UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) directed investments with clear impact, are key for global investors. While SDG directed investments are a precedent for operational models in Europe, such investments are less prevalent in Asia. In addition, many Asia companies do not qualify for such investments due to the lack of consistent impact reporting.

Under the auspices of the Green Finance Industry Taskforce (GFIT), we would like to invite IMAS member firms to join us at this 1-hour forum, to discuss on a use-case for a region-appropriate SDG standards investments and information platform, including a SDG database targeting Asian/ASEAN equities.

We have invited speakers including:

• Gopi Mirchandani, CEO and Head of Client Group Asia (ex-Japan), NN Investment Partners,

• Neil Mascarenhas, Asia Lead for the Responsible Investing and Innovation Platform, NN Investment Partners,

• Rehan Ahmed, Chief Product Officer, Marketnode

 The speakers will cover topics including the trends of Impact Investing, introduction to UN SDG and facilitate the discussion