In his keynote, Zacharias Sautner of the University of Zurich, a professor of sustainable finance, said that emerging research shows that “nature risks are investment risks.” He argued that backlash against ESG often stems from a “fundamental misunderstanding,” saying investors must show that “these risks create financially material investment risk that we should care about from a financial value, not just values perspective.”
Other speakers were
- Mark Sanctuary, Associate Professor, KTH and Sustainable Finance Lab
- Johanna Fager Wettergren, Head of Group Sustainability, Swedbank
- Julia Ripa, Senior Analyst, AP4
Read the full article about the event on the Swedish House of Finance’s website >
