PANEL DISCUSSION: Aligning ESG risk management with external commitments | Kisaco Research
  • Determining whether there is friction between internal efforts and external commitments
  • Assessing achievability of external commitments
  • How to measure and report alignment
Session Topics: 
Risk Frameworks, Strategy and Planning
Beyond Climate Risk
Speaker(s): 
Moderator

Author:

Daniel Cremin

Executive Director, Head of Climate Alliances and Product Alignment
MSCI

Daniel Cremin is Executive Director, Head of Climate Alliances and Product Alignment within MSCI’s ESG and Climate product team. He works with climate initiatives and alliances to align MSCI’s products and services to help investors and corporates manage the urgent transition to a net-zero world. He also leads MSCI’s involvement in the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ) and Net Zero Financial Service Providers Alliance (NSFPA). Previously, Daniel led MSCI’s ESG and climate marketing strategy globally.

Prior to joining MSCI, he served as the Head of Marketing and Communications at Climate Change Capital Limited, a UK-based sustainable asset management and advisory group. He also worked for Microsoft, QinetiQ and the UK Government.

Daniel lives and works in London and holds a BSc in Applied Psychology and Sociology from the University of Surrey and qualifications from the London School of Journalism and Oxford College of Marketing.

Daniel Cremin

Executive Director, Head of Climate Alliances and Product Alignment
MSCI

Daniel Cremin is Executive Director, Head of Climate Alliances and Product Alignment within MSCI’s ESG and Climate product team. He works with climate initiatives and alliances to align MSCI’s products and services to help investors and corporates manage the urgent transition to a net-zero world. He also leads MSCI’s involvement in the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ) and Net Zero Financial Service Providers Alliance (NSFPA). Previously, Daniel led MSCI’s ESG and climate marketing strategy globally.

Prior to joining MSCI, he served as the Head of Marketing and Communications at Climate Change Capital Limited, a UK-based sustainable asset management and advisory group. He also worked for Microsoft, QinetiQ and the UK Government.

Daniel lives and works in London and holds a BSc in Applied Psychology and Sociology from the University of Surrey and qualifications from the London School of Journalism and Oxford College of Marketing.

Speakers

Author:

Sandra Schoonhoven

CoE Lead of Climate Risk
ING

Sandra Schoonhoven is the CoE Lead of Climate Risk – heading a core team of 4-5 people overseeing and coordinating INGs bank-wide activities around Climate Risk. Sandra has been part of ING’s sustainability journey for the last 7 years and as a former Head of Sustainability Programmes co-developed INGs Sustainability Direction and lead the execution of several programmes to achieve this direction. Within her current role she engages with both internal as well as external stakeholders (including supervisors).

Before she joint Global Sustainability, Sandra worked in several business roles within ING. Starting within Customer Intelligence as a data scientist avant la letter and after that moving into different leadership roles, she developed strong analytical -as well as leadership skills with a keen eye and passion for change management.

Before joining ING in 2004, Sandra worked in marketing roles in the publication sector (Wolters Kluwer) and insurance sector (Yarden).

She holds a MSc in Communication from Tilburg University and a Msc in Marketing Strategy from Henley Business University.

Next to her job, Sandra is member of the supervisory board of Stichting Spaarnesant – a public organization that provides public education through 26 schools in Haarlem. She holds an advisory board position at a strategy consultant company Stay Future Proof. And she is a certified Purpose to Impact session leader and has run multiple workshops for colleagues to help them find their purpose. Her own purpose in life is “to serve elephant for dinner”. 

Sandra Schoonhoven

CoE Lead of Climate Risk
ING

Sandra Schoonhoven is the CoE Lead of Climate Risk – heading a core team of 4-5 people overseeing and coordinating INGs bank-wide activities around Climate Risk. Sandra has been part of ING’s sustainability journey for the last 7 years and as a former Head of Sustainability Programmes co-developed INGs Sustainability Direction and lead the execution of several programmes to achieve this direction. Within her current role she engages with both internal as well as external stakeholders (including supervisors).

Before she joint Global Sustainability, Sandra worked in several business roles within ING. Starting within Customer Intelligence as a data scientist avant la letter and after that moving into different leadership roles, she developed strong analytical -as well as leadership skills with a keen eye and passion for change management.

Before joining ING in 2004, Sandra worked in marketing roles in the publication sector (Wolters Kluwer) and insurance sector (Yarden).

She holds a MSc in Communication from Tilburg University and a Msc in Marketing Strategy from Henley Business University.

Next to her job, Sandra is member of the supervisory board of Stichting Spaarnesant – a public organization that provides public education through 26 schools in Haarlem. She holds an advisory board position at a strategy consultant company Stay Future Proof. And she is a certified Purpose to Impact session leader and has run multiple workshops for colleagues to help them find their purpose. Her own purpose in life is “to serve elephant for dinner”. 

Author:

Yvonne Holmes

Chief Sustainability Officer
AIB

Yvonne Holmes

Chief Sustainability Officer
AIB

Author:

Nosa Omoigui

CEO and Founder
Weave.AI

Nosa Omoigui is the CEO and founder of Weave.AI. Prior to Weave.AI, he led machine learning and personalization teams at Amazon. Nosa also held a senior role at Microsoft Research (MSR). Nosa has a total of 23 granted patents and over 50 pending patents on various areas of technology, including AI. 

Nosa Omoigui

CEO and Founder
Weave.AI

Nosa Omoigui is the CEO and founder of Weave.AI. Prior to Weave.AI, he led machine learning and personalization teams at Amazon. Nosa also held a senior role at Microsoft Research (MSR). Nosa has a total of 23 granted patents and over 50 pending patents on various areas of technology, including AI. 

Author:

Michaela Campbell

Director in the RQA Private Credit Team
BlackRock

Michaela Campbell is a Director in the RQA Private Credit team and is responsible for the primary risk management of Blackrock's European Middle Market Private Debt and European CLOs. In addition to providing independent risk oversight for new and existing investments, workouts and governance, she has also played an instrumental role in incorporating ESG information into the investment process.

Prior to joining BlackRock, Michaela worked at GE Capital EMEA in London from 2004. She held a number of risk management roles within the leveraged finance business including portfolio management, underwriting and restructuring of loans. Subsequently, she spent 4 years in Abu Dhabi at Mubadala GE Capital PJSC, where she created a portfolio management and special situations function for the largely US and European cashflow lending business.

Michaela earned a BSc degree in Statistics and Actuarial Science from the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg and is a CFA Charterholder.

Michaela Campbell

Director in the RQA Private Credit Team
BlackRock

Michaela Campbell is a Director in the RQA Private Credit team and is responsible for the primary risk management of Blackrock's European Middle Market Private Debt and European CLOs. In addition to providing independent risk oversight for new and existing investments, workouts and governance, she has also played an instrumental role in incorporating ESG information into the investment process.

Prior to joining BlackRock, Michaela worked at GE Capital EMEA in London from 2004. She held a number of risk management roles within the leveraged finance business including portfolio management, underwriting and restructuring of loans. Subsequently, she spent 4 years in Abu Dhabi at Mubadala GE Capital PJSC, where she created a portfolio management and special situations function for the largely US and European cashflow lending business.

Michaela earned a BSc degree in Statistics and Actuarial Science from the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg and is a CFA Charterholder.