ESG
More greenbacks for your green bucks For an indication of how seriously the major finance houses are taking climate finance , have a look at some of the speakers from MSCI ’ s recent Capital for Climate Conference in London :
• Ashley Lester , Chief Research Officer , MSCI
CREDIT : MSCI ’ S CAPITAL FOR CLIMATE CONFERENCE IN LONDON
• Rhian-Mari Thomas , CEO , Green Finance Institute
• Caroline Haas , Head of Climate and ESG Capital Markets , NatWest
• Franck Rizzoli , Managing Director , Head of ESG Financing Advisory , BNP Paribas
• Vikram Raju , Managing Director , Head of Climate Investing , Morgan Stanley
• Michael Viehs , Global Head of Sustainable Investing , Partners Capital
• Jenn-Hui Tan , Chief Sustainability Officer , Fidelity International
• David Oelker , Head of ESG Investment EMEA , BlackRock
The conference was designed to connect the investment data companies like MSCI with the investment banks , to demonstrate how putting money into sustainable projects is not just virtuous – it makes money .
Caroline Haas , Head of Climate and ESG Capital Markets , NatWest , said : “ Climate finance is going to be the new
72 August 2024