Mr Wai-Shin Chan, Executive Director, ASrIA, cordially invites you to attend the following event

THE TIME TO LEAD IS NOW:
THE ADOPTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL AND GOVERNANCE (ESG) ANALYSIS BY ASIAN GOVERNMENT PENSION FUNDS

Presentations and Q&A to the panel followed by networking and light refreshments

Following welcoming words by Mr Johann U Müller, Swiss Deputy Consul General and by Mr Shahid Zahid, Lead Professional (Aid effectiveness), Private Sector Operations Department, ADB.

the speakers will be:

• Mr Wai-Shin Chan, Executive Director of ASrIA
• Ms Alexandra Tracy, Director of ASrIA and a lead author of the Report

The presentations will highlight the key role pension funds can play in promoting ESG best practice and also introduce the ESG tools for pension managers which ASrIA developed as part of this project.

This leading-edge report by ASrIA surveys the status of the adoption of ESG factors by Asian government pension funds. The report provides a practical tool-kit as well as studies on proxy-voting and infrastructure investment that are of direct relevance and value to the industry.

Resulting from multiple industry meetings, surveys and engagement, the report is designed to provide reference points, tools and resources for Asian pension fund managers and other stakeholders in the pension fund industry, such as trustees, fund managers and regulators.

Government pension funds have a key role to play in the adoption of ESG analysis by asset managers globally and across the Asian region.

This ground-breaking report is part of a major initiative by ASrIA to engage pension managers and raise levels of best practice across the region.

With thanks to the Asian Development Bank (ADB), an ASrIA member, for their funding and support of the project and to the Government of Switzerland for providing the funding via the ADB.

The briefing will be held at 4:00pm on Wednesday 22nd July, and will close at 6:00pm. Attendance will be on a first come first serve basis, with priority registration being given to ASrIA members. Please RSVP and let us know if you are able to attend. We look forward to seeing you there.

RSVP: to Mr Sky Ng, (tel: 2982 1272 or e-mail: Sky@asria.org)

REMINDER
OTHER ASrIA UPCOMING EVENTS OF NOTE INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:

ASrIA Briefing: Water Strategy, How Do We Invest Along the Entire Water
Value Chain, Hong Kong, 24/07/09, 9.30 - 11.00am.
http://www.asria.org/news/events/1245742735

ABOUT ASrIA

The Association for Sustainable & Responsible Investment in Asia
www.asria.org

ASrIA is a not for profit, membership association dedicated to promoting corporate responsibility and sustainable investment practice in the Asia Pacific region. ASrIA's members include investment institutions managing over US$4 trillion in assets, however membership is open to any organisation which has an interest in sustainable investment.

ASrIA's goal is to build market capacity for SRI. We provide insightful, up to date and accessible information on the development of SRI in Asia and globally. We have also become the platform for different sectors within the community to exchange information and perspectives on SRI, and to take practice forward.

ASrIA has taken a leadership role in promoting sustainable investment in Asia since our founding in 2001. ASrIA has run conferences, seminars and workshops, and published wide-ranging research on SRI issues. ASrIA has also created a very wide network of organizations and individuals interested in the broad range of policy issues and investment strategies which are essential to the implementation of SRI in Asia. ASrIA's website, www.asria.org, is the primary resource for SRI in Asia, attracting over 15,000 hits per day and over 6,000 subscribers to our regular e-bulletin.