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ESG Indices: Latest Data, New Developments Agencies Should Know

ESG investments have gained traction over the last few years, reaching $21 billion in the first half of 2020, versus $8 billion in 2018. Meanwhile, wall street and investors globally are seeking to positively shape their investment policy, further increasing the need for a global cross-asset ESG index suite.

Bloomberg experts will discuss key ESG indices critical to those in the government and policy space, including:
  • The Bloomberg SASB ESG index family
  • New fixed income carbon data and developments to come
  • A practical review of estimating GHG emissions, looking towards a commodity ESG index
  • Taxonomy for an environmental cross-asset solution
  • Insights on ESG index performance versus traditional funds 

Speakers

CHRIS HACKEL

Head of Sustainable Indices

BLOOMBERG/ 731 LEX

Based in New York, Chris Hackel is the Head of Sustainable Indices Bloomberg.

Chris oversees the strategy and development of ESG, climate, and other sustainable-themed benchmarks. He has over a decade of experience working with investors to incorporate sustainable investment themes in indices, portfolios, and products.

Chris’ prior experience includes the development and implementation of automated strategies at a high-volume equity hedge fund, structuring CMOs on a Fixed Income trading desk, and developing trading tools as part of a Fixed Income Quantitative Research group. He holds a BA in Computer Science from Syracuse University.

Nadia Humphreys

Co-Rapporteur Platform for Sustainable Finance, EU Commission and Sustainable Finance Manager

Bloomberg L.P.

Nadia’s role is to inform Bloomberg’s sustainable finance business on ESG regulatory requirements for the financial industry in Europe and the UK. She also serves as a co-rapporteur on the European Commission’s Technical Expert Group for Sustainable Finance and a member of the Green Technical Advisory Group for HMT UK. Nadia also supported the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission’s Technical Expert Group for climate related product disclosure and sits on the International Regulatory Strategy Group’s ESG workstream. Nadia was previously the Global Head of Entity Services, supporting regulatory product development for Bloomberg's Entity Exchange platform. She is a keen advocate for Women in FinTech and sat on Bloomberg’s EMEA Diversity Council. Nadia is also an ICMA mentor and coach under the 10,000 small businesses initiative. Prior to Bloomberg, Nadia worked at both JP Morgan and Goldman Sachs, in a number of senior positions. Nadia is on the advisory board of Blockchain & Climate Institute. She holds a Bachelors degree, with honours, in Business from Bath University, a Licentiate in Homeopathy and is a Fellow of the Victoria College of Drama.

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