Beyond Divestment: Climate Change Strategies for Endowments
Date: Thursday, July 9th, 2020 1:00pm - 2:30pm EDT
University and college endowments and foundations face continued calls to divest from fossil fuels. While the merits of divestment are debated, questions remain as to what a robust strategy to manage climate-related risks and opportunities looks like, and what actions should be employed – from stewardship to climate scenario analysis and its implications for portfolio construction and asset allocation.
This joint PRI and IEN webinar will explore the investment implications of climate change and highlight tools and resources endowments can leverage to develop a thoughtful climate strategy. You will hear from several endowments on the multipronged approaches they’ve implemented to manage climate-related risks, invest in opportunities and align endowment investments with organizational missions.
Speakers include:
Kate Murtagh, Chief Compliance Officer and the Managing Director for Sustainable Investing, Harvard Management Company
Daren M. Smith, President and Chief Investment Officer, University of Toronto Asset Management Corporation
Jeff Mindlin, Chief Investment Officer at Arizona State University Enterprise Partners
Sagarika Chatterjee, Director of Climate Change, PRI
Alice DonnaSelva, Managing Director, IEN