LSE event: unlocking the potential of the low carbon economy
FTSE launched the pioneering Environmental Markets Classification System and new regional Environmental Opportunities indices on 18 June at the London Stock Exchange. The UK index launch event - which was attended by the media and consultant firms including Mercer and Watson Wyatt - included speakers from the world of British politics and the responsible investment industry who welcomed the new classification initiative and called on investors to recognise investment returns in a low carbon world.
Speakers included George Osborne MP (Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer), David Kidney MP (Under Secretary of State, Department for Energy and Climate Change), James Cameron (Chairman of the Carbon Disclosure Project) and Jonathan Porritt (Chairman of the UK Sustainable Development Commission). A panel was led by Donald Keith, Deputy CEO of FTSE Group, which included Will Oulton, Director of Responsible Investment at FTSE Group.
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