ESG Factors and their Role in Risk Management and Asset Allocation

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Overview

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) labels can be used as a driving force for change while effectively mitigating risks linked to environmental and social factors. Join us at the GARP Luxembourg Chapter’s September meeting for an eye-opening discussion of ESG labels and their pivotal role in risk management and asset allocation.

You will gain invaluable insights into how labels can be used as a driving force for positive change while effectively mitigating risks linked to environmental and social factors. Among the topics our panelists discuss will be:

How ESG labels guide investors and companies in managing sustainability risks and adopting responsible practices
Why labeling has evolved into a symbol of trust and transparency
Using ESG labels to construct sustainable investment portfolios and asset allocation strategies

Agenda

5:30 - 6:00 PM: Registration

6:00 - 7:00 PM: Introductory remarks, presentation, and Q&A

7:00 - 8:00 PM: Networking reception

Attendees qualify for 1 GARP CPD credit.

Details

September 20, 2023
5:30 PM - 8:00 PM

In-Person

Le Royal Hotel, 12 Boulevard Royal, 2249, Luxembourg

Chapter Directors

Mariusz Krogulewski, FRM
Senior Quantitative Officer European Investment Bank

Adela Baho
Director for Risk Management and Valuation Foresight Group Luxembourg S.A.

Committee Members

Xi Chen
Senior Manager - European & Asian banking business development China Merchants Bank

Simona Ferner
Internal Auditor European Investment Bank

Max Malonukhin
Senior Manager Avantage Reply

Ahmed Ouamara, CFA

Ahmed Ouamara is head of sustainability operations at LuxFLAG. Ahmed is responsible for the operational translation of LuxFLAG’s strategy, the overall label developments, and leads the team that reviews label applications.

Prior to joining LuxFLAG, Ahmed spent his career in asset management in Luxembourg and in the Middle East where he held various business implementation and product management and development roles. Ahmed is currently a guest teacher in Sustainable Finance at Neoma Business School (France) in the M.Sc. International Finance - Real Estate and Wealth Management track.

Tobie Brealey

Tobie Brealey is an ESG expert and deputy head of Nordea Asset Management’s advisory channel marketing team. Before this she held various product specialist roles and was a portfolio manager at BlackRock among other firms. She has a master’s degree from Oxford University.

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