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Hosted By: CFA Society TorontoLevel: GeneralFormat: Online (Please note all times are EST)
Bootcamp OverviewCFA Society Toronto is pleased to offer a uniquely designed ESG Bootcamp for portfolio managers, analysts and other investment industry professionals who are in early stages of seeking to improve their working knowledge of ESG integration and how to apply it.Join us for three, three‐hour interactive virtual sessions (2.5 PL credits per session) that will provide the real-world fundamentals to understanding ESG. The sessions will be facilitated by ESG Global Advisors, a firm with extensive experience with ESG. In addition, each session will feature a leading practitioner guest speaker who is spearheading their own firms’ approach to ESG integration and climate change‐related issues.The Bootcamp will provide examples of how ESG can be effectively integrated into the investment process and explain what is driving increased demand for these strategies and the connection to corporate performance. It will also explore the growing focus on climate change risks and opportunities for individual companies and across portfolios. The possible implications of the current COVID‐19 pandemic will be explored throughout each session.
Package Includes All 3 SessionsSession 1: Introduction to ESG & ESG IntegrationDate/Time: 13 April at 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM (EST)Keynote Speaker: Judy Cotte, CEO, ESG Global AdvisorsGuest Speaker: Aaron Bennett, Managing Director, Sustainable Investment Strategy and Research at Jarislowsky FraserModerator: Sue Lemon, CEO, CFA Society Toronto
Session 2: ESG Research & PerformanceDate/ Time: 22 April at 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM (EST)Keynote Speaker: Judy Cotte, CEO, ESG Global AdvisorsGuest Speaker: Hyewon Kong, VP, Responsible Investing at IMCOModerator: Sue Lemon, CEO, CFA Society Toronto
Session 3: Climate Change & the Task Force on Climate‐related Financial Disclosures (TCFD)Date/Time: 29 April at 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM (EST)Keynote Speaker: Sarah Keyes, Principal, ESG Global AdvisorsGuest Speaker: Deborah Ng, Head of Responsible Investing and Director of Strategy and Risk for Ontario Teachers’ Pension PlanModerator: Sue Lemon, CEO, CFA Society Toronto
Registration Deadline (Sessions 1-3 Package): 11 April - 11:59 PM (EST)Please Note: Zoom login details will be sent 1-2 business days prior to the event date. Please remember to check your spam folder.
Tuesday, April 13, 2021 - Thursday, April 29, 2021 9:00 AM - 12:00 PMEastern Time
Dawn Wong