7th International Sustainability Leadership Symposium

From Short- to Long-Term: Who Cares?

Institutional Investors, Beneficiaries and Investees in Dialogue

Presentations - Friday 1 September 2006
Welcome & Findings from Day One

Thomas Scheiwiller, Partner, Head of Governance, Risk & Compliance Services, PricewaterhouseCoopers; Member of the TSF Steering Committee.
Keynote: Incentives Promoting Patience in Investment
Winston H. Hickox, Portfolio Manager Environmental Initiatives, CalPERS
(Radio Interview MP3 with W. Hickox transmitted on Radio Swiss Radio DRS 3)
IV. Striving for a Longitudinal Perspective (Workshop Series 2)

F. How Much Corporate Governance Is Needed?
Keynote: Peter Voser, CFO, Shell (Video Interview with Peter Voser wmv)
Comment: Thomas Scheiwiller, Partner, Head of Governance, Risk & Compliance Services, PricewaterhouseCoopers
Moderator: Christina Ulardic, Sustainability Risk Advisor, Sustainability & Emerging Risk Management, Swiss Re
G. Enabling and Obstructive Frameworks
Keynote: Winston Hickox, Portfolio Manager Environmental Initiatives, CalPERS
(Video Interview with Winston Hickox wmv)
Comment: Markus Nöthiger, Senior Manager, Global Risk Management Solutions, PricewaterhouseCoopers
Moderator: Kai-Uwe Schanz, Chief Communication & Corporate Development Officer, Converium
H. Changing Investees’ Business Behaviour
Keynote: Colin Melvin, Corporate Governance Director, Hermes Pensions Management (Video Interview with Colin Melvin wmv)
Comment: Brian Harrison Spence, Founder, economie
Moderator: Thomas Streiff, COO, The Sustainability Forum Zürich
I. Fiduciary Duty - What Does It Comprise?
Keynote: David R. Scott, Scott+Scott, LLC (Presentation PDF)
Comment: Brunno Maradei, Assistant Director, EIRIS
Moderator: Alexander Barkawi, Managing Director, SAM Indexes
J. Fostering Long-Termism at Business Schools
Keynote: Heiko Spitzeck, Director, oikos International (Presentation PDF)
Comment: Ivo Knöpfel, Managing Director & Gordon B Hagart, Senior Consultant, onValues
Comment: Antoinette Hunziker-Ebneter
Moderator: Jacqueline Coté, Senior Advisor Advocacy & Partnerships, WBCSD
V. Theses – New Aspects – Conclusions

Panellists:
Peter Forstmoser, President, The Sustainability Forum Zürich & Chairman of the Board of Directors, Swiss Re
Peter Ohnemus, CEO and President, Asset4
Peter Voser, CFO, Shell (Video Interview with Peter Voser wmv)
Moderator: Ernst A. Brugger, CEO, The Sustainability Forum Zürich

TSF has continuously built up its role as an important think-tank, which contributes to the development of sustainable business models for financial services. We will further strengthen our network and expand our activities in order to rebuild trust in the financial service sector.

Zeno Staub, Vontobel &
President, The Sustainability Forum Zürich

 

 

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