Full speech given at Utopia Konferenz in 2008.
Intro by Robert Rubinstein.
Does ESG provide risk reduction for pension funds? Moderator: Heather White, Founder and President, New-Standards, USA/ChinaSpeaker 1: Rob Lake, Head of Sustainability, APG Investments – on behalf of ABP, The NetherlandsSpeaker 2: Kris Douma, Head of Responsible Investment Support & Active Ownership, Mn Services N.V., The NetherlandsSpeaker 3: Chanchai Supasagee, Director of Cororate Governance, Government Pension Fund, ThailandPart of a collection of video clips from the TBLI CONFERENCE in Ba...
TBLI INVESTOR SALON™Moderator: Robert Earhart, Director, TBLI Consulting Group, SARL, FranceSpeaker 1: Eric Govers, CEO, HydroRing Capital B.V., The NetherlandsHydropower IP, a Source for Renewable Energy and Sustainable Economic Development1) Is low head hydropower a realistic alternative to big scale hydropower as a structural source for renewable energy?2) How can one provide the means to create an economically viable roll-out for such an alternative power source?Speaker 2: Steve Anderson, ...
Water - The new liquid gold?Speaker 4: Frederik Claasen, Senior Consultant, AIDEnvironment, The NetherlandsBusiness Development and Financial BlendingDeveloping Small Scale Water and Sanitation Business Cases at the Bottom of the Pyramid.1) How do we develop sound business opportunities at the bottom of the pyramid with respect to small scale water and sanitation technologies?2) How will financial blending increase the possibilities to scale up?
Does ESG provide risk reduction for pension funds?(part 2, questions from the audience) Moderator: Heather White, Founder and President, New-Standards, USA/ChinaSpeaker 1: Rob Lake, Head of Sustainability, APG Investments – on behalf of ABP, The NetherlandsSpeaker 2: Kris Douma, Head of Responsible Investment Support & Active Ownership, Mn Services N.V., The NetherlandsSpeaker 3: Chanchai Supasagee, Director of Cororate Governance, Government Pension Fund, ThailandPart of a collection of video...
Does ESG provide risk reduction for pension funds?(part 3) Moderator: Heather White, Founder and President, New-Standards, USA/ChinaSpeaker 1: Rob Lake, Head of Sustainability, APG Investments – on behalf of ABP, The NetherlandsSpeaker 2: Kris Douma, Head of Responsible Investment Support & Active Ownership, Mn Services N.V., The NetherlandsSpeaker 3: Chanchai Supasagee, Director of Cororate Governance, Government Pension Fund, ThailandPart of a collection of video clips from the TBLI CONFEREN...
New Ventures/TBLI INVESTOR SALON™ - Emerging MarketsIn cooperation with New Ventures, TBLI GROUP™ convenes a session on investment opportunities in the sustainability space. High-potential entrepreneurs from China, India and Indonesia will deliver a 10 minute pitch to a panel of investors looking for TBLI opportunities in Asia. Investors will have the opportunity to probe the entrepreneurs with questions and provide feedback on the presentation as well as their interest in the company. Special...
Energy EfficiencyOf all the activities to reduce the environmental footprint of companies and individuals, energy efficiency is the lowest hanging fruit. In addition, energy costs have risen so much that reducing energy use offers significant benefits in the short term. Several of the leading experts in this field will share examples of investment opportunities. And also: can energy efficiency do more for Asia than increasing supply?Moderator: Robert Earhart, Director, TBLI Consulting Group, S...
KeynoteSomak Ghosh, President, Development Banking & Corporate Finance, YES Bank, India