Driving the future of European sustainable finance

Join us in London for Responsible Investor’s 18th annual RI Europe conference this June, where leaders in sustainable finance will gather to shape the industry’s future. This event offers an invaluable opportunity to connect, collaborate, and explore the latest ESG innovations and best practices.

Gain first-hand insights from the visionaries advancing sustainable finance across Europe. Dive into essential topics such as accelerating net-zero progress, navigating evolving EU regulations, managing biodiversity risks, and pioneering new ESG data strategies. With a focus on fostering collaboration and addressing the industry’s most pressing challenges, RI Europe 2025 empowers you to stay ahead in a rapidly changing financial landscape.

Don’t miss your chance to be part of the transformation—connect with over 600 investors and fund managers, engage in interactive discussions, and take actionable ideas back to your organisation.

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2025 key themes:

  • Transition finance: Challenges and opportunities
  • Facing up to a warmer world: Physical climate risk and adaptation
  • Regulation: The EU, UK, US and beyond
  • Nature: Taking the next steps
  • The future of stewardship: Leverage and accountability
  • Unlocking innovation: The next generation of sustainable funds

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Snapshot of this year's attendees

Meet leading asset owners including:

What can you expect at the forum?

Get real insight into the industry

RI Europe’s innovative programme gets straight to the point on what sustainability means for business and investment in the real world. Topics include EU regulatory landscape, road to net zero, transition finance and many more.

Stay ahead of market trends

Be in the know about upcoming changes to regulations, latest trends and emerging opportunities in the world of responsible investment. Keep your strategies fresh and adapt to the rapidly evolving landscape.

Connect with the ESG community

Meet with the ESG community at the forefront of shaping sustainable finance in Europe. Engage with investment professionals, regulators, academics, NGOs, and legal experts who are driving meaningful change in the industry.

2024 speaker line-up included:

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Are you an asset owner in public markets?

A limited number of complimentary passes are available for eligible asset owners to join the event.

To qualify for a complimentary pass, you must meet the eligibility criteria in representing a pension fund, insurance company, sovereign wealth fund, foundation, endowment, trust, family office or corporate investment division.

Apply for a pass and a member of our team will follow up with you to secure your pass.

Apply for a complimentary pass

Connect with investors & ESG professionals

Responsible Investor Europe provides an opportunity to make connections with an exclusive audience of ESG and sustainable finance decision makers. Share your solutions, collaborate and network with senior-level executives through bespoke sponsorship packages to meet your 2024 business goals.

Enquire about sponsorship

RI Europe will return June 2025.

For more information on the agenda or speaking opportunities, please contact Finlay Eglinton.

finlay.eglinton@pei.group| +44 20 3640 7518

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Network at Europe's leading responsible investment event

Join us in London for Responsible Investor’s 18th annual RI Europe conference in June 2025, the premier event for leaders in sustainable finance. Connect with over 600 top investors, fund managers, and industry professionals dedicated to shaping the future of responsible investment.

At RI Europe, networking goes beyond exchanging business cards—it’s about discovering shared values, aligning on goals, and building meaningful partnerships. Here, you’ll find the foundation for collaborations that drive impactful projects and long-term initiatives in sustainable finance.

From insightful sessions to interactive discussions, RI Europe is where today’s challenges meet tomorrow’s solutions. Don’t miss this opportunity to be part of the movement advancing sustainable finance across Europe.

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The in-person networking experience

Meet industry thought leaders

Connect with the ESG community at the forefront of shaping sustainable finance in Europe. Engage with investment professionals, regulators, academics, NGOs, and lawyers who are driving meaningful change in the industry.

15+ hours of networking

Connect in-person with the ESG community at our interactive workshops, panels, private breakfasts, debates, and evening drinks reception. Every moment at RI Europe is a chance to forge valuable connections.

Build valuable connections with European asset owners 

Engage with leading asset owners and gain insights into their ESG allocation strategies and preferences for their next investment partner. Past attendees include Aegon, Church of England Pensions Board, Folksam, Legal & General, Scottish Widows, Unilever APF, and many more.

Connect with active investors

Aegon
AkademikerPension
Border to Coast Pensions Partnership
British International Investment
Brunel Pension Partnership
Cambridge Associates
Children's Investment Fund Foundation
Church of England Pensions Board
Friends Provident Foundation

Be recognised as driving the future of sustainable finance

Responsible Investor Europe provides an opportunity to make connections with an exclusive audience of ESG and sustainable finance decision makers. Share your solutions, collaborate and network with senior-level executives through bespoke sponsorship packages to meet your 2025 business goals.

Enquire about sponsorship

Be recognised as driving the future of sustainable finance to institutional investors in Europe

Sponsoring at Responsible Investor global events positions your company at the forefront of key decision-makers and ensures your profile gains a competitive advantage within the industry. Enquire about bespoke sponsorship packages to:

  • Align your brand with Responsible investor’s authoritative content-led event portfolio and be seen as a go-to solution provider for senior ESG and sustainable finance professionals.
  • Stand tall amongst your competitors by positioning your company at Responsible Investor Europe and embed your brand as a major player to senior institutional investors.
  • Raise your profile as a thought leader within the industry to overcome the key challenges within responsible Investing.
  • Showcase your institutional investor solutions, in-person to new global audiences and generate new business opportunities to achieve your targets.

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2024 sponsors included:

Connect with responsible investment investors

Alecta
AP2
Asset Management One
Baloise
Bayerische Versorgungskammer (BVK)
BBC Pension Trust
Border to Coast Pensions Partnership
British Airways Pension Investment Management
Brunel Pension Partnership

Hiroshi Komori

Senior Director, Stewardship & ESG, GPIF

RI events around the world have been beneficial to catch up on ongoing ESG issues and network with great people.

Andrea Palmer

ESG Lead, PGGM

I appreciate the quality of the delegates and the conversations. It’s the go-to venue to gauge developments in ESG integration.

Asset owners at RI Europe

Responsible Investor Europe provides an unrivalled platform for asset owners investing in ESG and sustainable finance. Join over 100 asset owners from across Europe to discuss the latest responsible investing trends and compare best practices and allocation strategies for 2025 and beyond.

A limited number of complimentary passes are available exclusively for asset owners. Explore the conference benefits and find out which of your peers will be attending. Apply now for a complimentary pass for yourself or your team.

 

What to expect

Network with your peers

Enrich your network, build lasting relationships, and exchange valuable perspectives with your fellow asset owners during asset owner-only breakfasts, networking breaks, lunches and much more.

Gain expert insights

Hear from our industry-leading speaker line-up, discover the latest trends and stay aligned with future innovations in the market.

Stay aligned to developments and opportunities

Discover remarkable investment opportunities and leverage ESG expertise focused on regulation, human rights, biodiversity, net zero and more.

Meet with the best and brightest funds

Connect and arrange one-to-one meetings with the biggest and best ESG managers in the market and find your next investment partner.

Asset owners at RI Europe.

‘This event stands as the largest gathering designed specifically for asset owners and top-level corporates, providing two days of networking and insightful discussions.

Explore the conference benefits and find out which of your peers will be attending. 

Download asset owner prospectus

Asset owners that attended in 2024:

Aegon UK
Allianz
Applerigg
Border to Coast Pensions Partnership
Brightwell
Brunel Pension Partnership
Church Commissioners for England
Church of England Pensions Board
DBS

Apply for a complimentary asset owner pass

A limited number of complimentary passes are available for eligible asset owners to join the event.

To qualify for a complimentary pass, you must meet the eligibility criteria in representing a pension fund, insurance company, sovereign wealth fund, foundation, endowment, trust, family office or corporate investment division.

Apply for a pass and a member of our team will follow up with you to secure your pass.

Apply for a complimentary pass


Jakob Thomä

Co-Founder & Research Director at Theia Finance Labs

Jakob Thomae is one of the leading global experts on sustainable finance and long-term risks. He co-founded the 2° Investing Initiative network in New York and Berlin and serves as Executive Director of 2° Investing Initiative Deutschland.

Jakob led the development of the first methodology in the world to measure the alignment of financial portfolios with climate goals (PACTA). PACTA remains the most widely used alignment methodology in the world, endorsed by a number of governments and financial supervisors to track financial sector alignment. Over 1,000 organizations have used PACTA to conduct portfolio tests to date.

In 2020, Jakob launched the 1in1000 research programme designed to integrate complex and long-term risks into financial supervision and decision-making. As part of the programme, Jakob authored the first COVID-19 stress-test scenarios, informing the regulatory response of supervisors in Europe and the United States to the crisis. His work has also informed the climate stress-test scenario design of major central banks and financial supervisors.

Jakob is Special Research Fellow to the Japanese Financial Services Agency, and previously served as Academic Advisor to the Bank of England and EIOPA. He holds a PhD in Finance from the Conservatoire National des Arts et Metiers. Jakob is also Senior Fellow at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, where he teaches a Green Finance course.