Finding Sustainability in Traditional Commodities – VanEck – 4.26.22

Overview:
Title: Finding Sustainability in Traditional Commodities
Date: Tuesday, April 26, 2022
Time: 1:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time
Duration: 1 hour

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Summary:

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Commodities are rallying. How can investors balance traditional commodities investing with a sustainable focus? The world is in the middle of a transition away from carbon intensive energy sources towards cleaner alternatives. As the transition continues, there will be significant opportunities for long-term investors who get ahead of the economic, fiscal and regulatory support around the world. In this upcoming webcast, VanEck shares their insights on sustainable investing from a traditional commodities investing perspective.

Topics will include:

  • Why the current macroeconomic environment supports ongoing investment in transitioning industries
  • The role of traditional energy and mining as a key component of the energy transition progression
  • Broad investment positioning, as well as specialized, thematic approaches in agriculture, metals, sustainable food products, and alternative energy

Speakers:
Veronica Zhang Veronica Zhang Deputy Portfolio Manager, Environmental Sustainability Strategy VanEck

  • Analyst for the Global Hard Assets strategy; specializes in Industrials and Alternative Energy
  • Investment Management Team member since 2013
  • Prior to joining VanEck, worked in equity research at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, covering the machinery, E&C, and transportation sectors
  • Earlier career experience includes database consulting for G2 (branch of WPP), in the corporate finance division
  • BA, Economics and Statistics, Columbia University
Antonio De Pinho Antonio De Pinho Senior Analyst VanEck

  • Senior Analyst for the active Natural Resources Equity Strategy specializing in energy research
  • Joined VanEck in 2019
  • Previously, Chief Operating Officer of Energy XXI, Vice President, Exploration and Production U.S. Western & International Divisions at El Paso Corporation and Vice President International Business Development at Devon Energy
  • Served in the Portuguese Navy
  • Licentiate, Geological Engineering, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa
Ammar James Ammar James Deputy Portfolio Manager VanEck

  • Deputy Portfolio Manager for the active Agri-Food technology Strategy
  • Analyst for the active Natural Resources Equity Strategy specializing in agribusiness, timber and paper and packaging research
  • Joined VanEck in 2019
  • Prior to VanEck, Associate Investment Director at Cambridge Associates
  • BS, Mathematics, SUNY Stony Brook
Tom Butcher Tom Butcher Director of ESG VanEck

Tom Butcher joined VanEck in 2017. He serves as Director of ESG for Van Eck Associates Corporation and is responsible for coordinating the Firm’s initiatives and activities in this area.

Prior to joining VanEck, Mr. Butcher was an independent writer, researcher and consultant focusing, among other things, on strategic materials, in particular metals. Mr Butcher has over 44 years of experience in finance.

Media appearances include the BBC. Mr. Butcher has researched and written for Roskill Information Services and, amongst others publications, for The Crucible, Defense News, Wealth Manager, Hard Assets Investor, Seeking Alpha and The Tatler.

In addition to a number of works on disabilities and disability rights, he is also co-author of Laos: Laos a New Guide and a contributing author of The Critical Metals Handbook.

Mr. Butcher earned MA and BA degrees at the University of Cambridge, England.