Investing for Impact

A Conversation with R. Paul Herman,
CEO, HIP Investor and
Co-Author / Co-Editor of the “Global Handbook of Impact Investing”

Date: Wednesday, May 26, 2021
Time: 12:30pm – 1:45pm (Hong Kong Time)
Format: Virtual via Zoom, webinar format
Event Registration: https://bit.ly/3w3gTxb
Remarks: The event is free of charge but registration is required.

Join us for our live virtual event for a conversation with R. Paul Herman FSA, who founded and as CEO runs HIP Investor Ratings and Portfolios. Paul will share thematic highlights from his latest book, the Global Handbook of Impact Investing (Wiley 2021). Themes to be discussed include climate finance, gender lens, diversity and inclusion investing, portfolio management, and impact measurement, management and verification.

We will also hear from a few special guest respondents who will share their feedback on Paul’s presentation. The session will be moderated by HBSAHK Officer Philo Alto (HBS MBA/MPA 2000).

The conversation will tackle topics including:

• Key global impact investing trends, with a focus on climate finance, gender and diversity-lens investing
• Successful cross-sector collaborative approaches that have scaled enduring impacts
• High-impact opportunities that align your values, your portfolio, and the work that you do

Paul Herman, FSA CEO and Founder, HIP Investor

Paul Herman, FSA, is a globally recognized leader and author in sustainable finance, impact, ESG, and SDG measurement -- including gender and diversity metrics -- and investing to pursue positive impact and profit.  HIP (Human Impact + Profit) Investor produces and licenses 130,000 impact investment ratings of 10,000 global equities, 119,000 muni bonds, and 1,000 mutual funds and ETFs, including for 401(k) plans, from 8 million data points annually. HIP also manages diversified, fossil-fuel-free portfolios for investors.  Herman is the author of The HIP Investorbook (Wiley, 2010) and co-editor and co-author of the Global Handbook of Impact Investing (Wiley, 2021), both available in print and e-book, and both dedicated to the strong women of the world.

Herman is a graduate of the Wharton School of Finance at the University of Pennsylvania, advised Boards and executives while with McKinsey and Company, found and funded social entrepreneurs at Ashoka.org, and shaped and measured impact investments at eBay founder Pierre Omidyar's Network.  Herman is an advisor to the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB), Net Impact and Sustainable Brands, and a research fellow of the Global Institute for Sustainable Prosperity.  

Remarks: This is a private event, and participants are requested to respect the confidentiality of the views and opinions expressed. For enquiry, please email us at events@hbsahk.org.

Fee

HK$0 (Lifetime/Patron)

HK$0 (Annual/Biennial/Complimentary Student Member)

HK$0 (Prospect/Guest)

Sign Up Date

(Lifetime/Patron) : Monday, May 17th 2021

(Annual/Biennial/Complimentary Student Member) : Monday, May 17th 2021

(Prospect/Guest) : Monday, May 17th 2021

Sign Up Deadline

Tuesday, May 25th 2021