Review the event
Sustainable Finance is rooted in the pledge that “doing well” and “doing good” can go hand in hand; that financial returns and positive social and environmental externalities can easily become complements; that finance is a positive-sum game. More than 30 years after the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro (1992) where the concept of sustainability has been defined, expectations as to the potential achievements of Sustainable Finance are higher than ever. But, at the same time, critical voices become louder: greenwashing, lack of tangible effects, the general lagging behind on climate targets, not to mention social ones.
Our Round-Table will assess realistically what can be expected from Sustainable Finance as of today, and what changes are necessary to increase its effectiveness.
Panelists
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Bertrand Badré is Managing Partner and Founder of Blue like an Orange Sustainable Capital. Previously, Bertrand was Managing Director of the World Bank and World Bank Group Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining the World Bank Group, Bertrand was the group chief financial officer at Société Générale and Crédit Agricole. He represented these institutions at the FSB, G7 and G20. Bertrand authored the book “Money Honnie, si la finance sauvait le monde?” published in English in 2017 under the title “Can Finance Save the World?” and translated into multiple languages. |
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Roland Decorvet. His passion is about Impact lnvestment in Africa through Agri- businesses. After working 25 years for Nestle, having been their CEO for markets such as Greater China, Pakistan or Switzerland he then left the corporate world to head the Christian NGO and floating Hospital “Mercy Ships” (largest floating hospital, sailing around Africa, doing thousands of operations for free). Then he started the company ”Philafrica Foods” in South Africa and grew it to reach about 17 factories before its majority shareholder took it over a year ago. Now he has started an Impact lnvestment company focused on investing in Food and Agriculture businesses in Africa. Our motto: “We want to OPTIMIZE return and MAXIMIZE impact”. |
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Prof. Dr. Hakan Lucius is Head of Corporate Sustainability at the EIB, the European Union’s bank, covering the sustainability, non-financial reporting and stakeholder engagement dimensions of the institution. He possesses more than 20 years of sustainability experience. In his career he has structured multiple billions of euros of investments, through both, loans and equity, was quoted by the Financial Times and by Reuters, has led multinational teams and negotiated with governments, corporate and civil society organizations, alike. Lucius is Professor of Finance in parallel to his professional career at the EIB, and specializes in sustainable corporate finance and strategy. He is passionate about sustainability and is quoted to state that “Sustainability is at the heart of long-term outperformance”. |
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Marie-Laure Schaufelberger is Head of ESG and Stewardship for the Pictet Group where she drives corporate strategy for the Pictet Group’s Responsible Vision across investments and its own assets. She began her career at Pictet in 2007 in the media relations and public affairs team where she was also responsible for Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives. In 2014, she joined Pictet Asset Management’s Thematic Equities team as a Product Specialist, services clients across several environmental and social thematic strategies. Marie-Laure holds a Master’s degree in International Relations from the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva and is a CFA charter holder. |
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John K. Thompson, Senior Fellow at and the Boston Institute for Developing Economies, specializes in research, consulting and capacity building in the financial sector and corporate governance. he has been a consultant to the OECD, the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank, USAID, Global Affairs Canada, the European Union, the Groupe d’Économie Mondiale at Institut d’Études Politiques, the Harvard Institute for International Development and the APEC Center for Finance and Development (Shanghai.) Previously, he was Head of the Financial Affairs Division and Financial Counselor at the OECD. |