Responsible Investment NY 2024

The Responsible Investment Forum: New York, co-hosted by the PRI, returns for its eighth year on February 20-21, bringing together the most sophisticated institutional investors, fund managers & expert advisors.
Explore opportunities across North America, gain valuable insight into what investors are looking for when allocating to private equity, and set the direction for your responsible investment strategies.
Key event themes:
·       Building a long-term vision for data: discussion around what ESG data should look like and building a vision across your firm. To what extent are managers working with investors’ on ensuring that data collection is useful.
·       Driving ESG frameworks, standardization, and regulation: utilizing key learnings from U.S. and European countries regarding a need for standardized ESG metrics across the world.
·       Dealing with the ESG backlash: learn how managers are tailoring their approach to deal with the ESG backlash from certain states. The importance of showing the value of ESG work and how best to address the critics.
·       How AI could impact ESG: what does the oncoming growth of AI mean for sustainability professionals? Discussion will focus on the impact on the day to day job of an ESG head, in addition to some of the ethical considerations.
·       Climate work update: how are private markets moving in there move to net-zero? Update on latest initiatives and addressing any hurdles to progress.