Ethical Finance 2018 took place in Edinburgh on 22/23 October 2018. The event, delivered by UKIFC in partnership with Responsible Investor, was supported by Scottish Government, United Nations Development Programme, Her Majesty’s Government and Royal Bank of Scotland, attracting over 300 participants from across the globe.
Highlights:
Sir Howard Davies
Chairman,
Royal Bank of Scotland
Achim Steiner
Administrator,
United Nations Development Programme
John Glen MP
Economic Secretary to the Treasury
and City Minister
On Air:
Images from the event:
Topics on the agenda included:
- How do endowments, family offices and philanthropic entities use values and purpose as investment strategies
- How are faith groups ensuring their assets are managed according to the purpose
- The UN Sustainable Development Goals and the practicalities of investing
- Measuring impact across different asset classes
- The move from negative screening to positive investment
- Direct impact investing in developed and emerging markets
Speakers included:
Colin Baines
Investment Engagement Manager
Friends Provident Foundation
Stephen Beer
Chief Investment Officer
Epworth Investment Management Limited & The Central Finance Board of the Methodist Church
Sian Ferguson
Trust Executive
Ashden Trust, JJ Charitable Trust and Mark Leonard Trust, three of the Sainsbury Family Charitable Trusts
JoAnn Hanson
President
Church Investment Group
Gail Hurley
Policy Specialist on Development Finance
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Ivan McKee MSP
Minister for Trade, Investment and Innovation
The Scottish Parliament
Lenka Setkova
Executive Director, Trustee
Coutts, Coutts Foundation
Revd David Urquhart
Bishop of Birmingham
Church of England
Jonathan JB Beckett
Senior Manager, Responsible Investing
Scottish Widows
Sebastian Burnside
Chief Economist
RBS
Rafe Haneef
Chief Executive Officer
CIMB Islamic Bank
Charles Haresnape
CEO
Gatehouse Bank
John Kay
British Economist
David Pitt-Watson
Fellow at Judge Business School
Cambridge University
Jackie Turpin
Head of Finance
Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust
Josh Zinner
Chief Executive Officer
Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR)
Other events during the week
CELEBRATORY DINNER
7pm – 9.30pm, 23rd October 2018
Greyfriars Kirk, Edinburgh
Hosted by Church of Scotland in partnership with UKIFC
UNDP ROUND TABLE: ROLE OF BLENDED FINANCE FOR THE SDGs
1.45pm – 4pm, 24th October 2018
The Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh
Hosted by Scottish Government in partnership with UNDP and Baillie Gifford
IDEATION EVENT
10.30am – 4pm, 25th October 2018
Foundation Scotland, Edinburgh
Hosted by the Finance Innovation Lab
Register your interest in attending by emailing naomi@
SUSTAINABLE FINANCE DISCUSSION
6pm – 8pm, 25th October 2018
CA House, Edinburgh
Hosted by ICAS in partnership with Ethical Finance Hub
