RI Asia Japan 2018

Tokyo

Date and Time

Tuesday April 10-Wednesday April 11, 2018
8:00 am-5:00 pm JST (Japan Standard Time)

Location

Tokyo

Topics

#Financial Services

BSR is a supporter of RI Asia Japan 2018. The conference will showcase the best examples of sustainable investing and sustainable business practices from experts in Japan and abroad.

Many Japanese companies are working hard to embed sustainability into their business practices. They are reacting to direct pressure from foreign investors, but the concept of sustainable growth achieved via improved corporate behavior is moving from the CSR departments through to investor relations, and from there to Japan’s CEOs and CFOs. They are being aided by initiatives such as the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) which have created a common language around which investors and companies can discuss how to create value collaboratively.

Visit the RI Asia Japan 2018 website for more information and to register.

Blog

The Building Blocks of Integrating ESG into Private Infrastructure Investments

Nandini Hampole, Directrice Adjointe, BSR; John Hodges, Vice President, BSR

While private equity firms have made significant progress in integrating ESG considerations into their company-focused equities investing models, infrastructure funds have not been as proactive in integrating ESG considerations into business decisions—and we think this is a missed opportunity.

Key Considerations in Managing ESG through a Merger

Laura Gitman, Chief Operating Officer, BSR; Elisabeth Best, Former Manager, Sustainability Management, BSR; Michaela Lee, Manager, BSR

As business leaders across industries pursue M&A activity, there will be substantial ESG opportunities and risks for the companies involved: opportunities to create more ambitious and resilient sustainability strategies, accompanied by risks that ESG objectives will be sidelined by overwhelming pressures to create short-term value.

A Five-Step Approach to Engaging Investors on Sustainability

Charlotte Bancilhon, Associate Director, BSR

Companies that are not engaging investors on sustainability are missing an opportunity to attract and retain investors focused on long-term value and ESG.

Progress and Opportunities for Responsible Investing in Japan

David Korngold, Director, BSR

At the RI Asia Japan conference in April 2019, three unique, Japan-focused dynamics stood out. These dynamics point to keys for adapting and applying global sustainable investment themes within Japan and ways the rest of the world can learn from Japan’s rapid uptake.

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