Can regulation prevent greenwashing?

The expert panel includes:

Thomas Willman, Senior Product Specialist (Regulation), Clarity AI

Thomas is a Senior Product Specialist in Product Research and Innovation at Clarity AI. His particular focus is on Clarity AI’s suite of regulatory products, ensuring that Clarity AI can continue to offer the best regulatory solutions for sustainability in the marketplace. As part of that role, he monitors and identifies opportunities for Clarity AI globally to support our clients with relevant regulatory solutions.

Prior to joining Clarity AI, Thomas worked in financial regulation at the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority and most recently at the International Organisation of Securities Commissions (IOSCO). While at IOSCO, he focused on emerging regulatory issues, helping to set global standards for securities market regulation for IOSCO’s membership of more than 100 capital market regulators globally. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and Political Science from Trinity College Dublin and a Masters degree from the University of London (Birkbeck) in Financial Economics.

Renato Coelho, Research & Innovation Manager, Clarity AI

Renato is a Research & Innovation manager at Clarity AI. In this role, his focus is on maximizing societal impact through the creation of quantitative and objective methods to help companies, governments, and individuals make environmentally and socially sustainable decisions. Renato was recognized as a SDG pioneer finalist by the UN Global Compact due to his contributions to advance the SDGs.

Prior to joining Clarity AI he worked as a management consultant at McKinsey & Co. and as a project manager at Portugal Telecom’s Digital Unit. Renato holds an MBA from IESE Business School and a M.Sc. in Artificial Intelligence from UNICAMP.

Maria Lozovik, Partner, Marsham Investment Management

Maria Lozovik is a Partner and Portfolio Manager at Marsham Investment Management, a London-based investment manager. She manages a fixed income climate change-focused strategy. The strategy is centred around companies that emerge as leaders in transforming their respective industries to more sustainable practices and present an attractive investment opportunity. Marsham IM relies on thorough fundamental analysis and AI tools to identify such issuers.

Prior to Marsham IM, Maria spent over a decade at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, working in ECM, investment banking and corporate finance in London.

Daisy Streatfeild, Sustainability Director, Ninety One

Daisy is the Sustainability Director at Ninety One. In this role, she oversees the implementation of firm-wide Net Zero initiatives, stewardship and development of sustainable products.

Prior to joining the firm she was the Investor Practices Programme Director at IIGCC where she led their Paris Aligned Investment Initiative, and the development of the Net Zero Investment Framework. Before that she was the advisor on sustainable infrastructure investment at the Inter American Development Bank. She has also served in various roles related to climate, finance and infrastructure policy in the UK Civil Service.