Name: Meet the Research(er) - Professor Jill Atkins -Social & Environmental Reporting
Start: 2021-06-09T15:00:00Z
End: 2021-06-09T15:00:24.000Z
Location: BrightTALK
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Th ESG channel provides environmental, social and governance (ESG) research, insights and best practices from leading experts in industry and academia - across markets, asset classes, and the entire investment value chain. 

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A topical discussion on black finance. #blacklivesmatter

Panelists include: 

DWIGHT HOPKINS is the Founding Director at the ESG Research Initiative at the University of Chicago. He founded and managed a 14-country not-for-profit startup network with representatives from Hawaii, Fiji, Australia, Japan, India, England, Ghana, Zimbabwe, Botswana, South Africa, Cuba, Jamaica, Brazil, and the USA. 

ADA JABARU is the Director at Nistad Financial Services, a consultancy that provides compliance solutions for financial institutions working with systems like Blackrock Aladdin, Charles River, Sentinel, Thinkfolio, Bloomberg Aim, etc. She holds an M.Sc. in Corporate Governance and Business Ethics and wrote a paper “the paradox of plenty” exploring the relationship between business and the community

NICHOLAS BAILEY is a research fellow and Ph.D candidate at the Lloyd’s Banking Group Centre for Responsible Business at The University of Birmingham, UK. His research concerns responsible leadership development, diversity in leadership, leader performative and experiential learning. He is interested in how leadership is learned, distributed, and performed within social groups.

EDITH WANGARE NJAGE is the CEO of Arielle for Africa, a social enterprise which aims to create 100,000 jobs in Africa through youth entrepreneurship, and is a Country Representative for Invicta Ventures, a social impact fund investing developing countries. She has mentored to 3,656 young creating over 50,000 jobs in 12 African countries.

JOVAN SCOTT LEWIS is an Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Geography at the University of California, Berkeley. His research is concerned with the articulations of racialized poverty, which examines racial capitalism, underdevelopment, and radical terms of repair. He is the author of "Scammer’s Yard: The Crime of Black Repair in Jamaica" and is the Founder of the Berkeley Black Geographies Project.

Black Finance Matters:​  Uncovering the dark side of the finance industry​

Sarah Schiffling is a Senior Lecturer in Supply Chain Management at Liverpool John Moores University, UK, and an International Research Fellow with the HUMLOG Institute in Helsinki, Finland. 

Sarah's research interests include pharmaceutical supply chains, disaster relief operations, and supply chain management in developing nations. Her current projects focus on vaccine supply chains, logistics in conflict areas, commercial-humanitarian interactions, and project management. She recently completed secondments with companies in Germany and Switzerland as part of an EU-funded Horizon2020 project.

Sarah frequently delivers guest lectures, talks, and panel discussions on humanitarian logistics and pharmaceutical supply chains in the UK and abroad. Her recent publications include papers in the International Journal of Operations & Production Management, Annals of Operations Research, and the International Journal of Production Research.

Research in discussion:
1. "The implications of complexity for humanitarian logistics: a complex adaptive systems perspective", see at: https://rdcu.be/b4vos
2. "Coopetition in Temporary Contexts: Examining Swift Trust and Swift Distrust in Humanitarian Operations" (not yet online)

Find Dr Schiffling on Twitter: @MissLogOps 

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Meet the Research(er) - Dr Sarah Schiffling

Professor Wayne Visser, Chair in Sustainable Transformation at Antwerp Management School and Fellow and University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership believes the real challenge of sustainable development is to redesign our global economic and business systems to be inclusive, empowering and restorative.  He discusses his recently published research "Creating Integrated Value: from Systems Thinking to Sustainable Transformation in Business and Society" and ideas for how to address today's many environmental and social challenges in this interview with Natalie Beinisch, Executive Director, Circular Economy Innovation Partnership (CEIP Africa).   

Paper in discussion:
"Creating Integrated Value: from Systems Thinking to Sustainable Transformation in Business and Society" 
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/322987804_Creating_Integrated_Value_From_Systems_Thinking_to_Sustainable_Transformation_in_Business_and_Society_-_Inauguration_Lecture_of_the_Chair_in_Sustainable_Transformation 

Network for Sustainable Financial Markets is sharing this is a recorded interview as part of its Meet the Research(er) series that aims to make relevant research more accessible.

Find Professor Wayne Visser on:
   - Twitter:       https://twitter.com/WayneVisser​
   - Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/Wayne.Visser...​
   - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/waynevisser1/​
   - LinkedIn:    https://www.linkedin.com/in/waynevisser/​

If you are also interested:
    Documentary film - "Closing the Loop"
    http://www.closingtheloopfilm.com/​

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Meet the Research(er) - Dr Wayne Visser - Creating Integrated Value

The planet is experiencing a mass extinction event. Human and business activity are the root cause of species loss and habitat destruction. Ecosystem services, such as essential pollination of food crops through bees, estimated to be annually worth $33 trillion, put at risk due to the mass extinction crisis. As with any material financial risk, it requires risk management tools, disclosure, audit, accountability and monitoring.

Any part of the financial system not incorporating biodiversity, species protection and extinction prevention into its risk management strategy, is failing to acknowledge the potential for financial losses.

In this webinar we introduce extinction governance, a concept based on an inter- and multi-disciplinary effort drawing from the fields of financial accounting, ecology, conservation science, business finance, sustainability science and business governance.

We propose a framework for acting on species extinction. A transformative and emancipatory framework: Appreciating the possibility of using business and its practices - like accounting, ESG and good governance - to overcome the destructive pathways that our current system of capital and industry have been locked into for centuries, and address risks for shareholders and stakeholders alike.

During this webinar we aim to discuss:
-	The current mass extinction crisis: background, drivers and solutions
-	The cost of an inactive stance on extinction and biodiversity
-	Inter- and multi-disciplinary approaches to address the current mass extinction
-	The role of corporate governance in addressing extinction risk

Panel:
Jill Atkins, Chair in Financial Management, University of Sheffield
Mervyn King, Senior Counsel and former Judge, Supreme Court of South Africa
Mxolisi Sibana, Senior Programme Advisor, WWF UK
Martina Macpherson, President, Network for Sustainable Financial Markets CIC

Moderator:
Christoph Biehl, Lecturer for Responsible Business, University of Birmingham

Extinction Governance: Understanding and Addressing the Extinction Crisis

Professor Mike Barnett, Professor of Management, Rutgers Business School discusses his extensive research on the social impact of CSR initiatives and the extent to which they are having any impact at all.  His research explores the extent to which CSR initiatives are effective in reaching their intended goals and the importance of program design and monitoring.  Dr Chris Biehl, Lecturer in Responsible Business University of Birmingham interviews Professor Barnett to explore his research and why it matters.  

Paper in discussion:
    "Beyond Good Intentions: Designing CSR Initiatives for Greater Social Impact" 
    https://doi.org/10.1177/0149206319900539

Find Professor Barnett on Twitter: https://twitter.com/profmikebarnett
If you are interested:
    Rutgers Institute for Corporate Social Innovation
    https://www.business.rutgers.edu/ricsi

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Meet the Research(er) - Professor Mike Barnett - The Real Social Impact of CSR

The practices adopted to identify and report on what ESG-related issues are material are changing and this is impacting investors.  The way concepts such as double materiality and dynamic materiality are being implemented is developing and the outcome of the debates about the best approach has real implications for capital markets.  Attention is also increasingly focused on the role and duties of directors and the governance structure required to effectively adopt these new requirements.      

This panel discussion shares insights on the approaches being adopted now and what to expect in the future in the UK, EU and US and why it matters to investors.    

The experts sharing their diverse perspectives are: 

DR DONATO CALACE is VP of Innovation and Accounts at Datamaran. He participated in the European Commission DG FISMA expert session on materiality and has been invited by ESMA to report to the Narrative Reporting Working Group (NRWG) on Datamaran’s innovative approach to materiality assessments. He is a member of the EFRAG Task Force on reporting of non-financial risks and opportunities.

WOLFGANG KUHN is Director of Financial Sector Strategy at ShareAction with 20 years’ experience in fixed income markets. His most recent role was Head of Pan-European Fixed Income at Aberdeen Asset Management. Previously, he worked for UBS, Deutsche Asset Management and DG Bank.  

ANTIONIO FUERTES ZURITA acted as global head of reputation and sustainability of Naturgyand, leading the company to world-class results in sustainability indexes and ratings and supporting green bonds issuances. He has an active role at the Institute of Directors of Spain, a member institute of EcoDa.

DR LAURA GIRELLA is Senior Technical and Research Manager at International Integrated Reporting Council.  She is a member of the Stakeholder Reporting Committee (CRC) of the European Accounting Association and published many articles international academic journals, books and professional journals.

New Rules for ESG Materiality and Sustainable Corporate Governance

Professor Jill Atkins, Chair in Financial Management, Sheffield University Management School discusses her research and recently published paper that explores the nature of private social and environmental reporting (SER). From interviews with UK institutional investors, her research shows that both investors and investees employ staged impression management as a means of creating and disseminating a myth of social and environmental accountability.  Dr Chris Biehl, Lecturer in Responsible Business University of Birmingham interviews Professor Atkins to explore her research, findings and why it matters including her insights on what challenges lie ahead for the next generation in terms of shareholder engagement.  

Research in discussion:
    "Impression management, myth creation and fabrication in private social and environmental reporting: Insights from Erving Goffman"
    https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0361368213000020?via%3Dihub)  

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Meet the Research(er) - Professor Jill Atkins -Social & Environmental Reporting

#sustainablefinance

#esg

#accountability

#corporatereporting

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