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17 - Green money: investing into sustainable development?
Best Practices to direct investments towards environmental business and help reflate the economy and give a boost to employment.
According to the International Labour Organisation (ILO), tens of millions of "green jobs" will be created worldwide. The market for environmental products and services could near 3 000 billion dollars in 2020, i.e. twice what it is today. Individually, each investor on the planet can invest in an environmental business: acquiring company shares in "clean" energy sectors, water management or waste recycling or investing in "green shares" of specialised investment funds.
The financing of the green economy can be done via different routes and appears to offer the concerned investors fruitful returns in the medium to long term. A good way, therefore, to invest money in the expectation of… sustainable development.
Peter LIU – Founder and Vice Chairman - New Resource Bank (USA)
Peter founded New Resource Bank after nearly two decades of experience in the banking and energy industries. This San Francisco community bank focused on green entrepreneurs and environmental issues. Peter had been a Senior Vice President and Vice President, respectively, of Credit Suisse First Boston and the Chase Manhattan Bank.
He is the co-founder and Vice-Chair of the China-U.S. Energy Efficiency Alliance and currently serves on the Clean Technology Investment Advisory Boards of the largest and the 3rd largest pension funds in the United States.
Download his PowerPoint presentation: Powerpoint Peter LIU
Virginie CARNIEL - Chief Operating Officer - Nolaris (Switzerland)
Virginie CARNIEL has held C-level positions in various high- tech companies before she became COO of Nolaris in 2008. She is supervising the activities and development of this fast-growing start-up.
Nolaris, a company specializing in technologies related to sustainable development, is the 25th start-up in the Swiss Center for Electronics and Microtechnology (CSEM) and is currently working on the design of Solar Island, the first solar island prototype (a floating solar power station that will provide renewable energy) under construction in United Arab Emirates.
Download her PowerPoint presentation: Powerpoint Virginie CARNIEL
Deeti VYAS - Development manager - Trucost (UK)
Deeti YVAS has worked for various international banks and became Development manager at Trucost, an English organization whose aim is to assess all big companies’ environmental footprints.
Trucost, a company founded in 2000, has become a global reference thanks to the tools it has developed. They make it possible to provide investors with accurate data, including companies that do not communicate on environmental issues. Trucost has a database with more than 4,000 companies worldwide.
Download her PowerPoint presentation: Powerpoint Deeti VYAS
Moderator:
Anne-Catherine HUSSON-TRAORE – General Director - Novethic (France)
Anne-Catherine HUSSON-TRAORE, an expert in Corporate Social Responsibility and especially in Socially Responsible Investment (SRI), has been Chief Executive of NOVETHIC since 2001.
Novethic, a subsidiary of Caisse des Dépôts (France), is a leading research center for information on sustainable development related to the economy.
