• The importance of ESG to Foresters Financial as a
  mutual, and the role of members
• Collaborating internally, which parts of the business
  work together on ESG risk and reporting, and
  collaboration across the group
• External collaboration, for example with asset
  managers

• Asset managers are in the midst of a rapid shifting of the goal posts by being forced to adapt to a wall of sustainable finance regulation. Yet, by embracing this regulation, it serves as an opportunity for managers to evolve and enhance their processes for the ultimate benefit of their clients and society more broadly.
• Exploring the evolving regulatory landscape, including EU SFDR, EU Taxonomy, TCFD, and upcoming frameworks such as the UK SDR and Green Taxonomy
• Overcoming the burden by embracing these frameworks and improving operations and investmentprocesses
• Embedding frameworks in KPI banks, impact analysis and active ownership plans so that investment processes and regulatory requirements can work alongside each other
• Anticipating future changes and being pro-active to make the most of new regulations to evolve and enhance existing ways of working

As standards and best practice evolve, so too do corporate ESG disclosures. In this session, learn strategies to help make sense of what a company chooses to disclose and alternate means to gather important information and infer meaning. Explore topics such as:

• The importance of using frameworks to identify material ESG issues
• How comply or explain policies and promote data transparency
• Inferring meaning from a company's governance structure and resourcing
• Looking beyond a company's Annual Report

Energy firms need to reinvent themselves in the context of a world in need of more energy, but less emissions. TotalEnergies, one of the energy majors, has developed and is implementing its ambition to get to net zero by 2050, together with society. This session will explore that ambition and the challenges to its realization.

• What does net zero involve in the context of an energy firm?
• How Total is fundamentally rethinking its activities and adapting its sales mix
• The importance of setting up concrete milestones for reduction targets
• Valuing engagement with stakeholders and ensuring transparency through efficient ESG reporting
• What are the main challenges to achieving Total's goal?
• Beyond climate, the energy transition needs to be 'just' and benefit all stakeholders

• Assessing the impact of the current geopolitical landscape on medium and longer term asset allocation
• The inflationary backdrop and a discussion on those asset classes and geographies most impacted, including  the effects on future asset deployment 
• The impact of central bank monetary tightening policies on the relative attractiveness of public and private market credit
• The drive to zero net carbon and the impact on asset allocation for liability-driven investors