mallowstreet University Dinner: Responsible Investing - a route to long term outperformance?

Please join us for an educational evening where, over dinner, Trygve Meyer, ESG Specialist at SKAGEN Funds, will aim to demonstrate:

MSCI research shows that companies with improving ESG characteristics outperform over the long term
Passive exclusion is a suboptimal approach to responsible investing
Company engagement is a valuable and worthwhile exercise
Integration of ESG into the investment process provides a better risk adjusted return for investors
Active management is necessary in order to benefit from the alpha source available from improving ESG characteristics

Speakers

Trygve Meyer ESG Specialist
Trygve Meyer is ESG Specialist at SKAGEN Funds and member of the portfolio specialist team. Prior to joining SKAGEN Funds in 2006, he worked as a reporter with Bloomberg News in Oslo for six years, and before that as a soldier represetative and press spokesperson for the Norwegian Armed Forces.
Trygve holds a BSc (Hons) in Business Administration from University of Bath.

Program

6:30 PM Arrival and welcome drinks
7:00 PM Seated for dinner
9:00 PM Dinner concludes
9:00 PM End