Three EDHEC Experts to Discuss Climate Risk, Biodiversity, and Green Finance Insights

Written on 04 Dec 2024.

On December 11 and 12, EDHEC professors Riccardo Rebonato and Emmanuel Jurczenko, along with Vincent Bouchet, ESG Director at Scientific Portfolio (an EDHEC Venture), will participate in the Green Finance Research Advances event co-organised by the Banque de France and the Institut Louis Bachelier. The event will take place both online and in Paris.

The Green Finance Research Advances (GFRA) is an international research conference for academics and professionals, co-organised by the Banque de France and the Institut Louis Bachelier, with the participation of the Institut de la Finance Durable and the Institute for Climate Economics-I4CE.

The 9th edition takes place on 11 and 12 December 2024 in Paris and online, entirely in English.

The interventions of EDHEC Business School experts

Emmanuel Jurczenko, Professor of Finance and Director of Graduate Finance Programmes at EDHEC

December 11, 12:00-13:00
Biodiversity and Climate: Friends or Foes?
This paper has been co-written with Eric Bouyé, Romain Deguest and Jerome Teiletche (World Bank).

Vincent Bouchet, Director of ESG and Climate Research at Scientific Portfolio (an EDHEC Venture)

December 11, 14:00-15:15
Implied Temperature Rise of Equity Portfolios: a Sensitivity Analysis Framework
This report is part of the Consolidated Alignment Performance Analytics research project, developed and led by the Institut Louis Bachelier Labs in partnership with Scientific Portfolio (an EDHEC venture), and financed by the French environmental agency ADEME.

Riccardo Rebonato, Professor of Finance at EDHEC and Scientific Director of the EDHEC-Risk Climate Impact Institute

December 12, 10:00-11:30
The Impact of Climate Risk on Global Equity Valuation
This paper has been co-written with Dherminder Kainth, Research Director and Lionel Melin, Associate Research, EDHEC-Risk Climate Impact Institute

Objective of the conference

This event brings together academics, finance practitioners and regulators, to discuss together research issues related to the integration of climate risks into macro-economic modelling/forecasting and into the risk assessment of the financial sector.

The special emphasis of this 9th edition will be on transition and adaptation finance and in particular on metrics, data, models and assessment tools specifically designed to evaluate and enhance the efficacy of transition and adaptation finance.

Day 1: Discussions around transition risks, banking stability in the face of climate risks, and strategies to avoid carbon lock-in. Green tax issues and the carbon commitments of financial institutions will also be explored.
Day 2: Adaptation finance, the challenges of carbon markets and greenwashing will be at the centre of discussions, as well as the use of data and artificial intelligence for sustainable finance. The day will close with the presentation of the Banque de France prize for young researchers.

Practical Information

To see the full programme: https://green-finance-research-advances-2024.org/
To register (compulsory), follow this link
Venue: Auditorium Banque de France, 31 rue Croix-des-petits-champs - 75001 Paris

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.