Practitioners and academics have been using different terms to describe investments in the sustainability context. The latest inflationary term is impact investments—investments that focus on real-world changes in terms of solving social challenges and/or mitigating ecological degradation. At the core […]
Impact von Kapitalanlagen: Prof. Dr. Timo Busch im Gespräch mit Dr. Martin Granzow
Sustainable Finance boomt und einer der Hauptgründe dafür ist sicher, dass neben einem häufig sehr attraktiven Rendite-Risiko-Verhältnis bei vielen Kapitalgebern die Hoffnung besteht, mit Ihren finanziellen Mitteln einen Beitrag für eine nachhaltigere Ausrichtung der Wirtschaft leisten zu können. Doch welchen […]
Research: Capital Market Consequences of Divestment from Thermal Coal
The coal industry is facing great pressure, as it is one of the major contributions to global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. According to the IEA (2019), coal-fired electricity generation accounted for 30% of all historic global carbon emissions while it […]
Open Letter against the European Commission’s proposal to disconnect its Green Taxonomy from the European Green Deal’s Net Zero 2050 ambition
A group of 123 scientists, including Members of SFRG have signed an open letter expressing their concern on European Commission’s proposal to disconnect its Green Taxonomy from the European Green Deal’s Net Zero 2050 ambition, arguing that “this disconnect is […]
Honorary Doctorate Award from the University of Hamburg, Faculty of Business, Economics, and Social Sciences
The University of Hamburg, Faculty of Business, Economics, and Social Sciences, awarded an honorary doctorate in recognition of outstanding academic achievements to Prof. Pratima Bansal, Ph.D., from the Ivey Business School (University of Western Ontario, Canada) and Prof. Dr. Andreas […]
Der Finanzsektor als Beschleuniger der Nachhaltigkeitswende- Illusion oder Realität?
Die PartnerInnen der Wissenschaftsplattform Sustainable Finance laden Sie ein, einen Überblick über die Themen ihrer wissenschaftlichen Arbeit zu gewinnen. Dabei möchten Sie die Relevanz und Bandbreite des Themas Sustainable Finance anhand dreier kontroverser Fragen mit Ihnen diskutieren. Hier können Sie […]
OBLB Series: ‘The EU Sustainable Corporate Governance Initiative—room for improvement’
This post is part of the Oxford Business Law new blog series “European Commission Initiative on Directors’ Duties and Sustainable Corporate Governance Series”. The European Commission, Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers (unit A.3, Company Law) has invited feedback on the […]
Prof. Dr. Alexander Bassen appointed to the German Advisory Council on Global Change (WBGU)
The German Federal Cabinet today appointed Prof. Dr. Alexander Bassen to the German Advisory Council on Global Change (WBGU). Over the next four years, he will thus contribute to analyzing global environmental and development problems, evaluating national and international research […]
“ESG ist nicht gleich Impact” available for reading in the current issue of Absolut | impact
The market for sustainable investments is booming. It is hoped that sustainable investments will contribute to solving societal problems through the consideration of so-called Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) criteria. More and more institutional investors are considering ESG criteria in […]
Prof. Dr. Timo Busch trägt zu ESG-Artikel in The Market bei
The interest in sustainable investments has increased significantly in recent years. In connection with sustainable investments, the buzzword ESG (Environment, Social and Governance) is usually used. In the article “ESG as a financial method and solving real problems”, The Market […]