CIMB Sustainability Summit the Cooler Earth: Changing Finance for a Better Tomorrow Outline of Agenda *Kindly Note This Agenda I
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CIMB Sustainability Summit The Cooler Earth: Changing Finance for a Better Tomorrow Outline of Agenda *Kindly note this agenda is subject to change 1 October 2019 Programme – Day one Timing Description 8:00 – 8:45 am Registration and light breakfast 8:45 – 9:05 am Welcoming Remarks Thinking Triple Bottom Line: How Future-Proof is Your Business? ● Tengku Zafrul Aziz, Group CEO, CIMB Group 9:05 - 9:40 am Special Address 9:40 - 10:00 am Opening address Creating the Ecosystem: How Will the Changing Regulatory Landscape Impact Business? ● YB Yeo Bee Yin, Minister of Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change (MESTECC) 10:00 - 10:30 am Keynote 1 A Critical Connection: Why Can’t We Separate Nature From the Economy? ● Maureen DeRooij, CEO, WWF-Singapore 10:30 - 11:00 am Keynote 2 Focusing on People: Why Should Businesses Care About Social Justice and Equality? ● Stefan Priesner, Resident Coordinator Malaysia, United Nations Development Programmes (UNDP) 11:00 – 11:30 am Coffee/ Tea Break 11:30 am - 12:45 Panel Discussion pm Sustainable Finance: What Are the Regulator’s Expectations and Financial Sector Initiatives Towards Advancing Sustainable Finance ● Tengku Zafrul Aziz, Group CEO, CIMB Group ● Yuki Yasui, Asia Pacific Region Co-ordination Manager, UNEP FI ● Adnan Zaylani, Assistant Governor, Bank Negara Malaysia ● Jeanne Stampe, Head, Asia Sustainable Finance, WWF (moderator) 12:45 – 1:45 pm Lunch 1:45 – 2:20pm Expert Insights Knowing Our Limits: The Planet Will Survive Global Heating… But Will Humankind? ● Julian Caldecott, World-Renowned Ecologist and Conservationist 2:20 – 2:40 pm Expert Insights Bridging The Gap: What is the Role of Finance in Saving the World? CIMB Sustainability Summit ● Mohamed Rozani Osman, Senior Financial Sector Specialist, World Bank 2:40 – 3:00 pm Expert Insights Creating Value: How Do We Translate Planet Targets to Business Targets? ● Marie Morice, Sustainable Finance Senior Adviser, UN Global Compact 3:00 – 3:30 pm Coffee/Tea Break 3:30 - 4:45 pm Panel Discussion Understanding Externalities: What Are the Hidden Costs of Doing Business, and How Would Do They Affect Performance and Profits? ● Michele Leung, Director, Financial Institutions Business, TruCost ● Esther An, Chief Sustainability Officer, City Developments Limited ● Pascal Lambert, Group Country Head Singapore and Head of South East Asia and India, Societe Generale ● Carole Ferguson, Head of Investment Research, CDP (moderator) 4:45 – 5:30 pm Special Feature Laugh, But Act ● Rod Quantock, Climate Activist (and Comedian) 5:30 – 6:00 pm Closing Remarks YAM Tengku Datin Paduka Setia Zatashah binti Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah, Royal Patron of Make-A-Wish Malaysia and President of Alliance Francaise, Kuala Lumpur Masterclass – Day One Timing Description 11:30 am - 12:30 pm UNDERSTANDING, NAVIGATING, AND ADOPTING THE RIGHT STANDARDS AND BENCHMARKS PwC will provide an overview on local and global benchmarks and standards on sustainability, such as GRI, TCFD, CDP, etc. in which will serve as a guide to understand various indicators of measuring and reporting economic, environmental and social impact. Who should join: Various departmental heads and executives responsible for sustainability data tracking, impact measurement, and reporting 3:30 - 4:30 pm BUILDING A BUSINESS CASE & PLANNING YOUR SUSTAINABILITY JOURNEY Impacto Sdn Bhd, knowledge partner of CIMB Group, will deliver a compelling 1-hour orientation for businesses to embark on their sustainability journey. The POWER PACK presentation will include guidelines on defining the business case for sustainability and developing an action plan to create value for multiple stakeholders. Who should join: C-Suite and Executives / Managers / Heads of CSR, Sustainability and Strategy CIMB Sustainability Summit 3:30 - 4:30 pm PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS IN ADOPTING AND IMPLEMENTING SUSTAINABLE FINANCE IBIS Consulting Singapore will share practical solutions for businesses in financial services to reduce their negative impacts; assess and optimise operational processes; devise product solutions / business models for positive EES impact; and to build capacity to adopt and implement sustainability. Who should join: Heads of business and sustainability strategy, transformation managers and risk managers in the banking sector 4:50 - 5:50 pm SUSTAINABILITY TOOLS & RESOURCES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT WWF will present an introduction of key cross-cutting and interlinked environmental challenges relevant to multiple economic sectors and how they become economic, financial, security and social risks, if not addressed. The session will also share tools and resources available to assist businesses in managing environmental risks. Science Based Targets Initiative ENCORE (Exploring Natural Capital Opportunities, Risks and Exposure) SCRIPT (Soft Commodity Risk Platform) Water Risk Filter Who should join: Sustainability / ESG teams, risk officers 4:50 - 5:50 pm OPERATIONALISING SUSTAINABILITY: FROM THE WHAT TO THE HOW ERM will share practical and pragmatic solutions to some of the most common environmental, social and sustainability-related business challenges for companies in Malaysia and SE Asia. Being able to successfully operationalise sustainability into your business is key to being able to achieve your long-term business strategy and drive continual improvement. ERM will share insights regarding how some of the more progressive organisations are turning their sustainability challenges into opportunities for improving their business performance. Who should join: Departmental heads and managers who are responsible for operationalising sustainability CIMB Sustainability Summit 2 October 2019 Programme - Day Two Timing Description 8:00 – 8:45 am Registration and Light Breakfast 8:45 – 9:00 am Welcoming Remarks Taking Action: Who, What and How? ● Tengku Zafrul Aziz, Group CEO, CIMB Group 9:00 – 9:20 am Opening Address Datuk Dr. Richard Leete, Trustee of CIMB Foundation 9:20 – 9:35 am Practical Insights Championing Social Sustainability and Creating Human Value: Unilever’s Commitment to Make Sustainable Living Commonplace ● Annemarieke de Haan, Managing Director, Unilever Malaysia and Singapore 9:35 – 9:50 am Practical Insights Championing Social Sustainability and Human Value: Educating and Empowering Supply Chains to Manage Impact and Deliver Business Value Jeremy Prepscius, Vice President, BSR Asia-Pacific 9:50 – 10:05 am Practical Insights Championing Social Sustainability and Human Value: Modern Slavery and its Potential Negative Impacts on Business Performance Mark Devadason, Board Member, Mekong Club 10:05 – 10:20 am Practical Insights Championing Social Sustainability and Human Value: Tools to Embed Social Sustainability into the Brand DNA Datin Mina Cheah Foong, Managing Director, The Body Shop Malaysia 10:20 – 10:50 am Coffee Break 10:50 – 11:50 am Panel Discussion Addressing Boardroom Dilemmas: Sustainable Business Does Not Mean Compromising on Performance or Profitability ● Robert Coombe, Sustainability Sponsor on Board, CIMB Group ● Faisal Fadzil, Managing Director, Tanamera ● Aditya Renjen, Senior Vice President, Treasury & Investor Relations, Olam International ● Dr. Simon Lord, Chief Sustainability Officer, Sime Darby Plantation (moderator) 11.50 - 12.10 pm An Appeal Defending Our Natural Resources: How Businesses Can Influence Policies and Programmes that Protect our Natural Capital CIMB Sustainability Summit ● Sophine Tan, Vice President, Pertubuhan Pelindung Khazanah Alam Malaysia (PEKA) 12.10 - 12.50 pm Panel Discussion Communicating Beyond Words: Raising Awareness on Sustainability Issues Through Art ● Pangrok Sulap, Sabah-based art collective giving voice to local people through their art ● Shahar Koyok, contemporary artist from the indigenous Temuan tribe whose art reflects his people and the rainforest where he grew up ● Nadiah Bamadhaj, a visual artist whose practice is informed by an interest I regional human rights and political events and social phenomena ● Freda Liu, Broadcaster and author (Moderator) 12:50 – 1:50 pm Lunch Special Feature Solutions for a Living, Thriving Planet: What Business Can Do 1:50 – 2:35 pm Panel Discussion Integrating Sustainability For Responsible Business: The Integration of Sustainability Factors into Investment Process and How This Will Impact Business Panel 1 ● Justin Sloggett, Head of ESG Investment Research, PRI ● Ismail bin Zakaria, Director of Corporate Strategy & Performance, KWAP ● Ronnie Lim, Senior Engagement Specialist, Robeco ● Sophie Robinson-Tillett, Deputy Editor, Responsible Investor (moderator) 2:35 - 3:20 pm Panel Discussion Panel 2 Integrating Sustainability For Responsible Business: The Integration of Sustainability Factors into Financing Processes and How This Will Impact Businesses ● Pierre Rousseau, Strategic Advisor for Sustainable Business, BNP Paribas Bank ● Tan Chee Wee, Head of Sustainability Reporting, DBS Bank ● Gurdip Singh Sidhu, Group Chief Strategy and Design Officer, CIMB Group ● Yuki Yasui, Asia Pacific Region Coordination Manager of UNEP FI (moderator) 3:20 – 3:50 pm Coffee/Tea Break 3:50 – 5:10pm Panel Discussion Accelerating Climate Action: What it Would Take to Move Towards a Low-Carbon Economy ● Dr. Ben Caldecott, Founding Director of Oxford Sustainable Finance Programme and Member, UK Green Finance Taskforce CIMB Sustainability Summit ● Alex Ng, Chief Investment Officer, BNP Paribas Asset Management ● Cedric Rimaud, ASEAN Programme Manager, Climate Bonds Initiative ● Roger Charles, Executive Director, Environmental and Social Risk Management, Standard Chartered Bank ● Andrew Chan, Sustainability and Climate Change Leader, PwC’s South East Asia Consulting Services (moderator) 5:10 – 5:50 pm Burning Platform Facing Reality: Don’t Just Stand By and Watch! ● Cory Richards, National Geographic Photographer and Adventurer 5:50 – 6:10 pm Conference Closing YB Dr. Xavier Jayakumar, Minister of Water, Land and Natural Resources (KATS) .