{"id":2878,"date":"2023-05-30T13:11:41","date_gmt":"2023-05-30T01:11:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/cefg\/?page_id=2878"},"modified":"2024-06-24T12:41:16","modified_gmt":"2024-06-24T00:41:16","slug":"cefgroup-sustainable-finance-and-accounting-symposium","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/cefg\/events\/cefgroup-sustainable-finance-and-accounting-symposium\/","title":{"rendered":"CEFGroup Sustainable Finance and Accounting Symposium"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #4967c7\"><strong>CEFGroup Sustainable Finance and Accounting Symposium<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>DATES<\/strong>: Thursday 30<sup>th<\/sup> November &#8211; Friday 1<sup>st<\/sup> December 2023<\/h2>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\"><b><\/b><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Mellor+Laboratories\/@-45.8648231,170.5124896,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0xa82eadcc42f9ac69:0x59e91fcf6287e20f!8m2!3d-45.8648231!4d170.5124896!16s%2Fg%2F11g0zwnpzx?entry=ttu\">Mellor Laboratories Science Precinct<\/a><\/b><br \/>\n(Hybrid option available for Non-AU\/NZ attendees)<\/h4>\n<hr \/>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"#anchor2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3284 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/cefg\/files\/2023\/10\/Keynote-1-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/cefg\/files\/2023\/10\/Keynote-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/cefg\/files\/2023\/10\/Keynote-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/cefg\/files\/2023\/10\/Keynote-1.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"#anchor3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3286 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/cefg\/files\/2023\/10\/FEEVENUE-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/cefg\/files\/2023\/10\/FEEVENUE-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/cefg\/files\/2023\/10\/FEEVENUE-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/cefg\/files\/2023\/10\/FEEVENUE.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/events.otago.ac.nz\/2023cefgroup\/registration\/Site\/Register\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3279 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/cefg\/files\/2023\/10\/Register-now-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/cefg\/files\/2023\/10\/Register-now-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/cefg\/files\/2023\/10\/Register-now-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/cefg\/files\/2023\/10\/Register-now.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">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.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">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.<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"anchor2\"><\/a><br \/>\n<u><\/u><strong><u>KEYNOTE SPEAKERS<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"table-keynoters\">\n<table cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th width=\"70\">Picture<\/th>\n<th width=\"130\">Name<\/th>\n<th width=\"300\">Position<\/th>\n<th width=\"100\">Country<\/th>\n<th width=\"300\">Topic<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/cefg\/files\/2023\/07\/Naomi-Sonderstrom2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3180 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/cefg\/files\/2023\/07\/Naomi-Sonderstrom2-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/findanexpert.unimelb.edu.au\/profile\/183513-naomi-soderstrom\"><strong>Professor Naomi\u00a0Soderstrom<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<td>University of Melbourne<\/td>\n<td>Australia<\/td>\n<td>Developments in Climate Risk Disclosures<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/cefg\/files\/2023\/07\/Markus-Leippold2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3182 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/cefg\/files\/2023\/07\/Markus-Leippold2-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/cefg\/files\/2023\/07\/Markus-Leippold2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/cefg\/files\/2023\/07\/Markus-Leippold2.png 295w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bf.uzh.ch\/en\/persons\/leippold-markus\"><strong>Professor Markus Leippold<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<td>University of Zurich<\/td>\n<td>Switzerland<\/td>\n<td>Large Language Models in Sustainable Finance<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/cefg\/files\/2023\/07\/Ivan-Diaz-Rainey2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3183 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/cefg\/files\/2023\/07\/Ivan-Diaz-Rainey2-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/cefg\/files\/2023\/07\/Ivan-Diaz-Rainey2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/cefg\/files\/2023\/07\/Ivan-Diaz-Rainey2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/cefg\/files\/2023\/07\/Ivan-Diaz-Rainey2.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/experts.griffith.edu.au\/40505-ivan-diazrainey\"><strong>Professor Ivan Diaz-Rainey<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\">\n<div class=\"section\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>Griffith University<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>Australia<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\">\n<div class=\"section\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>The Devil in the Detail: Uncertainties in Modelling Climate Change-related Flooding Risks to Property<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong><u>SYMPOSIUM PROGRAM<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 300\">Agenda: <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/cefg\/files\/2023\/11\/CEFGroup-Sustainable-Finance-and-Accounting-Symposium-2023.pdf\">CEFGroup Sustainable Finance and Accounting Symposium Agenda 2023<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 300\">Schedule: <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/cefg\/files\/2023\/11\/2023_CEFG_Symposium_Schedule-1.pdf\">CEFGroup Sustainable Finance and Accounting Symposium Schedule 2023<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>AWARDS<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Two $500 Prizes for the Best Papers in Sustainable Finance &#8211; Sponsored by <a href=\"https:\/\/cfasociety.org.nz\/\">CFA New Zealand<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>$1,000 Prize for the Best Paper in Sustainable Investing &#8211; Sponsored by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.infinz.com\/\">INFINZ<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>SYMPOSIUM VENUE<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Room ME 2.02<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Mellor+Laboratories\/@-45.8648231,170.5124896,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0xa82eadcc42f9ac69:0x59e91fcf6287e20f!8m2!3d-45.8648231!4d170.5124896!16s%2Fg%2F11g0zwnpzx?entry=ttu\">Mellor Laboratories Science Precinct<\/a>, 2nd floor<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">University of Otago<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">70 Union Place West, Dunedin 9016<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">New Zealand<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/70+Union+Place,+Dunedin+North,+Dunedin+9016\/@-45.8650878,170.5107835,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0xa82eac6f27fbef17:0x92fe263f01755dd1!8m2!3d-45.8650878!4d170.5133584!16s%2Fg%2F11c23ck8fr?entry=ttu\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3241\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/cefg\/files\/2023\/08\/70UnionPlace_MelloLab-300x188.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"313\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/cefg\/files\/2023\/08\/70UnionPlace_MelloLab-300x188.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/cefg\/files\/2023\/08\/70UnionPlace_MelloLab-768x480.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/cefg\/files\/2023\/08\/70UnionPlace_MelloLab-480x300.png 480w, https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/cefg\/files\/2023\/08\/70UnionPlace_MelloLab.png 1020w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>AREAS OF SPECIAL INTEREST<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">We welcome submissions from all relevant disciplines employing qualitative and\/or quantitative methods.<\/p>\n<div class=\"table-topics\">\n<table style=\"height: 680px\" width=\"720\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th width=\"600\">Areas of Special Interest<\/th>\n<th width=\"600\">Areas of Special Interest<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"600\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Application of machine learning to Energy and climate finance<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"600\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Sustainable Fixed Income<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"600\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Biodiversity<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"600\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Green taxonomies<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"600\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Carbon pricing and carbon markets<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"600\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Greenwashing<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"600\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Climate risk, stress testing and scenario analysis<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"600\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Impact investing<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"600\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Impacts of Climate Change<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"600\">Net-zero commitments and strategies<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"600\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Sustainable Investing<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"600\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Spatial finance<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"600\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Sustainable finance education<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"600\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Surveys related to sustainable finance<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"600\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Green innovation<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"600\">Sustainability Reporting Disclosers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong><u>ORGANISING COMMITTEE:<\/u><\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.otago.ac.nz\/accountancyfinance\/staff\/otago689207.html\">Dr Duminda Kuruppuarachchi<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.otago.ac.nz\/accountancyfinance\/staff\/otago689205.html\">Dr Sebastian Gehricke<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.otago.ac.nz\/accountancyfinance\/staff\/helenroberts.html\">Associate Professor Helen Roberts<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/isabellayoon.github.io\/\">Isabella Yoon<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; 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