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Monday, October 27, 2008 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Room: Macdonald A–D

Speaker(s)
David Brancaccio Senior Editor and Host, NOW on PBS
Sarah Forrest PhD Executve Director, GS Sustain, Goldman Sachs International
Barbara Krumsiek CEO, Calvert
Jack Robinson Founder and President, Winslow Green Mutual Funds

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Awareness of global sustainability issues has increased the demand for socially and environmentally responsible investment products and reinforced the need for more rigorous environmental, social, and governance (ESG) analysis. Recent trends include the development of sell-side SRI research at mainstream banks, the proliferation of SRI products across asset classes, and increased interest in cleaner, greener investment opportunities that pass the sustainability test. Join these industry leaders as they discuss these trends and speculate about changing roles and strategic opportunities for traditional SRI firms, green investors, and mainstream firms.

Speaker Biographies
Millions of public television viewers across America tune in each week to watch David Brancaccio bring clarity to the most complex social, political, and business issues of our time. As host, senior editor and reporter at NOW on PBS, Brancaccio and his team focus on human rights, the environment, politics, economics, and SRI. In 2007, NOW's coverage of a social enterprise providing health care in Kenya won an Emmy for business reporting. In 2008, the program received an Edward R. Murrow award for reporting on the global problem of child marriage. Brancaccio was the long-time host of public radio's business program Marketplace, and has been a broadcaster for 32 years. He is author of a book about money and values entitled Squandering Aimlessly, which features a chapter on the 1996 SRI in the Rockies conference.

Sarah Forrest leads the GS SUSTAIN Research team at Goldman Sachs after starting the initiative to analyse the sustainability of corporate performance in January 2005. She joined the firm in 2003 to work with Anthony Ling in the Energy Equity Research team. Sarah received a PhD in Chemical Engineering from the University of Cambridge in 2004, having graduated from The University of Queensland, Australia, in 1998 with a combined Bachelor of Chemical Engineering and Economics degree.

Barbara Krumsiek is Chair & CEO of Calvert, a $16 billion investment firm. Previously, she was with Alliance Capital. Ms. Krumsiek served as 2007 Chair of the Greater Washington Board of Trade. She is on the board of PEPCO Holdings, Inc. and is Vice-Chair of the Meyer Foundation. Graduating with honors in math from Rutgers, she earned an MS from NYU. In 2002 Georgetown awarded her an Honorary Doctorate.

Jack Robinson is a pioneer of green investing. After building a successful career in equity research and portfolio management at Prudential Bache, Mr. Robinson founded Winslow Management Company in 1983, one of the first companies in the U.S. that sought to demonstrate that an environmentally-focused investment strategy could outperform the market over full market cycles. The firm offers its investment services through the Winslow Green Mutual Funds, as well as separately managed accounts. Under Mr. Robinson's leadership, Winslow has developed a unique growth investment style that focuses on the leaders and innovators within the rapidly-growing green economy. A frequent speaker and media source on the topic of green investing, Mr. Robinson is interviewed regularly by CNBC, the Wall Street Journal, and many other national news and financial publications. He serves on the Board of Directors of Spartech Corporation, as a director of the Jupiter European Opportunities Trust PLC, and as a Trustee and Chairman of the Investment Committee of Suffield Academy. He also serves on the Advisory Board of the American Council for Renewable Energy (ACORE).