CEFGroup Sustainable Finance and Accounting Symposium

DATES: Thursday 30^th November – Friday 1^st December 2023

Mellor Laboratories Science Precinct
(Hybrid option available for Non-AU/NZ attendees)

There has been a growing appetite for green finance in the entire financial system. Organisations around the world are shifting quickly to incorporate sustainable practices across all of their investments, services and strategies, driving benefits for society as a whole.

The Climate and Energy Finance Group (CEFGroup) welcomes submissions of papers for its fourth academic symposium. We welcome papers in all areas of Sustainable Finance and Accounting, such as, but not limited to, topics in climate finance, carbon markets, sustainable investing, greenwashing, sustainability disclosures, and net-zero commitments.

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Picture	Name	Position	Country	Topic
	Professor Naomi Soderstrom	University of Melbourne	Australia	Developments in Climate Risk Disclosures
	Professor Markus Leippold	University of Zurich	Switzerland	Large Language Models in Sustainable Finance
	Professor Ivan Diaz-Rainey	Griffith University	Australia	The Devil in the Detail: Uncertainties in Modelling Climate Change-related Flooding Risks to Property

REGISTRATION FEE

Registration for the symposium will open after the paper acceptance decisions are communicated in September. A hybrid option is available for non-AU/NZ presenters and all attendees. Fee options (for non-Otago staff/students) are as follows:

*Note online presentation is only available to non-AU/NZ presenters.

AWARDS

• Two $500 Prizes for the Best Papers in Sustainable Finance – Sponsored by CFA New Zealand

• $1,000 Prize for the Best Paper in Sustainable Investing – Sponsored by INFINZ

SYMPOSIUM VENUE

Room ME 2.02

Mellor Laboratories Science Precinct, 2nd floor

University of Otago

70 Union Place West, Dunedin 9016

New Zealand

CALL FOR PAPERS

IMPORTANT DATES

Submission Deadline: 31 August 2023

Notification of Acceptance (Latest): 30 September 2023

PAPER SUBMISSION

Please submit the full paper to CEFGroup@otago.ac.nz by 31 August 2023. Please indicate if you are a PhD student and if your attendance will be virtual or in-person in the email.

AREAS OF SPECIAL INTEREST

We welcome submissions from all relevant disciplines employing qualitative and/or quantitative methods.

ORGANISING COMMITTEE: Dr Duminda Kuruppuarachchi, Dr Sebastian Gehricke, Associate Professor Helen Roberts, Isabella Yoon