Valuing Water: Engaging for Systemic Change

Investors are already seeing how water-related issues, exacerbated by climate change, are impacting the profitability of companies across industries and geographies. This panel of experts will explore why water risk and opportunity are still insufficiently addressed globally and how investors can influence how water is valued by corporations and drive the systemic transition to more sustainable water usage. Together we will explore how to allocate capital to those companies and projects developing the water solutions and innovations that are most urgently needed.  Action oriented, the event will provide a platform to mobilize investors and asset owners around the Valuing Water Finance Initiative.  This new global investor-led effort spearheaded by Ceres seeks to engage companies with a high water footprint to value and act on water as a financial risk and drive the necessary large-scale change to better protect water systems. 

Speakers:

Samuel Godfrey

East and Southern Africa advisor, UNICEF

Kristen James

Senior Program Director, Water, CERES

Cédric Lecamp

Senior Investment Manager, Pictet

Marie-Laure Schaufelberger

Vice Chair Building Bridges - President Sustainable Finance Geneva

Hubertus Kuelps

Moderator - Head of Group Communications and responsible, Pictet Group Foundation

Martijn Oosterwoud

Lead ESG Specialists for UBS Group Sustainability and Impact Managing Director

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