Date: Tuesday, 8 October 2024
Time: 08:30 – 12:30 followed by lunch
Location: Metro Toronto Convention Centre (MTCC), South Building, Toronto, Canada
Format: In-person only

As every year during PRI in Person, the PRI is hosting the annual Sustainable Finance Policy Conference. This unique event convenes policy makers, regulators, regulatory affairs professionals and investors from around the world to discuss and debate the latest developments in sustainable finance policy reform in key capital markets.
 

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This conference will provide deep dives into policy and regulatory topics and is for policy makers and PRI in Person delegates only.

Agenda
 

08:30-09:00	Registration and refreshments
09:00-09:10	Welcome and keynote address
09:10-09:30	Global collaboration for sustainable investment policies: A policy makers' dialogue   In this podcast-style conversation, two policy makers will discuss the current areas of collaboration between governments worldwide and the challenges they face. The discussion will note in particular how policy can incentivise investments in the economic transition, supporting emerging markets leapfrog to net zero economic growth, and the role of investors to support interoperability.
09:30-10:30	Reviewing financial regulatory roles and mandates in a world with governmental sustainability goals. What are the foundational policy reforms policy makers should consider to support responsible investors to navigate the transition? Launch of PRI’s Policy toolkit on sustainable finance policy reform. This session will kick off with a brief presentation of PRI’s updated policy toolkit which discusses the paradigm shift needed to move from managing risk exposure to also supporting the economic transition. This will be followed by a panel discussion with policy makers from around the world looking at how their mandates impact their ability to effectively pursue the economic transition and reflecting on the key policy priorities set out in the updated toolkit.
10:30-10:50	Break
10:50-11:40	The place of regulation – best practices and challenges of policymaking in a global market. Investor dialogue on key policy reforms and what policy makers can do to increase policy effectiveness to create an enabling environment for responsible investment. In this session, investors and the audience take the lead. A panel of four PRI signatories will share what they see as the biggest successes and key concerns in sustainable finance policy. The audience will be encouraged to reflect and share their own thoughts with the panel for each topic raised. This solutions-focussed session should provide food for thought for both policy makers and investors in the room.
11:40-12:30	Navigating political cycles. How can we clarify and strengthen the link between RI policy and competitiveness, security and economic resilience, to maintain its support for years to come? In a year dominated by elections across the globe, this final panel confronts a critical question – how can we secure ongoing support and progress for responsible investment policies to ensure investors have certainty and security? A variety of policy makers will share their thoughts, looking at key topics such as the just transition, a whole-of government approach and strategic communication.
12:30-12:40	Closing remarks
12:40-13:15	Networking lunch
13:30	Start of PRI in Person

 
Please note, this event is under Chatham House rule, and is not open to media. Due to limited capacity, we may have to limit registration to one delegate per organisation.