Sustainability Community

Good morning community! Hope you had a great weekend.

I am delighted to welcome 16 new members who joined our community in March/April. Do say hi to them!

• Alex Jones, Greater Manchester Pension Fund
• Marion Aubert, WeeFin
• Yaroslav Sovgyra, Lloyds Banking Group

And many others from Impax Asset management group, Absolute Return Partners, Deusche Bank, Octopus Energy Generation, Elite Capital, University of Cambridge Investment management, FTSE Russell, Minerva Analytics.

Do reach out to me and I will be happy to have a quick onboarding chat to learn more about your focus and priorities, we can see what synergies can arise and what meaningful content and connections community can bring your way!

Don't forget everyone that you can post any questions you might be grappling with day-to-day, chances are there are other members in our community who might have found a solution and are happy to help!

• In other news do not forget that you can still book your place for our community events in April
  
  April 17th, wednesday webinar at 1 pm, Unpacking the quagmire of SDR/SFDR with Simmons & Simmons, book here
  April 25th, in-person networking evening on sustainable regulations. Book here

Thank you and look forward to seeing everyone soon!

Aya

Welcome to new members and champions!

Dear Community! We have a great news to share. You might have noticed an influx of many new members recently. We would like to extend a very warm welcome to all new members, many of them have been members of other groups at CFA UK and are now joining us. Their interests lie in energy transition and impact investing.

For those newly joined – you might here from me soon inviting you for a welcoming chat, alternatively reach out to me here and I will be in touch to share with you what we do and how we can be your very own circle of experts.

Also, meet your new Champions:

Jim Totty, Sustainable private market investor. Jim is a Managing Director of Viridis Capital. He is on the Panel of CFA UK Certificate in Climate and Investing and a CFA Charter holder. Jim runs community events with great speakers and helps us in various ways. Here's a webinar link on critical mineral resources that Jim hosted recently.

Aysenur Bellamy, CFA. Aysenur is a Senior Vice President with Payden & Rygel. Aysenur looks after institutional clients and helps them to achieve their sustainability objectives. Aysenur has been a CFA UK volunteer for some time, working with others in what used to be ESG events group.

Hamish Wilson, investment professional, and a CFA Charterholder currently is a Partner at Reviresco Partners. In the past Hamish managed funds and acted as an investment advisor to trusts, charities and other clients. Helps CFA UK and our community as a volunteer for many years.

Oliver MacArthur is an Associate Partner and Impact Research Lead at Aon. As part of his volunteering role, Oliver helped us to secure a speaker from Simmons & Simmons and hosted a webinar on SDR/SFDR regulations. Here's the link if you are interested. Oliver became a father recently and is enjoying his paternity leave this summer!

I will be introducing and re-introducing other sustainability community Champions next week!

Do browse through discussions and engage or post your own. This is a platform where we help each other with day to day challenges or we brainstorm and think together how to change the world for the better!

If you have suggestions or questions, give me a shout – I am always around.

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Aya Pariy

Original Message:
Sent: 15-04-2024 11:14
From: Aya Pariy
Subject: New members welcome

Good morning community! Hope you had a great weekend.

I am delighted to welcome 16 new members who joined our community in March/April. Do say hi to them!

• Alex Jones, Greater Manchester Pension Fund
• Marion Aubert, WeeFin
• Yaroslav Sovgyra, Lloyds Banking Group

And many others from Impax Asset management group, Absolute Return Partners, Deusche Bank, Octopus Energy Generation, Elite Capital, University of Cambridge Investment management, FTSE Russell, Minerva Analytics.

Do reach out to me and I will be happy to have a quick onboarding chat to learn more about your focus and priorities, we can see what synergies can arise and what meaningful content and connections community can bring your way!

Don't forget everyone that you can post any questions you might be grappling with day-to-day, chances are there are other members in our community who might have found a solution and are happy to help!

• In other news do not forget that you can still book your place for our community events in April
  
  April 17th, wednesday webinar at 1 pm, Unpacking the quagmire of SDR/SFDR with Simmons & Simmons, book here
  April 25th, in-person networking evening on sustainable regulations. Book here

Thank you and look forward to seeing everyone soon!

Aya

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Aya Pariy
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🌟 Welcome to Our Community! 🌟

We're excited to introduce our newest members, each bringing valuable expertise and insights to our discussions!

📌 Jason Mitchell – Head of Responsible Investment Research, MAN Group, Chair of Board, UKSIF.  
Jason is responsible for directing the development of impact, thematic and norms-based investment strategies as well as the broader integration of ESG criteria across asset classes and multi-asset solutions. Jason also acts as advisor on funds where ESG, impact investing, engagement and norms-based screening represent a principal feature of the strategy. He chairs Man's Stewardship Committee and its Responsible Investment Oversight Committee

📌 Marianna Nowaczyk – Director, Net Zero Projects, UBS Asset Management. Marianna has a trading background. She also worked in ESG for a large Italian Bank. Currently Marianna is in charge of all Net Zero and Climate Change projects in UBS Asset Management.

📌 Arwen Yeung  – ESG Consultant, Novatus Global.  Arwen is very passionate about climate justice. As a consultant, she is dedicated to supporting asset managers in private markets to comply with ESG regulations and disclosure frameworks. With hands-on experience in corporate sustainability within the built environment, Arwen transitioned to sustainable finance in private markets, aiming to drive significant positive systems change. Arwen is proficient in regulations such as EU SFDR, EU Taxonomy, UK SDR, and more

Please join us in welcoming them! 👏

We look forward to their contributions and insights.

Welcome to new members and champions!

Dear Community! We have a great news to share. You might have noticed an influx of many new members recently. We would like to extend a very warm welcome to all new members, many of them have been members of other groups at CFA UK and are now joining us. Their interests lie in energy transition and impact investing.

For those newly joined – you might here from me soon inviting you for a welcoming chat, alternatively reach out to me here and I will be in touch to share with you what we do and how we can be your very own circle of experts.

Also, meet your new Champions:

Jim Totty, Sustainable private market investor. Jim is a Managing Director of Viridis Capital. He is on the Panel of CFA UK Certificate in Climate and Investing and a CFA Charter holder. Jim runs community events with great speakers and helps us in various ways. Here's a webinar link on critical mineral resources that Jim hosted recently.

Aysenur Bellamy, CFA. Aysenur is a Senior Vice President with Payden & Rygel. Aysenur looks after institutional clients and helps them to achieve their sustainability objectives. Aysenur has been a CFA UK volunteer for some time, working with others in what used to be ESG events group.

Hamish Wilson, investment professional, and a CFA Charterholder currently is a Partner at Reviresco Partners. In the past Hamish managed funds and acted as an investment advisor to trusts, charities and other clients. Helps CFA UK and our community as a volunteer for many years.

Oliver MacArthur is an Associate Partner and Impact Research Lead at Aon. As part of his volunteering role, Oliver helped us to secure a speaker from Simmons & Simmons and hosted a webinar on SDR/SFDR regulations. Here's the link if you are interested. Oliver became a father recently and is enjoying his paternity leave this summer!

I will be introducing and re-introducing other sustainability community Champions next week!

Do browse through discussions and engage or post your own. This is a platform where we help each other with day to day challenges or we brainstorm and think together how to change the world for the better!

If you have suggestions or questions, give me a shout – I am always around.

Good morning community! Hope you had a great weekend.

I am delighted to welcome 16 new members who joined our community in March/April. Do say hi to them!

• Alex Jones, Greater Manchester Pension Fund
• Marion Aubert, WeeFin
• Yaroslav Sovgyra, Lloyds Banking Group

And many others from Impax Asset management group, Absolute Return Partners, Deusche Bank, Octopus Energy Generation, Elite Capital, University of Cambridge Investment management, FTSE Russell, Minerva Analytics.

Do reach out to me and I will be happy to have a quick onboarding chat to learn more about your focus and priorities, we can see what synergies can arise and what meaningful content and connections community can bring your way!

Don't forget everyone that you can post any questions you might be grappling with day-to-day, chances are there are other members in our community who might have found a solution and are happy to help!

• In other news do not forget that you can still book your place for our community events in April
  
  April 17th, wednesday webinar at 1 pm, Unpacking the quagmire of SDR/SFDR with Simmons & Simmons, book here
  April 25th, in-person networking evening on sustainable regulations. Book here

Thank you and look forward to seeing everyone soon!

Aya

Welcome to new members!

We're welcoming new members to our community! Check out the brief introductions below and say hello!

Meet Yiota Michou, CFA – Investment Manager at Climate Asset Management

We're excited to introduce Yiota Michou to our sustainable investing community! Yiota brings a wealth of experience in natural capital investing and a passion for driving impact with commercial returns.

At Climate Asset Management (CAM) – a joint venture between HSBC Asset Management and Pollination – Yiota plays a key role in managing two core strategies:

Natural Capital Strategy: Investing in sustainable forestry, regenerative agriculture, and environmental assets across developed markets (NA, UK, Europe, Australia, NZ). This strategy generates both commercial outputs (timber, crops) and income from ecosystem services.

Carbon Strategy: Developing nature-based carbon projects in emerging markets, delivering carbon credits to investors for their net zero goals.

With a background in M&A at Rothschild and asset ownership at Welcome Trust, Yiota combines finance expertise with a deep commitment to sustainability. After completing postgraduate studies in climate change management, she joined CAM to help create a dedicated natural capital platform.

CAM recently closed three funds worth $1 billion and is now focused on capital deployment. Yiota is particularly involved in sustainable forestry and carbon projects and is keen to share lessons learned with our community.

If you're interested in natural capital investments, carbon strategies, or real-world impact case studies, connect with Yiota-she's happy to share insights and collaborate on advancing the natural capital space.

Meet Timothee Consigny – CTO at H2O Asset Management

We're excited to introduce Timothee Consigny to our community! As Chief Technology Officer at H2O Asset Management, Timothee is leading the charge in applying Generative AI (GenAI) to enhance productivity and decision-making in asset management.

H2O Asset Management, a global macro fund founded 15 years ago, has always prioritized in-house technology development. Over the past 18 months, Timothee's team has been actively integrating GenAI into their workflows, unlocking new efficiencies and insights.

Timothee's AI Philosophy:

At H2O, AI is used to enhance people, not replace them. Their internal AI governance ensures that humans remain in control, using AI as a tool to boost productivity and decision-making, rather than client-facing automation.

If you're curious about real-world AI applications in asset management or want to learn more about GenAI-driven productivity, meet Timothee during community networking meetup on April 30th, save your seat there now!

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Nadilsa Tavares

Original Message:
Sent: 05-02-2025 11:10
From: Nadilsa Tavares
Subject: New members welcome

🌟 Welcome to Our Community! 🌟

We're excited to introduce our newest members, each bringing valuable expertise and insights to our discussions!

📌 Jason Mitchell – Head of Responsible Investment Research, MAN Group, Chair of Board, UKSIF.  
Jason is responsible for directing the development of impact, thematic and norms-based investment strategies as well as the broader integration of ESG criteria across asset classes and multi-asset solutions. Jason also acts as advisor on funds where ESG, impact investing, engagement and norms-based screening represent a principal feature of the strategy. He chairs Man's Stewardship Committee and its Responsible Investment Oversight Committee

📌 Marianna Nowaczyk – Director, Net Zero Projects, UBS Asset Management. Marianna has a trading background. She also worked in ESG for a large Italian Bank. Currently Marianna is in charge of all Net Zero and Climate Change projects in UBS Asset Management.

📌 Arwen Yeung  – ESG Consultant, Novatus Global.  Arwen is very passionate about climate justice. As a consultant, she is dedicated to supporting asset managers in private markets to comply with ESG regulations and disclosure frameworks. With hands-on experience in corporate sustainability within the built environment, Arwen transitioned to sustainable finance in private markets, aiming to drive significant positive systems change. Arwen is proficient in regulations such as EU SFDR, EU Taxonomy, UK SDR, and more

Please join us in welcoming them! 👏

We look forward to their contributions and insights.

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Nadilsa Tavares

Original Message:
Sent: 03-07-2024 13:44
From: Aya Pariy
Subject: New members welcome

Welcome to new members and champions!

Dear Community! We have a great news to share. You might have noticed an influx of many new members recently. We would like to extend a very warm welcome to all new members, many of them have been members of other groups at CFA UK and are now joining us. Their interests lie in energy transition and impact investing.

For those newly joined – you might here from me soon inviting you for a welcoming chat, alternatively reach out to me here and I will be in touch to share with you what we do and how we can be your very own circle of experts.

Also, meet your new Champions:

Jim Totty, Sustainable private market investor. Jim is a Managing Director of Viridis Capital. He is on the Panel of CFA UK Certificate in Climate and Investing and a CFA Charter holder. Jim runs community events with great speakers and helps us in various ways. Here's a webinar link on critical mineral resources that Jim hosted recently.

Aysenur Bellamy, CFA. Aysenur is a Senior Vice President with Payden & Rygel. Aysenur looks after institutional clients and helps them to achieve their sustainability objectives. Aysenur has been a CFA UK volunteer for some time, working with others in what used to be ESG events group.

Hamish Wilson, investment professional, and a CFA Charterholder currently is a Partner at Reviresco Partners. In the past Hamish managed funds and acted as an investment advisor to trusts, charities and other clients. Helps CFA UK and our community as a volunteer for many years.

Oliver MacArthur is an Associate Partner and Impact Research Lead at Aon. As part of his volunteering role, Oliver helped us to secure a speaker from Simmons & Simmons and hosted a webinar on SDR/SFDR regulations. Here's the link if you are interested. Oliver became a father recently and is enjoying his paternity leave this summer!

I will be introducing and re-introducing other sustainability community Champions next week!

Do browse through discussions and engage or post your own. This is a platform where we help each other with day to day challenges or we brainstorm and think together how to change the world for the better!

If you have suggestions or questions, give me a shout – I am always around.

------------------------------
Aya Pariy

Original Message:
Sent: 15-04-2024 11:14
From: Aya Pariy
Subject: New members welcome

Good morning community! Hope you had a great weekend.

I am delighted to welcome 16 new members who joined our community in March/April. Do say hi to them!

• Alex Jones, Greater Manchester Pension Fund
• Marion Aubert, WeeFin
• Yaroslav Sovgyra, Lloyds Banking Group

And many others from Impax Asset management group, Absolute Return Partners, Deusche Bank, Octopus Energy Generation, Elite Capital, University of Cambridge Investment management, FTSE Russell, Minerva Analytics.

Do reach out to me and I will be happy to have a quick onboarding chat to learn more about your focus and priorities, we can see what synergies can arise and what meaningful content and connections community can bring your way!

Don't forget everyone that you can post any questions you might be grappling with day-to-day, chances are there are other members in our community who might have found a solution and are happy to help!

• In other news do not forget that you can still book your place for our community events in April
  
  April 17th, wednesday webinar at 1 pm, Unpacking the quagmire of SDR/SFDR with Simmons & Simmons, book here
  April 25th, in-person networking evening on sustainable regulations. Book here

Thank you and look forward to seeing everyone soon!

Aya

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Aya Pariy
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Please join us in giving Timothee and Yiota a warm welcome!
 
Both are involved in community events and content. Timothy is joining our GenAI use cases in investment networking online meetup on 30th April, do reserve your free seat there. Yiota will be featured in CFA UK In Conversation podcast soon.
 
Timothee Consigny, CTO, H2O Asset Management
 
We're delighted to welcome Timothee Consigny, Chief Technology Officer at H2O Asset Management, as the newest member of our community.
Timothee brings a unique blend of deep technical expertise and investment acumen to our network. At H2O, he leads innovation in data infrastructure, quantitative strategies, and the use of AI in portfolio management - all topics that sit at the heart of our community's conversations.
We're looking forward to learning from his experience, hearing his perspectives on the evolving role of technology in investment, and collaborating on the future of tech-driven finance.
 
 
Meet Yiota Michou, CFA – Investment Manager at Climate Asset Management 
 
We're excited to introduce Yiota Michou to our sustainable investing community! Yiota brings a wealth of experience in natural capital investing and a passion for driving impact with commercial returns.
At Climate Asset Management (CAM)-a joint venture between HSBC Asset Management and Pollination-Yiota plays a key role in managing two core strategies:

Natural Capital Strategy: Investing in sustainable forestry, regenerative agriculture, and environmental assets across developed markets (NA, UK, Europe, Australia, NZ). This strategy generates both commercial outputs (timber, crops) and income from ecosystem services.

Carbon Strategy: Developing nature-based carbon projects in emerging markets, delivering carbon credits to investors for their net zero goals.
With a background in M&A at Rothschild and asset ownership at Wellcome Trust, Yiota combines finance expertise with a deep commitment to sustainability. After completing postgraduate studies in climate change management, she joined CAM to help create a dedicated natural capital platform.
 

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Nadilsa Tavares
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Original Message:
Sent: 19-03-2025 10:54
From: Nadilsa Tavares
Subject: New members welcome

Welcome to new members!

We're welcoming new members to our community! Check out the brief introductions below and say hello!

Meet Yiota Michou, CFA – Investment Manager at Climate Asset Management

We're excited to introduce Yiota Michou to our sustainable investing community! Yiota brings a wealth of experience in natural capital investing and a passion for driving impact with commercial returns.

At Climate Asset Management (CAM) – a joint venture between HSBC Asset Management and Pollination – Yiota plays a key role in managing two core strategies:

Natural Capital Strategy: Investing in sustainable forestry, regenerative agriculture, and environmental assets across developed markets (NA, UK, Europe, Australia, NZ). This strategy generates both commercial outputs (timber, crops) and income from ecosystem services.

Carbon Strategy: Developing nature-based carbon projects in emerging markets, delivering carbon credits to investors for their net zero goals.

With a background in M&A at Rothschild and asset ownership at Welcome Trust, Yiota combines finance expertise with a deep commitment to sustainability. After completing postgraduate studies in climate change management, she joined CAM to help create a dedicated natural capital platform.

CAM recently closed three funds worth $1 billion and is now focused on capital deployment. Yiota is particularly involved in sustainable forestry and carbon projects and is keen to share lessons learned with our community.

If you're interested in natural capital investments, carbon strategies, or real-world impact case studies, connect with Yiota-she's happy to share insights and collaborate on advancing the natural capital space.

Meet Timothee Consigny – CTO at H2O Asset Management

We're excited to introduce Timothee Consigny to our community! As Chief Technology Officer at H2O Asset Management, Timothee is leading the charge in applying Generative AI (GenAI) to enhance productivity and decision-making in asset management.

H2O Asset Management, a global macro fund founded 15 years ago, has always prioritized in-house technology development. Over the past 18 months, Timothee's team has been actively integrating GenAI into their workflows, unlocking new efficiencies and insights.

Timothee's AI Philosophy:

At H2O, AI is used to enhance people, not replace them. Their internal AI governance ensures that humans remain in control, using AI as a tool to boost productivity and decision-making, rather than client-facing automation.

If you're curious about real-world AI applications in asset management or want to learn more about GenAI-driven productivity, meet Timothee during community networking meetup on April 30th, save your seat there now!

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Nadilsa Tavares

Original Message:
Sent: 05-02-2025 11:10
From: Nadilsa Tavares
Subject: New members welcome

🌟 Welcome to Our Community! 🌟

We're excited to introduce our newest members, each bringing valuable expertise and insights to our discussions!

📌 Jason Mitchell – Head of Responsible Investment Research, MAN Group, Chair of Board, UKSIF.  
Jason is responsible for directing the development of impact, thematic and norms-based investment strategies as well as the broader integration of ESG criteria across asset classes and multi-asset solutions. Jason also acts as advisor on funds where ESG, impact investing, engagement and norms-based screening represent a principal feature of the strategy. He chairs Man's Stewardship Committee and its Responsible Investment Oversight Committee

📌 Marianna Nowaczyk – Director, Net Zero Projects, UBS Asset Management. Marianna has a trading background. She also worked in ESG for a large Italian Bank. Currently Marianna is in charge of all Net Zero and Climate Change projects in UBS Asset Management.

📌 Arwen Yeung  – ESG Consultant, Novatus Global.  Arwen is very passionate about climate justice. As a consultant, she is dedicated to supporting asset managers in private markets to comply with ESG regulations and disclosure frameworks. With hands-on experience in corporate sustainability within the built environment, Arwen transitioned to sustainable finance in private markets, aiming to drive significant positive systems change. Arwen is proficient in regulations such as EU SFDR, EU Taxonomy, UK SDR, and more

Please join us in welcoming them! 👏

We look forward to their contributions and insights.

------------------------------
Nadilsa Tavares

Original Message:
Sent: 03-07-2024 13:44
From: Aya Pariy
Subject: New members welcome

Welcome to new members and champions!

Dear Community! We have a great news to share. You might have noticed an influx of many new members recently. We would like to extend a very warm welcome to all new members, many of them have been members of other groups at CFA UK and are now joining us. Their interests lie in energy transition and impact investing.

For those newly joined – you might here from me soon inviting you for a welcoming chat, alternatively reach out to me here and I will be in touch to share with you what we do and how we can be your very own circle of experts.

Also, meet your new Champions:

Jim Totty, Sustainable private market investor. Jim is a Managing Director of Viridis Capital. He is on the Panel of CFA UK Certificate in Climate and Investing and a CFA Charter holder. Jim runs community events with great speakers and helps us in various ways. Here's a webinar link on critical mineral resources that Jim hosted recently.

Aysenur Bellamy, CFA. Aysenur is a Senior Vice President with Payden & Rygel. Aysenur looks after institutional clients and helps them to achieve their sustainability objectives. Aysenur has been a CFA UK volunteer for some time, working with others in what used to be ESG events group.

Hamish Wilson, investment professional, and a CFA Charterholder currently is a Partner at Reviresco Partners. In the past Hamish managed funds and acted as an investment advisor to trusts, charities and other clients. Helps CFA UK and our community as a volunteer for many years.

Oliver MacArthur is an Associate Partner and Impact Research Lead at Aon. As part of his volunteering role, Oliver helped us to secure a speaker from Simmons & Simmons and hosted a webinar on SDR/SFDR regulations. Here's the link if you are interested. Oliver became a father recently and is enjoying his paternity leave this summer!

I will be introducing and re-introducing other sustainability community Champions next week!

Do browse through discussions and engage or post your own. This is a platform where we help each other with day to day challenges or we brainstorm and think together how to change the world for the better!

If you have suggestions or questions, give me a shout – I am always around.

------------------------------
Aya Pariy

Original Message:
Sent: 15-04-2024 11:14
From: Aya Pariy
Subject: New members welcome

Good morning community! Hope you had a great weekend.

I am delighted to welcome 16 new members who joined our community in March/April. Do say hi to them!

• Alex Jones, Greater Manchester Pension Fund
• Marion Aubert, WeeFin
• Yaroslav Sovgyra, Lloyds Banking Group

And many others from Impax Asset management group, Absolute Return Partners, Deusche Bank, Octopus Energy Generation, Elite Capital, University of Cambridge Investment management, FTSE Russell, Minerva Analytics.

Do reach out to me and I will be happy to have a quick onboarding chat to learn more about your focus and priorities, we can see what synergies can arise and what meaningful content and connections community can bring your way!

Don't forget everyone that you can post any questions you might be grappling with day-to-day, chances are there are other members in our community who might have found a solution and are happy to help!

• In other news do not forget that you can still book your place for our community events in April
  
  April 17th, wednesday webinar at 1 pm, Unpacking the quagmire of SDR/SFDR with Simmons & Simmons, book here
  April 25th, in-person networking evening on sustainable regulations. Book here

Thank you and look forward to seeing everyone soon!

Aya

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Aya Pariy
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