The 4th edition of the Sustainable Finance Research Forum hosted by emlyon
emlyon business school hosted the 4th edition of the Sustainable Finance Forum on Friday December 12th on its Paris campus.
The event, organized every year by the French Finance Association (AFFI), brought together researchers in sustainable finance from around the world, and practitioners (including asset managers, insurers and think tanks) totaling more than one hundred participants. The discussions covered salient topics in sustainable finance, including: trustworthiness of data, impact on biodiversity, climate risks, corporate governance and efficiency of impact investing.
The Sustainable Finance Forum was a full day where researchers and professionals gathered at emlyon business school to unpack how finance is being reshaped by global warming, biodiversity, and new ESG expectations. Between sessions on everything from microbanks to carbon pricing, and debates on whether ESG data actually delivers on its promise, the event mixed sharp academic insights with real-world perspectives from scholars and investors. With lively roundtables and a keynote on the data challenge in carbon emissions, the forum painted a picture of a financial world that is trying to reinvent itself for a more sustainable future.
Guillaume Coqueret Professor of Finance and Data Science at emlyon and organizer of this edition says: “emlyon, a for purpose entity, is proud to have hosted this event (jointly with AFFI), as sustainability is one of its core values. We hope the presentations and discussions will ultimately help craft and influence regulations and hopefully policies on pressing matters such as natural capital preservation and carbon pricing.”
