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The election of Donald Trump for a second term as US President has again raised the spectre of the anti-ESG movement gaining ground in the US. Join a panel of experts as they explore what Trump 2.0 means for US and global investors, how investors are responding to current rhetoric, politics and legal developments, and whether it really matters for responsible investors who occupy the White House.
Oil's rise as a source of energy in the early 1900s brought with it the rise of oil-producing regions of the Middle East, heralding a significant geopolitical shift that has lasted a century. As wind and solar gain ground over the next three decades, superseding coal and oil as the world's dominant energy sources, competition for resources is likely to shift towards the supply of critical minerals and metals. What geopolitical changes will this bring? What risks might this pose for assets? And what questions should responsible investors be asking as they consider investments in the energy transition that may impact human rights, governance obligations and environmental commitments?
Global challenges like catastrophic climate change, the destruction of nature and increasing inequality need global solutions that require investors to think holistically about portfolio construction and stewardship activities. We will explore how investors can identify systemic risks, how they can understand their influence on systems-level challenges that impact portfolios, and how investors can invest in a way that promotes the stability of the macro system on which markets rely.
Increased scrutiny of sustainable investment over the past two years has resulted in legal judgments on greenwashing, applying established legal obligations to sustainable finance. Australia's corporate regulator has been one of the most active in the world on greenwashing, bringing court action against funds seen to be overstating environmental and social commitments in product labels and marketing material. This session will bring together some of the best legal minds focused on greenwashing in the finance sector to examine recent court decisions and discuss how the consumer protection laws have been applied to ESG factors, tricky areas such as materiality thresholds and what actions and decisions can help or hinder in mitigating greenwashing risk.
We'll also be delving into topics such as: