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Ronan Kelly Grant Thornton
Ronan Kelly
Manager, Digital & Fintech
Financial Services Advisory
Grant Thornton
Grant Thornton is dedicated to enabling positive change and progression within the Funds
Industry. In conjunction with Irish Funds, Grant
Thornton recently launched Sustainathon 2020
- An initiative for the Funds Industry to collaborate and create solutions to the sustainability
challenges facing the sector.
Also, Grant Thornton are proud sponsors of
Adminovate 2020 - A forum bringing together
innovative FinTech start-ups, Fund administration professionals and industry experts from
the investment operations world to learn and
share perspectives on the next wave of industry
evolution.
Rise Of Sustainability In Funds Driven
By Intelligent Cognitive Automation
Climate action should be recognised as
an
opportunity:
concerted
public-private
sector action at a national level can generate
October 2019 was a very vibrant month for
multiple and substantial benets for our soci-
Ireland in relation to Sustainable Finance. In a
eties by stimulating technology and innova-
series of announcements made at the recent
tion, improving human well-being and accel-
ESG day as part of Climate Finance week, it
erating economic growth.
was evident that the Funds Industry is serious
The redirection of capital ows towards
about meeting the sustainability challenge. A
sustainable investment is crucial to ensure the
number of very important announcements
sustainable and inclusive growth of the Irish
were made;
economy.
Irish Funds, the representative body for
the global cross-border investment funds
The Statement of Intent is a joint Irish funds
industry in Ireland, joined other industry lead-
industry initiative co-signed by the CEOs of
ers at Climate Finance Week 2019 in a pledge
the Irish Association of Pension Funds; the
to take action to mitigate climate change risk
Irish Association of Investment Managers;
through sustainable nance. In a Statement of
Insurance Ireland; the Banking & Payments
Intent signed by Irish Funds CEO Pat Lardner,
Federation of Ireland; and Financial Services
the industry body representing over 140 mem-
Ireland.
bers with a net asset value of €4.7trn agreed
that:
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