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SUMMARY:The PRI Academic Network Conference 2022
UID:https://bankinglibrary.com/the-pri-academic-network-conference-2022/
LOCATION:Barcelona, Spain
DTSTAMP:20220920Z
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DESCRIPTION:CfP Deadline Date:
May 1, 2022
Conference Event:
September 20-21, 2022
Event Location:
Barcelona, Spain
Organizer(s):
UN Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI)
The UN‐supported Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) works to
understand the investment
implications of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors and to
support its international
network of investor signatories in incorporating these factors into their
investment and ownership
decisions. The PRI acts in the long‐term interests of its signatories, of
the financial markets and
economies in which they operate and ultimately of the environment and
society as a whole.
The PRI Academic Network is a vibrant and flourishing international
community of over 11,000
academics and investment practitioners on ESG and investment. Academics are
from RI‐related
disciplines, spanning accounting, economics, finance, law, management,
sociology, and other subjects
in the social and natural sciences.
The conference focuses on the latest research on responsible investment
practices and as such it
serves as an opportunity for academics and investors to engage with each
other, learn and discuss the
latest insights, and to network.
As in previous years, we will hold the PRI Academic Network Conference in
2022. Given the current
global pandemic, we allow for some flexibility in the planning of the
conference:
1) Health situation permitting: the PRI Academic Network Conference will
again be
alongside PRI in Person – the largest global conference on responsible
investment – and
will be held in person on 20 – 21 September 2022 in Barcelona.
2) If the health situation does not permit traveling and group gatherings:
the conference
will be converted into a 5‐day virtual event during 19 ‐ 23 September
(like last year).
Aligning with key themes at PRI in Person, we invite submissions of papers
that focus on responsible investment, including but not limited to the
following topics:
The development of a sustainable financial system and the coming of age of
responsible
investment
 	Sustainability challenges and disruptive change
 	Greenwashing and the responsibility of the investment industry
 	ESG‐related regulatory developments (e.g., EU sustainable finance,
fiduciary duty)
 	The role of financial regulators
 	Accelerating the S in ESG; double materiality and social issues
 	Human rights and stewardship
 	Data needs and communication with standard‐setters
 	Corporate purpose
Climate – the global energy transition
 	Transition and emerging markets, challenges, actions and dependencies
 	Transition risks
 	Net zero climate commitments and multi‐asset portfolios
 	Net zero implementation – where are we and where do we need to go?
 	The investor and financial system role in climate
ESG integration
 	ESG investing and investment horizons
 	Risk management in the context of RI
 	Fixed income and ESG investment performance
 	Behavioural finance and investment biases: implications for RI
Stewardship
 	System‐level stewardship
 	Uses, successes and limits of escalation strategies
 	Incentives, corporate culture, and long‐term value creation
 	Measuring stewardship inputs (staffing and resourcing) and outputs
(activities and realworld
outcomes)
 	Investor policy engagement – practices and objectives
 	Boards of directors, investor voting and ESG outcomes
 	Corporate reporting (e.g., TCFD) and ESG disclosure
We encourage both theoretical and empirical contributions from diverse
disciplines.
Further Information:
Submission Information
Paper submission is now open! Submit your paper via email to
caroline.flammer@columbia.edu and adhere to the following guidelines:
 	Subject line: indicate “2022 PRI Academic Network Conference – Paper
Submission”
 	Copy all co‐authors on the submission email
 	For each paper submission, submit i) one anonymized PDF, and ii) one PDF
that lists all
coauthors
 	Indicate your interest in what conference format you would be willing to
participate if
your paper gets accepted:
a) 2‐day in person conference in Barcelona only
b) 5‐day virtual conference only
c) both
Please note:
 	Full papers only. Extended abstracts will not be considered
 	Only papers in English can be submitted, with a page limit of 60 pages
 	Working papers only. Published or forthcoming papers should not be
submitted
 	A maximum of two papers per author will be considered. Use separate
emails in case of
two submissions.
Accepted papers will be featured on the PRI website unless otherwise
agreed. Past conference papers
can be found here:www.unpri.org/research
Reviewing criteria
Submissions will be reviewed according to the following criteria:
 	Contribution to responsible investment research
 	Originality of subject of study or approach
 	Methodological strength
 	The practical significance of the research
Conference papers will be judged in a double‐blind review process by the
PRI Academic Network and
the Conference Committee.
Timeline
1 May 2022 Submission deadline for all papers
31 May 2022 Notification to applicants
16 September 2022 Presentation slides to be sent to the PRI ahead of the
conference
Contact
For questions regarding submission, please contact
caroline.flammer@columbia.edu
For questions about the conference, please contact events@unpri.org
Link CfP & Conference: The PRI Academic Network Conference 2022
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