2022

Chair’s Opening Remarks

Ahren Lester, Assistant Editor, Environmental Finance

KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Access to finance for energy transitions in emerging markets

Mafalda Duarte, CEO, Climate Investment Funds

Panel: EU taxonomy: implications for the fixed income market

• What will be the impact of the EU's taxonomy on sustainable finance market?
• How can investors and issuers ensure alignment with the taxonomy?
• To what extent could the taxonomy framework be adapted to and harmonised with other markets outside the EU?
• Green Bond Standard: how might it deviate from the EU Taxonomy? Will it improve the effectiveness, transparency, and credibility of the market?

Moderator:
Cedric Merle, Head of Centre of Expertise and Innovation, Natixis Green & Sustainable Hub, Natixis CIB

Panellists:
Laurène Chenevat, Sustainable Investing, Policy and Advocacy Lead, Mirova
Arthur Campredon, Director General Office, Deputy Head of Sustainable Finance, French Treasury
Isabelle Lambert, Head of CSR, SPIE

Panel: Sustainability framework: disclosure requirements in 2022 and the SFDR

• Tackling the uncertainties: how are investors to access information in order to meet requirements?
• Fund classification: working with fund managers and art 6, 8 and 9
• Dealing with investor demand for taxonomy alignment in the FI space

Moderator:
Trevor Allen, Head of Sustainability Research, BNP Paribas

Panellists:
Rumi Mahmood, Vice President, MSCI Research
Isabelle Laurent, Deputy Treasurer & Head of Funding, EBRD
Agnes Gourc, Head of Sustainable Capital Markets, BNP Paribas

Debate: Sustainability-linked bonds – the future of the market or greenwashing?

• What are the pros and cons of SLBs?
• Are they needed – why is the use of proceeds model not adequate?
• What are the right metrics, KPIs, targets that make them impactful?
• Is there still a role for transition bonds?
• Do they have potential to extend to social?
• What about combining SLBs and use of proceeds bonds?

Moderator:
Sanaa Mehra, EMEA, Head of Sustainable, DCM, Citi

Panellists:
Jose Yakoubian, Associate Director of Sustainalytics' Corporate Solutions
Alessandro Canta, Head of Finance and Insurance, Enel
Natasha Vowles, Head of Treasury, Funding, Tesco

Panel: Aligning sovereign debt with the Paris Agreement

• How are governments working science-based targets into their financing strategies?
• What systems work best for transparency, accountability and impact?
• What are the regional priorities between now and 2030?
• What ESG factors do investors look for in sovereign debt?
• How does debtholder engagement drive value creation on the climate front?

Moderator:
Sophie Dejonckheere, Director of Sustainable Finance, TD Securities

Panellists:
Thomas Dillon, Head of ESG, Sovereign, Aviva Investors
Jonathan Maes, Seconded National Expert, European Commission
Christian Esters, Senior Director & Analytical Manager, Sovereign Ratings, S&P Global
Anjuli Pandit, Head of Sustainable bonds EMEA, HSBC

Panel: Expanding green real estate: the opportunities and challenges

Moderator:
Stephane Marciel, Head of Sustainable Bonds, Debt Capital Markets, Société Générale CIB

Panellists:
Mindee Lee, Head of Corporate Strategy and Board Secretary, CPI Properties
Fabian Lander, Head of Front Office, Finance and Treasury, Vonovia
Theo Kotula, Responsible Investment Analyst, AXA IM

Panel: The bond market's role in building a sustainable future

• What is the fixed income market's climate impact? Which innovations are needed to leverage the ESG Bond market's effect on the transition to net zero?
• Which segments of the market need to grow to accelerate the ESG outcomes? Which function do you see for transition bonds?
• What role should sovereigns assume in the context of ESG finance and reverse. What are the challenges?
• Which functions do investors on the one hand and supranational institutions on the other hand have in transitioning emerging markets? What is the role of risk sharing?
• How are investors approaching this topic, what are the key tools?
• Can the surge of Social Bond issuance be seen as the kick-start of a social revolution?

Moderator:
Dr Angelica-Maria Strolz, Head of ESG, DCM for SSAs, JP Morgan

Panellists:
Bodo Winkler, Head of Funding & Investor Relations, Berlin Hyp AG
Federico Pezzolato, Associate Director, Sustainable Finance Business Manager, ISS Corporate Solutions
Dr. Ulf Erlandsson, CEO, Anthropocene Fixed Income Institute
Jessica Pulay, Co-Head of Policy and Markets, UK Debt Management Office
Denise Odaro, Head of Investor Relations, IFC

Chair's Closing Remarks