ERM Webinar Series: The Changing Landscape of Sustainability for Private Equity

David will be speaking in Session 1: Assessing, reducing and monitoring climate and transition risks and leveraging opportunities at fund level.

David leads the climate risk and TCFD program for UNEP- Finance Initiative (UNEP FI). He is currently running a pilot for over 50 global financial institutions on topics of climate scenarios, climate risk assessments, and climate governance. He and his team work with financial sectors and supervisors across the world to develop best practices for managing climate risks and identifying climate opportunities. He is an advisor to UNEP FI’s TNFD pilot program exploring nature and biodiversity related risks and impacts. He has also been a technical advisor to the Glasgow Financial Alliances for Net Zero (GFANZ). He is also a contributor to Forbes, where he writes about climate change and leadership.

Nathalia will be speaking in Session 2: Driving and accelerating decarbonization of portfolio companies.

Nathalia joined Tikehau Capital in 2020 to reinforce the development of the Group’s sustainable investing strategy. Nathalia now serves as the Head of ESG for Private Equity and her role is to support the definition and deployment of the impact and ESG strategy for private equity funds and investments. Nathalia worked for more than three years as a strategy and sustainability consultant for large European asset managers at INDEFI. In this context, she has developed impact measurement methodologies and participated to the launch of private equity and infrastructure funds. Previously, she worked at La Banque Postale where she monitored Carbon Fund projects that aimed to finance GHG emission reduction projects.

Viviana will be speaking in Session 3: Adapting to fast-changing climate and biodiversity regulatory requirements

Viviana joined Astorg in 2018 and is a member of the Corporate Functions Team. Before that she worked as Global Sustainability Manager at Barco and as European Environmental Manager at Sony Electronics. Viviana has an expertise in circular economy, eco-design and supply chain sustainability.

Viviana studied Sustainable Development at Imperial College London, she has a master in Environmental Technology from Oxford Brookes and an MBA from Vlerick Business School.

Isabelle will be speaking in Session 4: Setting a successful biodiversity strategy.

Isabelle joined the unlisted activity of OFI Group in 2012 (which became SWEN Capital Partners in 2015) as Investment Director in private equity and infrastructure, where she set up and developed the entire ESG approach, a true strategic commitment of the company. In 2017, she joined SWEN's Executive Committee and took charge of the Development and ESG Department, with the scope of ESG & Impact, Client Solutions & Regulations, Marketing and Communication. She became Deputy Managing Director in 2019 and continues to steer these issues. Since June 2021, she is also a member of the Board of Directors of France Invest, the French non-listed companies association, and has been a member of its Sustainability Committee since 2012.

Noëlla will be speaking in Session 4: Setting a successful biodiversity strategy.

Noëlla de Bermingham started her career in the Sustainable Development Department of a major Hotel Group where she was in charge of projects, innovation and brand strategy. In 2014, Noëlla joined Private Equity sector as CSR Manager and then Deputy CSR Director in a leading global investment company. With more than 13 years of experience in responsible business transformation (8 years in Private Equity), Noëlla de Bermingham joined Andera Partners in 2021 as Chief Sustainability Officer to confirm and accelerate the responsible commitment of the management company. In January 2022, Noëlla became the Chair of the Sustainability Commission of France Invest and was member of the Private Equity Advisory Committee of the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI) between 2019 and 2022.

Caroline will moderate the four webinars.

Caroline is a Consulting Director in Climate Change and Corporate Sustainability within ERM based in the Paris office. She is supporting clients in defining decarbonisation strategies and implementing them; from footprinting, target setting to identification of decarbonisation levers. She delivered support to major global energy, manufacturing, technology corporates, as well as financial institutions, including Private Equity. She has over 12 years’ experience in the Renewable Energy & Climate Change sector and has worked in various roles and organisations; including project finance, technology scouting, energy market regulation, policy advocacy, energy systems modelling and advisory in the US, Singapore, Norway and France.

Session 4: Setting a successful biodiversity strategy

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