09:00 - 10:45

Laura Younger (Japan)
Deputy Executive Director - The American Chamber of Commerce in Japan (ACCJ)

Jeremy Prepscius (People's Republic of China)
Managing Director - BSR

Sustainable Investment in China

BSR has released Sustainable Investment in China 2009 in November 2009, the first research of its kind on the topic, according the World Bank Group's International Finance Corporation, which commissioned the report. The presentation will share the key findings of the report, introduce the sustainable investment landscape in China, discuss the challenges associated with the nascent field, and make recommendations for speeding up the growth of the sustainable market.

Seiji Kawazoe (Japan)
Associate General Manager - Sumitomo Trust and Banking Co., Ltd

Sumitomo Trust's SRI China Funds for Japanese Retail Investors

Sumitomo Trust has been a strong advocate of SRI and has developed broad products for both institutional and retail clients. The company believes long term commitment and education are prerequisites to mobilize towards sustainable society. Sumitomo Trust has developed the SRI China Funds for Japanese retail investors and I would like to share our views and framework of investment strategy and some examples. The strategy is qualitatively driven, focusing on SRI issues.

Erwin Sanft (People's Republic of China)
Head of China & Hong Kong Equities Research - BNP Paribas Securities (Asia)

The Role of Foreign Capital in China's Shift to Sustainable Growth

The foreign investment manager wishing to invest in China faces a fundamental question: how does the manager access the tremendous corporate growth opportunities that China's economy offers, without compromising due diligence duties to the investment committee? As China commits to a more sustainable, lower carbon-intensive and environmentally sensitive economic growth programme, investors must assess the implications and opportunities across industrial and consumer sectors, often with limited information regarding corporate performance. Given this, what role will foreign investors play in the funding of this sustainable growth?