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SustainInvest

25–26 June 2025, Hotel Esplanade, Zagreb

SustainInvest 2025 is a two-day event focused on ESG and sustainable investing in the private equity and venture capital industry. The event will start on 25 June 2025 with a Gala Conference Dinner — a unique sustainable dining experience — and continue on 26 June 2025 with a Workshop on ESG/Sustainability for PE/VC fund managers.

At the Gala Conference Dinner participants will enjoy a locally sourced, eco-friendly menu, with each dish reflecting its carbon footprint. The more sustainable your choices, the less you pay! Part of the proceeds from the dinner will be donated to a selected environmental charity.

The following day, 26 June, the Workshop on ESG and Sustainability will offer practical insights and best practices for integrating ESG into private equity and venture capital fund management, featuring expert speakers and interactive discussions.

Join SustainInvest 2025 to learn, connect, and commit to sustainable investing.

More information coming soon. 

Event Programme Details

Tuesday, 24 October 2023

08:30-09:00
Registration and welcome coffee
08:30-09:00
Opening speeches
09:15-10:05
Keynote speakers
10:05-10:35

Coffee Break

10:35-11:05
Keynote speakers
11:05-11:15
Case Study – Sustainability as a source of competitive advantage
11:15-12:00

Panel Discussion: Sustainability as a source of alpha for financial market participants

 

  • Can investing with sustainability considerations mean also generating superior returns? Is there such a thing as ‘sustainability’ alpha?
  • End-investor expectations concerning financial products
  • Practical challenges in applying the SFDR and the EU Taxonomy (low data granularity, data scarcity and poor quality, reporting time, lack of expertise, etc.)
12:00-13:00
Lunch Break
13:00-14:30

Panel Discussion: Riding on the sustainability disruption wave

 

  • What are the expectations of customers/clients regarding sustainability products and services? How important is it to be sustainable to win customers/clients and attract talent at all levels?
  • Overcoming sustainability skill gaps/ how are companies dealing with the lack of sustainability professionals
  • Dialogue between proprietary R&D developed in-house and supply/value chain in developing sustainable products or services
13:00-14:30

Panel Discussion: Navigating sustainability reporting standards and frameworks

 

  1. Widespread of the leading sustainability reporting organisations
  2. What are some of the challenges in the implementation of some of the other cornerstone tenants of the EU sustainability regulatory framework – such as SFRD and Taxonomy Regulation? How can standard-setters help to smooth the transition towards the regulatory challenges and possible gaps in implementation?
  3. While there is a great alignment among standards on climate reporting, reporting on social aspects is yet to reach the same level. What are the projections on the development of appropriate social impact metrics?
14:30-14:35

Concluding Remarks