Improving the traceability and accountability of ESG data | Kisaco Research
  • Sourcing the correct data and determining data gaps
  • Determining the reliability of data and accounting for unreliable data
  • Best practices for improving the accuracy of proxies
  • Improving data quality using new technology and modelling techniques
Session Topics: 
ESG AND CLIMATE DATA
Speaker(s): 
Moderator

Author:

Aria Goudarzi

Global ESG Data and Reporting Lead
Nikko Asset Management Group

Aria is the Global ESG Data & Reporting Lead, as well as the Head of Strategic Analytics & Data at Nikko Asset Management. He has over 16 years’ experience in the financial sector working across Australia, Asia and the UK. His areas of expertise cover data architecture and analytics, process redesign and development, and operational and strategic innovation.

In his current roles he oversees the areas of performance & data analytics in addition to creating and driving the ESG data strategy Globally, as well as developing and driving Global strategic initiatives. 

Aria Goudarzi

Global ESG Data and Reporting Lead
Nikko Asset Management Group

Aria is the Global ESG Data & Reporting Lead, as well as the Head of Strategic Analytics & Data at Nikko Asset Management. He has over 16 years’ experience in the financial sector working across Australia, Asia and the UK. His areas of expertise cover data architecture and analytics, process redesign and development, and operational and strategic innovation.

In his current roles he oversees the areas of performance & data analytics in addition to creating and driving the ESG data strategy Globally, as well as developing and driving Global strategic initiatives. 

Author:

Dunstan Marris

Head of Sustainability Data and Analytics
Goldman Sachs

Dunstan works across Goldman’s divisions, accelerating sustainability projects, using common data, analytics, tools and policies.  He previously led FICC Strats in Asia, with background in quantitative derivative modelling.

Dunstan Marris

Head of Sustainability Data and Analytics
Goldman Sachs

Dunstan works across Goldman’s divisions, accelerating sustainability projects, using common data, analytics, tools and policies.  He previously led FICC Strats in Asia, with background in quantitative derivative modelling.

Author:

Kaushik Ghosh Dastidar

Head of ESG Cloud Solutions
NatWest

Kaushik GD is the Head of ESG Data Architecture & Solution for Natwest, who is responsible for overall data & solution architecture for every enterprise ESG use cases across Natwest. He has over 16 years of experience in Financial industry in UK working across banking, asset management and private equity.

In his current role, he has earned recognition in the ESG data industry by influencing cloud based data distribution instead of traditional file based ones; this, along with other strategic decisions on architecture, tooling selection, and data op model has facilitated Natwest ESG team to complete ESG data platform migration on Snowflake nearly 1 year before expected date and reduce carbon footprint by c.80%. This has helped the bank fast track its ESG journey by enabling all franchises through advanced modelling and data service to drive innovative solution such as Carbon Planner and Sustainable Food Trust

Outside work, he is a passionate marine conservationist and a climate change remediation advocate. Being a long term member of Extinction Rebellion, Green Peace and PADI aware, he spends his spare time diving in various parts of the world, where he has earned two speciality certificates on Shark Awareness Diver & Diving against Debris.

Kaushik holds a Master in Business Administration degree from IE Business School in Spain, along with several professional courses and degrees from University of Edinburgh, Cambridge university and UC Berkley on Climate and mathematical modelling.

Kaushik Ghosh Dastidar

Head of ESG Cloud Solutions
NatWest

Kaushik GD is the Head of ESG Data Architecture & Solution for Natwest, who is responsible for overall data & solution architecture for every enterprise ESG use cases across Natwest. He has over 16 years of experience in Financial industry in UK working across banking, asset management and private equity.

In his current role, he has earned recognition in the ESG data industry by influencing cloud based data distribution instead of traditional file based ones; this, along with other strategic decisions on architecture, tooling selection, and data op model has facilitated Natwest ESG team to complete ESG data platform migration on Snowflake nearly 1 year before expected date and reduce carbon footprint by c.80%. This has helped the bank fast track its ESG journey by enabling all franchises through advanced modelling and data service to drive innovative solution such as Carbon Planner and Sustainable Food Trust

Outside work, he is a passionate marine conservationist and a climate change remediation advocate. Being a long term member of Extinction Rebellion, Green Peace and PADI aware, he spends his spare time diving in various parts of the world, where he has earned two speciality certificates on Shark Awareness Diver & Diving against Debris.

Kaushik holds a Master in Business Administration degree from IE Business School in Spain, along with several professional courses and degrees from University of Edinburgh, Cambridge university and UC Berkley on Climate and mathematical modelling.