Call for Papers
There has been a growing appetite for green finance in the entire financial system. Organisations around the world are shifting quickly to incorporate sustainable practices across all of their investments, services and strategies, driving benefits for society as a whole.
The Climate and Energy Finance Group (CEFGroup) welcomes submissions of papers for its fourth academic symposium. We welcome papers in all areas of Sustainable Finance and Accounting, such as, but not limited to, topics in climate finance, carbon markets, sustainable investing, greenwashing, sustainability disclosures, and net-zero commitments.
Download the CEFGroup Sustainable Finance and Accounting Symposium Call for Papers
Abstracts are being invited for the following topics:
- Sustainable Finance and Financial and Capital Market Law
- Corporate Governance, ESG and investors’ practices
- Investments and fair transitions: implications of human rights and environmental due dilligence requirements on soft and hard law globally.
Awards
- Two $500 Prizes for the Best Papers in Sustainable Finance – Sponsored by CFA New Zealand
- $1,000 Prize for the Best Paper in Sustainable Investing – Sponsored by INFINZ
Important Dates
Submission Deadline: 31 August 2023
Notification of Acceptance (Latest): 15 September 2023
Paper Submission
Please submit the full paper to CEFGroup@otago.ac.nz by 31 August 2023. Please indicate if you are a PhD student and if your attendance will be virtual or in-person in the email.
Areas of Special Interest
We welcome submissions from all relevant disciplines employing qualitative and/or quantitative methods.
| Areas of Special Interest | Areas of Special Interest |
| Application of machine learning to Energy and climate finance | Sustainable Fixed Income |
| Biodiversity | Green taxonomies |
| Carbon pricing and carbon markets | Greenwashing |
| Climate risk, stress testing and scenario analysis | Impact Investing |
| Impacts of climate change | Net-zero commitments and strategies |
| Sustainable Investing | Surveys related to sustainable finance |
| Sustainable finance education | Surveys related to sustainable finance |
| Green innovation | Sustainability Reporting Disclosures |
Symposium Dates
Thursday 30th November – Friday, 1st December 2023
*Hybrid option available for Non-AU/NZ Attendees
Registration Fee
Registration for the symposium will open after the paper acceptance decisions are communicated in mid-September. A hybrid option is available for non-AU/NZ presenters and all attendees. Fee options (for non-Otago staff/students) are as follows:
| Options | In-Person | Online* |
| PhD Student Rate: | NZD 100 | NZD 100 |
| Academic Rate: | NZD 250 | NZD 100 |
| Attendance Only; | NZD 250 | Free |
*Note online presentation is only available to non-AU/NZ presenters.
Symposium Venue
Lecture Room 1.17
Otago Business School
60 Clyde Street, Dunedin 9016
New Zealand