The 20 experts in charge of introducing the European Commission recommendation by the end of 2017 on how to integrate the sustainability criteria into financial legislation come from the Financial community (12), civil society (8) academia and research (2).
This group of experts was announced as a way to boost European endeavours to create a union of capital markets (see EUROPE 11624) and will be headed by Mr Thimann. Its composition is as follows: Julie Becker (Luxembourg Stock Exchange), Magnus Billing (ALECTA), Mieczyslaw Groszek (Polish Banking Association), David Harris (London Stock Exchange Group), Esko Kivisaari (Finnish Federation of Financial Services), Claudia Kruse (APG Asset Management), Richard Mattison (TRUCOST, S&P Global), Arlene McCarthy (AMC Strategy), Michael Schmidt (DEKA Investment), Christian Thimann (AXA), Steve Waygood (AVIVA Investors), Philippe Zaouati (MIROVA); - civil society: Pascal Canfin (WWF France), Stan Dupre (2° Investment Initiative), Ingrid Holmes (E3G), Sean Kidney (Climate Bonds Initiative), Flavia Micilotta (EUROSIF), Myriam Vander Stichele (SOMO); - academia: Paul Fisher (University of Cambridge), Anne-Catherine Husson-Traore (NOVETHIC).
The experts’ group will seek to develop ideas about a European strategy for boosting investment in “sustainable” assets and explore possible initiatives for guaranteeing financial stability against natural risk. (Original version in French by Mathieu Bion)