SDG Investment Forum - New York City

This in-person meeting is an opportunity for CFOs, sustainability experts and investors to exchange views on how corporate investments and finance can best contribute to the SDGs. Taking a sectoral approach, the group will discuss the strategic relevance of SDG-aligned corporate investments and credibility of SDG targets in terms of materiality and ambition.

The meeting takes place during the UN’s 77th General Assembly and following a high-level Private Sector Forum meeting between corporate executive and finance chiefs and Heads of States to mobilize the private sector's response to the food, energy and finance crises.

The meeting will bring together high-level representatives from companies, banks and financial institutions and international organizations, including CFOs, CIOs and other executives from the CFO coalition for the SDGs.

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CONFIRMED SPEAKERS AND MODERATORS

• Sanda Ojiambo, Assistant Secretary-General and CEO, UN Global Compact
• Alberto De Paoli, CFO, ENEL
• Andrea Amozurrutia Casillas, Finance and Sustainability Director, Grupo Herdez
• Carin Jämtin, Director-General, SIDA
• Christian Stracke, MD and Global Head of Credit Research, PIMCO
• Fernando Tennenbaum, CFO, AB InBev
• Gwenaelle Avice-Huet, Chief Strategy and Sustainability Officer, Schneider Electric
• Ian Wells, CFO, Fortescue Metals Group
• Issa Faye, Director, Sector Economics and Development Impact department, IFC
• Jurgen Esser, CFO, Danone
• Kerry Adler, CEO, SkyPower Global
• Kevin Berryman, CFO, Jacobs
• Liesel Van Ast, Membership and Regional Co-ordinator Manager, UNEP Finance Initiative
• Lila Karbassi, Senior Programme Officer, SBTi
• Maha Al Qattan, Chief People & Sustainability Officer, DP World
• Maher Al-Haffar, CFO, Cemex
• Marc-Andre Blanchard, Executive VP, Head, and Head of Sustainability, CDPQ
• Marcos Ivo, CFO, Klabin
• Ryan Korinke, Global Head of Sustainability, PIMCO
• Sean Kane, Partner, McKinsey
• Sebastian Steinhaeuser, CSO, SAP
• Stephen Kiptinness, Chief Corporate Affairs, Safaricom
• Susan Gray, Head of Sustainable Finance, S&P Global
• Yiong Yim Ming, CFO, City Developments Limited

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AGENDA

• 8:00 – 8:30
  
  Registration of all attendees and welcome breakfast

• 8:30 – 9:00
  
  Welcome Remarks

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PART 1 – CORPORATE SDG INVESTMENTS

• 9:00 – 9:30
  
  Presentations, Part I: Key SDG-aligned Investments
  Presentations on trends by sectors by CFO Coalition CFOs on three macro sector 

• 9:30 – 10:30
  
  Panel: Aligning corporate investments to UN priorities for SDG investments
  This session will explore the link between companies’ SDG-aligned investments and the development community’s priorities toward the 2030 Agenda.

• 10:30 – 11:00
  
  Presentations, Part II: Key SDG-aligned Investments
  Presentations on trends by sectors by CFO Coalition CFOs on three macro sector 

• 11:00 – 11:15
  
  Coffee break

• 11:15 – 12:00
  
  Panel: The SDG investment gap: Corporate investments in risky markets or technology for the SDGs
  This session will explore how corporations can invest in risky but necessary markets or technologies for the sustainability transition.

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• 12:00 - 1:00
  
  Lunch

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PART 2 – CORPORATE SDG TARGETS

• 1:00 – 1:30
  
  Presentations, Part I: Trends on SDG-linked targets
  Presentations on trends by sectors by CFO Coalition CFOs on three macro sectors

• 1:30 – 2:30
  
  Panel: From corporate to global goals: How to calibrate corporate SDG targets 
  This session will explore the process of validating corporate targets linked to the SDGs and how a mix of ambitious targets on material SDGs can fuel the growth of performance-based finance.

• 2:30 – 3:00
  
  Presentations, Part II: Trends on SDG-linked targets
  Presentations on trends by sectors by CFO Coalition CFOs on three macro sectors

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• 3:00
  
  Closing

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About the SDG Investment Forum

The SDG Investment Forum series is designed to connect investors seeking to align with the Sustainable Development Goals to responsible businesses and investment opportunities around the world. The CFO Coalition for the SDGs hosted three investment forums prior to the COVID-19 outbreak in March 2020 in partnership with local stock exchanges in Brazil, South Africa, Italy, and France.