NEW YORK, Sept. 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Oppenheimer
& Co. Inc. ("Oppenheimer") – a leading investment bank, wealth
manager, and a subsidiary of Oppenheimer Holdings (NYSE: OPY) –
announced that it successfully concluded its first-ever ESG and
Climate Transition conference earlier this week. The online
conference, held on Sept. 28,
featured a select group of 13 transportation and energy companies,
including ChargePoint, Westport Fuel Systems, Ameresco and
Hannon Armstrong, discussing their
environmental, social and corporate governance strategies with more
than 220 attendees, including institutional investors, top
executives, and policymakers who joined the live conference on
Tuesday.
Max Lami, Oppenheimer's Chief
Executive Officer and Head of Investment Banking for Europe, the Middle
East and Africa, said,
"With global commitments toward a zero-emissions economy
accelerating, Oppenheimer is playing an important role in
facilitating conversations between drivers of positive change with
the launch of our first annual ESG and Climate Transition
conference. The event showcased companies that are effectively
implementing ESG and climate solutions without leaving out steps
critical to sustainable practices. We were pleased to leverage our
thought leadership to help companies and investors alike navigate
the realities of climate change, the disruption of legacy processes
in transportation, energy and agriculture, and identify the
opportunities that await investors in the Circular Economy."
The event included presentations on key trends in ESG, with
Oppenheimer analysts guiding the conversations with their proven
insight into sustainability and ESG practices. Presenters
included:
- Jean Rogers, Ph.D., founder of
the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board and one of the 20
most Influential People in Sustainable Investing, according to
Barron's in 2018. Dr. Rogers is the architect of the "materiality
map," a blueprint for eco-capitalism that reframes risk and aligns
financial value with socially responsible investing. She discussed
the issue of optimizing investments in the context of reducing
carbon emissions and emerging carbon markets.
- Pasquale Romano, President and
Chief Executive Officer of ChargePoint and a member of the
company's board of directors. ChargePoint is a California-based company that operates one of
the world's largest electric vehicle charging networks.
- David M. Johnson, Chief
Executive Officer of Westport Fuel Systems, a Vancouver-based supplier of alternative fuel
systems and components. Mr. Romano and Mr. Johnson each discussed
the growing diversity of fuel types for the transportation
industry, and the challenges and opportunities facing the
sector.
- Nicole Bulgarino, Executive Vice President and General Manager
for Federal Solutions at Ameresco, a leading energy efficiency and
renewable energy company. Ms. Bulgarino has more than two decades
of experience developing innovative energy efficiency
solutions.
- Robert L. Johnson, Senior Vice
President of Hannon Armstrong, a
pioneering investor in climate solutions, with clients in the
public and private sectors. Ms. Bulgarino and Mr. Johnson discussed
pathways to decarbonize the global building and construction
sector. They also highlighted the roles of energy efficiency,
onsite renewable energy, digitalization, regulatory drivers and
financing models in shaping comprehensive retrofits and other
opportunities for energy savings.
Members of the Oppenheimer equity research team in attendance
included:
- Brian Blair, CFA, Executive
Director and Senior Analyst, Industrial Machinery and Flow
Control
- Noah Kaye, Managing Director and
Senior Analyst, Sustainable Growth & Resource Optimization
- Kristen Owen, CFA, Executive
Director and Senior Analyst, Sustainable Growth & Resource
Optimization
- Colin Rusch, Managing Director,
Senior Research Analyst and Head of Oppenheimer's Sustainable
Growth & Resource Optimization
Colin Rusch, Managing Director,
Senior Research Analyst and Head of Oppenheimer's Sustainable
Growth and Resource Optimization franchise, and lead organizer of
the conference, said, "We thank all the companies and investors
that participated in our first annual ESG and Climate Transition
conference. Companies who are championing ESG want a playbook for
how to think about the future of investment, while institutional
investors focused on the technology, transportation, energy and
utilities sectors want to identify organizations that are leading
the charge in ESG practices. As climate change continues to weigh
heavily on the future, Oppenheimer was pleased to help all of these
stakeholders address the key challenges we face today, while
highlighting companies committed to the increasingly important area
of ESG."
Oppenheimer & Co. Inc.
Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. (Oppenheimer), a principal subsidiary
of Oppenheimer Holdings Inc. (OPY on the New York Stock Exchange),
and its affiliates provide a full range of wealth management,
securities brokerage and investment banking services to high
net-worth individuals, families, corporate executives, local
governments, businesses and institutions.
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