Webinar #12: Sustainable Finance

FBNet AVSE and ISC Paris are jointly organizing a hybrid seminar on “Sustainable Finance”, which is scheduled to take place on Thursday, April 20, 2023, from 10 am to noon (Paris time). The seminar will be held both in-person at ISC Business School and online for your convenience.

📌To register for in-person attendance at the ISC Paris Business School, kindly complete the registration form: https://lnkd.in/enz9sZTV
📍Seminar venue: Amphitheatre 3, ISC 2 building 22 Bd du Fort de Vaux, 75017 Paris
📌 To register for online participation in the seminar, please fill in the Zoom registration link: https://lnkd.in/eXUdshwu

The seminar is significant as it highlights the growing global emphasis on environmental and social responsibility in various management fields. The fields of finance and accounting play a pivotal role in shaping investment decisions, which determine the direction of innovation and the development of projects and organizations in both the public and private sectors.
FBNet AVSE and ISC Paris recognize the importance of advancing research in the field of responsible finance and are committed to deepening their understanding of the subject. The seminar promises to be an enlightening experience for all participants, and the organizers look forward to welcoming interested individuals to this event.

It is our pleasure to introduce the distinguished speakers who will be joining us:

– Alberta Di Giuli, Professor of Finance at ESCP Business School, France, our keynote speaker, will present a paper entitled “Climate Change and Mutual Fund Voting on Environmental Proposals”, highlighting the positive effect of fund managers’ personal experiences and increased awareness of climate change on their support for environmental policies.
– Bram van der Kroft (PhD Candidate, Maastricht University, the Netherlands) will present his prize-winning paper entitled “Tilting the Wrong Firms? How Inflated ESG Ratings Negate Socially Responsible Investing under Information Asymmetries”, questioning the ESG rating inflation that consequently impacts investors’ choice of sustainable portfolios.
– Minh Nhat Nguyen (PhD Candidate, Deakin University, Australia) will present a very interesting paper entitled “Navigating Climate Uncertainty: Clean Tech vs Fossil Fuel ETFs”, proposing possible applications in climate-risks hedging strategy in the energy sector.