TPI State of Transition Report 2024: Launch Event

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This event will present the key findings of the new Transition Pathway Initiative (TPI) State of Transition Report, which analyses the status, trends and regional patterns in the latest TPI Carbon Performance and Management Quality assessment results. Through a series of presentations and panel discussions, the authors and market participants will explore the key sections of the report.

This event also offers a chance to hear about the achievements of the TPI Centre since its launch in 2022 at LSE, including the research outputs and data offering it has produced. 

Agenda

Registration  (14:00 – 14:30)

Welcome (14:30-14:35) 

• Dr Carmen Nuzzo – Executive Director, TPI Centre, LSE

Opening Remarks (14:35-14:50)  

• Prof. Susana Mourato – Professor, Environmental Economics; Vice President and Pro-Vice Chancellor of Research, LSE 
• David Russell – Board Chair, TPI Ltd 
• Stephanie Maier – Global Head of Sustainable, FTSE Russell

State of Transition Report 2024 Presentation (14:50-15:15)  

• Prof. Simon Dietz – TPI Centre Research Director and Professor of Environmental Policy, Department of Geography, LSE

Panel Session I: State of Transition 2024: Rising to the Challenge (15:15-16:05) 

• Jo Paisley – President, Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP) Risk Institute
• Sundip Jadeja – ISSB Technical Staff, IFRS S1 Project Lead, International Standard Reporting Standards (IFRS) Foundation
• Lucian Peppelenbos – Climate Strategist, Robeco
• Prof. Simon Dietz – TPI Centre Research Director and Professor of Environmental Policy, Department of Geography, LSE
• Moderator: Faith Ward – Chief Responsible Investment Officer, Brunel Pension Partnership, TPI Ltd Board Member

Coffee Break (16:05-16:30)

Panel Session II: Beyond sectoral assessments: evaluating companies through a regional lens (16:30-17:30)

• Laura Hillis – Director, Climate & Environment – Responsible Investment, Church of England Pensions Board
• Roberto Fernández Albendea – Global Head of ESG, Iberdrola
• Annika Brouwer – Sustainability Analyst, NinetyOne
• Moderator: Antonina Scheer – Research Project Manager, Policy Fellow, TPI Centre

Panel Session III: The role of lenders in the net zero transition (17:30-18:25)

• Agnieszka Paulina Smoleńska – Visiting Fellow, Grantham Research Institute; Assistant Professor at the Florence School of Banking and Finance
• Tim Smith – Investment Manager, Norges Bank Investment Management
• Dana Barsky – Global Head of Sustainability Strategy and Net Zero, Standard Chartered Bank
• Moderator: Valentin Jahn – Principal Research Project Manager, Policy Fellow, TPI Centre

Next Steps (18:25-18:30)  

• Dr Carmen Nuzzo – Executive Director, TPI Centre, LSE

Drinks (18:30 – 20:00) – Staff Common Room, 5th Floor, Old Building, LSE, Houghton Street 

How to attend

In-person registration for this event is now closed, but you can follow the live stream here (please note this link has been updated)