Click on the stream above to watch to CNBC’s Sustainable Future Forum. Thursday’s session from Europe focuses on money and investing.
We turn the spotlight on money flows and how they can help influence the way we treat the planet.
Environment-focused finance is a growing but sometimes bewildering industry.
From full finance systems such as Carbon Trading, to specific and new asset classes like Green Bonds, the choice on where to put your cash has never been greater. CNBC demystifies the systems, analyses the products and shines a light on where some of the world’s most influential investors see the best (and greenest) returns.
The lineup for Thursday’s sessions are below, and click here for the full schedule of the week.
Panel: How investing with principles doesn’t mean sacrificing returns
6:30 p.m. SGT/HK | 11:30 a.m. BST
Tim Adams, president and CEO of the Institute of International Finance, and Fiona Frick, CEO of Unigestion.
Sustainable finance is booming. A record $231 billion was raised in the first quarter of this year alone, selling green, social and sustainability bonds and $347 billion was poured into ESG-focused investment funds last year. Tim Adams, president and CEO of the Institute of International Finance, and Fiona Frick, CEO of Unigestion, join us to discuss what products are making a difference and how investing with principles does not mean sacrificing returns.
