Thursday 22 - Friday 23 June 2006, 9am - 5.30 pm at Hong Kong, Cliftons Training Centre, 9 Queen¡¦s Road Central
Cost: USD 500 / HKD 3,900
Which environmental, social and governance issues are most material to investors? How to identify investment opportunities and assess the risks?
The training will be lead by trainers from the IFC who have international and regional expertise in both financial and sustainability issues. ASrIA will provide training input on regional case studies, issues and trends and on the most material issues for local investors in key sectors. The IFC's Competitive Business Advantage workshops have been attended by the senior management of over two hundred financial institutions across more than 45 markets. This highly interactive workshop is now being delivered for the first time in Hong Kong.
The Course Content
The primarily focus of the course will be on identifying the opportunities afforded by sustainable investment and assessing related risks. There will be a particular focus on key areas such as energy and clean tech, carbon finance, sustainable supply chain financing and governance. Numerous regionally relevant case studies will be presented. There will be modules on global and regional trends, the legal environment, global and regional standards, assessing and managing internal and external risks, identifying opportunities and how to implement and operate a sustainable finance management system in your company.
Guest Speakers
There will be guest presentations by leading regional experts on environmental and social due diligence for investors.
Who Should Attend
The course will be highly interactive with a focus on China and regional case studies and is especially valuable for investment management professionals from banks, fund management companies and private equity companies.
Course Materials
Full course materials will be provided and delegates will also receive a free copy the IFC's Environmental and Social Assessment Tool (ESAT), a ready to use software with links to valuable online resources, which your organisation can use to assess sustainability risks, or use as a model for designing your own in-house management tools.
Course Venue
The course will take place at Clifton's brand new state of the art training facility at 9 Queen's Road Central, Hong Kong.
Please act to sign up now, or circulate this email to your colleagues. This workshop provides a rare opportunity to get valuable data and tools on how to adopt sustainable finance in your organisation.
Further course and registration details are available online at : http://www.asria.org/events/hongkong/06june
If you have any enquiries, please contact Sweeta Motwani (ASrIA office) at:
sweeta@asria.org
Tel: 852 2891 9298
Fax: 852 2575 6801
ASrIA
Association for Sustainable & Responsible Investment in Asia
www.asria.org
