Hardik Shah

ESG Practice Lead

GMO

Profile:

Mr. Shah leads the ESG practice at GMO and is responsible for building GMO’s ESG capability across investment product areas and asset classes. He was a part of the CFA Institute’s ESG Working Group for FY20 which developed a proposal for the ESG Disclosure Standards for Investment Products. He was subsequently selected to join their ESG Verification Subcommittee as well. Prior to joining GMO in 2017, he led a global team of ESG analysts at Sustainalytics. Previously, he was an ESG Ratings associate at MSCI and, as a senior climate change consultant with Ernst & Young, supported many projects under the Clean Development Mechanism defined in the Kyoto Protocol. During 2015 and 2016, Mr. Shah was voted #1 “research firm analyst who understands the challenges & opportunities facing companies” in the global Independent Research in Responsible Investment (IRRI) Survey. He earned his bachelor of engineering from University of Mumbai and holds the Fundamentals of Sustainability Accounting (FSA) credential issued by SASB, the Sustainability and Climate Risk (SCR) certification issues by GARP and is also a CFA charterholder.

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Optimising & Sustaining Portfolios in a World of Dislocation and Uncertainty A Hubbis Thought-leadership Discussion Supported by GMO, Exclusive Partner for the Event.

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