{"id":9559,"date":"2025-07-10T08:44:38","date_gmt":"2025-07-09T20:44:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/cefg\/?page_id=9559"},"modified":"2026-05-05T11:28:33","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T23:28:33","slug":"6th-cefgroup-sustainable-finance-and-reporting-symposium","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/cefg\/6th-cefgroup-sustainable-finance-and-reporting-symposium\/","title":{"rendered":"6th CEFGroup Sustainable Finance and Reporting Symposium"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #4967c7\"><strong>6th CEFGroup Sustainable Finance and Reporting Symposium<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.queenstownnz.co.nz\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6969 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/cefg\/files\/2024\/07\/Queenstwon-1024x366.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/cefg\/files\/2024\/07\/Queenstwon-1024x366.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/cefg\/files\/2024\/07\/Queenstwon-300x107.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/cefg\/files\/2024\/07\/Queenstwon-768x275.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/cefg\/files\/2024\/07\/Queenstwon-1536x549.png 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/cefg\/files\/2024\/07\/Queenstwon-500x179.png 500w, https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/cefg\/files\/2024\/07\/Queenstwon.png 1880w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/h1>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">Thursday 27<sup>th<\/sup> &#8211; Friday 28<sup>th<\/sup> November 2025<\/h3>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\"><b><\/b><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.qrc.ac.nz\/\">(Queenstown Resort College)<\/a><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/events.otago.ac.nz\/2025-cefgroup-symposium\/cefreg25\/Site\/Register\" rel=\"https:\/\/events.otago.ac.nz\/2025-cefgroup-symposium\/cefreg25\/Site\/Register\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/h4>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The Climate and Energy Finance Group (CEFGroup) hosts its sixth academic symposium in 2025. We welcome papers in all areas of Sustainable Finance and Reporting, such as, but not limited to, topics in climate finance, carbon markets, sustainable investing, greenwashing, sustainability disclosures, and net-zero commitments. The symposium will be held on 27-28 November 2025 at the Queenstown Resort College.<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"anchor1\"><\/a><br \/>\n<u><\/u><strong><u>KEYNOTE SPEAKERS<\/u><\/strong><!-- Speaker 1 --><!-- Speaker 2 --><\/p>\n<div class=\"table-keynoters\">\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width: 100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"8\">\n<tbody>\n<tr><!-- Speaker 1 --><\/p>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;border: none;text-align: center\" valign=\"top\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/cefg\/files\/2025\/07\/PK1-150x150.png\" alt=\"Professor Philipp Krueger\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 8px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/site\/philippkrueger\/\"><strong>Professor Philipp Krueger<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nProfessor of Finance<br \/>\nUniversity of Geneva\u00a0[Switzerland]<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<p><!-- Speaker 2 --><\/p>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;border: none;text-align: center\" valign=\"top\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/cefg\/files\/2025\/07\/pHaoLiang1-150x150.png\" alt=\"Associate Professor Hao Liang\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 8px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/site\/shemhliang\/home\"><strong>Associate Professor Hao Liang<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nAssociate Professor of Finance<br \/>\nSingapore Management University [Singapore]<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong><u>SYMPOSIUM AGENDA<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li data-ogsc=\"rgb(0, 0, 0)\">\n<div class=\"elementToProof\" role=\"presentation\">Agenda: <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/cefg\/files\/2025\/11\/CEFGroup-Sustainable-Finance-and-Reporting-Symposium-Agenda-2025-5.pdf\">CEFGroup Sustainable Finance and Reporting Symposium Agenda 2025<\/a><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><u>AWARDS<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\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>\n<ul>\n<li>Measuring Long-Run Climate Change Impacts (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/yannisyuan\/\">Yannis Yuan<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>ESG Investing During Calm and Crisis: Evidence from Option-Implied Expected Return\u2002(<a href=\"https:\/\/profiles.auckland.ac.nz\/h-berkman\">Henk Berkman<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\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>\n<ul>\n<li>Sustainability Preferences of Index Fund Investors: A Discrete Choice Experiment\u00a0 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/bin-fumitake-dong\/\">Bin Dong<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To attend this symposium, please contact us at <a href=\"CEFGroup@otago.ac.nz\">CEFGroup@otago.ac.nz<\/a> for registration details.<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"anchor3\"><\/a><br \/>\n<strong><u>SYMPOSIUM VENUE<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps?sca_esv=4bb3ee777edb1788&amp;output=search&amp;q=Queenstown+Resort+College+(QRC),+7+Coronation+Drive,+9348,+Queenstown,+New+Zealand.&amp;source=lnms&amp;fbs=AIIjpHxU7SXXniUZfeShr2fp4giZMLQ4RPdPjLPmOakFCN7X8DoRw1EZlSAGGls2cTYF6YJS1tDy0u3q87Y4hRUN2kH-dmYVRZQ8aVBxL094vHsDroO1dolJj7Xd4KBhSR7G78CzhLWHQBNQHXIZ2vjikwRvjFVAKlZlbi9GjhiboFKdOVZ3ENc2p3IviJz_oRcOHXpBS9hO2IZsgo9RzVH7t0Rv33N3jw&amp;entry=mc&amp;ved=1t:200715&amp;ictx=111\">Queenstown Resort College (QRC), 7 Coronation Drive, 9348, Queenstown, New Zealand.<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Queenstown, nestled amidst New Zealand\u2019s alpine landscapes, is the Adventure Capital of the World. Queenstown Resort College (QRC) is New Zealand\u2019s premier school of Tourism, Business, and Technology. In 2025, CEFGroup hosts its sixth symposium at <b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.qrc.ac.nz\/\">Queenstown Resort College<\/a><\/b> for the inaugural integration of nature\u2019s essence into sustainable finance and disclosure research experience.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Queenstown+Resort+College+(QRC)\/@-45.0328992,168.6610705,674m\/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0xa9d51d86f45fde5b:0xd48d8531976273fe!8m2!3d-45.0328992!4d168.6636454!16s%2Fg%2F1tvdl0hq?entry=ttu&amp;g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDcwNy4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8676\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/cefg\/files\/2024\/11\/symposium_venue_2-1024x608.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/cefg\/files\/2024\/11\/symposium_venue_2-1024x608.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/cefg\/files\/2024\/11\/symposium_venue_2-300x178.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/cefg\/files\/2024\/11\/symposium_venue_2-768x456.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/cefg\/files\/2024\/11\/symposium_venue_2-500x297.png 500w, https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/cefg\/files\/2024\/11\/symposium_venue_2.png 1251w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><u><\/u><\/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 border=\"1\" width=\"751\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"8\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #d6f1ff;font-weight: bold\">\n<th width=\"600\">Areas of Special Interest<\/th>\n<th width=\"600\">Areas of Special Interest<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: justify;line-height: 1.5\" width=\"600\">AI &amp; machine learning in sustainable finance<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: justify;line-height: 1.5\" width=\"600\">Sustainable Finance<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: justify;line-height: 1.5\" width=\"600\">Biodiversity<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: justify;line-height: 1.5\" width=\"600\">Green taxonomies<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: justify;line-height: 1.5\" width=\"600\">Carbon pricing and carbon markets<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: justify;line-height: 1.5\" width=\"600\">Greenwashing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: justify;line-height: 1.5\" width=\"600\">Climate risk, stress testing and scenario analysis<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: justify;line-height: 1.5\" width=\"600\">Impact investing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: justify;line-height: 1.5\" width=\"600\">Impacts of Climate Change<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: justify;line-height: 1.5\" width=\"600\">Net-zero commitments and strategies<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: justify;line-height: 1.5\" width=\"600\">Sustainable Investing<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: justify;line-height: 1.5\" width=\"600\">Spatial finance<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: justify;line-height: 1.5\" width=\"600\">Sustainable finance education<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: justify;line-height: 1.5\" width=\"600\">Surveys related to sustainable finance<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: justify;line-height: 1.5\" width=\"600\">Green innovation<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: justify;line-height: 1.5\" width=\"600\">Sustainability Reporting Disclosures<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong><u>ORGANISING COMMITTEE<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.otago.ac.nz\/accountancyfinance\/staff\/people\/duminda-kuruppuarachchi\">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\/people\/helenroberts\">Professor Helen Roberts<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.otago.ac.nz\/accountancyfinance\/staff\/people\/jungah-isabella-yoon\">Dr Isabella Yoon,<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/budianto-budianto-b592b9309\/\">Mr Budianto<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; 6th CEFGroup Sustainable Finance and Reporting Symposium Thursday 27th &#8211; Friday 28th November 2025 (Queenstown Resort College) The Climate and Energy Finance Group (CEFGroup) hosts its sixth academic symposium in 2025. 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