Description

Norges Bank Investment Management invests the Government Pension Fund Global on behalf of the Norwegian people. The fund is the largest single owner in the world’s stock markets and is broadly invested across countries, sectors and currencies. There is a clear expectation that we should invest responsibly, but what does that mean in practice? How is the fund affected by sustainability issues such as climate change, biodiversity loss and human rights? Is it better to try to influence companies to reduce risks or create value, or just avoid investing in certain companies altogether? This lecture aims to answer key questions about why responsible investment is important to us as a universal asset owner, how we work in practice to achieve our goal of responsible investment, and what trends we observe in the broader field of sustainable finance.

PROGRAMME

3.30PM     Registration (for in-person attendees)

4.00PM     Presentation by Snorre Gjerde (online via Zoom & in-person)

4.45PM     Q&A moderated by A/Prof Umakanth Varottil

5.00PM     End of event

ABOUT THE SPEAKER

Snorre Gjerde is Lead Investment Stewardship Manager at Norges Bank Investment Management, currently based at their Singapore office. He leads the fund’s ownership activities on a number of environmental topics, including nature and biodiversity risk, and engages with companies in close collaboration with portfolio managers. He also works to advance global sustainability standards across markets where the fund invests, and represents NBIM as a Taskforce Member on the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD). Previously, Snorre worked as an analyst in the fund’s Equity Strategies department. He has also been seconded to Bank of America Merrill Lynch’s Equity Research division, where he focused on the European banking sector. Snorre holds an MBA from London Business School, a Master’s degree in Financial Economics from NHH – Norwegian School of Economics, and a CEMS Master’s in International Management from NHH and the London School of Economics and Political Science.