Virtual event: Live
Stand out in the new era of ESG reporting!
The ESG landscape has changed radically in recent times; the formation of the ISSB and the mergers between framework providers are accelerating ESG’s movement into the mainstream.
Furthermore, current market forces are causing investors to re-examine their approach to ESG investing, subsequently changing their expectations for corporate sustainability reporting, disclosures and communications.
Develop an integrated approach when responding to investor ESG expectations
Corporate Secretary and IR Magazine partnered together on this event to help companies respond to the growing demand for improved ESG practices and disclosures with an integrated approach to environmental, social and governance-related risks.
The ESG Integration Forum brought together investor relations, finance, sustainability, governance, risk and compliance experts to explore the underlying factors that have driven the rise of ESG, learn about investor expectations on ESG, deepen shareholder engagement, help companies identify and act on material risks, and better manage shareholder proposals.
This event will take place as a virtual experience using our bespoke, cutting-edge technology.
Our virtual event platform closely replicates attending in-person by facilitating interaction with speakers, one-to-one networking with fellow IR and governance professionals, and group roundtable discussions. Going virtual helps you connect with a wider network from the comfort of your desk.
09:15 AM
Platform opens
09:35 AM
Welcome to the ESG Integration Forum – Asia 2022
Laurence Taylor, senior conference producer, IR Magazine
09:45 AM
The changing landscape of ESG across Asia: knowing what to prioritize
As investor expectations around ESG continue to grow, keeping up-to-date with recent developments is crucial. In this session our speakers will provide an overview of key ESG trends, both in Asia and beyond, and share advice on how to build a comprehensive and forward-looking ESG strategy.
Moderator: Tim Human, senior reporter, IR Magazine
Esther An, chief sustainability officer, City Developments
Ralph Dixon, director of environmental investments, YTL Corporations
Jana Jevcakova, managing director, head of ESG international, Morrow Sodali
10:30 AM
Navigating new ESG disclosure requirements and standardizing your reporting processes
Around the world, investors, consumers and policy-makers are looking for ways to easily assess and compare companies’ ESG information. Recently, the formation of the ISSB marks the most significant step towards a globally recognised reporting standard, reshaping and integrating existing standards in a bid to increase transparency and comparability.
Moderator: Steve Wade, head of event content, IR Magazine
Maricris Aldover-Ysmael, vice president of investor relations, Metro Pacific Investments Corporation
Naman Khanijou, associate account director, ESG, Adfactors PR
Hendrik Rosenthal, director, group sustainability, CLP
Affryll Teo, head of investor relations and sustainability, Tune Protect Group
11:15 AM
Morning break
11:30 AM
Managing your company’s social impact: what do investors want to see?
This panel focuses on the ‘S’ of ESG, and how public companies can manage relationships with their workforce, political environments and the society in which they operate. How to effectively collect and disclose potentially sensitive information on workforce composition? And what are some of the best ways to communicate your company’s societal impact to investors?
Moderator: Tim Human, senior reporter, IR Magazine
Lily Tsen, general counsel, Amcor Flexibles Asia Pacific
William Wang, head of investor relations, OSL
Stanley Zhou, director of capital markets and investor relations, ZhongAn Insurance
12:15 PM
Focussing on the ‘G’ of ESG: what does good governance look like?
With so much attention given to the environmental and social responsibilities of public companies, he ‘G’ of ESG is sometimes overlooked. As the idea of ‘stakeholder capitalism’ gains momentum, company purpose, structure and oversight is becoming increasingly important to investors.
Moderator: Steve Wade, head of event content, IR Magazine
Nicholas Chilton, head of board advisory, South Pacific region, Nasdaq
Bin Luo, head of group legal and risk management, Baozun
13:00 PM
Afternoon break
13:15 PM
Developing an ESG toolbox: making data-driven decisions around ESG issues
For many companies, the biggest challenge to sustainability action and reporting remains the barrier to accessing reliable data. This problem can be linked to lack of resources, but also to lack of appropriate software, allowing companies to streamline the way they monitor and collect ESG information. This session will explore the ways other organizations are managing their data burden.
Moderator: Tim Human, senior reporter, IR Magazine
Andrew Lau, director, ESG advisory, Asia, Colliers
Rakesh Vazirani, global head of sustainability services, TÜV Rheinland
14:00 PM
Buyside perspective: bridging the gap between Asian companies and investors
Keeping up-to-date with changing ESG rules and trends is crucial to mitigating against material risk, but adopting strong ESG policies also presents one of the fastest avenues for growth this decade. In this panel we’ll take a look at how Asian companies are leveraging ESG to grow their shareholder base and exactly what ESG information different investors are looking for.
Moderator: Steve Wade, head of event content, IR Magazine
Shounak Bagchi, ESG investment manager, Cartica
Samuel Hoang, portfolio manager, Eastspring Investments
14:45 PM
Closing remarks and end of forum
Laurence Taylor, senior conference producer, IR Magazine
WillIiam Wang
head of investor relations
OSL
Willy Wang is the Head of Investor Relations at BC Technology, the parent company of OSL. OSL is the world’s first and only insured and SFC-licensed digital asset platform, providing brokerage, custody, exchange and software-as-a-service (SaaS) for institutional clients and professional investors.
Prior to joining BC Technology, Willy was the Director of Overseas M&A and IR at Chinasoft International, where he implemented IR initiatives from scratch and executed multiple M&A deals. Prior to Chinasoft International, Willy was the Co- Founder of Tint, a social media aggregator startup that was later sold to a PE firm.
Willy graduated from University of Southern California and Tsinhua University.
Samuel Hoang
portfolio manager
Eastspring investments
Samuel Hoang is an Investment Director and Portfolio Manager in the Japan Equity focus team at Eastspring Investments (Singapore) Ltd. He is also an ESG Champion of the equities team and has done extensive work to integrate ESG into the investment process as well as design and develop new ESG equities fund. Prior to joining the Japan Equity, Samuel was a member of the Regional Asia equities team, and the Lead Portfolio Manager for our Vietnam Equity strategy. Samuel joined Eastspring Investments (Singapore) Limited in September 2011.
Prior to joining Eastspring Investments, Samuel worked at Lion Global Investors as an Asia ex-Japan Senior Equity Analyst and Portfolio Manager of the Vietnam equity strategy. Samuel has 23 years of experience in investment and financial industry.
Samuel holds an MBA from Japan’s Waseda University, and a Bachelor of Economics (Hons) from Foreign Trade University in Vietnam.
Stanley Zhou
Director of capital markets and investor relations
ZhongAn Insurance
Stanley joined ZhongAn Online in 2018 as Director of Capital Market and Investor Relations. He oversees capital market strategy as well as investor relationship management, aslo led the financing activity of listing company and the subsidiaries.
Prior to joining ZhongAn, Stanley has abundant experiences in private equity, investment banking and M&A areas. Stanley obtained the bachelor of degree from Shanghai International Studies University, majoring Arabic language and literature. He is CFA charterholder and CICPA.
Maricris Aldover-Ysmael
Vice president of investor relations
Metro Pacific Investments Corporation
Ms. Maricris Aldover-Ysmael joined MPIC’s Investor Relations team in 2010. Since then, she has been an integral part of the Company’s IR function and was appointed as Head of the department in January 2017. She is responsible for managing relationships with investors and investment analysts, and spearheading efforts to align their interests with that of senior management. She provides support to the CEO and CFO and represents MPIC in international investor conferences and roadshows. She and her team also maintain the underlying detailed financial models that drive MPIC’s internal net asset valuation. She has been instrumental in developing the Company’s key messaging points and facilitates events that are designed to keep investors and analysts updated on Company developments, growth opportunities, risks and challenges. Under the guidance of the Chief Sustainability Officer, she leads the Company’s sustainability reporting initiatives and partnerships. Prior to MPIC, Ms. Aldover-Ysmael was an Associate Director in SGV & Co. (Ernst & Young Philippines) specializing in Assurance and Business Advisory Services. She has over 18 years of combined experience in Investor Relations, Sustainability, Finance and External Audit. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Accountancy, a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy from De La Salle University – Manila and is a Certified Public Accountant.
Esther An
Chief sustainability officer
City Developments
Esther An is a pioneer CSR practitioner for over 20 years and a member of the UN Global Compact Network Singapore. She has been instrumental in building up City Developments Limited (CDL) leadership in Sustainability. CDL is the first Singaporean company to be included on 3 leading global sustainability listings, namely the FTSE4Good Index Series since 2002, the Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World since 2010 and Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes since 2011. A signatory of the UN Caring for Climate initiative and a champion in green building, Esther is a member of the World Green Building Council’s Corporate Advisory Board.
Shounak Bagchi
ESG investment manager
Cartica
Nicholas Chilton
Head of board advisory, South Pacific region
Nasdaq
Nicholas Chilton is the Head of Board Advisory for New Zealand and Australia at Nasdaq, where he delivers board assessments and boardroom training for Nasdaq Governance Solutions.
Prior to joining Nasdaq, he served in various adviser roles at both the Commonwealth and NSW State Government levels, most recently as Senior Adviser to the NSW Deputy Premier, delivering high-level political and policy advice to current and former Ministers. Nicholas has worked in the communications, infrastructure, regional development, social services and police portfolios, including leading the delivery of many of NSW’s largest transport infrastructure projects. He has led policy reforms across various issues, including social housing, road safety and regional telecommunications, and has a keen awareness and interest in public policy issues that are shaping corporate responsibility and social expectations in commerce.
Nicholas is a graduate of the University of Sydney with a Masters in International Security, focusing on cybersecurity and Asian geopolitical affairs, with a particular interest in global cyberthreat developments affecting critical infrastructure. His research has focussed on the implications for both public and private sector of national and global political shifts in cyber threat perception, specifically recognising the evolving exposure to foreign-owned entities in supply chains and shifting national security requirements.
Ralph Dixon
Director of environmental investments
YTL Corporation
Ralph Dixon is the Director of Environmental Investments at YTL Corporation Berhad, one of the top 30 companies listed on the Malaysian stock exchange. The YTL Group’s core businesses are ownership and management of regulated utilities and other infrastructure assets, and serves more than 12 million customers in three continents. Ralph has been with YTL for more than ten years, and is also the CEO of their carbon consulting subsidiary (YTL-SV Carbon) and managing the environmental investment and sustainability divisions for the Group.
Jana Jevcakova
Managing director, head of ESG international
Morrow Sodali
Naman Khanijou
Associate account director, ESG
Adfactors PR
I hold a bachelor’s degree in Applied Petroleum Engineering from UPES, Dehradun and e-MDP (Management Development Program) in Artificial Intelligence & Machine learning from IIM Kozhikode.
I offer 11 plus years of diverse experience in ESG Ratings & Research, Climate change, Fossil fuel research and product development, Materiality mapping, Stakeholder communication, Information Technology and core oil and gas industry.
I am currently working with Adfactors PR as an Account Director. My role here is to setup the ESG practice for the firm at large (first of its kind in India for a PR firm). This includes but is not limited to innovate, transform and integrate ESG advisory and communication strategy thereby influencing and creating a positive impact on the reputation of a company. Also, in the past I have worked under the ESG ratings and research as a subject matter expert (Oil and Gas) with MSCI and Arabesque.
Andrew Lau
Director, ESG advisory
Colliers International Hong Kong
Andrew has over 18 years’ experience in driving ESG and Sustainability leadership for MNC in Asia Pacific. He has managed carbon reduction and sustainability program for corporate clients and investors across Asia, including Greater China, Japan, Korea, Singapore, Vietnam, Philippine, Thailand and Malaysia. Appointed as Director of ESG Advisory for Colliers in Asia, Andrew leads a professional team in providing ESG advisory including REITs, occupiers, developers, banks and investors across all asset types. The projects that Andrew delivered has saved over 60 GWh of electricity up-to-today. Andrew has advised or managed green projects such as major air-conditioning system retrofit, lighting upgrade and redesign, renewable energy system, green roof, building automation and control system.
Bin Luo
Head of group legal and risk management
Baozun
Bin LUO, General Counsel of Baozun Inc., a leading brand e-commerce service partner and dual-listed in Nasdaq and Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Bin is heading the company’s Legal & Risk Management department, with a wide responsibility covering corporate governance, listing compliance, corporate internal control and ESG compliance. In his over 17 years’ experience in both private practice and in-house legal & compliance function, Bin has served both multinational companies and China domestic company, covering B2B and B2C sectors.
Hendrik Rosenthal
Director – group sustainability
CLP
Hendrik Rosenthal is Director – Group Sustainability of the CLP Group and is responsible for the Group’s sustainability-related strategy, reporting and communications. He supports the senior management in sustainability and climate change-related risk management and advises on sustainability matters of the Group’s power business in the Asia-Pacific region.
With 20 years of experience in environmental management across the public, private and NGO sectors, Hendrik previously led research and consulting projects in Canada, Hong Kong and Singapore.
He began his career in natural resource management and environmental policy, through various positions at Canadian government agencies in environment and development. After moving to Hong Kong in 2008, Hendrik promoted sustainability practices via private sector projects and through policy engagement for industry associations. Prior to joining CLP, he was a senior manager of applied sustainability in Singapore working for a multinational company.
Affryll Teo
Head of investor relations and sustainability
Tune Protect Group
Affryll oversees the Investor Relations and Sustainability function of Tune Protect Group. He kick started his career as an external auditor with a Big Four firm and eventually tried his hands doing business finance, corporate planning, business development and strategy. Throughout his 18 years of experience, Affryll has worked mainly in the financial services sector with both local as well as a foreign bank in Malaysia. The past 6 and a half years were spent performing the Investor Relations role firstly with a FBM KLCI Banking institution and a few years later with his current employer. In early 2021, Affryll was given the added responsibility to head up the sustainability function of Tune Protect Group.
Lily Tsen
General counsel
Amcor Flexibles Asia Pacific
Rakesh Vazirani
Global head of sustainability services
TÜV Rheinland
With the objective of connecting the dots between Risks (industry-specific, geographically-sensitive) AND Capital (Human, Material, and Environmental); Mr Rakesh Vazirani leads Sustainability Services for TUV Rheinland’s Products Business Unit spread across 12 countries. After completing his Bachelors of Engineering in India, Rakesh gained experience about Supply chain traceability and environmental compliance with GE Aircraft Engines and TOSHIBA, Digitisation of Food Safety with US Fresh Produce, and utilising Analytical data of Environmental performance to execute improvements for Textile industry. He has 15 years of international experience establishing solutions for ‘Product Environmental Compliance’, and ‘Responsible Sourcing’ while working in Germany and Japan. Rakesh is member of European Union (EU) Technical Advisory Board (TAB) on Environmental Footprint’ (Expert group E03710) and ANSI’s Virtual Technical Advisory Group Member (VTAG) ESG Ecosystem
Tim Human
Senior reporter
IR Magazine
Tim Human is senior reporter at IR Magazine. He rejoined the publication in 2019 after two years working as a freelance writer for a range of international clients. Previously, he was editor of IR Magazine between 2013-2017. He has also written for Corporate Secretary, IR Magazine’s sister publication, and CorpComms, the UK-based magazine for corporate communications professionals.
Steve Wade
Head of event content
IR Magazine
Steve Wade is a content researcher and conference producer at IR Magazine where he is responsible for crowd-sourcing intelligence on the big global issues facing investor relations. Steve also creates events where the IROs and the wider financial community can discuss, debate, and learn about ways to develop the IR function.
Prior to IR Magazine, Steven’s background has been in corporate social responsibility and responsible investment. During his time at Ethical Corporation (now Reuters Events), Steve launched the ESG symposium, an event focused on connecting the socially responsible investment community with corporate sustainability leaders at listed companies. Steve was a judge for the Deloitte Green Frog Awards, celebrating the best corporate reporting in Eastern Europe. Steve also presented research at the Global Sustainable Event Summit in London and has spoken about extra-financial reporting with the United Nations Global Compact, the World Bank, and the Polish Ministry of Finance.
Steve has a degree in Event Management and enjoys playing rugby in his spare time.
Forum Partners
Adfactors PR, founded in 1997, is the youngest firm among its top peers. It is also India’s largest PR firm.
A multi-specialist, full-service firm, we serve over 400 retained clients across 40 cities in India. The clients include some of the largest corporations, conglomerates, financial institutions and governments, as well as a host of bright, young start-ups and unicorns.
We have a track record of successfully delivering on complex and challenging PR briefs – often characterised by high stakes, urgency and a sense of uncertainty about the potential outcomes.
Our approach is rooted in robust problem-definition and customising the solution. In an industry built on standard templates and processes, we explore creative solutions for each brief. And, of course, superior execution is a widely acknowledged strength of Adfactors PR.
Our business is built on a few simple tenets. In a complex world with a trust deficit, we believe public relations is 90 per cent behaviour and 10 per cent communications. We believe relationships are key to sustainable business and integrity, while transparency, purpose and fairness are critical elements of a successful public relations programme.
As a firm, we practice what we preach. Culture is our strength, and our culture is built on simple tenets of integrity, transparency, fairness and simplicity. Constant, incremental innovation for creating value for our clients is also a part of our value system. The few businesses we do not work for include: tobacco, alcohol, meat processing and gambling.
In 2020, Adfactors PR was named one of the seven Global Agencies of the Decade by PRovoke Media. In recent years, Adfactors PR has won multiple accolades, including PR Awards Asia’s (formerly PRWeek) South Asia Agency of the Year for four consecutive years – 2018, 2017, 2016 and 2015. We have also won PRovoke Media’s ‘Asia-Pacific Corporate-PA Consultancy of the Year’ in 2018, ‘Asia-Pac Financial Consultancy of the Year’ in 2015 and 2013, ‘Global Financial Agency’ in 2015, and ‘Global Corporate Agency’ in 2016. In 2014 and 2016, the firm was recognised by the Campaign magazine and The Holmes Report as ‘India Consultancy of the Year’. Since 2014, when the firm started participating at industry awards, we have won more than 250 awards for campaign excellence at prestigious national and international fora.
For more information, please visit our website.
Morrow Sodali is the leading global consultancy specializing in shareholder services, corporate governance, proxy solicitation and capital markets transactions. The firm provides corporate boards and executives with strategic advice and services relating to a broad range of activities, including: mergers and acquisitions, annual general and extraordinary shareholder meetings, dissident and contested campaigns, shareholder activist initiatives and multinational cross-border equity and debt transactions.
From headquarters in New York and London and nine offices in major capital markets, Morrow Sodali serves more than 700 corporate clients in 40 countries, including many of the world’s largest multinational corporations. In addition to listed and private companies, its clients include mutual funds, stock exchanges, membership associations and activist investors.
For more information, visit morrowsodali.com
Nasdaq Corporate Platforms empowers companies with technology and intelligence to innovate, grow, and stay ahead of the changing markets. We offer an integrated suite of market intelligence, analytics, and collaboration solutions that support business leaders around the globe.
To learn more, visit: business.nasdaq.com.
Supported by
Taiwan Investor Relations Institute (TIRI) was established to serve as a communication platform for the management teams, shareholders, securities analysts, capital markets, and governing agencies that work with listed companies at stock exchanges, over-the-counter markets, and emerging markets, as well as companies planning public offerings and non-public innovative companies. We seek to advance investor relations in Taiwan and the professional capacity and positioning of our members, and international capital market communication.
For more information, please visit www.tiri.tw.
Why partner with us?
The ESG Integration Forum – Asia brings together some of the most influential people in the IR and governance communities.
The event offers an effective approach to targeting clients when they are exploring how they can improve their ESG practice. Through our unrivalled knowledge of the subject matters and commitment to in-depth agenda research, our events are guaranteed to attract a qualified audience.
The unique buzz we create at our hybrid events – a far cry from a traditional conference – makes them multi-faceted and highly interactive with great engagement in particular from heads of IR and governance teams. This allows our partners to have meaningful conversations with corporates who are deciding which parts of their ESG program to invest in, which service providers to engage and consultants to retain. By partnering with us on an event, you can generate leads, showcase your thought leadership and position yourselves as the partner of choice to the IR and GRC communities.
We’d love to have a chat with you about how you can get in front of a truly engaged and motivated audience at the ESG Integration Forum – Asia. Get in touch with Ross Ingram or call on +44 78265 38072.
In the last 12 months, IR Magazine and Corporate Secretary’s virtual events have attracted the highest, most diverse and senior attendees and experts in investor relations and governance
Our attendees are leading Governance, IR and sustainability practitioners with an established track record and strategic role within their company.
Below is a sample of some of our attendees:
Job title | Company | Job title | Company | |
CEO | The Eastern Polymer Group | Head of IR | Petronas Chemicals Group | |
CFO | HK Electric Investments | Head of IR | Taishin Financial Holding | |
CFO | Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corporation | IR director | China Mengniu Dairy Company | |
CFO and executive director | Sa Sa International Holdings | IR director | China Resources Beer | |
Director | Sino-Ocean Land (Hong Kong) | IR director | Koolearn Technology Holding | |
Director, IR | AIA Company | IR director | Porton Pharma Solutions | |
Director, IR | Canbridge Pharmaceuticals | IR director | Stella International Holdings | |
Director, IR | CLP Holdings | IR director | Yue Yuen Industrial | |
Director, IR | Golden-Agri Resources | Senior director, IR | Suncity Group Holdings Limited | |
Director, strategic planning & IR | The Siam Cement | Senior director, IR | Yum China | |
Head of IR | Asia Aviation | VP, IR | Berli Jucker | |
Head of IR | Blue Moon Group Holdings Limited | VP, IR | Fraser Centrepoint Trust | |
Head of IR | Canvest Environmental Protection Group | VP, IR | Frasers Property Limited | |
Head of IR | Capitaland China Trust | VP, IR | Gulf Energy Development | |
Head of IR | Central Retail Corporation Public Company | VP, IR | Lenovo Group | |
Head of IR | Kunlun Energy | VP, IR | Metro Pacific Investments Corporation | |
Head of IR | Major Cineplex Group | VP, IR | NagaCorp | |
Head of IR | Manila Water Company | VP, IR | PT Bank Central Asia | |
Head of IR | Megawide Construction | VP, IR | Sun Hung Kai & Co |
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