Looking forward to our panel with top speakers Alexander Neil, Nicolas Mougeot, Bart Vanhaeren, Graig Reeves and Daniel Ung, CFA, CQF, CAIA, FRM, discussing current challenges and outlook of ESG strategies. Thank you Maxime Laurent!

ESG & Sustainable Investing: Evolution, opportunities and work to be done.

Panelists:
– Mr. Alexander Neil, Head of Equity Advisory, HSBC Private Bank
– Nicolas Mougeot, Head of Global Trends and ESG Advisory, CA Indosuez
– Bart Vanhaeren, Chief Executive Officer, InvestSuite
– Graig Reeves, Prestige Funds, Director Founder
– Daniel Ung, Ung Head of Quantitative Research Analysis ETF Portfolio Solutions EMEA APAC

For the 3rd consecutive year, Kostis Tselenis, Managing Director of the Swiss impact office and founder of the Hellenic Impact Investing Network had the great pleasure to moderate a panel on Repowering EU and the importance of decarbonizing our energy sources at the 7th Delphi Economic Forum.

Panelists:
– Antonis Schwarz, Founder Good Moves Foundation, Global Investor
– Dr. Rolf Nagel, Managing Partner, Munich Venture Partners
– Fabian Karger, Investment Director, Susi Partners
– Dimitrios Dimopoulos, Head of ESG, Piraeus Holdings


Watch our panel here:

A great panel with esteemed speakers Harry van den Heuvel, Gunter Fischer, Sandrine Montsma, Geoff Eisenberg and Vikram Raju, CFA on the 29th of March at the #impactsummiteurope2022 from Phenix Capital.

Panelists:
– Harry van den Heuvel, Senior Portfolio Manager, Achmea Investment Partners
– Gunter Fischer, Senior Investment Manager, European Investment Bank
– Sandrine Monstma, Managing Partner, Bridges Israel
– Geoffrey Eisenberg, Partner, Ecosystem Integrity Fund

The European Commission has today proposed an outline of a plan to make Europe independent from Russian fossil fuels well before 2030, starting with gas, in light of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

This plan also outlines a series of measures to respond to rising energy prices in Europe and to replenish gas stocks for next winter. Europe has been facing increased energy prices for several months, but now uncertainty on supply is exacerbating the problem. REPowerEU will seek to diversify gas supplies, speed up the roll-out of renewable gases and replace gas in heating and power generation. This can reduce EU demand for Russian gas by two thirds before the end of the year.

Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said: “We must become independent from Russian oil, coal and gas. We simply cannot rely on a supplier who explicitly threatens us. We need to act now to mitigate the impact of rising energy prices, diversify our gas supply for next winter and accelerate the clean energy transition. The quicker we switch to renewables and hydrogen, combined with more energy efficiency, the quicker we will be truly independent and master our energy system. I will be discussing the Commission’s ideas with European leaders at Versailles later this week, and then working to swiftly implement them with my team.”

Executive Vice-President for the European Green Deal, Frans Timmermans said: “It is time we tackle our vulnerabilities and rapidly become more independent in our energy choices. Let’s dash into renewable energy at lightning speed. Renewables are a cheap, clean, and potentially endless source of energy and instead of funding the fossil fuel industry elsewhere, they create jobs here. Putin’s war in Ukraine demonstrates the urgency of accelerating our clean energy transition.”

Commissioner for Energy, Kadri Simson, said: “Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has aggravated the security of supply situation and driven energy prices to unprecedented levels. For the remaining weeks of this winter, Europe has sufficient amounts of gas, but we need to replenish our reserves urgently for next year. The Commission will therefore propose that by 1 October, gas storage in the EU has to be filled up to at least 90%. We have also outlined price regulation, state aid and tax measures to protect European households and businesses against the impact of the exceptionally high prices.”

Emergency measures on energy prices and gas storage The Commission’s ‘Energy Prices Toolbox’ from last October has helped Member States to mitigate the impact of high prices on vulnerable consumers and it remains an important framework for national measures. Today the Commission is presenting Member States with additional guidance, confirming the possibility to regulate prices in exceptional circumstances, and setting out how Member States can redistribute revenue from high energy sector profits and emissions trading to consumers. EU State Aid rules also offer Member States options to provide short-term support to companies affected by high energy prices, and help reduce their exposure to energy price volatility in the medium to long term. Following a consultation on targeted amendments to the Emission Trading System State aid Guidelines, the Commission will also be consulting with Member States on the needs for and scope of a new State aid Temporary Crisis Framework to grant aid to companies affected by the crisis, in particular those facing high energy costs.

The Commission intends to present by April a legislative proposal requiring underground gas storage across the EU to be filled up to at least 90% of its capacity by 1 October each year. The proposal would entail the monitoring and enforcement of filling levels and build in solidarity arrangements between Member States. The Commission continues its investigation into the gas market in response to concerns about potential distortions of competition by operators, notably Gazprom.

To address the skyrocketing energy prices, the Commission will look into all possible options for emergency measures to limit the contagion effect of gas prices in electricity prices, such as temporary price limits. It will also assess options to optimise the electricity market design taking into account the final report of the EU Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) and other contributions on benefits and drawbacks of alternative pricing mechanisms to keep electricity affordable, without disrupting supply and further investment in the green transition.

Delighted to present at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies SDG finance Master Class on impactinvesting strategies to mitigate climatechange and biodiversityloss.

Thank you Brindusa Burrows for the invitation!

On July 14, 2021, the European Commission presented a detailed roadmap on how each segment of the European Green Deal can be implemented.

The proposals presented aim to make all sectors of the EU’s economy fit to meet this challenge. They set the EU on a path to reach its climate targets by 2030 in a fair, cost effective and competitive way.

Visit this link for all detailed proposals of the EU commission developed around five main axes.

Delighted to be part of the panel at the #worldbiodiversityforum of the University of Zurich with other esteemed experts to discuss #biodiversity as the foundation of economic #sustainability, human well-being and prosperity. Thurs­day, 13th May 2021, 17:30 CET

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