11. 30am - 5. 30pm
The ethical market is growing, but how can it break out of its traditional niche?
The Ethical Consumer conference for 2015 will bring together leaders in their field to help develop thinking on how producers, retailers and consumers need to evolve to meet the demands of the mainstream.
2 pm – 6.30 pm
Good Money Talks, taking place in the run up to Good Money Week, will be a dynamic, interactive event where we will hear from a diverse range of speakers and discuss what's new and what's next for 'good money'.
9.30 am to 1.30 pm
This event has been organised by the Church of Scotland's Society, Religion and Technology Project. The event hopes to provide you with an opportunity to consider how your faith, values and finances interact and how you, and your Church, can make positive decisions about how your money is used in the future.
We are delighted to announce that Make Your Money Count is back this year. The event will again be tackling the issues of how the ordinary citizen can change improve the impact of our money for a better world.
10.30 am to 4 pm
An event to explore faith and finance, considering how money can be disinvested from fossil fuels and redirected into positive, sustainable investments.
6.30 - 8 pm
Speakers from the financial sector, NGOs and think tanks will discuss if the finance industry is doing enough to combat the challenges of environmental sustainability.
Speakers:
Ben Caldecott (@bencaldecott) is Founder & Director, Stranded Assets Programme, Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, University of Oxford.
6.30 - 8 pm
Our economy relies on stable ecological foundations. So why is ecology missing from big economic and political debates? Is it time for a new approach? Satish Kumar will discuss at this public lecture.
Satish Kumar is Editor-in-Chief of Resurgence magazine (@Resurgence_mag).
Suggested hashtag for this event for Twitter users: #LSEgreeneconomy
2 - 3 PM
Green bonds represent an important mechanism for financing a low carbon, resource-efficient and resilient economy. The number and value of issuances are growing quickly – 2014 is likely to see $20 billion assigned to this market. However, as the market matures further, so too will rules about what is green and what is not. Companies will need to prove the environmental credentials of a project in order to access this ring-fenced capital. Trucost is hosting a webinar on 29th October to explore this challenge.
AGENDA
The 14th edition of Vigeo report “Green Social and Ethical Funds in Europe”, recognised as one of the European reference studies on SRI, offers a general outlook on SRI mutual funds in Europe.
The study provides data regarding the number and size of funds but also information about SRI approaches, top performing funds, specific costs, companies within the portfolios and asset allocation.
