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Summary
In the financial sector, the scarcity of reliable data poses a significant challenge when reporting emissions associated with financial activities.
The S&P Global Sustainable1 and PCAF partnership underscores our commitment to empowering financial institutions to navigate reporting requirements and effectively manage climate-related risks with robust data that supports financed, insured, and facilitated emissions reporting across asset classes, all combined with powerful cross-referencing and portfolio analytics.
Join our webinar on April 9 at 10am ET/3pm GMT to learn more about how PCAF is working with financial institutions to implement a harmonized approach to assess and disclose the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with loans and investments. As Principal Founding Data Partner to PCAF, we aim to enhance transparency and comparability in emissions data disclosures empowering financial institutions to navigate reporting requirements and effectively manage climate-related risks.
Register now to hear from thought leaders on the data quality challenges associated with financed emissions calculations, including:
- How S&P Global and PCAF are partnering to address reporting hurdles
- How financial institutions are navigating financed emissions calculations
- How financed emissions calculations are evolving to cover a broader range of asset classes
Speakers
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Chris Snyder
Director, Guidehouse
Chris Snyder is a Director at Guidehouse, a global management consultancy with a large financial services practice, helping leading commercial and public financial services entities of all sizes address evolving risks and regulations, confront new and non-traditional competitors, and adapt to shifting markets and customer demands.
Chris Snyder is a Director at Guidehouse, a global management consultancy with a large financial services practice, helping leading commercial and public financial services entities of all sizes address evolving risks and regulations, confront new and non-traditional competitors, and adapt to shifting markets and customer demands.
Chris has been engaged on ESG and climate for over 25 years. He works
with investors, financial institutions and other large corporates to assess, develop and implement decarbonization strategies.
Chris joined Guidehouse (formerly Navigant) in 2019 after over a decade as head of environment for a North American bank.
Guidehouse acts as the global PCAF Secretariat and Chris is the North
America lead.
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Pradeep Venkatesh
Associate Director of ESG Strategy
Pradeep Venkatesh is the Associate Director of ESG Strategy for Horizons at S&P Global. He is responsible for leading S&P Horizons’s strategy and outreach for the banking sector, with a focus on climate financial risk and carbon accounting for financials
Pradeep Venkatesh is the Associate Director of ESG Strategy for Horizons at S&P Global. He is responsible for leading S&P Horizons’s strategy and outreach for the banking sector, with a focus on climate financial risk and carbon accounting for financials. Prior to joining S&P Global, Pradeep focused on financial and economic analysis for renewable energy and sustainability challenges within the investment banking and consulting industries. Pradeep holds an MBA from Yale University, a Masters in Economic Research from Cambridge University, and the CFA and FRM designations.
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James Salo, Ph.D.
Head of Environmental Research and ESG Modelling
With 20+ years of experience in environmental research and data strategy, James Salo is the Head of Environmental Research and ESG Modeling at S&P Global Horizons, a leading provider of ESG data, analytics, and insights. He leads a team of experts who maintain, enhance, and extend the information eco-system of corporate environmental data available to clients and support the organization's ESG modeling and quantitative research needs.
James is passionate about helping investors, companies, and policymakers understand and manage the environmental risks and opportunities in their portfolios, supply chains, and operations. He has a PhD in Environmental Science and Policy from Oxford University, where he focused on the measurement of corporate environmental performance and how these data are used within financial markets. He also has a BA and an MA in Environmental Science and Policy from Clark University. He has published multiple papers and articles on topics such as greenhouse gas accounting, environmental finance, sustainability and investing, and ecosystem service valuation. He is a recognized leader and innovator in his field, with specialties in environmental performance metrics, and environmental and carbon footprint analysis.
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Valeria Rolla
Director, ESG Data & Analytics Scotia Bank
Valeria Rolla is the Director of ESG Data & Analytics at Scotiabank, leading the financed emission calculations, and the climate-related data strategy for the Bank.
Valeria Rolla is the Director of ESG Data & Analytics at Scotiabank, leading the financed emission calculations, and the climate-related data strategy for the Bank. Valeria has been 4 years with Scotiabank in a variety of data and analytics delivery roles, and prior to that, she was a management consultant supporting financial services clients through strategy, process improvement, and change management engagements. Valeria graduated from the University of Toronto with a Bachelor of Commerce, and a Minor in Environmental Economics
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