Workshop I: Introduction to Natural Capital – Understanding Risks and Opportunities
23 September 2014, São Paulo
| 08:30-09:00 |
Registration |
| 09:00-09:15 | Welcome notes
Uwe Wolfgang Heye, German Consulate São Paulo Carlos Nomoto, Director of Sustainability at Santander and head of the CEBDS Sustainable Finance Working Group |
| 09:15-10:00 | Introduction to Natural Capital
What is Natural Capital? Expected major changes in ecosystems and their impact on ecosystem service provision and economic activities. Speaker: Daniela Lerda, PADMA |
| 10:00-10:15 | Break |
| 10:15-11:30 | Why is Natural Capital relevant for Financial Institutions? Risks and Opportunities
Speaker: Liesel van Ast, Natural Capital Declaration |
| 10:15-11:30 | Environmental Risks and their Increasing Relevance in Credit Ratings
Speaker: Julyana Yokota, Standard and Poor’s |
| 12:15-13:30 | Lunch |
| 12:15-13:30 | Case Study Banorte: Why does a Financial Institution Strive to Integrate Natural Capital Considerations?
Speaker: Marcos Mancini, Banorte |
| 13:30-14:15 | Quantifying Natural Capital Risks and Integrating them into Valuation and Risk Management
Speakers: Liesel van Ast (NCD) and Simone Dettling (GIZ) |
| 15:00-15:30 | Joint Study on “Quantifying the Natural Capital Risk Exposure of Financial Institutions in Brazil”
Maria Eugenia Taborda, Itaú |
| 15:30-15:45 | Break |
| 15:45-16:45 | Round Table: Going Beyond Compliance
What is still missing for mainstreaming environmental risks into investment valuation? Discussants: Carlos Nomoto (Santander), Maria Eugenia Taborda (Itaú), Daniela Lerda (PADMA), Liesel van Ast (NCD), Julyana Yokota (S&P), Marcos Mancini (Banorte) Moderator: Simone Dettling |
| 16:45-17:00 | Outlook Workshops II & III and Concluding Remarks Fernanda Gimenes (CEBDS) and Simone Dettling (GIZ) |