Research Questions:
Some research questions that contributors to the conference might address are:
- How do sustainability issues affect different forms of finance for publicly traded
firms versus privately held firms (including venture backed, crowdfunded, etc)?
- In what ways do FinTech innovations enable sustainability issues to be addressed in
financial disclosure and financing strategies?
- How should Board of Directors strategically think about their wider stakeholders to
align shareholder value with stakeholder value?
- What is the alternative pricing and hedging mechanisms for climate risk and its
impact on the cost of capital?
- What is the influence of incorporating Environment, Social and Governance (ESG)
criteria into fund managers’ portfolios?
- Has the growth of crypto currencies/assets exacerbated climate crisis?
- Can regulations be designed to improve the sustainability of ethical standards?
- How could regulations raise the disclosure bar leading to a mandatory disclosure on
climate related risk?
- What is influence of sea-level rise and flooding risk on the real estate sector?
- What are the unintended consequences for energy sector e.g. stranded assets?
- How corporate culture may impact sustainability-innovation nexus?
- Is climate crisis exacerbated or mitigated under different types of ownership, such as
government, institutional, or family ownership?
- What is the role of shareholders activism in combating climate crisis?
Related research questions on both publicly traded and privately held institutions are welcome.