HIP Analyst Spotlight

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HIP Analyst Spotlight

Erik Nielsen

  • Masters Degree: M.Sci. Business & Development, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark
  • Masters Thesis: “How investors can overcome the lack of sustainability data in Latin American public equity markets”
  • Current deep-dives at HIP:
    • ESG and impact ratings of corporate equities and bonds globally, with regional comparisons, and relevance to financial strength and resilience
    • Investor best practices on dealing with transparency gaps, performance gaps, and accountability gaps
    • How HIP Ratings correlate with Total Shareholder Returns (TSR)
  • Next public presentation: March 14 online (RSVP link below), Principles for Responsible Investing in Latin America: Sharing Good Practices on ESG Transparency to Close Gaps

 

RSVP for FREE webinar (en Espanol)
by The PRI Latin America

SHARING GOOD PRACTICES:
Dealing with ESG Transparency Gaps, and Sustainability Performance Gaps, in Latin American Equities?

Date: Thursday, 14 March 2019
Time: 11:00 – 12:00 Eastern Standard Time USA

The Principles for Responsible Investing (The PRI) of Latin America is hosting a webinar (en Espanol; in Spanish) to highlight best practice in Responsible Investment in order to educate, inspire, and, ultimately, raise standards across the Latin America PRI signatory base of responsible investors.

On March 14, 2019, the PRI webinar expert guests will be:

  • Maria Clara Rendon: Responsible Investing Senior Analyst in OPTrust. Maria Clara will share her experience in driving change and promoting sustainability by incorporating ESG criteria to investing decisions and methodologies and delivering solutions that contribute to a sustainable and prosperous future for all.
  • Erik M Nielsen: ESG and Impact Investing Analyst at HIP Investor: Erik will present his findings of a study of 286 Latin American equities across 6 countries, and the gaps in transparency and sustainability performance of ESG in Latin American companies and how investors could invest and engage with the firms.

RSVP for PRI Latin America Webinar, March 14 (in Spanish)