ESG: The Brussels effect at a crossroads
19 Jun - 20 Jun 2025
Session information
Description
What does sustainable finance look like on the ground? This session examines the real-world challenges for financial institutions: the costs of green loans, the scalability of alternative financing, the profitability of sustainable funds, and the growing burden of ESG reporting. With limited markets and rising compliance expenses, is sustainable finance truly sustainable — or just an expensive ambition?
Session / Workshop Chair(s)
| Martin Imhof | HEUKING, Düsseldorf, Germany; Vice Chair, ESG Group, European Regional Forum |
| Birgitta Van Itterbeek | Ariga, Brussels, Belgium; European Regional Forum Representative, IBA Diversity & Inclusion Council |
Speakers
| Jeanne Aing | BNP Paribas, Paris, France |
| Ouahida Bendjedou | Groupe ADP, Tremblay-en-France, France |
| Lauren Boccardi | The Nature Conservancy, Arlington, Virginia, USA |
| Antonia Lambert Alcantara | Orange, Paris, France |