Thu 09 Oct 2025 - One year on from the inaugural event, the IFoA is hosting the second Sustainable Investment Symposium. It will explore the crossroad intersection of climate, nature, and society — and the role of sustainable investment in navigating this complex and challenging terrain.
Sessions will examine:
The event will include multiple opportunities to network and refreshments and lunch will be provided. The event will conclude with a networking drinks reception and will spotlight the IFoA’s commitment to sustainability, knowledge sharing, and practical tools for real-world impact.
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| Registration | 09:00 - 09:30 | |
| Welcome | 09:30 - 09:45 | Welcome and setting the context Read more |
Welcome and setting the context Speakers:
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| Planetary crossroads: re-aligning our understanding of risk and climate goals | 09:45 - 10:30 | The session will showcase how climate sensitivities can re-align climate goals, encouraging a better understanding of climate risks and sustainable investing. Read more |
There is a high degree of risk and uncertainty surrounding climate sensitivity measurement. This is accompanied by continued concerns that net zero targets alone are insufficient to achieve internationally agreed temperature goals. The session will showcase how climate sensitivities can re-align climate goals, encouraging a better understanding of climate risks and sustainable investing. Speakers:
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| A decade from Paris: challenges in reaching a sustainable economy | 10:30 - 11:15 | A decade after the Paris Agreement, achieving a sustainable economy remains a significant challenge. Read more |
A decade after the Paris Agreement, achieving a sustainable economy remains a significant challenge. This panel will offer expert insights into key challenges including the:
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| Break | 11:15 - 11:35 | |
| Sustainable finance in the mid-transition | 11:35 - 12:00 | The session will explore the role of economics in addressing these challenges to support a stable, equitable, and well-funded transition to a low-carbon economy. Read more |
There is growing complexity in financing the green transition. This is driven by mid-transition risks from overlapping fossil fuel and renewable systems, reinforcing positive and negative economic feedback loops, and geoeconomic and domestic political economy pressures. The session will explore the role of economics in addressing these challenges to support a stable, equitable, and well-funded transition to a low-carbon economy. Speakers:
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| Lunch | 12:20 - 13:20 | |
| Impact investing: beyond theory and into practice | 13:20 - 14:05 | A panel with experience and expertise in a wide variety of impact investment areas will discuss examples of the trends, opportunities and practicalities of sourcing funding, structuring partnerships as well as of defining and measuring impact. Read more |
A year from the inaugural symposium we revisit the topic of impact investing. We follow its journey through a tumultuous year of headwinds and tailwinds both external and closer to home. Speakers:
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| Steering through complexity: stewardship in a modern world | 14:05 - 14:50 | Hear from speakers across the investment eco-system as we explore how recent events are shaping stewardship and the future direction of this important investment tool. Read more |
As global challenges intensify, the role of stewardship in long term value creation is evolving. Hear from speakers across the investment eco-system as we explore how recent events are shaping stewardship and the future direction of this important investment tool. Speakers:
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| Break | 14:50 - 15:00 | |
| TBC | 15:00 - 15:45 | |
| Closing remarks | 15:45 - 15:50 | Wrap-up and next steps Read more |
Wrap-up and next steps | ||
| Networking drinks reception | 00:00 - 00:00 | Informal networking and discussion Read more |
Informal networking and discussion | ||
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