MICROFINANCE EVENT: Environmental Finance to Organize Conference on Impact Investing, London, October 4, 2012

Event Name: Impact Investing 2012

Event Date: October 4, 2012

Event Location: London, United Kingdom

Cost: The standard fee to attend the conference is USD 795. Academic or nonprofit organizations in developing countries may pay USD 397.50 per registrant. There is also an option for three delegates to attend for the price of two.

Summary of Event: The Impact Investing 2012 conference will address ways for investors to generate environmental, social and financial returns. It will also include a debate on risk management and cover: measuring and reporting social performance; the impact investing market; the sharing of first-hand experiences of investors in microfinance, healthcare, education, environment, clean energy and social housing. The keynote speaker will be Lord Fink, Chief Executive Officer, International Standard Asset Management of UK. Other speakers include: Ms Penny Shepherd, Chief Executive, UK Sustainable Investment and Finance Association; Ms Susannah Nicklin, European Liaision, Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN), US; Mr Vinay Nair, Business Development – Europe, Acumen Fund, US; and Mr Abyd Karmali MD, Global Head of Carbon Markets, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, US.

About the Organizer: Environmental Finance Publications, through its flagship publication, “Environmental Finance,” covers the impact of environmental issues on the lending, insurance and investment industries. Environmental Finance Publications also publishes books and reports and organizes conferences, webinars and in-person workshops.

Event Website: http://www.environmental-finance.com/events/view/56.

For additional information, you may call +44 (0)20 7251 9151 or send an email to //conferences[at]environmental-finance.com.

By Mihaela Grindeanu, Research Associate

Sources and Additional Resources:

Environmental Finance News: “Impact Investing 2012 | London | 4 October”, http://www.environmental-finance.com/events/view/56

MicroCapital Story, July 9, 2012: “MICROFINANCE PUBLICATION ROUND-UP: Financial Advisors on Sustainable Investing; Risk Management in Microfinance; Supply-Side Financial Inclusion Data”, https://www.microcapital.org/microfinance-publication-round-up-financial-advisors-on-sustainable-investing-risk-management-in-microfinance-supply-side-financial-inclusion-data/

MicroCapital Story, May 28, 2012: “MICROFINANCE EVENT: First Affirmative Financial Network Presents 23rd Annual “SRI Conference on Sustainable, Responsible, Impact Investing”, October 2 – 4, 2012, Uncasville, Connecticut, USA”, https://www.microcapital.org/microfinance-event-first-affirmative-financial-network-presents-23rd-annual-sri-conference-on-sustainable-responsible-impact-investing-october-2-4-2012-uncasville-connecticu/

MicroCapital Story, May 21, 2012: “MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: MicroRate Launches Web-Based Impact Investing Platform Luminis”, https://www.microcapital.org/microcapital-brief-microrate-launches-web-based-impact-investing-platform-luminis/

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