CONFERENCES

The Sustainable Finance Research Group is comprised of professors from University of Hamburg in the area of Finance, Accounting and Strategy as well as senior fellows from the financial sector. Our aim is to highlight the role of financial markets and investments for sustainability in business practice.

With a focus on promoting responsible investment and environmental, social, and economic principles, the conferences provide a platform for scholars to share their latest research findings and exchange ideas on sustainable finance practices.

The Sustainable Finance Research Group conferences feature keynote speeches by renowned experts in the field, offering insights into emerging trends and innovations shaping the future of sustainable finance.

Seminars

Seminars 2020/21

Empirical Research in Finance and Accounting

R7 Seminar

2nd Hamburg Sustainable Finance Summit 2025

For the second year in a row, Hamburg is hosting the 2nd Hamburg Sustainable Finance Summit 2025 – Transformation Financing for a Sustainable Hamburg, alongside the 9th Sustainable Finance Summit in Frankfurt.

In order to discuss from a financial, real economic, and scientific perspective how companies can be actively guided and supported through the transformation in the current geopolitical situation, FCH Finance City Hamburg GmbH, UmweltPartnerschaft Hamburg, and the Sustainable Finance Research Group at the University of Hamburg cordially invite you to this year's

2nd Hamburg Sustainable Finance Summit 2025
Date: October 6, 2025
Time: 9am-4.30 pm, Admission from 9 am
Location: Patriotische Gesellschaft, Trostbrücke 4, 20457 Hamburg

The event will be moderated by Yvonne Zwick (Chairperson) of BAUM e.V. (Network for Sustainable Management) and Prof. Dr. Timo Busch, University of Hamburg, Sustainable Finance Research Group.

The Sustainable Finance Summit, organized annually by the Green and Sustainable Finance Cluster Germany (GSFCG), will take place for the first time in 2023 in a multi-day, decentralized format.

As part of the summit, the University of Hamburg, in cooperation with the partner institutions of the WPSF and the Sustainable Finance & Climate Protection (SFCP) project, will host an event in Hamburg on Tuesday, November 14, 2023. Read more >>

Impact Annual Conference: Bridging the gap between science and the real economy

Following the success of last year's event, the second high-level Impact Conference in Germany on October 4, 2023, aims to provide valuable insights into the impact investing landscape and promote the implementation of effective projects through practical examples and discussions between leading experts in the field.

In addition to impact conceptualization and measurability, the conference will address key issues such as financing and the life cycle of impact, thresholds at which impact becomes relevant, and potential conflicts between sustainability goals. Read more >>

PRI Conference 2017

The PRI collaborated with University of Hamburg for the ninth Academic Network Conference. We were delighted that the conference was once again part of PRI in Person and was held on 26-27 September at the InterContinental Berlin.

The event was for academic researchers in the field of SRI and gave also the opportunity to academics and investors to engage with each other, learn and discuss the latest insights, and to network. Read more >>

GRONEN Conference 2016

The field of business sustainability continues to wrestle with an unsolved tension. On the one hand, firms continue to thrive and extend their business capacity. On the other hand, there is now decades of accumulated evidence that many industries’ production patterns are not sustainable.

While experts call for more sustainable business practices, many business leaders still believe that being environmentally and socially sustainable comes at a cost to their shareholder. Read more >>

ERIIC Conference 2015

To what extent and how can capitalist structures and processes foster, encourage, or facilitate social and environmental responsibility in business? This question is a vigorously debated issue with a long history, particularly given the increasing influence of, and research on, sustainable investment.

In recent years, sustainable investment practices have increasingly gained importance in capital markets. In fact, stock market data show that sustainable investments have reached US$ 10.6 trillion globally. Read more >>