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September 15 2010 - 2nd European Early Stage Investing Summit

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As a partner of the next event of Go Beyond, SFG offers its members 3 entrees at a discount rate of 200 € (instead of 350 €). If you are an investors interested in angel investing and wish to attend this one-day conference, please communicate directly with Go Beyond: info@go-beyond.biz, specifying that you are an SFG member.

Angel investing for impact is a means of providing capital and/or time resources for start-ups whose products, services and/or business model/governance adhere to the principles of financial, social and environmental sustainability. Participants will be part of a dynamic day of learning, peer sharing and meeting entrepreneurs seeking financing in the Impact Angel Investing area. The event will be led by experts from Europe and North America. 6-8 high impact deals will be showcased, in addition to speakers on the latest trends, best practices and insights into sourcing impact deals and portfolio approaches incorporating early stage impact investing. More…

Source: Go Beyond

September 15 2010 - Bloomberg and BlueOrchard present: Microfinance, ESG and Economics

admin — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:04:15 +0000

Bloomberg and BlueOrchard invite you to attend this exclusive seminar on Microfinance with special guest speaker, Vincent Oswald, Investor Relations at BlueOrchard Finance, a leading Geneva-based commercial microfinance investment company. This seminar will present how Microfinance works and the related investment products available. It will also cover the recent Bloomberg functions to track instruments with ESG related factors and our large news and database coverage of the economy. 15 September 2010, 09:00-13:00, Bloomberg Geneva, 40 Rue du Marche, Geneva. Image: blueorchard.com. More…

Source: Bloomberg and BlueOrchard

September 24 2010: Quelle structure pour la philanthropie de vos clients : Une perspective suisse et européenne

admin — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:03:25 +0000

wise - conseiller en philanthropie - Quatrième Petit Déjeuner de la Philanthropie
Quelle structure pour la philanthropie de vos clients : Une perspective suisse et européenne
Vendredi 24 septembre 2010, de 8h30 à 9h45, à la Société de Lecture, (Grand Rue 11, Genève).
Comment répondre à la demande des donateurs voulant structurer leurs donations ? Quelles sont les structures disponibles pour les donateurs aujourd’hui en Suisse ? Quels sont les coûts de ces différents véhicules et en particulier des fondations ? Comment faire des donations dans d’autres pays européens tout en bénéficiant de l’exemption fiscale ?

Pour répondre à ces questions et afin d’obtenir une meilleure vue d’ensemble sur les structures philanthropiques en Suisse ainsi que les enjeux de la philanthropie transfrontalière en Europe, Swiss Philanthropy Foundation et wise – conseillers en philanthropie ont le plaisir de vous inviter au désormais traditionnel petit-déjeuner de la philanthropie:

Le débat sur ces thèmes sera animé par les intervenants suivants :
•    Ludwig Forrest, Chair Transnational Giving Europe ; et Conseiller en Philanthropie, Fondation Roi Baudouin, Bruxelles
•    Maurice Machenbaum, Directeur Exécutif, wise – conseillers en philanthropie, Genève
•    Maria Canals de Cediel*/ Franco D’Amico*, Managing Director, Quilvest, Zurich (à confirmer)

Modérateur
• Bernard Vischer, Partenaire, Schellenberg Wittmer, Genève

Contact en cas de question Madame Jessie Johnsson jessie@wise.net

Source: wise – conseillers en philanthropie

September 28 2010 - Financing the Transformation to a Low-Carbon Economy

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11th International Sustainability Leadership Symposium 2010, 28 September 2010, Swiss Re Centre for Global Dialogue, Switzerland. The 2°C target envisions a tolerable degree of global warming, but the world is still struggling to agree on concrete and binding emission reductions. Business anticipates a fundamental shift in paradigms driven by both climate change mitigation measures and resource scarcity. The term “low-carbon economy” is the proxy for this new paradigm. Reducing carbon intensity already makes good business and economic sense: * The Stern Report calculated that the benefits of strong, early action on climate change considerably outweigh the costs. * A McKinsey study revealed that many climate mitigation measures are in fact cost negative, and investments will be recovered through long-term energy savings. * Customer demand for low-carbon products and services will continue to grow. More…

Source: The Sustainability Forum Zürich

September 30 2010 - Corporate Sustainability Management Open Forum

admin — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:02:25 +0000

Managers will say that the integration of environmental and social issues (beyond compliance) into corporate strategy within firms is challenging under any circumstances, but few would dispute that it becomes particularly difficult in the midst of the most severe recession since the 1930s. As usual in all tough situations, there are lessons to be learnt and opportunities to be capitalized upon. Now that the worst of the financial crisis is over, IMD’s Forum for Corporate Sustainability Management is keen to glean some valuable lessons from recent events. CSM is a membership platform for research and learning in the area of corporate sustainability management www.imd.ch/csm . With this event, CSM opens its forum to invite non-member companies also to share their experiences so that all companies can move towards “getting stuff done” in the area of corporate sustainability management. CSM will bring its latest research learnings to the table, but will also invite a number of IMD faculty to bring their research in strategy, organizational development, innovation and so on, to bear on the challenges of corporate sustainability management. CSM’s forum are highly interactive and constructive in terms of helping you with your individual challenges. You will even get an opportunity, to table your most challenging strategic issue in this area and have a diversity of managers discuss it with you. More…

Source: IMD

October 21 2010 - 9ème Rencontre Internationale “Ethique, Finance et Responsabilité”

admin — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:01:24 +0000

PRIX
Le prix de la rencontre pour la journée de jeudi est de € 120 (150 CHF). Le prix comprend la documentation de la rencontre et le repas du jeudi midi. L’inscription sera effective dès réception de ce montant.
DATE LIMITE D’INSCRIPTION
L’inscription doit nous parvenir avant le 7 octobre 2010
INFORMATIONS
Observatoire de la Finance, 24 rue de l’Athénée, CH-1206 Geneva
Mme Sibilla La Spina, tél.: +41 (0)22 346 30 35, e-mail: office@obsfin.ch
LIEU
Forum Genève, Rue de Lausanne 17, 1201 Genève

Source: Observatoire de la Finance

November 11 & 12 2010 - TBLI Conference Europe 2010

admin — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:00:16 +0000

Grange St. Paul’s Hotel***** London, United Kingdom, 11 & 12 November 2010
The largest annual global networking and learning event on Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Investing of Asia and Europe. Theme for 2010: “Values and Leadership in Finance.” ❖ Attendees are free to choose their preferred workshops during the conference itself and need not register for workshops, which may mean certain workshops will be (more than) full and others may have (lots of) vacant seats. This remains part of our 12-year conference tradition. ❖ Kindly note: the current program is still subject to change without notice.

In order to increase impact and opportunities for ESG investing, TBLI CONFERENCE™ EUROPE 2010 offers 50 free conference passes for senior asset owners, on a strictly first come first serve basis.
Free conference passes will
- provide access to TBLI CONFERENCE™ EUROPE 2010 and linked occasions (pre-drinks and After Dinner Party);
- provide access to the Grand Dinner (Invitation Only);
- provide you also with the opportunity to invite a colleague from your organization at a 50% discount; and
- be given out till October 30, 2010.

Please be advised that free conference passes are
- personal and restricted to one member of any organization;
- available only to senior experts and professionals (C-level upwards);

We look forward to your attendance alongside 80 speakers and financial professionals from more than 20 countries and ± 700 conference attendees from Europe, North America and Asia.
For a full and continually updated list, please visit http://tbliconference.com

Please contact Esther van der Weij (esther@tbli.org), 2010 in case you want to benefit from this special arrangement for asset owners.

More…

Source: TBLI

November 16 & 17 2010 - EVPA Annual Conference

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A new era for venture philanthropy: where grant making and social investment converge. Nouveau Centre de Conférence Kirchberg, Luxembourg. The EVPA annual conference is THE event of the year in venture philanthropy where leading experts in the field discuss the development of the industry and meet their peers across Europe. Some venture philanthropists started off providing grants to nonprofit organizations - albeit in an engaged manner. Others supported social enterprises through tailored financing. Many have realized that they share the overall aim of building stronger organizations that can better achieve social impact. Venture philanthropy is where grant making and social investment come together. More…

Source: EVPA

December 3 2010 - ESG Strategies for Responsible Investors, Eurosites, Paris

admin — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:58:04 +0000

Now in its third year, Novethic’s Annual Event is the only European event, dedicated exclusively to asset owners, to help them gain a better understanding of the various ways in which Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) factors are integrated into financial management. Issues to be covered in this year’s event include: the leverage effects of shareholder engagement; assessing sovereign entities; the limits of negative screening; SRI in emerging markets and much more. More…

Source: Novethic

July 7-8 - Go Beyond’s Sustainability Events

admin — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 19:19:13 +0000

07/07/10 Investment Event and Sustainability Impact Group Meeting 18:30 local time Geneva
08/07/10 Sustainability Impact Awareness Seminar 17:30 local time Zurich. Discover investing in sustainable start-ups; learn about Go Beyond and our innovative Impact Group
08/07/10 Investment Event and Sustainability Impact Group Meeting 18:30 local time Zurich

Source: Go Beyond