About the GRASFI 2022 Conference
The 5th Annual Conference is currently being planned by the Center for Sustainable Finance and Private Wealth (CSP) and the Center of Competence in Sustainable Finance (CCSF) at the University of Zurich.
Session Themes
Areas covered can be within, or extend beyond, the following:
Data and Reporting
ESG metrics and ratings; Financial disclosure and reporting; Measuring climate-related factors; Spatial finance; AI and Big Data.
Regulators, Regulation and Policy
The role of central banks and regulators; Political economy and sustainable finance; Sustainable finance and law; Effects of sustainable finance regulation.
Stakeholders and Themes
Impact of sustainable investing on the real economy; (Ultra-) High net worth individuals, advisors, intermediaries; Behavioural aspects of sustainable investing; Investor preferences; (Re-)insurance; Banking; Sustainable investments (e.g. Private Equity, Lending, Blended Finance); Managerial responses to sustainable investing; Debt markets (social bonds, social impact bonds, green bonds); Faith-based investors.
Finance, Society and the Natural Environment
Biodiversity and nature; Adaptation and resilience; Sustainable sectors (water, agriculture, healthcare, infrastructure investment, etc.); Social and societal effects.
Paper Prizes
GRASFI Best Paper Award
(by BNP Paribas)
GRASFI Best Paper Award for Transparency for Stakeholders
(by Swiss Sustainable Finance)
GRASFI Best Paper Award for Climate Finance Research
(by Imperial College)
GRASFI Best Paper Award for Impactful Research
(by Impact Foundation)
Conference Committee
Executive Committee
Dr Falko Paetzold, EBS University / University of Zurich
Inke Nyborg, University of Zurich
Dr Ben Caldecott, University of Oxford
Professor Rob Bauer, Maastricht University
Professor Ulrich Volz, SOAS, University of London
Academic Committee
Dr Falko Paetzold, EBS University / University of Zurich
Professor Rob Bauer, Maastricht University
Professor Timo Busch, University of Hamburg
Professor Steven Ongena, University of Zurich
Professor Caroline Flammer, Columbia University
Dr Julian Kölbel, University of Zurich
Supporters
GRASFI 2022 has been generously supported by:
