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The case for businesses to create and deliver products and services that treat people fairly and meets individuals’ needs and aspirations is being increasingly debated.

Many financial services players are trying to implement new strategies to provide their clients with investment tools that not only maximise returns, but are also fair, sustainable and transparent.

Based on his experience with senior executives of BSR member companies and his participation in the World Economic Forum and COP21, Mr. Aron Cramer will present his view on the environmental, social and corporate governance issues faced by global financial institutions.

Aron will give an overview of the main sustainability trends across industries and will discuss the impact these are having on financial services. The discussion will include:

· How climate issues are affecting businesses.

· Financial firms as stewards of sustainability practices.

· How corporate governance plays a role addressing environmental and social issues

· Sustainability trends, and UN`s Sustainable Development Goals.

· Outcomes of the 2015 Paris Climate Conference.

Aron  Cramer joined BSR in 1995 as the founding director of its Business and Human Rights Program, and later opened BSR's Paris office in 2002, where he worked until becoming President and CEO in 2004. Aron serves on advisory boards to CEOs at Barrick Gold, Marks & Spencer, SAP, and Unilever North America, and he facilitates the AXA CEO advisory panel. He is also a director of the Natural Capital Coalition and We Mean Business as well as a member of the World Economic Forum’s Global Agenda Council on the Future of Consumption.

Aron speaks frequently at leading business forums, and is widely quoted in top-tier media such as the Financial Times, Le Figaro (France), The New York Times, and the Wall Street Journal. He is co-author of the book Sustainable Excellence: The Future of Business in a Fast-Changing World, which spotlights innovative sustainability strategies that drive business success.

Prior to joining BSR, Aron practiced law in San Francisco, and worked as a journalist at ABC News in New York. He holds a B.A. from Tufts University and a J.D. from the University of California, Los Angeles.