Date and Time
Monday June 29, 2015
3:00 pm-5:00 pm
EDT
Location
Toronto
Topics
#Energy and Extractives, #Strategy and Integration
BSR and the Mining Association of Canada (MAC) are pleased to invite you to a discussion on how corporate management, investment research, and investment decision-making strategies take into account environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues.
While evaluation of environmental and social risk has gained significant traction, ensuring that analysis and reporting frameworks are consistent and relevant continues to be a challenge for investors and companies alike.
The agenda will feature short presentations and a discussion among panel members, a question-and-answer session, and networking. A panel of experts will examine how sustainable investment decisions can be informed by:
- Corporate management and disclosure practices
- Industry standards and frameworks
- Third-party investor research and the media
This event will be of particular interest to those involved in ESG issues management from the company or investor perspective.
Speakers
- Stephen Kibsey, Senior PM, Caisse de Dépôt et Placement du Québec
- Michelle McCulloch, Associate Director, Sustainalytics
- Ed Opitz, Vice President, Corporate Responsibility, Kinross
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Alison Taylor,
Managing Director, Sustainability Management, BSR
Alison leads BSR’s sustainability management practice and also works closely with our energy and extractives member companies. She focuses on approaches to sustainability through risk management, strategy, stakeholder engagement, transparency, ethics and governance, and organizational change.
Previously, Alison was a senior managing director at Control Risks, where she helped companies operate with integrity, particularly in high-risk environments. She has also worked at Transparency International, PricewaterhouseCoopers, and IHS Global Insight. She has experience in strategic intelligence, market entry assistance, risk consulting, due diligence, internal investigations, enterprise risk management, and ethics and compliance. She speaks and writes regularly on risk and organizational culture. She is a board member of the ethics organization Center for Business Ethics and Corporate Governance. She is also an Adjunct Professor at Fordham Law School and the Gabelli Business School.
Alison holds an M.A. in International Relations from the University of Chicago, an M.A. in Organizational Psychology from Columbia University, and a B.A. in Modern History from Balliol College, Oxford University.
