Sustainable and resilient finance

Launch of the 2020 OECD Business and Finance Outlook

Tuesday, 29 September 2020

The 2020 edition of the OECD Business and Finance Outlook focuses on sustainable and resilient finance, in particular the environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors that are rapidly becoming a part of mainstream finance. It evaluates current ESG practices, and identifies priorities and actions to better align investments with sustainable, long-term value – especially the need for more consistent, comparable and available data on ESG performance.

The COVID-19 pandemic has further highlighted the urgent need to consider resilience in finance, both in the financial system itself and in the role played by capital and investors in making economic and social systems more dynamic and able to withstand external shocks.

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Agenda and Speakers

"Sustainable and resilient finance: Leveraging ESG practices for long-term value"

The launch event brought together senior representatives and thought leaders from government, business, academia and the media to discuss what governments and businesses can and should be doing to drive more sustainable and resilient outcomes in finance, for the COVID-19 recovery and beyond.

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	Stefan Flückiger Deputy State Secretary and Head of the Department Planning & Strategy, State Secretariat for International Finance, Switzerland		Anne Sheehan Former Director of Corporate Governance, CalSTRS, and recent Chair of the United States SEC Investor Advisory Committee
	Angel Gurría \| Bio Secretary-General, OECD		Felipe Larraín \| Bio Professor of Economics, Universidad Catolica de Chile (Faculty of Economics and Business and CLAPES UC), former Minister of Finance of Chile, Member of the UN Leadership Council for Sustainable Development and the Lancet Commission
	Greg Medcraft \| Bio Diector for Financial and Enterprise Affairs, OECD		Linda-Eling Lee \| Bio Managing Director and Head of Global ESG Research, MSCI
	Antony Currie \| Bio Editor, Reuters Breakingviews (Moderator)		Tokio Morita \| Bio Vice Minister for International Affairs, Financial Services Agency, Japan
	Sergio P. Ermotti \| Bio Group Chief Executive Officer, UBS		Aerdt Houben \| Bio Director for Financial Markets, De Nederlandsche Bank and Chair of the OECD Committee on Financial Market
	Alain Deckers Head of Unit, Corporate Reporting, Audit and Credit Rating Agencies, Directorate-General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union (FISMA), European Commission

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	Stefan Flückiger Deputy State Secretary and Head of the Department Planning & Strategy, State Secretariat for International Finance, Switzerland		Anne Sheehan Former Director of Corporate Governance, CalSTRS, and recent Chair of the United States SEC Investor Advisory Committee
	Angel Gurría \| Bio Secretary-General, OECD		Felipe Larraín \| Bio Professor of Economics, Universidad Catolica de Chile (Faculty of Economics and Business and CLAPES UC), former Minister of Finance of Chile, Member of the UN Leadership Council for Sustainable Development and the Lancet Commission
	Greg Medcraft \| Bio Diector for Financial and Enterprise Affairs, OECD		Linda-Eling Lee \| Bio Managing Director and Head of Global ESG Research, MSCI
	Antony Currie \| Bio Editor, Reuters Breakingviews (Moderator)		Tokio Morita \| Bio Vice Minister for International Affairs, Financial Services Agency, Japan
	Sergio P. Ermotti \| Bio Group Chief Executive Officer, UBS		Aerdt Houben \| Bio Director for Financial Markets, De Nederlandsche Bank and Chair of the OECD Committee on Financial Market
	Alain Deckers Head of Unit, Corporate Reporting, Audit and Credit Rating Agencies, Directorate-General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union (FISMA), European Commission