Sustainability Community

Hi all,

I am Adetoyese Adedokun, a Compliance director at Maycode and Founder of Complia. Maycode is a boutique consulting firm with specialization in regulation, technology, and data. We operate in UK, Luxembourg, Geneva, and Africa. Complia is a technology solution leading in training, development, and deployment of next generation regulatory compliance solutions driven by generative AI. 

Sustainability regulations are in scope of our coverage, I am happy to discuss this subject and broader scope. 

Cheers

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Adetoyese ADEDOKUN
Director
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Hi Everyone,

Nice to meet you.

I am Dhan and am the founder of Bean Tree, where we look at solutions to accelerate the growth of innovative impact-driven organisations focusing on EdTEch, AgTech and CleanTech, primarily in Sub-Saharan Africa. We are based in the UK and Mauritius.

I look forward to adding value to this Community.

Best,

Dhan

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Dhanesh Raj Maraye
Chief Executive Officer
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Hello Sustainability Community,

My name is Tomas Maestre, and I am part of Canepa Global Managers, a private investment partnership based in London. We are committed to increasing our exposure to energy transition and sustainability investments, and I would love to exchange ideas with other investors in the group who are potentially ahead in the learning curve and learn more from the community in general.

Looking forward to connecting with you all,

Kind Regards,

Tomas

Hello Everyone,

I am Tanishq Jain. I am a founder of an ESG data startup-Dash, focusing on gathering quality data to connect private businesses with the wider financial markets. We aim to increase the compliance and engagement of private businesses with sustainability reporting and give them exposure to financial institutions, which will give them access to quality financial products and stay on track with their net zero commitments. We use deep tech capabilities, such as AI and scenario-analysis, to give valuable insights into a portfolio's ESG performance. 

Excited to be a part of this community and hope to engage more with its members. Always up for a chat about how technological products like ours play a pivotal role for businesses and financial markets, to increase data quality and volume to enable better decision-making. 

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Tanishq Jain
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Hi CFA UK Community,

I am Sabrine Aouida, Chief Impact Officer of WeeFin, a french green fintech founded in 2018. WeeFin aims to raise standards of sustainable finance and making it the norm by helping professional investors (AM, AO, Wealth Manager, Asset Servicer...) to create more ambitious ESG strategies and by fighting against greenwashing. In that order, WeeFin developed a platform 100% dedicated to ESG that allows investors to centralize, manage their ESG processes and easily collaborate around them: connect and aggregate all sustainability data, create more ambitious ESG strategies and produce ESG reportings.

As the Chief Impact Officer at Weefin, my role is to ensure that our mission-driven approach aligns with the tools we offer our clients. This involves establishing and overseeing impact KPIs to assess the correlation between platform usage and the generated impact. My position enables me to act as a catalyst for change, guiding clients towards more ambitious sustainable strategies and higher industry standards. I also play a crucial role in representing and elevating Weefin's voice in the industry, thanks to our significant position in the market. We actively contribute to discussions and advancements in sustainability, using our influence to drive change and foster dialogue on sustainable development within the sector.

In 2024, our project at Weefin is to open offices in London and assist UK investors in developing more ambitious ESG strategies. We plan to participate in and host events, as well as engage directly with investors. We are available and look forward to having further conversations.

Best regards

Sabrine Aouida

Chief Impact Officer - WeeFin

Hi everyone,

My name is Ivana Miladinovic, I am a Lead Analyst for a Small Cap Global equities fund, and have formerly been a Senior Analyst for a Large Cap Global fund at the same firm. I'm a fundamental, bottom-up investor who focuses on the long term and runs a very concentrated portfolio. I've also put together the ESG process for the firm as a whole, and have been involved in writing our RI policy and consulting on the classification of our funds as per SDR.

I have a significant amount of experience in Governance, as I've been voting on proxies for all companies under my coverage for years and engaged with companies quite regularly. I am also a holder of the CFA ESG Certificate, and am aiming to do the Climate/Impact Certificates soon.

I'm hoping to meet more people with similar interests and learn more about how I can deepen my ESG/Climate/Impact/sustainability overall knowledge and practice, as this is where my passion lies.

I've already met some of you directly, and am very much looking forward to meeting everyone else soon!

Ivana

Hi Ivana, great to see you and happy new year!

Community's next online networking meetup is this Thursday, January 25th on zoom, at 1 pm UK time. We will be talking about climate investing and we have a guest from EBRD. After that you can meet other members in small breakout rooms.

Register your place for this free event and other events here.

I encourage other community champions and members to reach out to Ivana on this platform or message her directly.

Thank you.

Aya

Hi everyone,

My name is Ivana Miladinovic, I am a Lead Analyst for a Small Cap Global equities fund, and have formerly been a Senior Analyst for a Large Cap Global fund at the same firm. I'm a fundamental, bottom-up investor who focuses on the long term and runs a very concentrated portfolio. I've also put together the ESG process for the firm as a whole, and have been involved in writing our RI policy and consulting on the classification of our funds as per SDR.

I have a significant amount of experience in Governance, as I've been voting on proxies for all companies under my coverage for years and engaged with companies quite regularly. I am also a holder of the CFA ESG Certificate, and am aiming to do the Climate/Impact Certificates soon.

I'm hoping to meet more people with similar interests and learn more about how I can deepen my ESG/Climate/Impact/sustainability overall knowledge and practice, as this is where my passion lies.

I've already met some of you directly, and am very much looking forward to meeting everyone else soon!

Ivana

Hi everyone,

My name is Ivana Miladinovic, I am a Lead Analyst for a Small Cap Global equities fund, and have formerly been a Senior Analyst for a Large Cap Global fund at the same firm. I'm a fundamental, bottom-up investor who focuses on the long term and runs a very concentrated portfolio. I've also put together the ESG process for the firm as a whole, and have been involved in writing our RI policy and consulting on the classification of our funds as per SDR.

I have a significant amount of experience in Governance, as I've been voting on proxies for all companies under my coverage for years and engaged with companies quite regularly. I am also a holder of the CFA ESG Certificate, and am aiming to do the Climate/Impact Certificates soon.

I'm hoping to meet more people with similar interests and learn more about how I can deepen my ESG/Climate/Impact/sustainability overall knowledge and practice, as this is where my passion lies.

I've already met some of you directly, and am very much looking forward to meeting everyone else soon!

Ivana

Hi Ivana,

Welcome to the platform! I am Eric, one of the sustainability champions. I previously work in a sovereign wealth fund and covered some climate investments. Looking forward to exchange views with you in this aspect and seeing you in various events in the future!

Cheers,

Eric 

Hi everyone,

My name is Ivana Miladinovic, I am a Lead Analyst for a Small Cap Global equities fund, and have formerly been a Senior Analyst for a Large Cap Global fund at the same firm. I'm a fundamental, bottom-up investor who focuses on the long term and runs a very concentrated portfolio. I've also put together the ESG process for the firm as a whole, and have been involved in writing our RI policy and consulting on the classification of our funds as per SDR.

I have a significant amount of experience in Governance, as I've been voting on proxies for all companies under my coverage for years and engaged with companies quite regularly. I am also a holder of the CFA ESG Certificate, and am aiming to do the Climate/Impact Certificates soon.

I'm hoping to meet more people with similar interests and learn more about how I can deepen my ESG/Climate/Impact/sustainability overall knowledge and practice, as this is where my passion lies.

I've already met some of you directly, and am very much looking forward to meeting everyone else soon!

Ivana

Afternoon all,

Very new here and just wanted to say a quick hello.

I am an ex-professional athlete, having played rugby for the last 15 years, and am currently trying to work out my next move. Very interested in moving into the responsible investing and sustainability space, and have spent the last month doing some work experience with Paris over at Charles Stanley. 

If you've got any pointers on how to get started then please don't hesitate to reach out, if not I hope to make it to some of the upcoming events so will meet some of you there. 

Regards

Luke

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Luke Wallace
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Afternoon all,

Very new here and just wanted to say a quick hello.

I am an ex-professional athlete, having played rugby for the last 15 years, and am currently trying to work out my next move. Very interested in moving into the responsible investing and sustainability space, and have spent the last month doing some work experience with Paris over at Charles Stanley. 

If you've got any pointers on how to get started then please don't hesitate to reach out, if not I hope to make it to some of the upcoming events so will meet some of you there. 

Regards

Luke

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Luke Wallace
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Hi everyone,

My name is Denisa Lehmanova, and I am a Senior ESG Expert at the International Sustainable Finance Centre, a think tank based in Czechia that focuses on sustainable finance. While our primary focus is the CEE region, our work extends across Europe.

I have a keen interest in developing ESG/Sustainable strategies, policies, and plans as well as working on sustainable value creation (impact), reporting (data collection, materiality assessment), regulations, sustainable finance and implication of regulations. I am also involved in aligning funds with Article 8 & 9, carbon markets, and  making the money move - supporting transition. 

I look forward to engaging in stimulating discussions, sharing insights, and connecting with all of you!

Kind regards

Denisa 

Hi Denisa,

Welcome to the community. It's a pleasure to welcome someone involved in the regulatory analysis, reporting and materiality assessment. I am wondering if you have experience with CSRD implementation and particularly double materiality assessment. Maybe you could share some day to day struggles or some tips about materiality assessment with our community members. 

Nice to meet you and I hope you will find our community useful.

Hi everyone,

My name is Denisa Lehmanova, and I am a Senior ESG Expert at the International Sustainable Finance Centre, a think tank based in Czechia that focuses on sustainable finance. While our primary focus is the CEE region, our work extends across Europe.

I have a keen interest in developing ESG/Sustainable strategies, policies, and plans as well as working on sustainable value creation (impact), reporting (data collection, materiality assessment), regulations, sustainable finance and implication of regulations. I am also involved in aligning funds with Article 8 & 9, carbon markets, and  making the money move - supporting transition. 

I look forward to engaging in stimulating discussions, sharing insights, and connecting with all of you!

Kind regards

Denisa 

Hi Anastasia, 

Thank you for the warm welcome. I mainly working with SFDR, therefore, so far my connection with CSRD primarily involves whether an entity needs to report or not, which has is own perks especially, when it comes to certain financial markets participants.  However, given the maturity of some CEE market players, the main issue seems to be how to report or what can be material from both the point of the financial and impact assessment. So far, the latter one seems to be handled mainly on "based on our understanding" approach. 

Regards

Denisa 

Hi Denisa,

Welcome to the community. It's a pleasure to welcome someone involved in the regulatory analysis, reporting and materiality assessment. I am wondering if you have experience with CSRD implementation and particularly double materiality assessment. Maybe you could share some day to day struggles or some tips about materiality assessment with our community members. 

Nice to meet you and I hope you will find our community useful.

Hi everyone,

My name is Denisa Lehmanova, and I am a Senior ESG Expert at the International Sustainable Finance Centre, a think tank based in Czechia that focuses on sustainable finance. While our primary focus is the CEE region, our work extends across Europe.

I have a keen interest in developing ESG/Sustainable strategies, policies, and plans as well as working on sustainable value creation (impact), reporting (data collection, materiality assessment), regulations, sustainable finance and implication of regulations. I am also involved in aligning funds with Article 8 & 9, carbon markets, and  making the money move - supporting transition. 

I look forward to engaging in stimulating discussions, sharing insights, and connecting with all of you!

Kind regards

Denisa 

Hi everyone! My name is Jack Chellman, and I run a UK charity called the Global Returns Project (GRP). We make it easy for individuals and corporates to donate to high-impact climate and nature charities, with a particular focus on partnering with investment managers and financial planners. 

Advised by a team of leading environmental scientists, we select and assess a diverse portfolio of best-in-class climate and nature charities. Donations are made to GRP, which distributes 100% to the organisations a donor wants to support, without deductions. Donors then receive detailed six-monthly impact reports and access to our community and events. 

My broader interest is in green philanthropy's role as a complement to sustainable finance. Less than 2% of global philanthropy goes to climate mitigation efforts. But the truth is that many of the most important solutions for our planet cannot deliver financial returns - projects like protecting rainforests, setting up marine protected areas, enforcing environmental law and more. Even the highest quality sustainable fund would struggle to support these initiatives, meaning green philanthropy has an important role to play alongside sustainable investing. 

I'd be keen to get the community's thoughts on environmental philanthropy and its role in sustainable finance. For a quick overview of GRP's perspective, you might enjoy this 3-minute video we put together: https://youtu.be/n1brdBfXxDc?feature=shared

Thanks so much!

Jack

Hi Jack! Welcome to the community, and great to have you onboard. Looking forward to the insights from a philanthropic perspective that you can bring to the conversation.

Hi everyone! My name is Jack Chellman, and I run a UK charity called the Global Returns Project (GRP). We make it easy for individuals and corporates to donate to high-impact climate and nature charities, with a particular focus on partnering with investment managers and financial planners. 

Advised by a team of leading environmental scientists, we select and assess a diverse portfolio of best-in-class climate and nature charities. Donations are made to GRP, which distributes 100% to the organisations a donor wants to support, without deductions. Donors then receive detailed six-monthly impact reports and access to our community and events. 

My broader interest is in green philanthropy's role as a complement to sustainable finance. Less than 2% of global philanthropy goes to climate mitigation efforts. But the truth is that many of the most important solutions for our planet cannot deliver financial returns - projects like protecting rainforests, setting up marine protected areas, enforcing environmental law and more. Even the highest quality sustainable fund would struggle to support these initiatives, meaning green philanthropy has an important role to play alongside sustainable investing. 

I'd be keen to get the community's thoughts on environmental philanthropy and its role in sustainable finance. For a quick overview of GRP's perspective, you might enjoy this 3-minute video we put together: https://youtu.be/n1brdBfXxDc?feature=shared

Thanks so much!

Jack

Thanks so much Hamish, great to be here! 

Hi Jack! Welcome to the community, and great to have you onboard. Looking forward to the insights from a philanthropic perspective that you can bring to the conversation.

Thanks so much Hamish, great to be here! 

Hi Jack! Welcome to the community, and great to have you onboard. Looking forward to the insights from a philanthropic perspective that you can bring to the conversation.

Hi everyone! My name is Jack Chellman, and I run a UK charity called the Global Returns Project (GRP). We make it easy for individuals and corporates to donate to high-impact climate and nature charities, with a particular focus on partnering with investment managers and financial planners. 

Advised by a team of leading environmental scientists, we select and assess a diverse portfolio of best-in-class climate and nature charities. Donations are made to GRP, which distributes 100% to the organisations a donor wants to support, without deductions. Donors then receive detailed six-monthly impact reports and access to our community and events. 

My broader interest is in green philanthropy's role as a complement to sustainable finance. Less than 2% of global philanthropy goes to climate mitigation efforts. But the truth is that many of the most important solutions for our planet cannot deliver financial returns - projects like protecting rainforests, setting up marine protected areas, enforcing environmental law and more. Even the highest quality sustainable fund would struggle to support these initiatives, meaning green philanthropy has an important role to play alongside sustainable investing. 

I'd be keen to get the community's thoughts on environmental philanthropy and its role in sustainable finance. For a quick overview of GRP's perspective, you might enjoy this 3-minute video we put together: https://youtu.be/n1brdBfXxDc?feature=shared

Thanks so much!

Jack

Hi everyone,

I'm Som Toohey - from the UK but based in the Netherlands (and members of both CFA UK and NL). I pass by London/Manchester/Liverpool a few times a year to visit.

I work for an impact investor called IDH Investment Management currently managing one fund, the IDH Farmfit Fund, but with new mandates to be made public soon (all impact investing - emerging market agri or rural community focus). I'm a Senior Investment Manager, responsible for direct investments.

IDH Farmfit Fund: A EUR 100m blended finance vehicle active in private equity and private debt investments with the primary goal being to improve smallholder farmer lives across Africa, India, SE Asian and Latin America. Climate of course is playing an increasingly important role with seasonal patterns changing and affecting this vulnerable group of people immensely. The goal of the fund is to help smallholder farmer financing become an asset class over time. Hopefully we'll be fully invested by the end of next year. For more see: https://www.idhsustainabletrade.com/farmfit-fund/

Would be particularly keen to meet people active in emerging and frontier market impact investing as well as sustainability to share notes. Some things on my mind - de-risking farmer financing (loan product design, insurance), financing activities such as to promote intercropping/multi-crop farming, drip irrigation/precision agriculture, agroforestry in a sustainable way, regeneration of land (looking at that a bit in Brazil) and lots more. 

Also as I grew up in Southport, very interested to see if anything is going on near there for general interest (Liverpool/Preston - and perhaps Manchester but less so as the train is so appalling from Southport it may as well be on a different continent).

Kind regards,

Som  

Hi Som, very good to be introduced to you.  It sounds like you're involved in a lot of exciting projects.  My back ground is in finance and I'm currently with a biodiversity consultancy business.  We support both corporates and the finance sector in evaluating nature risk, measurement and impact.  If you're at the next social it would be good to meet and learn more about your investment projects.  Best,  Richard

Hi everyone,

I'm Som Toohey - from the UK but based in the Netherlands (and members of both CFA UK and NL). I pass by London/Manchester/Liverpool a few times a year to visit.

I work for an impact investor called IDH Investment Management currently managing one fund, the IDH Farmfit Fund, but with new mandates to be made public soon (all impact investing - emerging market agri or rural community focus). I'm a Senior Investment Manager, responsible for direct investments.

IDH Farmfit Fund: A EUR 100m blended finance vehicle active in private equity and private debt investments with the primary goal being to improve smallholder farmer lives across Africa, India, SE Asian and Latin America. Climate of course is playing an increasingly important role with seasonal patterns changing and affecting this vulnerable group of people immensely. The goal of the fund is to help smallholder farmer financing become an asset class over time. Hopefully we'll be fully invested by the end of next year. For more see: https://www.idhsustainabletrade.com/farmfit-fund/

Would be particularly keen to meet people active in emerging and frontier market impact investing as well as sustainability to share notes. Some things on my mind - de-risking farmer financing (loan product design, insurance), financing activities such as to promote intercropping/multi-crop farming, drip irrigation/precision agriculture, agroforestry in a sustainable way, regeneration of land (looking at that a bit in Brazil) and lots more. 

Also as I grew up in Southport, very interested to see if anything is going on near there for general interest (Liverpool/Preston - and perhaps Manchester but less so as the train is so appalling from Southport it may as well be on a different continent).

Kind regards,

Som  

Hi everyone,

I'm Som Toohey - from the UK but based in the Netherlands (and members of both CFA UK and NL). I pass by London/Manchester/Liverpool a few times a year to visit.

I work for an impact investor called IDH Investment Management currently managing one fund, the IDH Farmfit Fund, but with new mandates to be made public soon (all impact investing - emerging market agri or rural community focus). I'm a Senior Investment Manager, responsible for direct investments.

IDH Farmfit Fund: A EUR 100m blended finance vehicle active in private equity and private debt investments with the primary goal being to improve smallholder farmer lives across Africa, India, SE Asian and Latin America. Climate of course is playing an increasingly important role with seasonal patterns changing and affecting this vulnerable group of people immensely. The goal of the fund is to help smallholder farmer financing become an asset class over time. Hopefully we'll be fully invested by the end of next year. For more see: https://www.idhsustainabletrade.com/farmfit-fund/

Would be particularly keen to meet people active in emerging and frontier market impact investing as well as sustainability to share notes. Some things on my mind - de-risking farmer financing (loan product design, insurance), financing activities such as to promote intercropping/multi-crop farming, drip irrigation/precision agriculture, agroforestry in a sustainable way, regeneration of land (looking at that a bit in Brazil) and lots more. 

Also as I grew up in Southport, very interested to see if anything is going on near there for general interest (Liverpool/Preston - and perhaps Manchester but less so as the train is so appalling from Southport it may as well be on a different continent).

Kind regards,

Som  

Hi Som, A pleasure to meet you. I am not working directly on impact investing or in it, but the topic of my interest especially on how it could work  in the CEE region, especially in the PE/VC space.

Happy to connect

Regards

Denisa  

Hi everyone,

I'm Som Toohey - from the UK but based in the Netherlands (and members of both CFA UK and NL). I pass by London/Manchester/Liverpool a few times a year to visit.

I work for an impact investor called IDH Investment Management currently managing one fund, the IDH Farmfit Fund, but with new mandates to be made public soon (all impact investing - emerging market agri or rural community focus). I'm a Senior Investment Manager, responsible for direct investments.

IDH Farmfit Fund: A EUR 100m blended finance vehicle active in private equity and private debt investments with the primary goal being to improve smallholder farmer lives across Africa, India, SE Asian and Latin America. Climate of course is playing an increasingly important role with seasonal patterns changing and affecting this vulnerable group of people immensely. The goal of the fund is to help smallholder farmer financing become an asset class over time. Hopefully we'll be fully invested by the end of next year. For more see: https://www.idhsustainabletrade.com/farmfit-fund/

Would be particularly keen to meet people active in emerging and frontier market impact investing as well as sustainability to share notes. Some things on my mind - de-risking farmer financing (loan product design, insurance), financing activities such as to promote intercropping/multi-crop farming, drip irrigation/precision agriculture, agroforestry in a sustainable way, regeneration of land (looking at that a bit in Brazil) and lots more. 

Also as I grew up in Southport, very interested to see if anything is going on near there for general interest (Liverpool/Preston - and perhaps Manchester but less so as the train is so appalling from Southport it may as well be on a different continent).

Kind regards,

Som  

Hi All

I'm Roshan, a senior associate at Temporis Capital. Our firm is focussed across the renewable infrastructure space primarily in the UK and Ireland. My focus has been historically across wind, solar and fibre infrastructure and more recently into development stage energy storage.

I'm really keen to find out about networking opps and finding an industry mentor for guidance across my career

thanks

Roshan  

Hello everyone,

Lee Backhouse here - it's great to e-meet you! I'm excited about meeting you all and learning a great deal from the community. 

I'm an experienced senior manager in responsible investment, ESG regulatory compliance and risk management. My most recent role was Senior Responsible Investment Manager at Scottish Widows, where in leading capability build on nature-related issues, I helped to position the firm as a recognised leader on integration of biodiversity in the responsible investment framework.

My core interests for discussion and practical skills lie in:

• Biodiversity financing and portfolio assessment: Transforming risk into strategic opportunities by leveraging tools like TNFD LEAP and developing methodologies for supply chain risk management and multi-sector dependency/impact assessments.
• Sustainable finance policy and regulation: Providing pragmatic, value-add advice on trends targeting ESG, including CSDDD, CSRD, EUDR and SFDR.
• Systems change: Operationalising the concept of nature positive investment and crafting data-driven engagement strategies to support sectoral change.

I am CFA Program Level I qualified and have just this week commenced studies for Level II. I'm particularly keen to connect with you if you are on the same journey or have previously navigated it. Am also certified in ESG Climate and Investing (CFA UK) and Sustainability and Climate Risk (GARP).

I look forward to engaging with you all.

Lee

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Lee John Backhouse
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Hi Lee

A warm welcome to the sustainability community.
its good to meet you. I am one of the sustainability champions with CFA and in my day job I'm with C40 Cities where I look at grant funding from governments and corporations. prior to sustainability, most of my career has been in banking in the UK and sub Saharan Africa. Blended finance and equality for a Just Transition are topics that I welcome. 

Best Regards,

Anita

Hello everyone,

Lee Backhouse here - it's great to e-meet you! I'm excited about meeting you all and learning a great deal from the community. 

I'm an experienced senior manager in responsible investment, ESG regulatory compliance and risk management. My most recent role was Senior Responsible Investment Manager at Scottish Widows, where in leading capability build on nature-related issues, I helped to position the firm as a recognised leader on integration of biodiversity in the responsible investment framework.

My core interests for discussion and practical skills lie in:

• Biodiversity financing and portfolio assessment: Transforming risk into strategic opportunities by leveraging tools like TNFD LEAP and developing methodologies for supply chain risk management and multi-sector dependency/impact assessments.
• Sustainable finance policy and regulation: Providing pragmatic, value-add advice on trends targeting ESG, including CSDDD, CSRD, EUDR and SFDR.
• Systems change: Operationalising the concept of nature positive investment and crafting data-driven engagement strategies to support sectoral change.

I am CFA Program Level I qualified and have just this week commenced studies for Level II. I'm particularly keen to connect with you if you are on the same journey or have previously navigated it. Am also certified in ESG Climate and Investing (CFA UK) and Sustainability and Climate Risk (GARP).

I look forward to engaging with you all.

Lee

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Lee John Backhouse

HI Lee, great to hear from you, my most recent role was at The Biodiversity Consultancy so I'm familiar with some of the challenges and opportunities around biodiversity risk assessment and nature positive investing.  Would love to hear more about how you integrated biodiversity at portfolio level if you're at a future CFA event.

Best,

Richard

Hi Lee

A warm welcome to the sustainability community.
its good to meet you. I am one of the sustainability champions with CFA and in my day job I'm with C40 Cities where I look at grant funding from governments and corporations. prior to sustainability, most of my career has been in banking in the UK and sub Saharan Africa. Blended finance and equality for a Just Transition are topics that I welcome. 

Best Regards,

Anita

Hello everyone,

Lee Backhouse here - it's great to e-meet you! I'm excited about meeting you all and learning a great deal from the community. 

I'm an experienced senior manager in responsible investment, ESG regulatory compliance and risk management. My most recent role was Senior Responsible Investment Manager at Scottish Widows, where in leading capability build on nature-related issues, I helped to position the firm as a recognised leader on integration of biodiversity in the responsible investment framework.

My core interests for discussion and practical skills lie in:

• Biodiversity financing and portfolio assessment: Transforming risk into strategic opportunities by leveraging tools like TNFD LEAP and developing methodologies for supply chain risk management and multi-sector dependency/impact assessments.
• Sustainable finance policy and regulation: Providing pragmatic, value-add advice on trends targeting ESG, including CSDDD, CSRD, EUDR and SFDR.
• Systems change: Operationalising the concept of nature positive investment and crafting data-driven engagement strategies to support sectoral change.

I am CFA Program Level I qualified and have just this week commenced studies for Level II. I'm particularly keen to connect with you if you are on the same journey or have previously navigated it. Am also certified in ESG Climate and Investing (CFA UK) and Sustainability and Climate Risk (GARP).

I look forward to engaging with you all.

Lee

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Lee John Backhouse

Hi Lee

A warm welcome to the sustainability community.
its good to meet you. I am one of the sustainability champions with CFA and in my day job I'm with C40 Cities where I look at grant funding from governments and corporations. prior to sustainability, most of my career has been in banking in the UK and sub Saharan Africa. Blended finance and equality for a Just Transition are topics that I welcome. 

Best Regards,

Anita

Hello everyone,

Lee Backhouse here - it's great to e-meet you! I'm excited about meeting you all and learning a great deal from the community. 

I'm an experienced senior manager in responsible investment, ESG regulatory compliance and risk management. My most recent role was Senior Responsible Investment Manager at Scottish Widows, where in leading capability build on nature-related issues, I helped to position the firm as a recognised leader on integration of biodiversity in the responsible investment framework.

My core interests for discussion and practical skills lie in:

• Biodiversity financing and portfolio assessment: Transforming risk into strategic opportunities by leveraging tools like TNFD LEAP and developing methodologies for supply chain risk management and multi-sector dependency/impact assessments.
• Sustainable finance policy and regulation: Providing pragmatic, value-add advice on trends targeting ESG, including CSDDD, CSRD, EUDR and SFDR.
• Systems change: Operationalising the concept of nature positive investment and crafting data-driven engagement strategies to support sectoral change.

I am CFA Program Level I qualified and have just this week commenced studies for Level II. I'm particularly keen to connect with you if you are on the same journey or have previously navigated it. Am also certified in ESG Climate and Investing (CFA UK) and Sustainability and Climate Risk (GARP).

I look forward to engaging with you all.

Lee

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Lee John Backhouse

Hello everyone,

It's great to connect with this community! I'm a PhD candidate at King's College London studying impact investing and how impact and sustainability practices are evolving across the industry. I am looking to speak with around 50 professionals in investment (incl. asset owners and asset managers), advisory, policy, standard-setting, or impact measurement roles for my thesis. Interviews are short (~45 minutes), voluntary, and anonymous, and I will share more information in advance. If you are open to a conversation, please contact me at elena.1.christodoulou@kcl.ac.uk or book a slot directly here.

Thank you for considering, and feel free to forward to colleagues who might be interested! I look forward to connecting with many of you at future events.

Best wishes,

Elena

Hi everyone,

I'm Mergen Ganbold, a CFA charterholder recently relocated to London from the US and new to CFA Society UK.

My background is in equity research, portfolio management, and capital allocation, with experience across public equities, long/short investing, and broader investment analysis in both developed and emerging markets.

I'm particularly interested in public equity investing, manager research, and the intersection of fundamental analysis, portfolio construction, and long-term value creation. I'm also keen to connect with others working across asset management, impact investing, and sustainability-related investment themes.

Looking forward to learning from the community and connecting with members with similar interests.

Best regards,
Mergen

Hello everyone,

It's great to connect with this community! I'm a PhD candidate at King's College London studying impact investing and how impact and sustainability practices are evolving across the industry. I am looking to speak with around 50 professionals in investment (incl. asset owners and asset managers), advisory, policy, standard-setting, or impact measurement roles for my thesis. Interviews are short (~45 minutes), voluntary, and anonymous, and I will share more information in advance. If you are open to a conversation, please contact me at elena.1.christodoulou@kcl.ac.uk or book a slot directly here.

Thank you for considering, and feel free to forward to colleagues who might be interested! I look forward to connecting with many of you at future events.

Best wishes,

Elena