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Annual General Meeting 2023

Join us as we take stock of progress made this year and look ahead 
to key priorities for 2024 and the years ahead
Annual General Meeting 2023

Date and time

Tuesday, 7 November 2023 12:30 BST

Location

Hurlingham Club - Palm Court and Orangery
Ranelagh Gardens,
London
SW6 3PR

About this event

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2023 has been heralded as the year of climate transition plans, implementation and tackling biodiversity and nature loss. What has been achieved and where does ambition and action need to be focused next year? Join us as we take stock of progress made this year and look ahead to key priorities for 2024 and the years ahead.

With sessions ranging from high profile keynote addresses to interactive and engaging panel discussions focused on some of the most pressing issues in the climate space, it promises to be an event not to be missed.

Amidst a backdrop of soaring global temperatures and geopolitical challenges, we will look at the progress made by investors, companies and governments towards their climate ambitions. Issues with the supply and demand of energy and cost of living crises in many countries have threatened to propagate a short term focus which can be distracting from the urgent action needed to meet international climate goals.

The event will focus on key themes including implementation progress on net zero commitments, using the power of corporate engagement to reverse nature and biodiversity loss alongside wider stewardship with corporate greenhouse gas emitters, developments in transition plan guidance, how policy frameworks are evolving to support the transition towards a net zero economy and the critical challenge of removing barriers and increasing finance flows to emerging markets and developing economies.

The RSVP deadline has now passed. If you didn't register in time but still wish to attend, please email events@iigcc.org. 

Event agenda

12:30 - 13:15
Arrivals and lunch
13:20 - 14:00
Welcome and reflections on 2023

Welcome to the AGM and reflections on achievements in 2023. We will also look ahead at key priorities for 2024 and the years ahead. Time is allocated for AGM business, including an update on finances and board member elections as well as the outcome of the member consultation on fees and resulting vote.

Speakers:

  • Faith Ward – Chair, IIGCC
  • Stephanie Pfeifer – CEO, IIGCC
  • Ian Simm – Treasurer, IIGCC
14:00 – 14:15
Break
14:20 - 14:30
Opening remarks

Speakers:

  • Faith Ward – Chair, IIGCC
  • Stephanie Pfeifer – CEO, IIGCC
14:30 – 15:05
Opening keynote: Holding focus on climate mitigation and adaptation efforts against a challenging backdrop

In an environment of soaring global temperatures and geopolitical challenges, issues with the supply and demand of energy and cost of living crises in many countries threaten to propagate a short-term focus which could distract from the urgent action needed to meet international climate goals. Newly elected Chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and Professor of Sustainable Energy at Imperial College, London, Jim Skea, will join us to share his thoughts on the impacts and future risks posed by climate change, and the work being undertaken through the IPCC’s seventh assessment cycle.

Speaker

  • Jim Skea – Chair, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
15:05 – 15:50
Panel: How transition plans can provide a blueprint for investor and corporate progress on net zero

Termed by some as the ‘year of the transition plan’, 2023 has been a real turning point, with investors and companies alike moving from net zero commitments towards implementation and action. Join us for an interactive and engaging discussion on transition plans and implementation, both in terms of investor progress and engagement with companies.

Speakers

  • Emma Henningsson – Manager Active Ownership, Ap7
  • Hilkka Komulainen - Head of Responsible Investment, Aegon
  • Jack Bowles - Investment Director, ESG Advisory and Integration team, Schroders
  • Moderator: Mahesh Roy – Director, Investor Strategies, IIGCC
15:50 - 16:15
Break
16:20 - 16:50
Fireside chat: Will Europe find advantage in ambition in its regulatory approach on competition law and sustainability collaborations?

Participants will discuss the regulatory approach in Europe and the US. We are focusing on how Europe is pushing ahead in terms of clarifying the status of investor collaborations on climate compared to the US. We will also consider how we can influence antitrust and wider policy to make collaboration more effective.

Speakers:

  • Martin McElwee - Competition law partner, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
  • David Middlemass - Director, Sustainability Taskforce, Britain's Competition and Markets Authority
  • Moderator: Emily Murrell – Director, Climate Policy, IIGCC
16:50 - 17:35
Panel: Why nature and biodiversity are a critical piece of the puzzle for investors.

Hot on the heels of a number of notable announcements and events relating to nature and biodiversity as a key theme for investors, panellists will discuss some of the key developments in this area, including the recently launched nature engagement initiative that IIGCC facilitates – Nature Action 100. We will discuss why this topic is key to investors both on a standalone basis and in relation to climate solutions.

Speakers

  • Lucian Peppelenbos - Climate & Biodiversity Strategist , Robeco
  • Robin Millington – CEO, Planet Tracker and Nature Action 100 partner
  • Joe Taylor Horrocks - Senior Associate, Analyst, Responsible Investment, Columbia Threadneedle Investments
  • Moderator: Peter Taylor – Corporate Programme Director, IIGCC
17:40 - 17:55
Voting results and closing remarks

Speaker

  • Faith Ward – Chair, IIGCC

18:00 - 19:00
Drinks reception

Event speakers

Jim Skea

Chair, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
Jim Skea was elected IPCC Chair for the Seventh Assessment cycle in July 2023. He was Co-Chair of IPCC Working Group III for the 6th Assessment Cycle. From 2009 to 2023, Jim Skea
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Robin Millington

Founding CEO, Planet Tracker
Robin Millington is Founding CEO of Planet Tracker, a non-profit sustainable finance think tank which is working to embed the value of nature into global capital markets to ensure
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Hilkka Komulainen

Head of Responsible Investment, Aegon
Hilkka joined Aegon in 2021 and heads up the responsible investment strategy and team in the UK for the workplace and retail investment business. Hilkka has extensive experience in
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Jack Bowles

Investment Director, ESG Advisory and Integration team
Jack Bowles is an Investment Director in Schroders’ Sustainable Investment team. Jack leads on advising clients and investment teams on climate integration and UK sustainable
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David Middlemiss

Director of the Competition and Markets Authority’s (CMA) Sustainability Taskforce
David is the Director of the Competition and Markets Authority’s (CMA) Sustainability Taskforce. The Sustainability Taskforce coordinates the CMA’s environmental sustainability
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Emma Henningsson

Manager Active Ownership at Sjunde AP-fonden (AP7)
Emma oversees active ownership operations at AP7, the Seventh Swedish AP Fund and was heavily involved in the development of the fund’s climate action plan. She coordinates and
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Jim Skea

Chair, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)

Jim Skea was elected IPCC Chair for the Seventh Assessment cycle in July 2023. He was Co-Chair of IPCC Working Group III for the 6th Assessment Cycle. From 2009 to 2023, Jim Skea was Professor of Sustainable Energy at Imperial College London. His research interests are in energy, climate change and technological innovation. He was Research Director of the UK Energy Research Centre 2004-12 and Director of the Policy Studies Institute 1998-2004. He has operated at the interface between research, policy-making and business throughout his career. He was a member of the UK Committee on Climate Change from its inception in 2008 until 2018, and was the Chair of Scotland’s Just Transition Commission from 2018 to 2023. From 2015-17, he was President of the UK Energy Institute. He was awarded a CBE for services to sustainable energy in 2013 and an OBE for services to sustainable transport in 2004.

Robin Millington

Founding CEO, Planet Tracker

Robin Millington is Founding CEO of Planet Tracker, a non-profit sustainable finance think tank which is working to embed the value of nature into global capital markets to ensure sustainability of our environment and of the businesses and products dependent upon natural capital.

Having dedicated nearly three decades to environmental causes including climate, biodiversity/nature and wetlands/water, Robin is an experienced senior director with an extensive track record including as a Director with the European Climate Foundation for many years, Founding Director of Wetlands International; and Managing Director of the Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS) in Brussels

She is currently a member of the Supervisory Board of the Capitals Coalition, was previously a member of the Supervisory Board of the Gold Standard Foundation and serves on various advisory committees.

Hilkka Komulainen

Head of Responsible Investment, Aegon

Hilkka joined Aegon in 2021 and heads up the responsible investment strategy and team in the UK for the workplace and retail investment business.

Hilkka has extensive experience in responsible investment, sustainability and policy issues, having worked at Principles for Responsible Investment, EY, the OECD, the United Nations, and most recently overseeing the integration of ESG into the investment strategy at IH International Advisors, part of the investment group Interogo Holding AG.

Hilkka is an active participant in industry dialogue and is a member of the DWP Taskforce on Social Factors, the Net Zero Asset Owner Alliance Engagement track and the TISA Responsible and Sustainable Investmetn Committee.

Hilkka is a Finnish national based in London, and holds an MA Honours (First Class) in International Relations from the University of Edinburgh and a Masters in International Affairs from Sciences Po Paris.

Jack Bowles

Investment Director, ESG Advisory and Integration team

Jack Bowles is an Investment Director in Schroders’ Sustainable Investment team. Jack leads on advising clients and investment teams on climate integration and UK sustainable finance regulation, as well as working with leadersip to develop the firms net zero strategy. Jack joined the firm in 2020.

Prior to joining Schroders, Jack worked as a Management Consultant in EYs Sustaiable Finance team, supporting institutional investors ranging from global Insurers to boutique Impact managers. He holds a BSc in Biomedical Science from the University of Manchester

David Middlemiss

Director of the Competition and Markets Authority’s (CMA) Sustainability Taskforce

David is the Director of the Competition and Markets Authority’s (CMA) Sustainability Taskforce. The Sustainability Taskforce coordinates the CMA’s environmental sustainability strategy, including overseeing the CMA’s Green Agreements Guidance on applying competition law to environmental sustainability agreements between competitors. Before this, David was a member of the CMA’s Legal Service and has also spent several years working on competition policy at the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.

Emma Henningsson

Manager Active Ownership at Sjunde AP-fonden (AP7)

Emma oversees active ownership operations at AP7, the Seventh Swedish AP Fund and was heavily involved in the development of the fund’s climate action plan. She coordinates and works hands-on with stewardship tools such as voting and corporate engagement, and on escalatory actions including shareholder resolutions, ‘vote no’ actions and legal proceedings.

Within IIGCC, AP7 is active in CA100+ and NZEI, and the working groups on lobbying, proxy advisors and asset owner expectations on managers.

Emma has been engaging with companies on environmental, social and governance issues for more than ten years, including roles at CDP, GES and Sustainalytics.

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