New York, NY (November, 2016) – In response to the growing demand for sustainable investing education from asset owners, asset managers, financial analysts and other financial professionals we are pleased to announce a one-day certificate program entitled, “Introduction to Corporate Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) for Investment and Finance Professionals.” The program is organized by Governance & Accountability Institute (G&A) in collaboration with Global Change Associates (GCA) and hosted by the Zicklin School of Business at Baruch College/CUNY.
The first all-day certification program will be presented on Thursday, December 14, 2016. The program is being hosted at Baruch College’s Newman Vertical Campus (55 Lexington Avenue) in midtown Manhattan. The course will begin at 8 a.m. with registration and continental breakfast, leading into a full day of lectures from leaders in the sustainable investing field. A networking lunch is included. Participants will receive a certificate of completion from G&A and GCA at the 5 p.m. close of the seminar.
AGENDA
Arrival, Registration & Continental Breakfast
What is Corporate ESG and Why It Really Matters to Shareowners Hank Boerner, Chairman & Co-Founder, Governance & Accountability Institute
Bridging the Perceived Gap Between Corporate Sustainability & Corporate Profitability: Materiality, Risk Management and How Top and Bottom Lines Are Affected Louis Coppola, EVP & Co-Founder, Governance & Accountability Institute
Coffee Break and Networking
ESG Analysis, Rating, and Research Samuel Block, Research Analyst – Investment ESG Risk, MSCI
What Investors Need to Know About the Rising Importance of Impact Investing Kate Starr (Invited), Founder & CIO, Flat World Partners; formerly Vice President-Capital Deployment, Heron Foundation
Networking Lunch
SASB 101: About the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) and More Effective 10-k Disclosure Eric Kane, Sector Analyst – Health Care, SASB
Case Study of Corporate Malfeasance: The VW Emissions Scandal Peter Fusaro, Chairman, Global Change Associates
Break
ESG Equity Fundamentals Data Analytics Hideki Suzuki, ESG Group, Equity Fundamentals Department, Bloomberg LP
About the Baruch CSR-Sustainability Monitor Project Mert Demir, Ph.D. in Finance, Senior Research Associate, Weismann Center for International Business at Baruch College
Looking Beyond Corporate Sustainability & Financial Performance Louis Coppola, EVP & Co-Founder, Governance & Accountability Institute Peter Fusaro, Chairman, Global Change Associates
Lecturers include leading experts in the sustainable investing field and the participants will come away with an understanding of why ESG matters, and how to apply ESG to corporate valuations, reputation, risk, opportunity and other aspects of financial analysis.