“Physical Risk and Natural Capital: Challenges and Opportunities for Sustainable Finance”
12 - 13 March 2026, 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 is organising its third annual research conference on sustainability on 12-13 March 2026. SGFIN is inviting paper submissions from ALL disciplines on research topics related to sustainability and climate change.
CONFERENCE THEMES:
This year’s conference will build around the grand theme of ‘Physical Risk and Natural Capital: Challenges and Opportunities for Sustainable Finance.’ The following list of potential themes for submission is not exhaustive, and submissions are very welcome on topics in sustainability not listed here:
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- Understanding Physical Climate Risk – Advances in modelling, measurement, and implications for financial stability.
- Valuing Natural Capital – Integrating ecological assets and ecosystem services into financial and economic frameworks.
- Risk Transmission Channels – How physical risks and natural capital degradation affect firms, portfolios, and the broader economy.
- Opportunities for Financial Innovation – Emerging tools, products, and frameworks that align finance with nature and resilience.
- Policy, Regulation, and Global Coordination – The evolving role of regulators, standard setters, and international initiatives in managing nature-related risks.
IMPORTANT DATES
Submission Deadline: 18 November 2025
PAPER SUBMISSION PROCEDURE
Please submit your complete paper HERE
CONTACT
For further information, please email sgfinconf@nus.edu.sg
PROGRAM ORGANISERS
Johan Sulaeman, SGFIN
Alminas Zaldokas, SGFIN
Zhang Weina, SGFIN
ORGANISING COMMITTEE
Filip Biljecki, NUS (Architecture)
Roman Carrasco, NUS (Biology)
Emirhan Ilhan, NUS (Finance)
Gianmarco Mengaldo, NUS (Engineering)
Qin Yu, NUS (Real Estate)
Umakanth Varottil, NUS (Law)
Dariusz Wojcik, NUS (Geography)
Zhu Qifei, NUS (Finance)
Lin Yupeng, NUS (Accounting)
Pang Sze Dai, NUS (Engineering)
Simone Fatichi, NUS (Engineering)
He Xiaogang, NUS (Engineering)
SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Darwin Choi, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Griffin Wenxi Jiang, Chinese University of Hong Kong
Hao Liang, Singapore Management University
Lilian Ng, York University
Christoph Schiller, Ohio 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
Guojun He, University of Hong Kong
Po-Hsuan Hsu, National Tsing Hua University
Zacharias Sautner, University of Zurich
CONFERENCE MANAGERS
Yannis Yuan, SGFIN
Chan Shermine, SGFIN
Chen Mengzhu, SGFIN