This event has now taken place but you can watch the video recording of it through our Youtube Channel, get to it by clicking the button below

When

Tuesday, March 9th from 6:00pm until 8:00pm, UK time

Where

Online symposium via Zoom.

Format

There'll be a great line-up of speakers plus ample scope for discussion and debate.

Why you should attend

The confluence of crises facing us represents an historic inflection point that can energise positive, progressive and purposeful reform. As a consequence, many stakeholders are coalescing around the idea of “building back better.”

However, to build back better successfully we’ll need to create a compelling case for change; and that means harnessing powerful ESG data that can be used to good effect as campaign collateral.

In the past, ESG data has largely focused on Environment-related risks and opportunities, with relatively poor availability of good quality Social and Governance data. Investors have been slow to acknowledge the materiality of ‘S’ and ‘G’ data but building back better post Covid will demand a paradigm shift forward, to better include for example corporate infringements in relation to all aspects of E, S and G, throughout the entire ecosystem; not just the corporates themselves but also their entire supply chains.

This symposium will showcase powerful ESG data that can shine a bright light on what’s been in the shadows, hidden from view.

We also hope that our event will encourage ongoing collaboration amongst like-minded individuals and organisations who are keen to address issues such as:

The super-seismic impact of Covid; and the adverse economic shock wave it is creating
The need for the USA to ‘hit the reset button’ by restoring basic values of decency
The need to reject fake news and to re-establish the notion of truthfulness
The need to protect hard-earned employment rights
The need for investors and asset managers to access meaningful primary data on which they can rely when making investment decisions
The challenge for investors to access accurate and relevant data from issuers when attempting to factor ESG risks and opportunities into their investment decisions
Whether portfolios are Paris-aligned
Data lag, which hinders the “predictive power” of ESG metrics
Making sure we don’t miss what might be the last chance to save the planet

We believe that James Baldwin was right when he said:

“Not everything that is faced can be changed. But nothing can be changed until it is faced.”

…and we also believe that dynamite data will help us understand what we’re facing, so we can change it.

The more stakeholders involved with this collective effort by ShareAction, Violation Tracker and the Transparency Task Force, the better. So, don’t just take advantage of the complimentary place we’re making available for you; please do what you can to spread the word and encourage those you know to do the same.