Primary tabs
Event: Socially Responsible Investing - Engaging Businesses to Facilitate Positive Change
Date:
Thursday, February 23, 2012 - 18:00 to 21:00
Event Description:
Socially Responsible Investing - Engaging Businesses to Facilitate Positive Change
· The global landscape of responsible investment
· SRI in the Canadian context
· What is “engagement”, and why do we do it?
· Engagement stories from the field
Join us for snacks and drinks at 6:00pm. The event will start at 7:00pm followed by a short 30 minute networking session after the panel presentation.
Event Details
Speaker Bio
Michelle de Cordova is Director of Corporate Engagement and Public Policy at NEI Investments, the home of Ethical Funds, Canada’s oldest and largest family of SRI (socially-responsible investment) mutual funds. Based in Vancouver, within the Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) Services team, Michelle leads NEI Investments’ work on engaging investee companies and policy-makers in dialogue to advance corporate sustainability in Canada and internationally. Before joining NEI Investments, she worked as a staff member and consultant for environment and social development organizations in Canada, Europe, Asia, and Africa.