Thrive & SIAG Roundtable Series Presents: Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) Criteria: Why It Is More Important than Ever for Nonprofits
ESG ratings have compelled big business to manage their impact on climate change, labor practices, product safety, and board diversity. But what do ESG standards mean to nonprofits and philanthropy?
Learn how ESG criteria - also including talent management, data security, and executive pay - can guide all organizations towards more ethical practices. Topics covered include:
Introduction to ESG criteria
ESG ratings impact on corporate governance
Applying ESG standards to nonprofit operations
This event is being presented by Thrive Alliance and Social Impact Advisory Group (SIAG)
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Moderator
Maya Tussing, Partner and Co-Founder of Fairlight Advisors
Maya Tussing provides investment and risk management services to nonprofits and philanthropic individuals. Prior to Fairlight, Maya was an investment advisor with Alesco Advisors where she co-led the West Coast office. Over the last 20 years, she has held senior risk management roles at firms such as BlackRock, Barclays Global Investors, Visa, and GE Capital. She is a graduate of Pomona College and holds an MBA in international finance from the University of Washington.
Panelists
Alexandria Skoch, Senior National Sustainability Manager at SBM Management Services
Alexandria Skoch is dedicated to advancing sustainability initiatives through the planning and implementation of forward-thinking programs, and is readily acknowledged for her analytical approach to business. She blends business acumen with the utilization of technology tools to plan, manage and implement sustainability programs that are released within tight time and financial parameters. During her role as Senior National Sustainability Manager at SBM Management Services she has built strategic partnerships and collaborated with stakeholders to drive sustainability programs, deploying solution-focused initiatives while finding new methods to "raise the bar" concerning internal sustainability benchmarks.
Malin Törnqvist Clark, Consultant
Malin Clark advises Third Economy clients on how to develop and promote ESG and related capabilities. As a buy-side equity analyst, she saw first-hand the need for more effective corporate communication about ESG and sustainability to inform investors and other stakeholders. In her prior role as the Senior Vice President of Marketing at Bank of Marin she was also responsible for investor relations, leveraging her background in finance for effective shareholder communications. She spent the first ten years of her career in various roles at GE Capital, including internal audit and global pricing. A native of Sweden, Malin has a MSc in Business from Gothenburg School of Business, Economics and Law. She is a holder of the FSA Credential issued by the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB).
Chad Spitler, CEO and Founder of Third Economy
Chad Spitler is the CEO and Founder of Third Economy, an advisory firm providing sustainable investment research and consulting to investors and companies. With over 20 years of institutional investing and sustainability experience, Chad speaks both publicly and privately with regulators, policy makers, non-profits, academics and the largest global companies and investors, to further the field of sustainable investing and transition the capital markets to a lower carbon economy. Prior to founding Third Economy, Chad was a Managing Director at BlackRock where he helped build what are now the Investment Stewardship and Sustainable Investing Teams.
Neil Stewart, Director of Corporate Outreach for the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board
Neil Stewart is the Director of Corporate Outreach for the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board, a nonprofit connecting businesses and investors on the financial impacts of sustainability. Neil brings more than 25 years of experience in and around investor relations and corporate governance. Previously he was at Citigroup as VP IR Advisory on the ADR team, helping non-US issuers develop IR and ESG strategies. Formerly Editorial & Research Director of both IR Magazine and Corporate Secretary magazine, Mr. Stewart is well known for having led a global lineup of conferences and awards events. A board member of NIRI NY, the New York chapter of the National Investor Relations Institute, he has lived in Montreal, London and New York.
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