Karim Arslan

Executive Director, Green & Sustainable Finance Originator, Green & Sustainable Hub

Natixis Corporate and Investment Banking

Karim Arslan brings with him over 10 years of experience working in sustainable finance, investment banking, and life insurance. He joined Natixis Dubai in January 2022 to lead the bank’ green and sustainable finance effort in MENA. He previously worked at the London based Green Finance Institute where he led programs and initiatives bringing together groups of experts from the public and private sectors, academia and civil society to co-create new financial facilities and mechanisms to address the climate change. Prior to joining the institute, Karim spent seven years at Barclays Investment Bank as a fixed income trader. He led the bank’s effort to set up and manage the more than GBP 4bn green bond portfolio. Karim was also a key member of the Barclays Green Banking Council, which developed and launched multiple first-to-market green products. A fluent Arabic and French speaker, Karim holds an MSC in Finance from Paris-Dauphine University and an MSc in Econometrics from the Sorbonne University in Paris

Session Overview

Tuesday, 5 November

10:00

Finance & Investment Conference Conference Room A 10:00 - 11:00

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Standardised sustainability reporting: building energy transition trust to boost investment

To accelerate energy transition finance, it is necessary to build credibility in the investment market and dispel any appearance of greenwashing. The International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) has been tasked with providing a comprehensive global baseline of sustainability disclosures for capital markets. Its first two proposed standards address sustainability-related and climate-related disclosure requirements, which can provide the information needed to inspire confidence in investors. Green and transition finance taxonomies are also being utilised to encourage sustainable capital flows through science-based definitions to tackle greenwashing, protect investor credibility and lower transactions costs. However, a lack of interoperability between local and international classifications has produced a fragmented landscape. How might these frameworks evolve to build trust and boost energy transition investment?

Attendee insights:

Learn how standardised sustainability reporting could provide the key to boosting investment into the energy transition through higher levels of investor insight and confidence.