HEC-HKUST Sustainable Finance Workshop 2024

The aim of the workshop is to create a platform for collaboration and knowledge-sharing between the two continents, while minimizing the need for travel and promoting sustainable practices.

Program 

December 17, 2024

9:00am-9:45am (Paris time); 4:00pm-4:45pm (HK time)
 

Rewiring Supply Chains Through Carbon Pricing Policy

by Emanuela Benincasa (University of Zurich), Olimpia Carradori (University of Zurich), Miguel Ferreira (Nova University Lisbon), and Emilia Garcia-Appendini (Norges Bank and University of Zurich)

discussed by Tong Li (Xiamen University)

9:45am-10:30am (Paris time); 4:45pm-5:30pm (HK time)
 

Green Multistakeholderism

by Briana Chang (HKUST) and Harrison Hong (Columbia University)

discussed by Johan Hombert (HEC Paris)
 

10:45am-11:30am (Paris time); 5:45pm-6:30pm (HK time)
 

All Hat and No Cattle? ESG Incentives in Executive Compensation

by Matthias Efing (HEC Paris), Stefanie Ehmann (University of Tübingen), Patrick Kampkötter (University of Tübingen), and Raphael Moritz (University of Tübingen)

discussed by Darwin Choi (HKUST)
 

11:30am-12:15pm (Paris time); 6:30pm-7:15pm (HK time)
 

Mild Government Intervention through Mandatory Disclosure: Regulatory Salience and Corporate ESG Tradeoffs

by Yi Jiang (Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen), Ya Kang (CUHK), and Hao Liang (SMU)

discussed by Marco Ceccarelli (VU Amsterdam)
 

12:15pm-12:45pm (Paris time); 7:15pm-7:45pm (HK time)
 

Technology Entrepreneurs’ Environmental Commitments and Crowdfunding Outcomes

by Vesa Pursiainen (University of St Gallen), Meichen Qian (University of Chicago), and Dragon Yongjun Tang (HKU)

discussed by Elvira Sojli (UNSW)

1:00 pm-2:00 pm (Paris time)
*Lunch at Best western
 

2:00 pm-3:15 pm (Paris time)

Kick-off of the HEC Center for Impact Finance Research

2:00pm -2:15 pm Welcome by Andrea Masini, and presentation of the HCIFR by Stefano Lovo

2:15-3:15 Round table: On the impact of financial intermediation on sustainability 

Chair: Jessica Jeffers (HEC Paris)

Speakers: Gouges, Geraldine (Rothschild &Co), Augustin Landier (HEC Paris), Julie Malzac (Accuracy), Eric de Tessières (BNP). 
 

19:30 pm (Paris time)
Dinner at the Chateau

December 18, 2024

9:00am-9:45am (Paris time); 4:00pm-4:45pm (HK time)

Climate Polarization and Green Investment

by Anders Anderson (Stockholm School of Economics) and David T. Robinson (Duke University)

discussed by Elise Gourier (ESSEC)
 

9:45am-10:30am (Paris time); 4:45pm-5:30pm (HK time)

Who Should pay for ESG Ratings?

by Stefano Lovo (HEC Paris) and Jacques Olivier (HEC Paris)

discussed by Martin Szydlowski (HKUST)
 

10:45am-11:30am (Paris time); 5:45pm-6:30pm (HK time)

Financial Frictions and Pollution Abatement Over the Life Cycle of Firms 

by Min Fang (University of Florida), Po-Hsuan Hsu (National Tsing Hua University), and Chi-Yang Tsou (University of Manchester)

discussed by Teodor Duevski (HEC Paris)
 

11:30am-12:15pm (Paris time); 6:30pm-7:15pm (HK time)

Corporate Taxation and Carbon Emissions 

by Luigi Iovino (Bocconi University), Thorsten Martin (Frankfurt School), and Julien Sauvagnat (Bocconi University)

discussed by Wenxi Jiang (CUHK)
 

12:15pm-12:45pm (Paris time); 7:15pm-7:45pm (HK time)

The Incident-Driven Green Products

by Yifei Zhang (Peking University HSBC Business School)

discussed by François Derrien (HEC Paris)