Responsible Investment Forum: New York 2026
Responsible Investment Forum: New York 2026 is an organiser-published event for investors, managers and advisers working across private markets and alternative investments.
About this event
As an institutional investor, you may be eligible for a complimentary pass to join the Responsible Investment Forum: New York – the region’s flagship gathering for sustainable private markets. Over two days, you’ll hear from industry leaders, connect with like-minded peers, and gain practical insights into how sustainability is shaping value creation across asset classes.
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Wednesday, 18 March 202620 sessions
Bigger picture: what is sustainability’s meaning in today’s world
Keynote with Apollo’s new CSO, and former CSO of Nike
EDCI update: Sustainability as a value engine?
LPs panel: the allocator spectrum on sustainability’s value
Sustainability as a means to value creation: the pillars and levers
Value creation from decarbonization
AI-enabled value creation: sustainability, ethics and implementation
Embedding sustainability within investments teams
Water, energy and AI: balancing the need for sustainable clean inputs in AI’s rise
Physical risk resilience: how to prepare for a 2-degree world
Private credit: can it be impactful?
Value creation via carbon measurement and decarbonization
AI value creation and ESG data strategy
Global sustainability regulations: notable developments and cost-efficiency in compliance
Impact market focus: IMM progress and value creation strategy
Reporting & comms: Sustainability communications in a polarised LP landscape
Intersection of sustainability, defence and national security
Resilience amidst disruption: Embedding resilience at the portfolio level
Understanding employee ownership: risk mitigation, resilience and value creation
Debate: The time has come to fully focus on climate adaptation, mitigation efforts are a lost cause
Thursday, 19 March 202615 sessions
Keynote #2 The strategic risk of AI overvaluation
Resilient sustainability: driving operational value, portfolio company perspectives
Grappling with AI: responsible AI and governance in the portfolio
The new realities of sustainable infrastructure
Operating partners’ guide to sustainability
Human rights risks in the supply chain
Decarbonizing North America’s transport and energy systems
Top-down case studies: Implementing sustainability at portcos
AI infrastructure for all
ESG due diligence in secondaries and continuation funds
Built to last: Adapting U.S. infrastructure for a changing climate
Navigating the policy, regulatory and tariff shift: adapting to a moving target
Sustainable infrastructure in action: Real value creation case studies
Nature & biodiversity strategies: from frameworks to value creation
Sustainability strategy in private credit: risk, value creation and beyond
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Featured speakers
Who attends
- 400+Attendees
- 100+Institutional investors