ESG Research Conference
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) plans to hold an ESG Research Conference to explore the impact of environmental risks and ESG transition on the European securities market.
This ESG Research Conference will be held in October this year. ESMA is inviting researchers, policymakers and industry professionals to submit empirical and theoretical papers. The submission deadline is the end of May.
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Topics about ESG Research Conference
ESMA has provided two topics about ESG Research Conference on its official website, namely Modeling Environmental Risk Exposures and Impacts, and Measuring and Understanding ESG Factors.
In modeling environmental risk exposures and impacts, relevant topics include:
- Climate Stress Testing: How will climate risk scenarios affect European capital market participants? How do current climate stress tests reflect participants’ risk exposures?
- Transition Risk: How are the transition risks faced by European securities market participants assessed? How to assess the short-term and long-term impacts of transition risks?
- Physical Risk: How do market participants respond to climate-related physical risks?
- Biodiversity Risk: How do market participants incorporate biodiversity risk into climate risk assessments? How to measure biodiversity risks faced by financial markets?
In measuring and understanding ESG factors, relevant topics include:
- ESG Metrics, Disclosure, Reporting Standards and AI Models: How should ESG metrics, disclosure, and reporting standards evolve? How can AI models support ESG transition?
- Greenwashing in the Financial Sector: Does greenwashing affect a company’s financial performance? What impact does greenwashing have on retail and institutional investors?
- Retail Investor Perception of ESG Characteristics: How do retail investors research and evaluate the ESG characteristics of financial products? How to measure retail investors’ ESG preferences and risk perceptions?
- ESG Factors beyond Environmental Aspects: How do financial markets identify and measure social risks and governance risks? Are investors concerned about social risks and governance risks?
Reference:
2024 Research Conference – Call for papers
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