[SPN-Discussion] Introduction to ESG for Investment & Finance Professionals Certification @ Baruch College, March 15th

[Louis Coppola]

*SPN Members, *

As a member of SPN we would like to offer you a special 20% discount on our
upcoming certificate program for ESG Finance Professionals at Baruch
College on March 15th.

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*Learn about cutting edge ESG Finance from *

   - Governance & Accountability Institute (G&A),
   - Global Change Advisors,
   - Bloomberg,
   - MSCI,
   - RepRisk
   - SASB,
   - Flat World Partners,
   - Weismann Center For International Business at Baruch College
   - Zicklin School of Business, Baruch College


*Here's the detail along with speakers, topics and agenda... *

*Introduction to Corporate Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) for
Investment & Finance Professionals Certification*
-- *Why and How of Applying ESG Factors to Corporate Valuations -- A
One-Day Professional Educational Seminar Presented by Governance &
Accountability Institute, Global Change Associates and hosted by Baruch
College/CUNY*

*DATE AND TIME*
Wed, March 15th,
8:30 AM – 4:30 PM EST

*LOCATION*
Baruch College/ CUNY
Newman Vertical Campus,
55 Lexington Ave,
New York, NY 10010

In response to the growing demand for sustainable investing education from
asset owners, asset managers, financial analysts and other financial
professionals we are pleased to announce a one-day certificate program
entitled, "Introduction to Corporate Environmental, Social and Governance
(ESG) for Investment and Finance Professionals." The program is organized
by Governance & Accountability Institute (G&A) in collaboration with Global
Change Associates (GCA) and hosted by the Zicklin School of Business at
Baruch College/CUNY.

This all-day certification program will be presented on Wednesday, March
15, 2017. The program is being hosted at Baruch College’s Newman Vertical
Campus (55 Lexington Avenue) in midtown Manhattan. The course will begin at
8 a.m. with registration and continental breakfast, leading into a full day
of lectures from leaders in the sustainable investing field. A networking
lunch is included. Participants will receive a certificate of completion
from G&A and GCA at the close of the seminar.

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*AGENDA*


   - 8.30am - Arrival, Registration & Continental Breakfast

   - 9.00am - Welcoming Remarks
   Speaker to be announced representing Baruch College

   - 9.10am - Welcoming and Introduction to Corporate ESG Strategies,
   Peformance, Actions -- What is Corporate ESG and Why It Really Matters to
   Shareowners
   Hank Boerner, Chairman & Co-Founder, Governance & Accountability
   Institute

   - 9.20am - Bridging the Perceived Gap Between Corporate Sustainability &
   Corporate Profitability: Materiality, Risk Management and How Top and
   Bottom Lines Are Affected
   Louis Coppola, EVP & Co-Founder, Governance & Accountability Institute

   - 10.00am - Integrating ESG Factors into Portfolio Construction
   Peter Roselle, VP Portfolio Manager, Family Wealth Advisor, SVS Team at
   Morgan Stanley Wealth Management

   - 10.30am - Coffee Break and Networking

   - 10.45am - ESG Analysis, Rating, and Research
   Gaurav Trivdei, Senior Associate, ESG, MSCI

   - 11.30am - What Investors Need to Know About the Rising Importance of
   Impact Investing
   Kate Starr (Invited), Founder & CIO, Flat World Partners; formerly Vice
   President-Capital Deployment, Heron Foundation

   - 12.00pm - Lunch & Networking

   - 1.15pm - About SASB (Sustainability Accounting Standards Board) and
   More Effective 10-k Disclosure
   Eric Kane, Sector Analyst - Health Care, SASB

   - 1.45pm - Case Study of Corporate Malfeasance: The VW Emissions Scandal
   Peter Fusaro, Chairman, Global Change Associates

   - 2.30pm - Break

   - 2.45pm - ESG Equity Fundamentals Data Analytics
   Hideki Suzuki, ESG Group, Equity Fundamentals Department, Bloomberg LP
   Nichole Powers, ESG Analyst, Bloomberg LP

   - 3.30pm - ESG Risk and Integration in Portfolio Management
   Raul Manjarin, Global Management Team, RepRisk AG (Switzerland)

   - 4.15pm - About the Baruch CSR-Sustainability Monitor Project
   Mert Demir, Ph.D. in Finance, Senior Research Associate, Weismann Center
   for International Business at Baruch College

   - 4.30pm - Wrap-Up Comments - Seminar Concludes
   Looking Beyond Corporate Sustainability & Financial Performance
   Hank Boerner, Chairman & Co-Founder, Governance & Accountability
   Institute
   Louis Coppola, EVP & Co-Founder, Governance & Accountability Institute
   Peter Fusaro, Chairman, Global Change Associates

Lecturers include leading experts in the sustainable investing field and
the participants will come away with an understanding of why ESG matters,
and how to apply ESG to corporate valuations, reputation, risk, opportunity
and other aspects of financial analysis.

Each Attendee will receive a digital copy of Hank Boerner’s new book --
"Trends Converging, A Look Ahead of the Curve for ESG, Sustainability, CR,
SRI Professionals."

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