CfP Deadline Date:
July, 15th 2023
Conference Event:
November 02-04, 2023
Event Location:
Bologna, Italy
Organizer(s):
Yunus Social Business Centre
Department of Management, University of Bologna
Keynote speaker(s):
Prof. Brian Lucey (Trinity College Dublin)
Prof. Samuel A. Vigne (Luiss University of Rome)
Dr. Florian Berg (MIT Sloan School of Management)
Description:
The Yunus Social Business Centre and the Department of Management at the University of Bologna are organizing the second edition of the Sustainable and Socially Responsible Finance Conference that will take place in person on November 2nd – 3rd – 4th.
Socially responsible investing has gained traction as an investment strategy that generates financial returns and promotes social welfare. While the responsible and impact investing market has grown considerably in recent years, concerns persist regarding greenwashing, inadequate regulations, and a need for uniform metrics to measure the social impact of financial activities.
Additionally, climate change poses significant risks to financial and non-financial firms and affects households’ preferences. In this context, energy, transportation, and financial services companies are exposed to transitional and physical risks.
Conference Goals:
The Conference aims to bring together leading academics, practitioners, and policymakers and provide the opportunity to present state-of-the-art research on the following significant challenges:
- Can sustainable securities meet growing sustainable financial needs?
- Which asset pricing methods can be proposed to value innovative financial tools, such as social impact bonds and crowdfunding?
- What is policymakers’ role in promoting green, impact, and sustainable finance?
- Is there a role for fintech in the sustainable finance industry?
- Can artificial intelligence play a role for sustainable finance?
- How can behavioral aspects influence the choice of sustainable investment opportunities?
- Do ESG metrics call for more regulation?
Paper submission:
Interested authors should submit a preliminary version of their paper or extended abstract by email to sustainablefinance.conf@unibo.it by July 15th, 2023, using the file name “SubmittingAuthor_PaperTitle.pdf”.
Early submissions are highly encouraged. Authors will be notified of the decision by September 30th and invited to submit the latest version of the paper by October 27th and pay the submission fee.
A special session will be devoted to papers presented by Ph.D. students which will benefit from the feedback of a panel of senior academicians.
CfP Link:
Conference in Sustainable and Socially Responsible Finance
For any inquiries please contact: Prof. Stefano Cenni (stefano.cenni@unibo.it) or Prof. Giuseppe Torluccio (giuseppe.torluccio@unibo.it)