CALL FOR PAPERS

SGFIN Annual Research Conference on Sustainability

“The Costs and Opportunities of Commitment to Net-Zero”

21 - 22 March 2024, 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 organizing its second annual research conference on sustainability on 21-22 March 2024. 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 ‘Costs and Opportunities of Commitment to Net-Zero.’ The following list of potential themes for submission is not exhaustive, and submissions are very welcome on topics in sustainability not listed here:

    • 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
    • Carbon trading and nature-based climate solutions
    • Green supply chains, responsible consumerism, and carbon border adjustment mechanism
    • Sustainable usage of resources, including pollution management

BEST PAPER AWARD

If your paper is accepted for presentation at the conference, your paper is eligible to compete for a Fidelity Best Paper Award of SG$3,000 (around US$2,000).

IMPORTANT DATES

Submission Deadline: 30 November 2023

Notification of acceptance of paper: 22 December 2023

PAPER SUBMISSION PROCEDURE

Please submit your complete paper HERE

CONTACT

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

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

Shermine Chan, SGFIN

Yunmin Liow, SGFIN

Haoxu Wang, SGFIN