Sberbank : Sber taking part in discussion on role of banking Industry in transition to low-carbon global economy

Sber and Climate Governance Initiative Russia are holding an online discussion called The Role of the Banking Industry in Facilitating Climate Change Mitigation and the Transition to a Low-Carbon Global Economy on May 13. Tatiana Zavyalova, Senior Vice President for ESG, will represent Sberbank as a speaker.

Discussion participants will address the initiatives undertaken by financial institutions to reduce the negative environmental impact and facilitate the transition to a low-carbon economy. Speakers are going to discuss how banks in their roles as creditors, investors, advisers and heads of supply chains can influence the business practices and greenhouse gas emissions of other corporate actors. Panelists will discuss how the full potential of the banking industry can be mobilized.

Webinar speakers are Tatiana Zavyalova, Senior Vice President for ESG, Sberbank; Andrey Yakushin, Head of Corporate Affairs Development Division, Bank of Russia; Natalia Tretyak, First Vice President of Gazprombank; Regina von Flemming, Independent Director, Sovcombank and MTS, INTECO board member; Ekaterina Trofimova, Risk Advisory Department Partner, Russia and CIS Financial Services Industry Leader at Deloitte CIS; Mikhail Chaikin, CEO, ING Commercial Banking (Eurasia). Webinar moderators are Olga Pascault, Founder and Chair of the Management Board, Climate Governance Initiative Russia, and Elena Haykin (Sapozhnikova), Member of the Management Board, Climate Governance Initiative Russia.

Participants need to sign up. The webinar starts at 11:00 am Moscow time.