The Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the United Kingdom would like to invite you and your network to a hybrid panel discussion: Paris Alignment in Banking – Methods and Challenges, on Wednesday 24 November, 14:00-15:30 GMT.
The discussion will be opened by H.E. Karel van Oosterom, Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and moderated by Margaret-Ann Splawn FRGS, Executive Director at the Climate Markets and Investment Association (CMIA).
Keynote address by Ingrid Holmes, Executive Director, Green Finance Institute.
Panelists will further include:
Armand Ferreira, Director Sustainable Finance, ING Group
Giel Linthorst, Executive Director at Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials (PCAF)
Supriya Sobti, TCFD implementation lead at NatWest Group
Tjeerd Krumpelman, Global Head of Advisory, Reporting & Engagement / Group Sustainability at ABN AMRO
Other speakers will be announced as they are confirmed.
Background
The financial sector plays a key role in the road to a greener world. Where governments ratified the Paris Agreement and started to work on policies to bring their economies in line with a 1.5C scenario or a Net Zero trajectory, the private sector has its own, perhaps even larger, role to play in realising the goals set out in Paris.
Just after COP26, we will discuss with a panel of banks the practical impact of aligning to a low-carbon trajectory for their portfolios, the methodologies they use and the challenges they face. The financial sector has a unique position due to its contacts with all levels of the economy and a vast range of sectors. This seminar seeks to delve deeper into the practice of Paris Alignment and the challenges and effects that has for banks and their clients.
