Panel Discussion
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What it means, why it matters and how you can measure it.
As environment, social and governance (ESG) issues grow in social consciousness, board oversight of ESG also grows more crucial. But many boards are facing unchartered territory when trying to measure and monitor these principles, and identifying best practice can be a challenge.
Our panellists, Kirsten Lapham, ESG lawyer at KPMG, and Ben Gleisner, CEO Cogo, are leading change-makers in their fields when it comes to governance and climate related disclosure and join us to share their experience and insights.
Moderated by Suse Reynolds MInstD.
Thank you to our event hosts KPMG.
Ben is an economist, environmentalist and social entrepreneur. He completed a Masters in climate change economics in 2006, and has founded several businesses and charities. He worked for 6 years as a senior economist at the New Zealand Treasury leading teams on climate change policy and wellbeing metrics.
Ben launched the Cogo platform in New Zealand in 2011, under the brand ‘Conscious Consumers’. He moved to the UK with his wife and two children in 2018, to launch Cogo with integrations to 40 banks via Open Banking technology. Cogo now partners with banks across the world, including NatWest (UK), ING (Netherlands) and Commbank (AUS). Cogo supports these banks to empower their customers to measure and reduce their carbon footprint. The solution reaches 20million users globally.
Ben is passionate about using data and behavioural science to create a systemic positive impact.
Ben joined ASB in June 2020 as the General Manager Rural Banking and is currently Acting EGM Business Banking.
He has two decades of corporate experience, including 12 years in senior leadership positions across New Zealand at BNZ, Corelogic and ASB. Ben has extensive experience in lending, digital, and driving uplift in customer outcomes.
On a daily basis Ben is engaging with farmers and business owners discussing the opportunities and challenges ESG presents and the important role sustainable finance has in helping customers make a difference.
Prior to his role at ASB, Ben was the Country Manager NZ at Corelogic and a member of their international leadership team and between 2017 and 2019, was Chief Operating Officer, Customer Fulfilment Services at BNZ.
Ben is passionate about business and leading transformation, managing through complexity and engaging teams to achieve success. He grew up on a sheep and beef farm located near Wimbledon, Southern Hawkes Bay and has a strong interest in horse racing and bloodstock. Ben currently lives in Karaka with his wife and two children.
Kirsten is a financial services and ESG lawyer by background and has advised numerous leading financial
institutions on the compliance and regulatory requirements applicable to the sector.
Kirsten is a leading expert on the EU sustainable finance package which includes rules which imposes ESG related compliance obligations impacting firms around the globe.
Kirsten recently joined KPMG as a Director in the sustainable value and financial services team at KPMG, having spent 18 years in the UK. She brings her global experience to advise on relevant issues such as the new climate reporting standards which have applied in New Zealand since January this year.
Kirsten has advised boards and directors on their personal obligations including attestations and broad governance considerations under relevant rules. She regularly speaks on these issues as a subject matter expert.
Suse Reynolds is the Wellington Branch Committee Chair and our representative on the National Council.
Suse is one of the founders of Angel HQ, the Wellington region’s angel network and still sits on the board. She is also Angel Association NZ Chair, an industry body representing over 50 organisations involved in startup investment.
Suse is an active angel investor and currently chairs, Narrative Muse, a deep tech startup using machine learning to bring representation and belonging to entertainment.
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Jill Dawson
Wellington Branch Manager
+64 27 278 8814
+64 4 470 2673
jill.dawson@iod.org.nz
The Wellington branch acknowledges the generous support of
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The East Coast region also thank
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The Manawatu region also thank
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Members — $50.00
Non-members — $70.00
