Thursday
22 - Friday 23 June 2006, 9am - 5.30 pm at Hong Kong, Cliftons Training
Centre, 9 Queen’s Road Central
Cost:
USD 500 / HKD 3,900
Which
environmental, social and governance issues are most material to investors?
How to identify investment opportunities and assess the risks?
The
training will be lead by trainers from the IFC who have international
and regional expertise in both financial and sustainability issues.
ASrIA will provide training input on regional case studies, issues
and trends and on the most material issues for local investors in
key sectors. The IFC's Competitive Business Advantage workshops have
been attended by the senior management of over two hundred financial
institutions across more than 45 markets. This highly interactive
workshop is now being delivered for the first time in Hong Kong.
The
Course Content
The
primarily focus of the course will be on identifying the opportunities
afforded by sustainable investment and assessing related risks. There
will be a particular focus on key areas such as energy and clean tech,
carbon finance, sustainable supply chain financing and governance.
Numerous regionally relevant case studies will be presented. There
will be modules on global and regional trends, the legal environment,
global and regional standards, assessing and managing internal and
external risks, identifying opportunities and how to implement and
operate a sustainable finance management system in your company.
Guest
Speakers
There
will be guest presentations by leading regional experts on environmental
and social due diligence for investors.
Who
Should Attend
The
course will be highly interactive with a focus on China and regional
case studies and is especially valuable for investment management
professionals from banks, fund management companies and private equity
companies.
Course
Materials
Full
course materials will be provided and delegates will also receive
a free copy the IFC's Environmental and Social Assessment Tool (ESAT),
a ready to use software with links to valuable online resources, which
your organisation can use to assess sustainability risks, or use as
a model for designing your own in-house management tools.
Course
Venue
The
course will take place at Clifton's brand new state of the art training
facility at 9 Queen's Road Central, Hong Kong.
Please
act to sign
up now, or circulate this email to your colleagues. This workshop
provides a rare opportunity to get valuable data and tools on how
to adopt sustainable finance in your organisation.
Further
course and registration details are available online at : http://www.asria.org/events/hongkong/06june
If you have any
enquiries, please contact Sweeta Motwani (ASrIA office) at:
sweeta@asria.org
Tel: 852 2891 9298
Fax: 852 2575 6801
ASrIA
Association for Sustainable & Responsible Investment in Asia
www.asria.org
