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Net Zero: what to expect from your investors and lenders

23 February 2022, 8.00am UK

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Net Zero: what to expect from your investors and lenders

Overview

Nearly two-thirds of FTSE100 listed companies and more than one fifth of large companies globally have now set Net Zero targets.

Delivering on these targets is not only critical to keeping the ambitions of the Paris Agreement alive, but with the rise of ESG investing over recent years, access to capital for corporates may increasingly become subject to performance against Net Zero commitments and ESG goals.

As corporate transition plans are increasingly demanded by lenders and investors, how important is it that those plans are credible and deliverable, companies meet their targets and what are the implications for failure to do so? Are there different approaches being taken by institutional investors, private equity investors and lenders?

To explore these issues and the implications for GCs our experts at this webinar will include:

  • Michael Watson, head of climate and sustainability advisory, Pinsent Masons
  • Richard Manley, managing director, head of sustainable investing, CPPI (equity markets)
  • Alison Collins, head of ESG, Pollen Street Capital
  • Stephen Jennings, managing director, head of energy & natural resources,
    MUFG

Speakers

Michael Watson

Head of climate and sustainability advisory, Pinsent Masons

Richard Manley

Managing director, head of sustainable investing, CPPI (equity markets)

Alison Collins

Head of ESG, Pollen Street Capital Alison Collins joined Pollen Street in 2018 and has responsibility for running the ESG programme across the firm and portfolio. Prior to joining Pollen Street, Alison spent 12 years at Experian, where she was involved in a number of strategic programmes. Previously she worked in strategy and investor relations at GUS Plc and qualified as a chartered accountant at Arthur Andersen.

Stephen Jennings

Head of energy and head of sustainable business division EMEA, MUFG Stephen is the head of energy in MUFG’s structured finance office for EMEA. He leads a team covering power and renewables and natural resources that specialises in lending and providing market leading financial advisory services.

Stephen is also the head of sustainable business division for EMEA co-ordinating MUFGs ESG efforts in the region.

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