Making Green Pay in the Real World
Time:
March 25, Thursday
10:30 - 12:00
This is session will cover: how sustainability can yield profit and how sustainability plays an increasingly important role in decisions; the perspectives of banks and pension funds and their experiences to date; experiences of investors, developers, occupiers, and valuers; the benefit to occupiers and how this translates to value.
Peter
Clark,
Trustee, Vancouver Valuation Accord, Vancouver, BC, Canada
(Moderator)
Chris
Corps,
President, Asset Strategics Ltd., Victoria, BC, Canada
Sarah
Sayce,
Head, School of Surveying, Kingston University, London, UK
Jim
Amorin,
Vice President, Atrium Real Estate Services, Austin, TX, USA
Thomas
Mueller,
President, Canada Green Building Council, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Brave New World: Finance and Investment in a Low Carbon Economy
Time:
March 25, Thursday
13:30 - 15:00
How would the financial, investment, and capital market landscapes operate if they were truly wired to drive a global low carbon economy? How will profits be embedded in the market system so that they are both socially and environmentally responsible? What are the emerging financial and investment initiatives that are helping shape the low carbon economy?
Paul
Clements-Hunt,
Head, United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP-FI), Geneva, Switzerland
(Moderator)
Barbara
Turley-McIntyre,
Director, Sustainability and Corporate Citizenship, The Co-operators Group Ltd., Guelph, ON, Canada
Sandra
Odendahl,
Director, Corporate Environmental Affairs, Royal Bank of Canada, Toronto, ON, Canada
Bruce
Schlein,
Vice President, Corporate Sustainability, Citigroup, New York, NY, USA
*Invited