Conference Materials

2022

The ESG Regulators Are Coming

Monday, May 2, 2022 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Speaker

Mark Hays

Director of Sustainable Investing
THE GLENMEDE TRUST COMPANY, N.A.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Speaker Bio

Session Description

Interest in environment, social, and governance (ESG) related investing is sky high. But several challenges remain that are holding back mass adoption, particularly institutional investors.  Most so is a perception of greenwashing by many of the asset manager firms jumping into the space  that is, calling something "Green" or "ESG" when it really isn't. But the regulators are coming to help sort this out.  In this session, Mark will speak to the efforts in the U.S. by the SEC and Congress to help investors identify who is a "real" ESG manager and who is not. He'll speak to the recent standardized reporting framework implemented in Europe, and how that may be a preview for what's to come on this side of the pond.  And, he'll detail how the Department of Labor has begun to update their view on how all of this fits with a fiduciary framework. Put together these efforts may serve to finally bring ESG related investing to the mainstream.

Session Materials

The ESG Regulators are Coming: Greenwashing, Standardization, & Reporting

The ESG Regulators are Coming: Greenwashing, Standardization, & Reporting