EMIA Notes - April 03, 2023
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1. International Budget Partnership (Debt and Fiscal Governance Program), Monday, April 17, 10 am EDT/ 3 pm BST
2. Old Mutual Investment Group’s Approach to their Domestic Market Net Zero Targets (ESG Initiative Webinar) Tuesday, April 18, 9 am EDT / 2 pm BST
3. Science Based Targets for EM Financial Institutions, (Financial Institutions Program Webinar), Thursday, April 20, 10 am EDT / 3 pm BST / 10 pm Taipei / 11 pm Seoul
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Publications
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The Carbon Transition Initiative has issued a new report. It illuminates the role and the path of the food supply chain in carbon transition. The agriculture and food production industries are some of the largest emitters of greenhouse gasses, and four of the top five emitting countries are in Emerging Markets. There are a number of avenues to reduce the GHG emissions from agri-food systems. In addition to opportunities, investors should be mindful of risks relevant to the agriculture industry even if they do not directly invest in farms.
This brief will help investors to better understand the risks and opportunities of agri-food systems, as well as to learn about relevant best practices. It is now available to anyone interested in this important topic at www.emia.org. |
Job & Volunteer Opportunities
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Open to: EMIA members, partners, and affiliates; financial professionals; civil society and multilateral ESG experts; and staff of national governments and publicly listed companies. |
April
17
10:00 am EST
3:00 pm BST
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1. International Budget Partnership
(Debt and Fiscal Governance Program)
Monday, April 17, 10 am EDT / 3 pm BST
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Please join the International Budget Partnership’s Claire Schouten, Senior Program Officer and International Advocacy; and Suad Hasan, Program Officer for a discussion about the IBP’s latest initiatives including the 2023 Open Budget Survey (OBS), “the world’s only independent, comparative, and fact-based research instrument to measure essential aspects of governance and accountability in the national budget process of 120 countries.” With the 2023 survey under way, they will discuss the three pillars of the OBS, public participation, transparency, and oversight. Investor Viktor Szabó of abrdn will join the IBP discussion to share advocacy experiences involving OBS results and recommendations. Lucie Villa of Moody’s will join as well to shed light on how Moody’s Sovereign Risk Group utilizes the OBS in its Sovereign Rating Methodology.
Speakers:
Claire Schouten, Senior Program Officer and International Advocacy, International Budget Partnership
Suad Hasan, Program Officer, International Budget Partnership
Viktor Szabó, Investment Director on the Emerging Markets Debt team, abrdn
Lucie Villa, Vice President & Senior Credit Officer, Moody’s Investors Service
Roger Scher, Head of Public Sector Program, EMIA (moderator)
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April
18
9:00 am EDT
2:00 pm BST
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2. Old Mutual Investment Group’s Approach to their Domestic Market Net Zero Targets
(ESG Initiative Webinar)
Tuesday, April 18, 9 am EDT / 2 pm BST
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There is a significant challenge when looking at decarbonizing a portfolio in the context of a small, carbon heavy market. But domestic investors need and want to remain invested.
Waleed Hendricks and Safiya Karjiker from Old Mutual Investment Group will explore how Old Mutual looks at its net zero targets and commitments within a South African equity market context and the unique benchmark work they are in the process of developing to help address the challenges in South Africa that might be applicable to other emerging markets.
Speakers:
Waleed Hendricks, Head of Quantitative ESG Research, Old Mutual Investment Group
Safiya Karjiker, ESG Analyst, Old Mutual Investment Group
Claire Meier Underhill, Head, Memberships & Partnerships, EMIA (moderator)
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April
20
10:00 am EDT
3:00 pm BST
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3. Science Based Targets for EM Financial Institutions
(Financial Institutions Program Webinar)
Thursday, April 20, 10 am EDT / 3 pm BST / 10 pm Taipei / 11 pm Seoul
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The financial sector plays a critical role in limiting global warming to 1.5° C above pre-industrial temperatures via their lending and investment activities.
The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) released a new framework in October 2022, which allows financial institutions to set science-based targets that align lending and investment activities with the Paris Agreement.
This webinar will provide an overview of the SBTi framework for financial institutions, followed by a discussion with Cathay Financial Holdings from Taiwan and Hana Financial Group from South Korea about the framework’s challenges and opportunities based on their own experience setting up their respective net zero targets.
Speakers:
Howard Shih, Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi), Technical Manager - Financial Institutions
Sophia Cheng, Cathay Financial Holdings, Chief Investment Officer
Yoo-Na Ha, Senior Manager ESG Strategies and Planning, Hana Financial Group
Maria Tinedo, Director, Financial Institutions Program, EMIA (moderator)
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JOB & VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
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1. Volunteer Opportunities
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The Emerging Markets Investors Alliance could not function without its many volunteers who contribute their skills to our future. If you want to be part of our project, please send us an email at applicants@emia.org including your resume/ or LinkedIn profile, and mentioning "Volunteer Opportunities" in the subject line.
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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).
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