Seminars

Sustainable Finance

Year Founded 2016

Seminar # 783

StatusActive

The world is facing unprecedented systemic challenges of both ecological and economic nature that are straining not only our resources but also the intellectual frameworks and finance/economics theories on which we have relied for several generations. We continue to be burdened by a lack of political resolve and a market system that, in pursuing short-term profits, has directed trillions of dollars of global capital into economic activities that are now posing a danger to not only markets and economies, but also to our society and our planet. These disconnects need urgent attention. To address them, we must do more than tinker on the margins of our existing disciplines. We need to break through and create new understandings about the true systems of interdependence, correlation, and causality that link and drive our world. What we need, in effect, is a thoughtful rewiring of the source code of capitalism. Yet, the creative force that hurls people into new corners of thought must be matched by efforts to find common ground. To make progress, a blend of creation and consensus, innovation and standardization, vision and practicality is required. This takes time and can only be accomplished through careful discussions among the innovators. Some of those discussions can take place in writing. Others need to happen through careful, curated conversations. The University Seminar on Sustainable Finance provides a platform for such discussions.

Chair/s

Caroline Flammer

Robert K. Massie

Rapporteur/s

Yangyang (Kira) Wang

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Meeting Schedule

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Past Meetings

Scheduled

03
Jun

June 3, 202512:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Zoom

The Future of Sustainability Disclosure in the EU

Speaker/s

Andreas Rasche, Copenhagen Business School

Signe Andreasen Lysgaard, Danish Institute for Human Rights

Scheduled

06
May

May 6, 202512:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Zoom

Rewriting the Source Code of Capitalism: The Integration of Fiduciary Duty, System-Level Investment, and Sustainability Disclosure

Speaker/s

Steve Lydenberg, Co-founder of KLD, and founder of TIIP

Respondent/s

Robert K. Massie, SIRI Senior Research Scholar

Scheduled

01
Apr

April 1, 202512:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Zoom

Sustainability Disclosure Standards for Financial Services

Speaker/s

Bastian Buck, Global Reporting Initiative

Lisa van den Hoven, Global Reporting Initiative

Scheduled

04
Mar

March 4, 202512:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Zoom

The Boundaries of Sustainability Disclosure in 21st Century Capitalism

Speaker/s

Rob Berridge, Investor Network, Shareholder Engagement Ceres

Richard Gardiner, Strategic Public Policy Lead, World Benchmarking Alliance

Scheduled

04
Feb

February 4, 202512:00 pm - 1:30 pm

Zoom

The Evolution of Fiduciary Duty

Speaker/s

Keith Johnson, CEO of Global Investor Collaboration Services

Rob Nash, Director of the Generation Foundation

Scheduled

07
Jan

January 7, 202512:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Zoom

Scheduled

15
Apr

April 15, 20247:00 pm - 9:30 pm

Faculty House

The Rise of Debt-For-Nature Swaps

Speaker/s

Armelle de Vienne,

Scheduled

04
Mar

March 4, 20247:00 pm - 9:30 pm

Faculty House

Climate Tech Funding Trends 2023 and Beyond

Speaker/s

Pratibha Vuppuluri,

Scheduled

22
Jan

January 22, 20247:00 pm - 9:30 pm

Faculty House

Human Capital Performance

Speaker/s

Solange Charas,

Scheduled

13
Nov

November 13, 20237:00 pm - 9:30 pm

Faculty House

Scheduled

16
Oct

October 16, 20237:00 pm - 9:30 pm

Faculty House

Scheduled

18
Sep

September 18, 20237:00 pm - 9:30 pm

Faculty House

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