Sustainable Finance and ESG with Ana Nacvalovaite, Fellow at Kellogg College, University of Oxford

Dr. Ana Nacvalovaite is a renowned name in the field of sustainable finance and ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) practices. She is a Research Fellow at Oxford University, Kellogg College Centre for Mutual & Co-owned Business, where she focuses on promoting social and environmental sustainability through engagement with sovereign wealth funds.

Ana Nacvalovaite Interview Questions

00:00 - 01:59 Introduction
02:00 - 03:45 Dr. Ana's background
03:46 - 09:02 How does Dr. Ana's work aligns Sovereign Wealth Funds With ESG goals?
09:03 - 11:45 How can technology enable compliance of SWF with regulatory frameworks?
11:46 - 14:23 How does the academic work play an important role in the decision-making process for these funds?
14:24 - 16:23 The role of academia in guidance and mentoring ESG initiatives
16:24 - 20:27 Addressing the imbalance in impact scale between developed and developing nations
20:28 - 23:31 The concept and importance of "Just Transition"
23:32 - 26:28 Digital mechanisms of the transfer of value
26:29 - 32:24 What is the level of transparency of SWF with respect to their ESG impact?
32:25 - 37:49 Dr. Ana's role in helping SWF into ESG related decision making
37:50 - 39:13 Scaling and diligence of cooperative or employee owned projects
39:14 - 40:38 The core concept of community led cooperatives
40:39 - 44:59 Accountability and responsibility towards ESG initiatives: The case of a transparent supply chain
45:00 - 49:22 Dr. Ana asks Hilton How can academics help in sustainable and transparent data acquisition for businesses
49:23 - 51:59 Closure

Ana Nacvalovaite Biography

Dr. Ana Nacvalovaite is a highly accomplished researcher, expert, and advocate for ethical business and investment practices. She obtained her doctoral degree from Oxford University, focusing on the regulation, sustainability, and transparency of investments made by sovereign wealth funds. Her work emphasizes the importance of collaboration between governments, the private sector, and the academic community to drive positive global changes and find inclusive and manageable solutions.

In addition to her research on sustainable finance, Ana serves as an expert advisor to the British Standards Institution on the Committee of Experts on Sustainable Finance, where she contributes to the development of the 'Sustainable Finance Framework'. She has also played a crucial role in the drafting and reviewing of International Standards on Green Instruments. Ana is dedicated to raising awareness about the concept of a 'just transition' and the critical role of sustainable finance in supporting the social aspects (the 'S') within Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) frameworks.

About Hilton Supra

Hilton Supra is a business and financial industry veteran and thought leader. Hilton has more than 30 years of Finance, Investment, Banking, and Asset Management experience in international markets namely London, Europe, Africa, and Asia. This while having a passion for growing businesses, fashion, and new technologies, especially fintech and blockchain where he has been deeply involved since these technologies' inception. Now, Hilton is co-leading the fashion directory fashionabc as well as technology startup Ztudium, a builder of 4IR platforms (using blockchain, AI and IoT data analytics).

From Quantitative Asset Management, Capital Markets, Trading software, Hedge Funds, and Private Equity, Hilton has worked for Morgan Grenfell, Deutsche Bank, AXA Investment Management, EIM Fund of Hedge Funds (responsible for $2.4bn of $13bn), and Cheyne Capital.

Hilton is a graduate in Engineering from Oxford Brookes University and a Master's in Finance at London Business School.

Hilton Supra is a partner and board member at ztudium, and the co-founder and one of the leading personalities driving techabc, openbusinesscouncil.org and fashionabc.org platforms.

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