Launch Of Global Green Finance Index 10, London, Abu Dhabi - Supplement "The Role Of The Financial Services Sector In Supporting Agriculture"
GGFI Launch
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The tenth edition of the Global Green Finance Index provides the world’s most authoritative measure of the performance of financial centres in delivering green finance services.
The report, assembled by combining the views of financial professionals from around the world, with quantitative data commissioned and curated from over 140 sources, uses advanced statistical techniques to map the global spread of green finance.
Agenda:
09:00 Welcome & Introduction, Simon Mills, Senior Associate, Z/Yen Group
09:05 Sustainable Finance In ADGM, Mercedes Vela Monserrate, Head of Sustainable Finance, Abu Dhabi Global Market
09:20 GGFI 10 Results, Mike Wardle, CEO, Z/Yen Group
09:35 Questions, Comments, And Answers
09:45 Close
Speakers:
Mercedes Vela Monserrate is Head of Sustainable Finance at Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM). Ms Vela Monserrate oversees ADGM’s environmental, social and governance (ESG) policies and procedures, contributing to the long-term development of sustainable finance across Abu Dhabi and the UAE. She works closely with stakeholders to facilitate improved understanding and integration of material ESG factors, covering both risks and opportunities.
Prior to joining ADGM, Mercedes held senior positions across both the public and private sectors in Brussels and London. Her professional history includes positions at Morgan Stanley, the Financial Conduct Authority, and the European Parliament. Mercedes holds a BSc and a Minor in European Studies and Globalisation and Diversity from Maastricht University and is part of various industry working groups on sustainable finance, including the Unites Nations’ Financial Centres for Sustainability Network Steering Committee.
Mike Wardle is CEO and the Head Of Indices for Z/Yen Group, managing work on the development and delivery of the Global Financial Centres Index, Global Green Finance Index, and Smart Centres Index. Mike worked as a civil servant for almost 20 years mostly within the field of education policy. He was a director and then Chief Executive of the General Social Care Council, establishing the regulation of social workers. Mike's career moved into consultancy, programme management and coaching and he worked with Z/Yen for six years delivering programme management services to the Church of England, Unison, and the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust and Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust before taking up his current role.
Speaker(s):
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Mercedes Vela Monserrate
Head of Sustainable Finance
Abu Dhabi Global Market
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Mike Wardle
Director & Head Of Indices
Z/Yen Group
Chairman:
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Simon Mills
Senior Associate
Z/Yen Group