11:30-14:30 CET (Brussels time zone)
Sustainable Finance & Responsible Investments
By Dr. George Skiadopoulos (Professor of Finance, Banking & Financial Management Dpt., University Of Piraeus & School Of Economics And Finance, Queen Mary University Of London)
Location: Online
Dr. George Skiadopoulos
Professor of Finance, Banking and Financial Management Dpt., University of Piraeus & School of Economics and Finance, Queen Mary University of London
Scope:
To present empirical facts, challenges and open questions in the field of sustainable finance and responsible investments from the perspective of policy makers, investors and corporates
Learning Objectives/Outcomes:
- Understand whether institutional investors consider ESG as a factor in their decisions
- Demonstrate how we can measure climate change risks
- Present evidence on whether sustainable investments outperform
- Discuss challenges and open questions
Contents:
- Which risks do investors take into account?
- The shortcomings of ESG ratings
- Real time measurement of climate change risks- which are the ones that investors care about?
- Do sustainable investments pay off?
- Does divestment pay off?
- The issue of materiality
- Challenges for policy makers