Measuring Impact & Sustainability: Pain Points & Best Practices

Impact Capital Forum and Paul Hastings invite you to a panel discussion on the double bottom line - best practices and pain points in measuring impact across the investment landscape. Our panel of impact and sustainability leaders will share their experience and insights on the:

• Need for robust impact metrics – investor appetite, regulatory changes, mission-driven enterprises
• Landscape and taxonomy of impact investing – differentiating ESG vs impact investing vs Green Bond Principles vs Sustainability Linked Loans, among other investing options
• Lessons from investors, their financing partners and advisors – how do the UN SDGs and other guidelines inform metrics, how can metrics be improved, and potential for a future standardized measurement system 
• Critical challenges and opportunities currently facing impact & sustainability investments and trends influencing pipeline and perception

The discussion should be of interest to representatives from institutional and individual investors, investment professionals and advisors, fund managers, development finance institutions, social enterprises and other financial services professionals.

Panelists include:

Irina Marinescu, Paul Hastings (Moderator)

Jed Lynch, Head of Americas, Sustainable & Impact Banking, Barclays

Elizabeth Seeger, Sustainable Investing Director, KKR

Syd del Cid, ESG Analyst, Bloomberg

Lily Trager, Executive Director and Director of Investing with Impact, Morgan Stanley Wealth Management

Tess Virmani, Associate General Counsel & Senior Vice President-Public Policy, LSTA

Agenda:
6:00 pm - Registration and Networking
6:15 pm- Panel Discussion, Q&A
7:30 pm - Cocktail Reception

Location:
Paul Hastings
Metlife Building
200 Park Ave
New York, NY 10166