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Friday, 21 March 2024

Friday, 22 March 2024

8.30 AM - 5.30PM

8.30 AM - 5.30PM

Marina Bay Sands Convention Hall, Orchid Ballroom

NUS innovation4.0
Seminar Room 01-03, Level 1,
3 Research Link, Singapore 117602

We invite you to join us in this year’s conference, which will build around the grand theme of ‘Costs and Opportunities of Commitment to Net-Zero’. Making a successful, timely, and smooth transition to a net-zero model of economic activity—where the environmental footprint of economic activity is carefully monitored, abated and if necessary—is seen by many as imperative to thwart the risk of irreversible climate damage.

On the second day of this two-day event, we delve deeper into our program with a series of academic research presentations that will explore the following themes:

Conference Themes:

  • Sustainability and the intersecting roles of finance, technological innovations, policies and regulations
  • Climate finance and risk management
  • Transition frameworks and pathways for decarbonization and clean (and low-carbon) energy solutions
  • Green supply chains, responsible consumerism, and carbon border adjustment mechanism
  • Sustainable usage of resources, including pollution management

Programme Outline

08:30 AM: Registration

09:00 AM: Welcome Remarks

09:10 AM: Morning Session 1: Climate-Related Innovation

10:20 AM: Tea Break

10:40 AM: Morning Session 2: The Role of Institutions and Policies

 

12:25 PM: Lunch

02:00 PM: Afternoon Session 1: Sustainability Disclosures

03:45 PM: Tea Refreshments

04:05 PM: Afternoon Session 2: Labor and Households

05:15 PM: Event Wrap Up

CONFERENCE PAPERS

Morning Papers

Environmental Disclosure Incentives and Externalities: Evidence from Clean Patent Filings
Leo Liu (University of Technology Sydney); Elvira Sojli (University of New South Wales); Wing Wah Tham (University of New South Wales); Cara Vansteenkiste (University of New South Wales)
Presenter: Cara Vansteenkiste
Discussant: Yifei Zhang, Peking University

The Unintended Consequences of Coal-fired Power Plant Closures: Evidence from China
Yi Fan (National University of Singapore); Qiuxia Gao (National University of Singapore); Cheng Keat Tang (Nanyang Technological University)
Presenter: Yi Fan
Discussant: Bing Zhang, Nanjing University

ESG Shocks in Global Supply Chains
Emilio Bisetti (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology); Guoman She (The University of Hong Kong); Alminas Zaldokas (National University of Singapore)
Presenter: Emilio Bisetti
Discussant: Ben Charoenwong, National University of Singapore

Pollution Abatement Investment under Financial Frictions and Policy Uncertainty
Min Fang (University of Florida); Po-Hsuan Hsu (National Tsing Hua University); Chi-Yang Tsou (University of Manchester)
Presenter: Chi-Yang Tsou
Discussant: Shashwat Alok, Indian School of Business

Does Monetary Policy Shape the Path to Carbon Neutrality?
Robin Döttling (Erasmus University Rotterdam); Adrian Lam (University of Pittsburgh)
Presenter: Robin Döttling
Discussant: DingXuan Ng, Monetary Authority of Singapore

Afternoon Papers

Accountability of Corporate Emissions Reduction Targets
Xiaoyan Jiang (Harvard University); Shawn Kim (University of California, Berkeley); Shirley Lu (Harvard University)
Presenter: Shirley Lu
Discussant: Wenxi Jiang, Chinese University of Hong Kong

Check the Box: Does Information on the Existence of Public Climate Disclosure Reduce Federal Suppliers’ Emissions?
Shushu Jiang (National University of Singapore); Rachel Zhang (National University of Singapore)
Presenter: Shushu Jiang
Discussant: Magdalena Rola-Janicka, Imperial College London

Decoding Sustainable Investment Strategies: Bridging Intentions and Actions
Keer Yang (University of California, Davis); Ayako Yasuda (University of California, Davis)
Presenter: Keer Yang
Discussant: Tao Shu, Chinese University of Hong Kong

When Values Align: Corporate Philanthropy and Employee Turnover
Christoph Schiller (Arizona State University); Anthony Rice (Chinese University of Hong Kong)
Presenter: Anthony Rice
Discussant: Arzi Adbi, National University of Singapore

Climate Change and Households’ Risk-Taking
Zhenyu Gao (Chinese University of Hong Kong); Chanik Jo (Chinese University of Hong Kong); Singsen Lam (Chinese University of Hong Kong)
Presenter: Chanik Jo
Discussant: Emirhan Ilhan, National University of Singapore

Please note: Programme, speakers and event details are subject to changes.

SPECIAL THANKS TO

PROGRAM ORGANISERS

David Broadstock, SGFIN
Johan Sulaeman, SGFIN
Zhang Weina, SGFIN

ORGANISING COMMITTEE

Filip Biljecki, NUS (Architecture)
Roman Carrasco, NUS (Biology)
Emirhan Ilhan, NUS (Finance)
Ernest Lim, NUS (Law)
Qin Yu, NUS (Real Estate)
Tan-Soo Jie-Sheng, NUS (Public Policy)
Umakanth Varottil, NUS (Law)
Dariusz Wojcik, NUS (Geography)
Zheng Huanhuan, NUS (LKYSPP)

SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Darwin Choi, Chinese University of Hong Kong
Griffin Wenxi Jiang, Chinese University of Hong Kong
Hao Liang, Singapore Management University
Lilian Ng, York University
Christoph Schiller, Arizona State University
Paul Smeets, University of Amsterdam
Laura Starks, University of Texas at Austin
Dragon Tang, University of Hong Kong
Sheridan Titman, University of Texas at Austin
Alminas Zaldokas, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Qifei Zhu, Nanyang Technological University

CONFERENCE MANAGERS

Chan Shermine, SGFIN
Yunmin Liow, SGFIN
Haoxu Wang, SGFIN

Venue

innovation 4.0
Level 01-03 Seminar Room
3 Research Link
Singapore 117602

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