Sustainability and Finance Conference October 4, 2023, KU Leuven Program
Registration & Coffee (08:50-09:20)
Opening remark by Naciye Sekerci (09:20-09:30)
Paper Session 1 - Chair: Nico Dewaelheyns, KU Leuven (09:30-10:15) ESG Shocks in Global Supply Chains Emilio Bisetti1, Guoman She2, Alminas Zaldokas1 1Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), 2University of Hong Kong (HKU) Discussant: Alberta Di Giuli, ESCP Business School, ECGI
(10:15-11:00) How Does Climate Change Affect Firm Sales? Identifying Supply Effects Cláudia Custódio156, Miguel A. Ferreira256, Emilia Garcia-Appendini37, Adrian Lam4 1Imperial College Business School, 2Nova School of Business and Economics, 3University of Zurich, 4University of Amsterdam, 5CEPR, 6ECGI, 7Norges Bank Discussant: Swarnodeep Homroy, University of Groningen
Coffee break (11:00-11:30)
KEYNOTE (11:30-12:30) 'Glossy Green' Banks: The Disconnect Between Environmental Disclosures and Lending Activities Mariassunta Giannetti, Stockholm School of Economics, CEPR, Swedish House of Finance & ECGI (with Martina Jasova, Maria Loumioti and Caterina Mendicino)
Lunch break (12:30-13:45)
Paper Session 2 - Chair: Hans Degryse, KU Leuven, CEPR (13:45-14:30) Are Investors Paying to Be Green? Evidence from Mutual Funds Joop Huij13, Dries Laurs23, Philip Stork2, Remco C.J. Zwinkels24 1Rotterdam School of Management, 2Vrije University of Amsterdam, 3Robeco Institutional Asset Management, 4Tinbergen Institute Discussant: Ariadna Dumitrescu, ESADE Business School
(14:30-15:15) The Role of Government in Corporate ESG Policies Nickolay Gantchev123, Jim Goldman1, and Shu Zhang1 1Warwick Business School, 2CEPR, 3ECGI Discussant: Nataliya Gerasimova, BI Norwegian Business School
Coffee break (15:15-15:45)
Paper Session 3 - Chair: Frederiek Schoubben, KU Leuven (15:45-16:30) Is Sustainable Finance a Dangerous Placebo? Florian Heeb1, Julian F. Kolbel123, Stefano Ramelli23, Anna Vasileva4 1MIT Sloan School of Management, 2University of St. Gallen, 3Swiss Finance Institute, 4University of Zurich Discussant: Laurent Bach, ESSEC Business School (16:30-17:15) Altruism or Self-Interest? ESG and Participation in Employee Share Plans Marie Briere12, Maxime Bonelli3, François Derrien3 1Amundi, 2Université Libre de Bruxelles, 3HEC ParisDiscussant: Marco Ceccarelli, Vrije University of Amsterdam
Closing remark by Naciye Sekerci (17:15-17:30) & Reception (17:30-18:30)
