EMIA Notes - February 20, 2023

1. Are Telcos Getting a Pass on Digital Rights? (TMT Program Webinar) Wednesday, March 15, 10 am EST / 2 pm GMT

2. Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises Financial Inclusion and Sustainable Jobs (Financial Institutions Program Webinar) Thursday, March 16, 11 am EST / 3  pm GMT

3. ESG Data for Sovereign Bonds: The What, The Why, and The How (Debt and Fiscal Governance Program in conjunction with the PRI) Wednesday, March 22, 8 am EDT / 1 pm BST

1. Relationship Manager - Asset Management

2. Relationship Manager - Stock Exchanges

3. Volunteer Opportunities

With the strong focus of media and regulators on Big Tech and its contributions to the ills of technology, Telcos often receive relatively less scrutiny on their human rights policies and practices. But they can generate even greater harm than tech platforms, while remaining even less transparent. As the primary providers of internet access globally, they must be held accountable.
This webinar will focus on the findings of the Ranking Digital Rights Telco Giants Scorecard 2022 with a focus on emerging markets. RDR is an independent research program and benchmark that brings together experts on a wide range of internet and human rights-related issues, including algorithms, data protection, ad tech, surveillance, censorship, and content governance.

Speakers:

Jessica Dheere, Director Ranking Digital Rights

Jan Rydzak, Company and Investor Engagement Manager Ranking Digital Rights

Maria Tinedo, TMT Program Director, EMIA (moderator)

The webinar is open to EMIA members, partners, and affiliates; financial professionals; civil society and multilateral ESG experts; and staff of national governments and publicly listed companies.

Financial inclusion ensures easy access and usage of financial services to all segments of society, including vulnerable and disadvantaged groups. It is a key factor that enables reducing inequality and promoting sustainable growth in emerging markets.
The webinar will provide a general overview of financial inclusion with a focus on micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and vulnerable groups, and a deep dive into the importance of MSMEs in the creation of sustainable jobs. It will also provide information about its main challenges and barriers as well as impact results, information collection, and KPIs investors can use to promote it. 


Speakers:

Cesar Felipe Carcelen Romero, Sustainable Business and MSMEs Officer LaTam Advisory Services, Inter-American Development Bank Invest

Vanessa Ruperez, International Development, Monitoring and Evaluation Officer, Inter-American Development Bank Group

Patricia Yáñez, Lead Economist, Inter-American Development Bank Invest

Paula Peláez, Head of Sustainable Business and MSME Advisory Services, Inter-American Development Bank Group

Maria Tinedo, Financial Institutions Program Director, EMIA (moderator)

The webinar is open to EMIA members, partners, and affiliates; financial professionals; civil society and multilateral ESG experts; and staff of national governments and publicly listed companies.

The Forest, Land and Agriculture sector represents 22 percent of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions making it the largest emitter after the energy sector. Deforestation and conversion of natural ecosystems is responsible for about 50% of these emissions. But due to the absence of frameworks and guidelines, most of these emissions were unaddressed in corporate inventories. The Science Based Targets initiative’s FLAG Guidance, released in September 2022, provides the world’s first standard method for companies in land-intensive sectors to set science-based targets that include land-based emission reductions and removals.

The webinar will introduce the SBTi FLAG guidance and requirements and provide an overview of the integrated approach companies should be taking to achieve deforestation and conversion free supply chains, emission targeting setting, accounting, and reporting.

The webinar is open to EMIA members, partners, and affiliates; financial professionals; civil society and multilateral ESG experts; and national governments and publicly listed companies’ staff.

Speakers:

Luiz Fernando do Amaral, Chief Executive Officer, Science Based Target Initiative

Frederico Machado, Zero Conversion Strategy Leader, WWF 

Guillaume Tessier, Soy Lead, WWF

Nadine Cavusoglu, Director of the Agriculture Program, EMIA (moderator)

The Emerging Markets Investors Alliance seeks relationship managers with at least 10 years of experience in emerging market sales (debt or equity) or relationship management to engage asset managers in our initiatives.

Successful candidates will have a commitment to advancing responsible investing/ESG and a strong client book in their region(s) of focus. The position is remote and candidates may be based anywhere.

Interested candidates should send an email including their resume and/or LinkedIn profile mentioning “Relationship Manager - Asset Management” in the subject line to applicants@eminvestorsalliance.org.

The Emerging Markets Investors Alliance seeks relationship managers with at least 10 years of experience in emerging markets finance to engage stock exchanges in our initiatives.

The ideal candidate will have a commitment to advancing responsible investing/ESG, and a strong understanding of emerging and frontier equity markets, and relationships with stock exchanges. The position is remote and candidates may be based anywhere.

Interested candidates should send an email including their resume and/or LinkedIn profile mentioning “Relationship Manager - Stock Exchanges” in the subject line to applicants@eminvestorsalliance.org. 

The Emerging Markets Investors Alliance seeks volunteers to serve in a range of roles. We welcome interest from those with a range of skilled backgrounds including research and writing, editing, survey design, graphic design, and Drupal web development.

Interested candidates should send an email including your resume and/or Linkedin profile mentioning “Volunteer Opportunities” in the subject to applicants@eminvestorsalliance.org.

The Emerging Markets Investors Alliance (EMIA) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization whose mission is to enable institutional investors to use the power of their collective capital and voices to advocate for a more sustainable future. EMIA "Programs" are activities that bring together investors, policy experts, and governments or companies for the purpose of improving ESG best practice adoption. EMIA Programs focus on sovereigns (e.g., Government Debt and Fiscal Governance Program, Sovereign Decarbonization) and on sectors (e.g., Agricultural Program, Extractive Industries, Financials Program and Telecom, Media, and Technology Program).