The financial sector as an accelerator of the sustainability transition—illusion or reality?

The partners of the Sustainable Finance Research Platform invite you to gain an overview of the topics covered by their scientific work. They would like to discuss the relevance and scope of sustainable finance with you on the basis of three controversial questions.

Invitation_Online_Event_WPSF_09_12_2020_finalDownload You can register for the Webex event here. You will receive the participation link a few days before the event. If you have any questions or would like more information about the event, please contact Bastian Tittor (btittor@diw.de). We look forward to seeing you there! Opening Keynote Nathan Fabian, Chief Responsible Investment Officer bei Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI) and Chairman of the European Platform on Sustainable Finance

Panel #1 „Generieren nachhaltige Finanzanlagen überhaupt einen Impact?“

The platform partners Prof. Dr. Timo Busch (Unuversity of Hamburg), Prof. Dr. Marco Wilkens (University of Augsburg) and Prof. Dr. Christian Klein (University of Kassel) discuss with Mathias Kopp (WWF) and Berenike Wiener (Evangelische Bank), among others.

Panel #2 „Werden Nachhaltigkeitsrisiken von Marktakteuren ausreichend berücksichtigt?“

The platform partners Franziska Schütze (DIW Berlin) Prof. Karsten Neuhoff, Ph.D. (DIW Berlin) & Prof. Dr. Ulf Moslener (Frankfurt School of Finance and Management) discuss with Dr. Eva Soebbeke (Deutsche Bundesbank), among others.

Panel #3 „Brauchen wir verpflichtende Klimaberichterstattung um Klimaneutralität zu erreichen?“

The platform partners Prof. Dr.Frank Schiemann (University of Hamburg), Prof. Dr. Kerstin Lopatta (University of Hamburg) and Prof. Dr.Alexander Bassen (University of Hamburg) discuss with Ingo Speich (Deka Investment) & Silke Stremlau (Hannoversche Kassen).