ESG Regulatory Webinar: Looking Beyond Compliance
Join Bloomberg experts to learn the latest statistics on Taxonomy reporting, discuss ideas for thematic investment, and explore what is in store for Buy-Side firms in 2024.
Speakers
Maia Godemer
Senior Associate in Sustainable Finance Research
BloombergNEF
Maia is a research analyst in the sustainable finance team for BloombergNEF (BNEF). She particularly focuses on sustainable debt, transition finance and sustainable finance regulations. Maia was part of the EU Platform on Sustainable Finance as support of Bloomberg member Nadia Humphreys (also known as 'Sherpa role') up until October 2022. Maia holds a Bachelor in Philosophy from Université Pierre Mendes France, as well as an MSc. in Management and an MSc. in Finance from Grenoble Ecole de Management.
Christian Lelong
ESG Product Manager
Bloomberg
Christian is an ESG Product Manager in Bloomberg’s Enterprise Data team with over 20 years of experience in climate, technology, and financial services. At Kayrros, a geospatial ESG data start-up, he pioneered the use of satellite monitoring to track methane emissions from the oil & gas industry. Before joining Kayrros, Christian spent 7 years at Goldman Sachs as a senior commodities analyst advising clients on risk management and investment strategies. Christian earned an MBA from INSEAD and an MSc in Computer Science from Telecom SudParis.
Murat Bozdemir
ESG Product Manager
Bloomberg
Murat heads Bloomberg’s EMEA and APAC product development for ESG and Climate Risk Enterprise Data solutions. He interacts with clients and regulators, identifying key challenges and supporting the development of new data sets for ESG regulatory disclosure and new climate risk requirements. Murat has 18 years of risk management and compliance experience covering sell and buy side markets. Before joining Bloomberg, Murat worked as a Director at KPMG, advising clients in risk control, capital management, compliance and accounting topics.
Jason Mitchell
Head of Responsible Investment Research
Man Group
Jason Mitchell is Head of Responsible Investment Research at Man Group and Chair of Man Group’s Stewardship Committee. Previously, Jason was Co-Head of Responsible Investment at Man Group. Jason worked at Man GLG from 2004 to 2008 as a portfolio manager. Between 2008 to 2010, he advised the UK government on infrastructure development across Sub-Saharan Africa. He returned to Man GLG in 2010 as a portfolio manager, before becoming a sustainability strategist across Man Group in 2017. Prior to Man GLG, he was a Vice President at Andor Capital Management and an investment research analyst with Pequot Capital Management. Besides having managed environmental and sustainability strategies, he speaks and publishes widely on responsible investment. Jason’s articles and comments on sustainable investing have been quoted in a number of top-tier publications, including Financial Times, Institutional Investor, Wall Street Journal, CNBC Squawk Box, Responsible Investor, Aftenposten and Global Times. He has written widely on the European refugee migrant crisis. He also hosts the award-winning podcast series, A Sustainable Future. Jason is Chair of the Board of the UK Sustainable Investment and Finance Association (UKSIF). He serves on the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation Investment Committee, ISSB (International Sustainable Standards Board) Investor Advisory Group, the CFA Institute’s ESG Technical Committee, the World Bank Carbon Pricing Leadership Coalition (CPLC) Advisory Group and the United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) Academic Advisory Committee. He previously served on the EFRAG (European Financial Reporting Advisory Group) Lab Steering Group and chaired the PRI Hedge Funds Advisory Committee. He is a contributing author to: CFA UK’s Certificate in ESG Investing Textbook (Ed. 2 & 3, 2021); Responsible Investing: A Guide to Environmental, Social, and Governance Investments (Routledge: 2018); Sustainable Investing: Revolutions in Theory and Practice (Routledge: 2017) and Evolutions in Sustainable Investing: Strategies, Funds and Thought Leadership (Wiley Finance: 2012). Jason holds a MSc in International Political Economy from the London School of Economics and a bachelor’s degree in English literature and classics. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of the Arts and the British-American Project. He was named one of Institutional Investor’s 2011 Hedge Fund Rising Stars and one of the 50 most influential people in sustainable finance by Financial News in 2022.