WEBINAR
Climate Change - Financial Risks & Business Opportunities
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Financial services institutions are under increased pressure to drive transition to a low carbon future. There are heightened disclosure pressures and regulatory focus that raise the financial and reputational stakes related to climate change.
Focus on the risks as well as opportunities ahead. Explore these themes and the impact of climate change on the market landscape, plus the opportunities and financial risks that banks are addressing, in a discussion with Abyd Karmali, OBE and Sana Habib, from Bank of America.
Email your questions to dublin@100women.org by Monday, November 30, 2020 or you may submit them during the session.
Produced by the 100WF Dublin Committee.
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PARTICIPANTS
Abyd Karmali, OBE
Bank of America
Sana Habib
Bank of America
Andrea Kelly
Moderator
PwC
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Abyd Karmali, OBE
Managing Director, Bank of America
Abyd Karmali is a Managing Director, ESG & Sustainable Finance at Bank of America based in London. From 2007-2014, he served as Merrill Lynch’s (subsequently BofAML) Global Head of Carbon Markets. In 2014, he became part of the team supporting the bank’s broader capital deployment commitment to mobilise $300 billion for low-carbon investment opportunities by 2030. He has worked for almost 30 years on climate change and sustainable finance and was made an Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE) for these efforts in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours List for 2019. Before joining the financial sector in 2007, he was a partner in a management consulting firm in Washington DC and Toronto where he advised companies on their climate strategy and also spent two years with the United Nations Environment Programme in Paris where he served as Energy and Climate Change Programme Officer. In 2013, Mr. Karmali served as one of two inaugural private sector representatives to the Board of the Green Climate Fund. His current advisory roles include the Judging Panel for the Queen’s Award for Enterprise, the Energy Transition Commission, the Global Innovation Lab for Climate Finance, and co-chair of the Sustainable Finance Working Group for the International Chamber of Commerce. He also serves on the Board of Directors for NGO The Climate Group and on the National Committee for NGO the Aga Khan Foundation (UK). He holds an MS in Technology and Policy from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Sana Habib
Director, Bank of America
Sana is a Director in Bank of America (London) and has over 15 years of banking experience. She is currently leading the Credit stream of a Climate Change project in Bank of America in EMEA requiring her to work closely with senior stakeholders and different lines of businesses in pushing this important initiative forward. Since joining Bank of America in 2013, Sana has worked in a variety of other roles in commodities & natural resources and corporate lending portfolios and is a member of the Credit senior leadership team in EMEA. Sana previously worked in Goldman Sachs, BP Singapore and EDF and holds a BSc in Mathematics and Economics from University College, London. In her spare time, Sana loves yoga, running, reading, travelling, cooking, baking, and spending time with her family. She is a mother of two boys and lives in London, UK.
Andrea Kelly
Partner, PwC
Andrea Kelly is an assurance partner in the asset and wealth management practice of PwC. Andrea has over 25 years experience in the industry and has worked in Ireland, the USA and Australia. She leads our Alternatives Asset Management Practice in Ireland and is the EMEA Hedge Fund leader. She is a member of the steering committee for 100 women in finance in Ireland and is the partner sponsor for the Gender Pillar of the PwC Ireland Diversity Council.
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Bank of America
At Bank of America, we’re guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better, through the power of every connection. We’re delivering on this through responsible growth with a focus on our environmental, social and governance (ESG) leadership. ESG is embedded across our eight lines of business and reflects how we help fuel the global economy, build trust and credibility, and represent a company that people want to work for, invest in and do business with. It’s demonstrated in the inclusive and supportive workplace we create for our employees, the responsible products and services we offer our clients, and the impact we make around the world in helping local economies thrive. An important part of this work is forming strong partnerships with not-for-profits and advocacy groups, such as community, consumer and environmental organizations, to bring together our collective networks and expertise to achieve greater impact. Learn more at about.bankofamerica.com, and connect with us on Twitter @BofA_Business.
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