Impact, Inform, Inspire.
SIA highlights ESG projects with high impact
Sophie FAUJOUR
EVPA
"La crise du Covid-19 est un test pour la RSE des entreprises. Comme bien identifié par SIA, la qualité de l’impact et de l’engagement des initiatives prenant en compte les différentes parties prenantes privé-public et société civile sont des facteurs clés de succès."
Anne-Claire ROUX
Finance for tomorrow
"Finance for Tomorrow est heureuse de prendre part à l’initiative portée par le SIA et partage sa volonté d’encourager et mettre en valeur des projets à impact positif."
Olivier de GUERRE
Phitrust
"La force de l’exemple, levier que nous partageons avec SIA est un formidable moteur d’inspiration et d’adhésion."
Fiona REYNOLDS
Principles for Responsible Investment
"We know that investors are often inspired by their peers when it comes to ESG so by highlighting examples of substantive, investor-lead ESG projects, we can hopefully encourage other investors to implement similar initiatives."
María José GÁLVEZ
SpainSIF
"La force de l’exemple, levier que nous partageons avec SIA est un formidable moteur d’inspiration et d’adhésion."
Sally KRAMERS
UKSIF
"The most inspirational investor-led ESG projects must be shared and celebrated. These awards will help reveal just how high Europe is raising the bar for the rest of the world."Drive inspiration by example
SIA was created to bring recognition, commitment and financial support to impact projects,
run by investors in order to encourage new initiatives.
Awards
Improve your recognition as an impact investor and gain traction
Conference
Attended by European investors, media and ESG influencers
Communication
Raise your project’s visibility
across Europe
The conference
Manifesto
We are faced with climate, social and governance emergencies that undermine our balance and security.
Do we have to wait for everyone to make a move, for regulators, governments and major industry players? Or can we engage in concrete projects and build momentum for change?
There are hundreds of impact investing projects that have made and will continue to make a difference. If these impact projects were better communicated, they would certainly inspire more engagement and financial support.
SIA: Impact, Inform, Inspire.
Sustainable Investment in Action is an initiative produced by SKILLS, designed to bring recognition, engagement and financial support to impact projects led by European investors.
SIA highlights concrete impact projects led by European investment leaders through a conference and awards ceremony (SIA awards) with the possibility of a dedicated communication plan offered to selected projects.
The SIA conference and awards ceremony are organized by the Option Finance media group and benefit from the support of influential ESG organizations and numerous European media partners.
The presence of many European investors, media and influencers at the event makes it an exceptional opportunity to promote impact projects to a new audience.
Awards
&
Recognition
The awards
Awards are judged by an independent and expert jury. They are awarded in 8 different groups of SDGs:
The United Nations SdGs
Well-being: Health/Education
Resources/Ecosystems
Basic Needs: Poverty/Utilities
Living conditions: Living standards/Inequalities
Judging process
You will be asked to fill in an application questionnaire on the SIA digital platform. You may submit several projects but will need to complete a separate questionnaire for each one.
The jury
Emmanuel de La Ville
Founder & CEO
EthiFinance
Sample Back Title
Since 2004, Emmanuel de La Ville has been the founder & CEO of EthiFinance, a non-financial analysis and consulting agency that supports its clients in managing risks and opportunities related to sustainable development.
Emmanuel has spent the last 15 years in :
Sophie FAUJOUR
Head of
EVPA corporate & france
Sample Back Title
Sophie is leading market building efforts in France and Europe namely with European Corporates to help various practitioners like foundations and impact investing funds scaling their impact. She sits on the Board of non-profit organizations including PHITRUST Incubator.
Prior joining EVPA in 2016, she occupied several senior positions at BNP Paribas: in charge of the Wealth Management strategy for Philanthropy, Impact investing & Social Responsible Investment and as an Investment banker for more than 15 years.
Anne-Claire ROUX
General Manager
Finance for Tomorrow
Sample Back Title
Anne-Claire Roux is Managing Director of Finance for Tomorrow, the branch of Paris EUROPLACE dedicated to green and sustainable finance.
Fella IMALHAYENE
General Delegate
Global Compact France
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Within a network of companies committed to CSR, Fella Imalhayene structures the promotion of the Diversity Charter.
In September 2017 she was appointed General Delegate of Global Compact France.
Anne-Catherine HUSSON-TRAORE
General Manager
Novethic
Sample Back Title
Olivier de GUERRE
Chairman and CEO
Phitrust
Sample Back Title
Olivier de Guerre created Phitrust in 2003. Together with the Phitrust teams, it develops investment solutions specialising in shareholder engagement and social impact investing in Europe.
Before creating Phitrust, Olivier de Guerre has developed a long experience as an asset manager for families/foundations or institutional investors. Olivier is a board member of :
- the European Venture Philanthropy Association (EVPA) in Brussels
- the Finansol Association (France)
- the Admical Association.(France)
Audrey TCHERKOFF
Executive President
Institut de l’Économie Positive
Sample Back Title
With a master's degree in international relations, Audrey Tcherkoff began her career at Robert Wan, which she managed from 2012 to 2016 in Dubai.
In 2015, she had a decisive meeting with Jacques Attali, which led her to return to France in 2016 to become Vice President of the Positive Planet Foundation.
In 2018, at the age of 37, she created with Jacques Attali the Institute of Positive Economy, of which she is Executive President.
Fiona REYNOLDS
CEO
Principles for Responsible Investment
Sample Back Title
Fiona Reynolds is the CEO of the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI).
Appointed in 2013, Fiona has 25 years’ experience in the financial services and pension sector, including seven years as the CEO of the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST).
In 2018, Fiona was named by Barron’s magazine as one of the 20 most influential people in sustainability globally.
David TEILLET
Director of Administrative Services
Institut de France
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Since March 2018: Director of Administrative Services, Institute of France (470 Academicians, 200+ Sheltered Foundations and 10 Museums)
Previously, Chief of Staff to five French Ministers (including Foreign Affairs and Education), Deputy Director of the Alain Ducasse Group, and Alain Juppe’s Chief of Staff in the 2016 French conservative presidential primary.
María José GÁLVEZ
Vice-President
SpainSIF
Sample Back Title
Out of more than 18 years of experience in the field of Sustainability, (Corporate Social Responsibility), socially responsible investment, Corporate Reputation and institutional relations, María José has developed her professional experience in the financial sector since 2006. At the moment, she holds the Head of Sustainability position in Bankia and has been elected Vice-president of Spainsif, the Spanish Sustainable Investment Forum.
She is an independent advisor in different organizations and a member of several panels of experts in various Companies listed on the Spanish stock exchange.
Sally KRAMERS
Head of Events,
UKSIF
Sample Back Title
Sally joined UKSIF as Head of Events in 2021, and is responsible for growing and managing their events across the sustainable finance sphere. She has extensive experience across the financial ecosystem, particularly within alternative investments and insurance. Sally is passionate about climate, diversity and sustainable economics.
Jean-Guillaume D'ORNANO
CEO
Option Finance
Sample Back Title
A graduate of Harvard Business School, Jean-Guillaume d'Ornano has spent most of his career in the media and press. After more than 10 years spent between the media and investment banking in New York, he managed the Paris Turf and Week End newspapers of the Hersant group and created, when the Dassault group sold its horse-racing press branch, the Turf Editions group, of which he was one of the main shareholders via an LBO.
In 2009, back at the Figaro Group, he took over the management of TV Magazine, which became the most widely distributed TV magazine in Europe.
Between 2009 and 2011, he was a member of the Executive Committee of Le Figaro and took over the general management of Madame Figaro, the Stock Exchange & Heritage division and the general management of the group's industrial activities.
In 2011, he bought the Option Finance group, making it the only press group for professionals in corporate finance, asset management, business law and insurance. Since then, the group has grown and organises around thirty events for these same communities; it is also one of the main web portals for the professional press.
Who is eligible to the SIA Awards & Communication Pack ?
An eligible project must be led and supported by investors. It must have been running
for a minimum of one year and fulfill stringent criteria
Impact: Materials and supporting data proving impact must be provided by the project leader.
Involvement: Effectiveness of engagement with stakeholders and local communities (human impact).
Why should you submit your project ?
The applicant projects will be analyzed by the SIA jury and will benefit from:
Awards participation
Award logo (winners only)
Award ceremony: One seat for the project team at one award ceremony per year
Presentation of all projects on SIA website and social media
June / December
2021
Project submission
January / February
2022
Jury deliberation
March / April
2022
Nominees Pitching preparation
May
2022
Conference & Award ceremony
Communication
&
Visibility
Visibility Packs
For project leaders
Video interview of the project leader realized by SIA partners
Webpage, developed by SIA, to present the project impact, teams and ambitions
Presentation leaflet of the project produced by SIA
Press information highlighting the impact of the project, distributed via SIA media partners’ international network
Presentation of the project on SIA media partners’ publications, social media and websites
Sponsors Packs
SIA sponsorship packages will position your brand as an ESG leader willing to favor action and engagement. Sponsors will benefit from speaking opportunities, brand visibility, free passes to the Investors-attended conference, and the possibility to submit some projects carried out by the sponsor teams.
Free passes
Branding visibility
Marketing Opportunities
Speaking opportunities
ESG Partners
Media Partners
