Join Ceres and Imperial College London’s Leonardo Centre on Business for Society as we explore Corporate Behavioural Insights — a pioneering, evidence-led approach empowering investors to generate meaningful, measurable - and monetisable- impact. 

Moving beyond traditional ESG frameworks, the Leonardo Centre’s research highlights companies practising innovative and transformative behaviours consistently outperform financially — generating +2.5–2.7% alpha p.a. and a more reliable signal of transition risk. 

Part of London Climate Action Week, this session brings together an exceptional line-up of leaders at the frontier of sustainable finance, to explore how a behaviour-led approach could complement — or transform — current investment practice. 

Our speakers: 

• Richard Damania, Chief Economist, World Bank 

• André Schneider, Chairman, World Climate Foundation 

• Mirtha Kastrapeli, Global Head, ISS STOXX Research Institute 

What to expect: 

• A new alpha lens: identify companies with action-driven outperformance 

• From screening to strategy: practical steps to integrate behavioural signals into active investment approaches 

• Capital allocation that drives real-world transition — not just compliance. 

• Practical steps for organisations looking to embed behavioural change, from performative actions and those that actually drive transformative progress.  

Expected outcomes: 

Attendees will gain insight into how a behaviour-led approach can accelerate corporate sustainability action, strengthen accountability, and unlock long-term value —positioning both investors and the businesses they back to move beyond traditional ESG ratings toward practices that are more measurable and impactful.