Nature Stewardship: 'Spring’ and Responsible Political Engagement

In this hybrid session at PRI in Person 2024, experts will discuss the need for responsible political engagement (RPE) by corporates in the development and implementation of nature policies. A panel of civil society experts and investors from developed and emerging markets will answer key questions and discuss how collaborative stewardship initiatives such as Spring address concerns around responsible policy engagement and nature policy.

Panelists will answer important questions on the topic, including:

• What does "responsible" mean when companies or their associations are engaging policymakers?
• Why is it a problem for investors that some corporates are pursuing shortsighted agendas to delay or weaken government action?
• How has investor action on deforestation evolved to look at RPE?
• Why are investors interested in RPE to mitigate the material risks of nature loss?

This event is part of the programming for UN Principles for Responsible Investment's "PRI in Person 2024." InfluenceMap's Director of Methodologies and Program Development, Rebecca Vaughan, will join the panel virtually.

Agenda

Speakers:

• Greta Fearman, Investment Stewardship Lead, Cardano
• Glenn Hurowitz, Founder and CEO, Mighty Earth
• José Pugas, Partner and Head of ESG, JGP
• Tim Steinweg, PRI
• Charlotta Sydstrand, Head of ESG, AP7
• Rebecca Vaughan, Director, Methodologies and Program Development, InfluenceMap

Moderator: Leslie Samuelrich, President, Green Century Funds