Eduardo Atehortua

Head of Latin America (ex-Brazil)
Principles for Responsible Investing

Biography

Economist with a specialization in Geopolitics from the EAFIT University in Medellín, Colombia. He has a Master's Degree in Sustainable Development and Corporate Responsibility from the School of Industrial Organization (EOI), Madrid, Spain. Experience and special interest in the consolidation of sustainable development models in private organizations and the promotion of responsible and sustainable investment in Latin America.

For 10 years he was the Sustainability Manager at Deloitte and in 2016 he led the creation of the Network of Sustainability Professionals in Colombia, an initiative that currently brings together more than 2,000 professionals who work promoting sustainable development. He is currently the Director for Latin America of the Principles of Responsible Investment (PRI), a global initiative that promotes responsible investment through the implementation of 6 globally recognized principles. Since 2018, it has managed to add more than 90 funds in the region to follow strategies that incorporate Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance (ESG) criteria in their investment decision-making.

Speaker at these events:

Bonds & Loans Mexico 2022 Virtual

• ESG risk mitigation: best practices for establishing ESG disclosure standards and reporting

Project Finance & Capital Markets Latin America 2020 - Virtual Conference

• What are the fiscal benefits to incorporate ESG into conventional (non-renewable, social or environmental) projects? What criteria are investors using to rate, validate and invest into green and sustainable projects?

Bonds, Loans & Derivatives Mexico 2020

• Evolution of Mexico’s ESG and sustainable finance markets: How can issuers and investors capitalise on this additional liquidity to make a concerted effort to issue green?