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About the event:

Pension fund beneficiaries increasingly expect that the savings entrusted to them are invested responsibly. Students, faculty and alumni expect the same for university endowments. Retail funds marked as sustainable enjoy large inflows, especially in Europe. Most institutional and retail investment managers have made a public commitment to sustainable and responsible investing (SRI).

How should asset owners and investment managers incorporate environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria into their strategy? Is active management superior because fund managers can select companies with best practices and avoid companies with poor ESG records? Do index funds engage sufficiently and what impact do they have? Should funds divest from businesses or sectors whose product or conduct are deemed unacceptable?

This conference, co-hosted by the Centre for Endowment Asset Management (CEAM) and the European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI), brought together the latest academic thinking and research to address questions of how best to incorporate ESG concerns into investment portfolios. 

Organisers:

Marco Becht, Solvay Brussels School, ECGI and CEPR

Elroy Dimson, University of Cambridge and ECGI

Andrew Ellul, Kelley School of Business, Indiana University and ECGI and CEPR

OÄŸuzhan KarakaÅŸ, University of Cambridge and ECGI

Vaska Atta-Darkua, Cambridge Judge Business School

 

Contact:

Please contact the Conference team at the Centre for Endowment Asset Management:

ceam@jbs.cam.ac.uk

Location:

The Howard Building 
Downing College
Regent Street
Cambridge
CB2 1DQ

Programme

Monday 28 October
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Registration

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Session 1: Setting the scene (chaired by Marco Becht)

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Break

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Session 2: Thought leadership in responsible investing (chaired by David Chambers)

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Lunch

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Session 3: Voice and exit (chaired by Bang Dang Nguyen)

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Break

Session 4: Panel Discussion (chaired by Richard Robinson)

Concluding remarks from David Chambers followed by networking reception

Speakers

Vicente Cuñat

Associate Professor
Department of Finance, London School of Economics
Research Member

Julian Franks

Professor of Finance
London Business School
Fellow, Research Member

Marco Becht

Professor of Finance and the Goldschmidt Professor of Corporate Governance
Solvay Brussels School for Economics and Management, Université libre de Bruxelles
Fellow, Research Member

David Chambers

Invesco Professor of Finance
Cambridge Judge Business School (Finance Group)
Representative Member

Elroy Dimson

Chairman, Centre for Endowment Asset Management; Research Director (Finance & Accounting), Judge Business School
Cambridge University
Research Member

George Dallas

Head of Content
European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI)
Practitioner Member

Contact

Elaine McPartlan
European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI)
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