Please join Members of Soroptimist International St Albans & District for a Zoom Event on Mon 22 Jun 7.30-9pm “Investing for the Planet” with Marie Neveu, Environmental Specialist for the Pictet Group, an independent investment partnership. All are welcome! Guests please book on Eventbrite – details below (Club Members will be sent the link).
As the United Nations Foundation highlights – “from country leaders to CEOs to everyday citizens, we must devote far more resources — financial, political, and social — toward a more sustainable way of living if we want to protect the environment”. 7 Ways to Invest in our planet https://unfoundation.org/blog/post/7-ways-to-invest-in-our-planet/
One simple way you can do your part is by investing your money responsibly. Responsible investing has emerged as a way to make a positive impact on the planet and society while also achieving your financial goals.
However, investment decisions, so important to us all no matter where we are in life, are too often based only on financial considerations. This poses two issues. First, environmental degradation is not without financial impact, but markets rarely price these in – so portfolios bear risks and opportunities that we are not always aware of. Second, our investment decisions have an impact on the planet, whether positive or negative, and that is largely overlooked in traditional investment decision-making processes. The principals and criteria upon which these decisions are based must be adapted to include environmental needs. The finance industry, governments and individuals must be made aware of these changes to fully implement them in the real world.
The St Albans Soroptimists’ Planet Team are delighted to have an expert who will join us on Zoom to guide us through this complex but important subject and help us understand how to invest for the planet.
Marie Neveu who is working at the cutting edge of this field will bring all of her wide experience and skills (see below for Marie’s CV) to bear in introducing us to the role climate and biodiversity factors can and should play in investments and investment decisions. She will offer advice on general strategies to take in making investment choices which support the Planet. Marie will be speaking in her personal capacity, not as a representative of the Pictet Group, and will not be promoting the firm or specific investment instruments. Any references to Pictet will be made solely for illustrative purposes.
All are very welcome to join our meeting and there will be was no charge to attend. To book please follow this link to register via Eventbrite:
Eventbrite link will be available soon.
During the registration process you will have the opportunity to make a donation to Marie’s chosen charity “Women’s Environmental Network https://www.wen.org.uk/ (a well-respected organisation dedicated to intersectional feminist climate work with grassroots UK projects), but there is no pressure to do so.
If you have any questions please email: sistalbans@hotmail.com
Marie Neveu is an Environmental Specialist for the Pictet Group. In this role, she helps define Pictet’s environmental strategy. She joined the firm in 2021 to lead the creation of Pictet’s inaugural Climate Action Plan and the setting of externally-validated climate targets for its investments. Since then, Marie has focused on the implementation of the climate action plan, creating research and tools to support investors looking to include climate considerations in their due diligence and engagement efforts. She has also started work to assess how Pictet impacts other Planetary Boundaries and depends on ecosystem services. Marie holds a Master’s degree in Climate Change, Management and Finance from Imperial College London, a Bachelor of Commerce with a major in Finance from McGill University, and a certification on Clean Energy Transition from MIT.