“Climate, Nature, and Resilience: Building the Sustainable Economy”

18 - 19 March 2027, Singapore

The Sustainable and Green Finance Institute (SGFIN) is a research institute at the National University of Singapore (NUS). With the support of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), SGFIN aims to develop deep research capabilities in sustainable and green finance with the focal point on Asia.

SGFIN will be hosting its annual research conference on sustainability on 18-19 March 2027 and invites paper submissions from researchers across ALL disciplines whose work relates to sustainability and climate change.

CONFERENCE THEMES:

This year’s conference will build around the grand theme of “Climate, Nature, and Resilience: Building the Sustainable Economy.” The following list of potential themes for submission is not exhaustive, and submissions on sustainability topics not listed below are also welcome: 

• • Climate and Nature Finance – Measuring, valuing, pricing, and managing climate- and nature-related risks, including physical climate risk, natural capital, biodiversity, and ecosystem services.
  • Economic and Financial Resilience – Understanding how environmental shocks and natural capital degradation affect firms, portfolios, markets, financial institutions, and financial stability.
  • Transition, Adaptation, and Sustainable Growth – Financing decarbonization, adaptation, resilience, nature conservation, and economic transformation consistent with sustainable growth.
  • Innovation for Sustainability and Resilience – New financial instruments, technologies, data, models, and analytical frameworks for measuring, managing, and financing sustainability risks.
  • Policy, Regulation, and Global Coordination – The role of policy, regulation, standards, market frameworks, and international initiatives in advancing climate, nature, and resilience goals.
    

IMPORTANT DATES

Submission Deadline: 20 November 2026 

CONTACT

For further information, please email sgfinconf@nus.edu.sg