Scotland's Finance Sector
Event Details
Part of the Edinburgh World Justice Festival Check out www.ewjf.org.uk/programme/ Banks are still invested in fossil fuels even as they increase their support for renewables.
Event Details
Part of the Edinburgh World Justice Festival
Check out www.ewjf.org.uk/programme/
Banks are still invested in fossil fuels even as they increase their support for renewables. So what role do they have in tackling climate change? Are they a potential ally to climate campaigners, or a foe impeding big change?
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Come and hear first hand from finance industry fund managers Bailie Gifford on how they are responding to the urgent need for decarbonisation.
Then hear from long-term climate activists BankTrack on how the financial industry must transform to meet the challenge of climate change. More speakers to be announced soon!
30 minute panel discussion followed by audience Q&A.
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/scotlands-finance-sector-friend-or-foe-in-the-climate-fight-tickets-123683569887
Confirmed speakers:
Andrew Cave, Head of Governance and Sustainability, Bailie Gifford
Ernst-Jan Kuiper, Climate Campaigner, BankTrack
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Time
(Tuesday) 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm BST