The Investment Innovation Benchmark (IIB) project aims to enhance the incentives for innovation among investment professionals to create a more sustainable financial system for the beneficiaries of pension funds and other clients.http://iib.io

Inflection Point by La Française is the ESG & Sustainable Investment research centre of La Française Group. IPbyLF supports La Française with in-depth sustainability knowledge to help the Group develop, and successfully implement, innovative solutions.Its mission is to mobilise the power of the financial markets, and help redirect investment flows to promote – rather than undermine – the necessary global transition to a more environmentally and socially sustainable economy.IPbyLF's objective is to leverage information advantage into superior long-term, risk-adjusted financial performance for clients, and to strive to have a substantial positive impact on global environmental and social conditions.

With over 300,000 members and more than £40 billions of assets, the BT Pension Scheme is one of the UK's largest corporate pension schemes. It is a defined benefit (final salary) scheme that was closed to new members some years ago. Over half of our members are pensioners,BT Pension Scheme’ (BTPS) has appointed Hermes Equity Ownership Services (EOS) to assist with its responsibilities as a long term shareholder. Through EOS, BTPS believes it receives the highest standard of stewardship for its shareholdings, carried out by a team which brings about corporate change through a focussed and value-oriented approach.Social, ethical, environmental and governance issues are key areas of corporate and policy engagement for BTPS and they are present in all of EOS’ engagement analysis, which is itself based on the Hermes Principles. Principles 9 and 10 recognise the short-termism in companies’ externalisation of costs and appeal for companies to work together towards a level playing field anticipating much of the current debate on universal ownership. Importantly, through EOS, BTPS acts on these Principles in its voting, engagement, policy and best practice work.In assessments carried out by Mercers on behalf of the UN-backed Principles for Responsible Investment initiative, the BTPS was highly rated, particularly in the areas of its approach to active share ownership, voting practices and working with other shareholders.More information may be found at http://www.btps.co.uk/.

The Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC) is the leading European investors’ forum for collaboration on climate change,IIGCC has over 230 members, from 15 countries, representing over €30 trillion in assets (pre-coronovirus) - IIGCC members at http://www.iigcc.org/about-us/our-membersClimate change creates financial risks for investors; however it also creates investment opportunities. It is our aim to ensure that these risks and opportunities are addressed and reflected in investment practices and decisions.The IIGCC brings investors together to use their significant collective influence to engage in dialogues with policymakers, investors and companies to accelerate the shift to a low carbon economy.IIGCC works closely with European Commission, OECD, G7, UN and other government and intergovernmental institutions, in mobilising support from pension funds and other long-term institutions for action on climate change. That collaborative coalition of the willing helped to make the Paris Agreement possible.http://iigcc.org/

PRI is backed by more than 2,000 Signatories - pension funds, fund managers, institutional investors, foundations, and professional service advisers. An investor led initiative in partnership with UNEP Finance Initiative and the UN Global Compact, Launched by Kofi Annan in 2006, PRI was honoured to enjoy the continuing support of UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon while Donald MacDonald chaired the board through four years of phenomenal growth.www.unpri.org

Formerly a member of the national executive council, Donald MacDonald took over the telecom organising role and headed a team who built up union membership and activity, and delivered modern behaviour focussed recognition agreements in previously non-union companies in the telecom, IT, and customer contact centre areas.

Based in Newcastle upon Tyne, and, later, Stirling, as a field engineer.