Green Finance Research Advances

Presentation

The conference is the 5th edition of a yearly event co-organized by Institut Louis Bachelier and Banque de France, with the participation of Finance For Tomorrow and the Institute for Climate Economics -I4CE.

The objective of the conference is to bring together academics, finance practitioners and regulators, to discuss together research issues related to the integration of climate risks (more generally environmental issues) into macro-economic modelling/forecasting and into the risk assessment of the financial sector.

Institut Louis Bachelier

On December 9, at 11:00am, Gianfranco Gianfrate, Professor of Finance, EDHEC Business School, Climate Change & Sustainable Finance Lead Expert, EDHEC-Risk Institute, will participate in a plenary session together with:

Pierre-François Weber (Deputy Director – Banque de France).
Irene Monasterolo (Vienna University of Economics and Business, IIASA)
Julian Kölbel (University of Zurich)

Gianfranco Gianfrate | EDHEC-Risk

The session entitled: "Alignment assessment methodologies – use cases, limits and the way forward" will explore the following topics:

Transition climate risks
Carbon pricing
Investment value

Further information on the conference can be found on the Institut Louis Bachelier website.

Date

Wednesday 09/12/2020 - Wednesday 09/12/2020

09:00am - 16:15pm CET French Time

Place

Online conference

About EDHEC

Operating from campuses in Lille, Nice, Paris, London and Singapore, EDHEC is one of the world’s top 15 business schools. Fully international and directly connected to the business world, EDHEC commands a strong reputation for research excellence and the ability to train entrepreneurs and managers capable of breaking new ground. EDHEC functions as a genuine laboratory of ideas and produces innovative solutions valued by businesses. The School’s teaching is inspired by its research work and a focus on “learning by doing”, all with the aim of equipping people with the skills to succeed in business.

About EDHEC-Risk Climate Impact Institute

Marking the priority assigned by the School to sustainability issues and building on its research programmes exploring the relationships between climate change and finance, EDHEC-Risk Institute became EDHEC-Risk Climate Impact Institute in October 2022. The Institute's mission is to help private and public decision-makers manage climate-related financial risks and make the best use of the financial tools available to transition to low-emission and climate-resilient economies. The Institute’s research programmes explore the relationships between climate change and finance and our key ambition is to become a leading academic reference point for long-term investors, helping them to manage the asset-pricing implications of climate change as well as mitigation and adaptation efforts.