Events

UNEP FI 2003 Global Roundtable

Sustaining Value: A Meeting on Finance and Sustainability

20-21 October, 2003 | Tokyo, Japan

Agenda: Case Studies: Soil Pollution & Environmental Risk Assessment

• Discussion of the new Japanese Soil Pollution Act and comparison with US and EU laws.
• Case studies on soil pollution, environmental risk assessment, and positive and negative products and services borne from soil pollution acts.

Speakers

Prof. Tadashi Otsuka - School of Law, Waseda University
Presentation (PDF: 392 KB)

Mr. Chris Bray - Head of Environmental Risk Policy, Barclays Bank
Presentation (PDF: 135 KB)

Mr. Kaj Jensen - Representative, Environmental Bankers Association
Presentation (PDF: 183 KB)

Chair and Speaker
Mr. Takeshi Oiwa - General Manager, Corporate Risk Management Department, Sompo Japan Insurance
Presentation (PDF: 158 KB)

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Speaker biographies:

Mr. Chris Bray, Head of Environmental Risk Management, Barclays Bank

Chris Bray has been Head of Environmental Risk Management at Barclays since 1998. He is a banker by training having previously fulfilled management roles in corporate banking, electronic banking and strategic planning.

Barclays has a well-established mechanism for filtering clients' commercial land to determine the extent of any environmental degradation impacting collateral valuations. Last year over 5600 cases were processed, though his team's responsibilities extend across Barclays' global operations, bringing a wider remit than UK contaminated land issues.

He is a member of the Environmental Issues Advisory Panel at the British Bankers' Association, and is a member of the Environmental Liability Working Party at the Confederation of British Industry.

Chris represented Barclays in the collaborative work with ABN AMRO, Citibank and WestLB developing the project finance environmental and social due diligence framework, launched as the 'Equator Principles' earlier this year.

He is also a steering committee member for the United Nations Environment Programme, Financial Institutions Initiative.

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