05/26/2022 - 10:00

EMIA Financials Program Webinar: “How Can the Finance Sector Address Deforestation Risks?” (Thursday, May 26, 10 am EDT / 3 pm BST / 4 pm CET)

On Thursday, May 26 at 10 am EDT / 3 pm BST / 4 pm CET, EMIA’s Financials Program will host Emma Thompson, Lead on Forest 500 project of Global Canopy, one of the four founding members of TNFD.

05/18/2022 - 10:00

EMIA Carbon Transition Initiative Webinar: “Energy Sector and Carbon Transition” (Thursday, May 19, 10 am EDT / 3 pm GMT)

• What will this transition look like for the markets and for energy users?
• What is the role of oil & gas companies in carbon transition?
• What pressures does the industry feel from capital markets, customers and governments?
• What strategies do these companie

05/18/2022 - 10:00

EMIA Financials Program Webinar: “How Can the Finance Sector Address Deforestation Risks?” (Thursday, May 26, 10 am EDT / 3 pm BST / 4 pm CET)

On Thursday, May 26 at 10 am EDT / 3 pm BST / 4 pm CET, EMIA’s Financials Program will host Emma Thompson, Lead on Forest 500 project of Global Canopy, one of the four founding members of TNFD.

05/13/2022 - 10:00

Agriculture Program Webinar: “Palm Oil’s Global Sustainability Issues and Why They Matter for Investors” (Friday, May 13, 10 am EDT / 3 pm BST)

On May 13 at 10 am EDT / 3 pm BST, EMIA’s Agriculture Program will be hosting senior members of the Chain Reaction Research team to discuss the palm oil sector’s sustainability trends, achievements, and challenges in Southeast Asia, Africa, and Latin America.

05/12/2022 - 08:00

Sovereign Decarbonization Program Webinar: “The NDC Partnership’s Role in Supporting Countries with their NDC Implementation” (Thursday, May 12, 8 am EDT / 1 pm BST / 8 pm HKT)

On Thursday , May 12, 8 am EDT / 1 pm BST / 8 pm HKT, EMIA’s Sovereign Decarbonization Program will host Guly Sabahi, Senior Advisor, Climate Finance and Amanda McKee, Deputy Director Knowledge and Learning, Head of CAEP for the NDC Partnership.

05/10/2022 - 10:00

Debt & Fiscal Governance Webinar: “Sovereign Climate and Nature Reporting” (Tuesday, May 10, 10 am EDT / 3 pm BST)

On May 10 at 10 am EDT, the Debt & Fiscal Governance Program will host Ian Carruthers, Chair of the International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board (IPSASB) and Fiona Stewart, Global Lead, Insurance and Pensions, of the World Bank.

05/03/2022 - 02:53

Debt & Fiscal Governance Webinar: “How Investors Can Use NRGI’s Resource Governance Index for ESG Advocacy” (Tuesday, May 3, 10 am EDT / 3 pm BST)

On May 3 at 10 am EST, the Debt & Fiscal Governance Program will host Erica Westenberg of the Natural Resource Governance Institute, or NRGI.

04/24/2022 - 11:00

Extractive Industries Program Webinar: “Water Management in the Mining Industry” (Tuesday, May 3, 11 am EST / 4 pm BST)

On Tuesday, May 3, 11 am EST / 4 pm BST, EMIA’s Extractive Industries Program will hos

04/24/2022 - 10:00

Debt & Fiscal Governance Webinar: “How Investors Can Use the NRGI’s Resource Governance Index for ESG Advocacy” (Tuesday, May 3, 10 am EDT / 3 pm BST) Extractive Industries Program Webinar: “Water Management in the Mining Industry” (Tuesday, May 3, 11 am

On May 3 at 10 am EST, the Debt & Fiscal Governance Program will host Erica Westenberg of the Nat

04/12/2022 - 10:00

ESG Initiative Webinar: “How Did Nordea’s EMD Team Avoid Russian Exposure Through its Sustainability Framework?” (Tuesday, April 12, 10 am EDT / 3 pm BST)

On April 12 at 10 am EDT / 3 pm BST, EMIA’s ESG Initiative will host Ann Frank Andresen and Thede Rüst of Nordea Asset Management to discuss how their sovereign framework functions and how the team was able to detect a multi-year increase in Governance risk in Ru

04/05/2022 - 09:00

Carbon Transition Initiative and Labeled Bonds Project Webinar: “Sustainable Bonds and Carbon Transition” (Tuesday, April 5, 9 am EDT / 2 pm BST)

EMIA’s Carbon Transition Initiative is resuming its educational webinars with this joint event with the Labeled Bonds Initiative covering the role of sustainable bonds in financing carbon transition. 

03/31/2022 - 08:00

EMIA Labeled Bonds Program and UN Women Webinar: “Growing the Gender Bond Market in Emerging Markets” (Thursday, March 31, 8 am EDT / 1 pm BST)

On March 31 at 8 am EDT / 1 pm BST, EMIA in conjunction with UN Women will host Vipul Bhagat, Senior Advisor on Sustainable Finance to UN Women, Robyn Oates, UN Women Sustainable Finance Specialist, Valerie Guillaumin, Director, Sustainable Finan

03/23/2022 - 11:00

EMIA Sovereign Decarbonization Program Webinar: “Scaling up Climate Action: The Role of Blended Finance in Mobilizing Capital for Low Carbon Transition in Developing Countries” (Wednesday, March 23, 11 am EST / 3 pm GMT)

On March 23 at 11 am EST / 3 pm GMT, EMIA will host Dr. Ekaterina (Katya) Gratcheva, Lead Finance Officer at Climate Investment Funds (CIF), Chris Clubb, Managing Director at Convergence, and Matthieu Pegon, Head of Blended Finance, IDB Invest to present their work and perspectives.

03/08/2022 - 09:00

Extractive Industries Program Webinar: “Methane Emissions in the Oil & Gas Industry” (Tuesday, March 8, 9 am EST / 2 pm GMT)

On Tuesday, March 8, 9 am EST / 2 pm GMT, EMIA will host Jonathan Stern, honorary professor at the Centre for Energy, Petroleum & Mineral Law & Policy, University of Dundee along with Andrew Howell and Dominic Watson from the Environmenta

02/25/2022 - 10:00

Agriculture Program Webinar: “Barriers to Scaling Up New Protein Technologies” (Friday, February 25, 10 am EST / 3 pm GMT)

On Friday, February 25, 10 am EST / 3 pm GMT, EMIA will host Professor Evan Fraser, Director, Arrell Food Institute at Canada’s University of Guelph to discuss “Barriers to Scaling Up New Protein Technologies.”

02/10/2022 - 10:00

Debt & Fiscal Goverance Program Webinar: "Credit Worthy: ESG Factors and Sovereign Credit Ratings" (Thursday, February 10, 10am EST / 3pm GMT)

Debt & Fiscal Governance Program Webinar

Credit Worthy: “ESG Factors and Sovereign Credit Ratings "

Thursday, February 10, 10am EST / 3pm GMT

Guest Speakers

01/28/2022 - 10:00

Agriculture Program Webinar: “Livestock Production and Animal Waste Pollution Management” (Friday, January 28, 10 am EST / 3 pm GMT)

On Friday, January 28 at 10 am EST, the Alliance hosted Maria Montosa, ESG analyst, FAIRR Initiative and Max Boucher, Senior Manager, Research and Engagement, FAIRR Initiative to discuss how protein companies’ management of animal waste has significant implicatio

01/26/2022 - 08:00

Sovereign Decarbonization Program Webinar: “Impacts of Decarbonization on Biodiversity" (Wednesday, January 26, 8 am EST / 1 pm GMT)

Sovereign Decarbonization Program 

“Impacts of Decarbonization on Biodiversity" 

Wednesday, January 26, 8 am EST / 1 pm GMT

Guest Speaker

01/12/2022 - 10:00

Debt & Fiscal Governance Webinar: Open Government Partnership (OGP) (Wednesday, January 12, 10 am EST / 3 pm GMT)

On Wednesday, January 12 at 10 am EST, EMIA’s Debt & Fiscal Governance Program will host Joseph Foti, Chief Research Officer at the Open Government Partnership (OGP). The OGP is the world’s premier international forum to secure national-level governance reforms.

12/07/2021 - 00:00

5th Annual EM ESG Conference 2021 December 7 & 8

11/17/2021 - 09:00

Climbing the ESG Learning Curve: Lessons Learned in Emerging Markets

The Emerging Markets Investors Alliance is pleased to host our next ESG Initiative call with

Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo (GMO)

Climbing the ESG Learning Curve: Lessons Learned in Emerging Markets

11/14/2021 - 09:00

Extractive Industries Webinar: Payments-to-Governments Disclosure: New Opportunities and Challenges (Tuesday, November 16th, 9 am EST / 2 pm GMT)

Over the last two decades, the disclosure of project-level payments to governments has become a global norm in the mining, oil, and gas sectors, thanks to overwhelming investor support.

11/10/2021 - 10:00

Webinar: Economic Consequences of LGBT Discrimination: Ghana’s Family Values Bill (Wednesday, November 10, 10 am EST / 3 pm GMT)

The Alliance will host a panel of experts to discuss the economic impacts of discrimination. Recently, Ghana has proposed new legislation that would not just criminalize being a LGBT+ person, but for voicing support or advocating for them as well.

11/04/2021 - 11:00

Sovereign Decarbonization Webinar: “Beyond Glasgow: Meeting Climate Ambition with Climate Finance” (Thursday, November 4th 11 am EDT/ 3 pm GMT)

At COP26 in Glasgow, a major, and recurring point of discussion will be on how increasingly ambitious commitments from countries on global climate goals are going to be financed.

10/28/2021 - 10:00

Extractive Industries Webinar: Understanding Community Development Agreements (CDAs), challenges and effectiveness (Thursday October 28th, 10am ET / 3pm BST

Mining and oil & gas projects are often located in remote locations with significant impact on local communities. It is essential for companies to ensure these communities are on board before and during the project.

10/07/2021 - 10:00

The Debt and Fiscal Governance Program Webinar: “The Transition Away from Coal”

The Alliance’s Debt and Fiscal Governance Program will host Chris Radojewski, Programme Advisor - Secretariat, Powering Past Coal Alliance, Durand D’souza, Data Scientist, Carbon Tracker Initiative, and Jana Velebova, Senior Portfolio Manager, Bluebay, to discuss the deleterious effect of coal an

09/17/2021 - 10:00

Agriculture Program: Deforestation in the Gran Chaco

This event represents the Agriculture Program’s first webinar on agriculture driven deforestation in the Gran Chaco ecoregion. The Gran Chaco is the second largest forested ecoregion in South America after the Amazon and spans four countries (Argentina, Paraguay, Bolivia and Brazil).

09/14/2021 - 09:00

ESG Initiative Webinar: EM Sovereign Sustainability – from Weak to Strong

The Alliance’s ESG Initiative will host Kroum Sourov, Lead Sovereign ESG Analyst, Candriam, to discuss Candriam’s approach to ESG in emerging market sovereign debt investing and the challenges of integrating ESG considerations into emerging market portfolios.

09/02/2021 - 10:00

Inaugural APAC EM ESG Conference, Sept 2-3

Join top investors, ESG experts and emerging market corporates at the Emerging Markets Investors Alliance’s first annual conference dedicated to ESG issues in APAC. From 10 am until 4:30 pm HKT on September 2 and 10 am until 12:50 pm on September 3, 2021.  

07/15/2021 - 09:00

ESG Initiative: Taming the Bear – 20 Years of Active Ownership in Russia

The Alliance’s ESG Initiative will host David Nicholls of East Capital’s Moscow office, to discuss “Taming the Bear – 20 Years of Active Ownership in Russia.”

07/14/2021 - 12:00

2nd Annual Dr Mark Mobius Lecture Highlighting Thought Leadership in Responsible Investing featuring Mark Mobius, Tom Steyer, Corrine Le Quéré, and Chibeze Ezekiel

The Emerging Markets Investors Alliance presents the 2nd Annual Dr Mark Mobius Lecture Highlighting Thought Leadership in Responsible Investing: Perspectives on Climate Change: A Call for Action.

07/05/2021 - 03:16

Agriculture Program: Call with Amaggi

On March 12, the Agriculture Program will be hosting Juliana de Lavor Lopes, Sustainability, Communications and Compliance Director of Amaggi.  Amaggi is one of the largest agribusiness companies in Brazil, with a regionally integrated footprint and leading position in the production, origination

06/24/2021 - 10:00

TMT Program: Helios Towers Presents and Discusses its First-Ever Sustainability Report

Helios Towers will join TMT Program Director William Woo to present and discuss their recently published first-ever sustainability report.

06/08/2021 - 09:00

ESG Initiative: auctusESG on ESG Investing in India

The ESG Initiative will host Namita Vikas, Founder & Managing Partner of auctusESG and Advisory Board Member at the Climate Bonds Initiative UK, to discuss auctusESG’s approach to ESG integration and engagement in India.

06/03/2021 - 11:00

Extractive Industries: Oil & Gas Climate Risk Disclosures

The Alliance will host Isabel Munilla, Director of Ceres, Paul Bugala, Independent Sustainable Investment Analyst, and Eric Kane, Head of ESG Research, Bloomberg Intelligence, to discuss oil & gas climate risk disclosures.

05/25/2021 - 10:00

Extractives Industries: Mining & Indigenous Land Rights in Brazil: Proposed Legislation and Potential Consequences

The Alliance will host Claudia Melim-McLeod, Senior Advisor for Sustainable Finance at the Rainforest Foundation Norway to discuss the proposal introduced by the current Brazilian government to permit mining inside Indigenous lands.

05/18/2021 - 11:00

Financial Institutions Focus: Principles for Responsible Banking

The Alliance will host Dr. Johanna Dichtl, Sustainability Expert & PRB Implementation Support Manager at United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI).

05/11/2021 - 09:00

ESG Initiative: Bridgewater’s approach to ESG Investing

The Alliance will host Daniel Hochman, Head of Sustainability Research at Bridgewater Associates, to discuss Bridgewater’s approach to ESG Investing.

Moderated by Fergus McCormick, Director of Sovereign Research, Emerging Markets Investors Alliance.

05/06/2021 - 09:00

TMT Program: Environmental Focus on Africa

The Alliance will host Garam Bel of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) who will present on a toolkit from the ITU and World Economic Forum (WEF) provides African national and local governments with a guide that underpins the system requirements for the management of e-waste.

05/05/2021 - 11:00

Carbon Transition Initiative: A Just Transition

The Alliance will hold the third webinar in the Carbon Transition Initiative, providing a progress update on the climate transition in emerging markets in the run-up to COP26 later this year.

04/29/2021 - 10:00

Debt & Fiscal Governance Program: IMF on the Link between Climate Shocks and Sovereign Risk

The Alliance will host Serhan Cevik & João Tovar Jalles from the International Monetary Fund to discuss their work on the Link Between Climate Shocks and Sovereign Risk.

Moderated by Fergus McCormick, Director of Sovereign Research, Emerging Markets Investors Alliance.

04/08/2021 - 09:00

Carbon Transition Initiative: Financials

Please join us on Thursday, April 8 at 9 am EST, for our second webinar in our Carbon Transition Initiative, a series of webinars on how climate change and the carbon transition affect emerging markets sovereigns and corporates.

03/17/2021 - 10:00

Debt & Fiscal Governance Program: Call with World Bank Soveirgn ESG Portal Team

Please join us for a conversation on Wednesday, Mar 17, 10am EST / 3pm GMT with Bryan Gurhy, Tim Herzog and Dieter Wang of the World Bank, who will introduce the Bank’s sovereign ESG framework and Sovereign ESG Data Portal, highlight its strengths and limitations, and discuss new approaches to ES

03/09/2021 - 09:00

ESG INITIATIVE - East Capital: Lessons from a decade of ESG Investing in Chinese equity markets

Please join us for a Conversation with Karine Hirn, Co-Founder and Chief Sustainability Officer of East Capital Group, based in Hong Kong on Tuesday, Mar 9, 9am EST / 2pm GMT

03/04/2021 - 09:00

TMT Program - The Internet and the Hidden Impact of Waste, featuring the International Telecommunications Union

On March 4 at 9am EST / 2pm GMT, please join us as the Alliance hosts a Tech, Media & Telecom (TMT) program entitled Internet Waste, presented by Rosie McDonald, consultant at the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).  The webinar is a part of the TMT Group’s series of discussions defi

03/02/2021 - 10:00

Debt & Fiscal Governance Program - NRGI: National Oil Companies in the Energy Transition

Please join us on March 2 at 10am EST / 3pm GMT for our next Debt & Fiscal Governance Program speakers’ series. We will host David Manley, Senior Economist, and Patrick Heller, Advisor, of the Natural Resource Governance Institute.

02/17/2021 - 12:00

TMT Program Webinar

Please join on Feb 17 at 12pm EST for a TMT Program presentation and discussion, "Using SASB Standards to Evaluate ESG Performance in the Tech Sector." Covered sub sectors include:

02/11/2021 - 10:00

Environmental Policy Shifts in Brazil

On February 11 at 10am EST, the Alliance Agriculture Program and the Rainforest Foundation Norway will be hosting a webinar on Environmental Policy Shifts in Brazil.

02/09/2021 - 09:00

ESG Initiative with Robert Lewenson, Old Mutual Investment Group

Please join us for our next ESG Initiative webinar entitled "ESG Implementation and Engagement in an African Context", with Robert Lewenson of Old Mutual Investment Group.

Tuesday, February 9, 9am EST / 2pm GMT

01/29/2021 - 09:00

Webinar: Protein Alternatives

On January 29 at 9am EST, we will be hosting Caroline Bushnell, Felipe Krelling and Doris Lee of the Good Food Institute for our first webinar on protein alternatives.

01/21/2021 - 11:00

Webinar: Physical Climate Risk in Emerging Markets

On Thursday January 21 at 11am EST, we are holding the first webinar in our Carbon Transition Initiative, a series of webinars on how climate change and the carbon transition affect emerging markets sovereigns and corporates.

01/12/2021 - 09:00

Webinar: ESG Initiative featuring Michael Ridley of HSBC on Green Bonds

This Tuesday, January 12 at 9am Eastern Time, the ESG Initiative will host Dr. Michael Ridley, Director, Senior Responsible Investment Specialist at HSBC Global Asset Management about the construction of HSBC’s EM corporate green bond fund.

11/17/2020 - 09:00

Climbing the ESG Learning Curve: Lessons Learned in Emerging Markets

The Emerging Markets Investors Alliance is pleased to host our next ESG Initiative call with

Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo (GMO)

Climbing the ESG Learning Curve: Lessons Learned in Emerging Markets

11/12/2020 - 09:00

Extractive Industries: Webinar on Deep Sea Mining

The Alliance extractive industries program hosted a webinar on Deep Sea Mining (DSM).

09/17/2020 - 10:00

Webinar: Global Monitoring of E-Waste

We are pleased to announce that Vanessa Forti of The United Nations University will be the first speaker to kick off our new Telecom/Media/Tech Program on September 17 at 10am EDT.  Vanessa will give us a solid overview of the global electronics waste issue and an update on the l