mallowstreet University Dinner: Understanding Natural Capital and the Implications of Biodiversity Loss on Financial Capital

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Sarasin & Partners

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As pioneers of thematic investing, we believe that megatrends shaping the world offer unique investment opportunities as well as the opportunity to improve societal welfare.

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mallowstreet University Dinner: Understanding Natural Capital and the Implications of Biodiversity Loss on Financial Capital

All planetary boundaries have been breached and natural capital is under great stress.

We believe that biodiversity loss is a negative tail risk for the global economy, the full results of which are not yet clear with fully measurable impacts and risks.

Join Sarasin & Partners to hear from their Head of Investment Strategy, Henry Boucher, and discuss how they are framing the debate around the unaccounted costs and opportunities of planetary boundaries including: biodiversity loss, land conversion, and freshwater withdrawals; nitrogen & phosphorus loading; chemical & plastic pollution; air pollution; ocean acidification.

We invite you to explore what it means to invest in ‘purposeful companies’ that solve the problems of people and the planet profitably, but crucially do not profit from causing problems. We believe natural capital can no longer be devalued and ignored, and that investors and asset owners have a responsibility to address these issues.

This evening session is accredited for CPD points by the Pensions Management Institute (PMI) and is exclusively for pension fund decision makers and their advisers.

Speakers

Henry Boucher
Head of Investment Strategy
Henry started his career in fund management in 1983. He is Chairman of the Sarasin & Partners Investment Strategy Group, Deputy Chief Investment Officer and Fund Strategist for the specialist thematic Food and Agriculture Opportunities strategy.
Specialising in multi-asset and global equity fund management, he has managed a wide variety of funds, including unit trusts, pension funds, life funds and charity endowments.
Matt Pumo
Head of Institutional
Matt joined Sarasin & Partners in August 2020, with over 20 years experience.
Prior to joining Sarasin & Partners, Matt worked at Newton Investment Management where he was Head of UK Institutional Business Development. Previously Matt has worked at Neuberger Berman, Gartmore Investment Management and Liontrust Asset Management – all focusing on institutional business development.
Matt graduated from Boston College in the United States with a Bachelor of Arts (major in political science) and holds the Securities Institute Investment Administration Qualification (IAQ).
Bina Bateson
Institutional Business Development
Alex Hunter
Portfolio Manager
Alex has been with Sarasin & Partners since 2007, working primarily with the Global Equity franchise and is global equity portfolio manager for the Equity Opportunities fund. Prior to joining Sarasin in 2007, he spent four years at US hedge fund Arnhold and S. Bleichroeder working with global long only and alternative equity strategies, based in both New York and London.
From 1996 to 2003 Alex worked at Morgan Stanley as a sell-side equity analyst covering the capital goods sector and subsequently the aerospace sector. Whilst at Morgan Stanley, he qualified as a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA, 1999) and from 1999 to 2003 was consistently ranked, with his team, in the top three by surveys such as the Institutional Investor Magazine - being top ranked both in Europe (2002) and globally (2000).
Alex is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, holds a BA in Economics and Statistics from the University of Exeter and has taken courses at the London Business School and Harvard Medical School.

Program

6:30 PM Guest Arrival and Welcome Drinks
7:00 PM Seated for Dinner
7:05 PM Service beings followed by Presentation and Discussion

Join Sarasin & Partners to hear from their Head of Investment Strategy, Henry Boucher, and discuss how they are framing the debate around the unaccounted costs and opportunities of planetary boundaries including: biodiversity loss, land conversion, and freshwater withdrawals; nitrogen & phosphorus loading; chemical & plastic pollution; air pollution; ocean acidification.
9:00 PM End

mallowstreet University Dinner: Understanding Natural Capital and the Implications of Biodiversity Loss on Financial Capital

Speakers

Program

6:30 PM Guest Arrival and Welcome Drinks

7:00 PM Seated for Dinner

7:05 PM Service beings followed by Presentation and Discussion

9:00 PM End