Batseta - Climate Change webinar - Sarasin & Partners UK

We were delighted to be involved in one of Batseta's webinars on climate change. Ben McEwen, Climate Active Analyst at Sarasin, presented to a live online audience in South Africa.

In his presentation, 'Climate analysis and thematic work – Identifying and quantifying risk and alpha opportunities', Ben discussed how, despite abundant evidence of the social and financial damage implied by climate change and loss of biodiversity, markets are still mispricing the risks and underestimating the investment potential.

Applying a thematic investment lens helps us focus on long-term drivers and outcomes, and reveals a level of complexity that will demand a significantly more thoughtful approach from asset managers.

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In his talk, Ben McEwen outlines:

The scale of the problems we face, and why climate change could also be the most significant investment opportunity in human history
The need to grasp the complex interactions between climate change and natural capital
How we can apply lessons learned from climate change in tackling biodiversity loss
Why the best options for protecting capital and generating returns are unlikely to be the most obvious

SARASIN SPEAKER

Climate Active Analyst

Ben McEwen

Climate Active Analyst

Ben is responsible for leading analysis on climate change opportunities, as well as developing climate derived stress-tests and applying these to portfolio investments.

Prior to joining Sarasin & Partners in 2018, Ben worked for RBC and CIBC as a sell-side Equity Research Analyst covering global natural resources. He has also worked in audit and assurance for PwC in London, and as a commodities economist in Sydney, Australia.

Ben is a Chartered Accountant with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales, holds a Certificate in Investments (Securities) from CISI, a Certificate in Economics of Competing Energy Technologies from Stanford University and graduated the Global MBA at Imperial College London with Distinction.

Climate Active Analyst

Ben McEwen

Batseta Winter Winter Conference 2023

Sarasin & Partners are proud to be supporting Batseta's Winter Conference which is taking place 12-13 June.

For several years we have been leading a growing coalition of investors on the topic of climate accounting and audit, backed by the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC). We will explain how investors can make a real-world impact and contribute to the decarbonisation of the global economy.

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