This panel will look at firms’ experiences of navigating the FCA’s TCFD-aligned reporting requirements and anti-greenwashing rule and how these have impacted the dialogue with investors and asset raising generally. It will explore whether the narrow scope of the FCA’s labelling regime matters for alternative fund managers, while also shining a light on future requirements on transition plans and the possible development of a UK Taxonomy.

Tina de Baere

Head of ESG, Polus Capital Management

Angus Ivory Brown

Legal Counsel, Apollo Capital Management

Adelaide Morphett

Associate Director & Sustainability Specialist, IFM

Daniella Woolf

CEO, Danesmead Advisory

This panel will take stock of current and future work on sustainable finance at the EU level, covering the review of SFDR, CSRD implementation and CSDDD. It will also explore how firms have navigated requirements under ESMA’s guidelines on ESG terms in fund names, as well as shining a light on shifting investor expectations.

Janna Brokmann

Head of Sustainability, Prime Capital AG

Nick Colston

Partner, Simmons & Simmons

Eugenia Unanyants-Jackson

Global Head of ESG, PGIM

Audra Walton

Managing Director and ESG Lead, Cheyne Capital Strategic Value Credit

Breakout session A: ESG in private credit 

Adriana Becerra Cid

Sustainable Investment Manager, Lombard Odier Asset Management

Isabelle Mitchell

Head of Sustainability, Permira Credit

Adelaide Morphett

Associate Director & Sustainability Specialist, IFM

Julian Seelan

Managing Director, Head of ESG, ACA Group

Breakout session B: To be confirmed

Breakout session C: To be confirmed

Breakout session D: Managing ESG data: how to build an effective strategy

Amber Heuvelmans

Associate Director, ESG, ACA Group

Breakout session E: To be confirmed

Breakout session F: To be confirmed