Welcome to Sustainable Finance digital workshop on the 27th of April at 10-12:30!

..............................................................

GU Ventures sprider nyheter och information kring verksamheten, sina bolag, samt alumnibolag. Resterande nyhet följer på engelska: 

..............................................................

Today, all sectors of society are more or less directly impacted by the opportunities and risks associated with sustainability. Still, even though questions such as cost of capital, hedging of risk, formation of expectations and financial innovation are at the heart of finance, academics and professionals within the broader finance area is just recently embarking on the topic of sustainable finance. During this workshop, academics and practitioners share their views on a wide array of issues surrounding sustainable finance: ranging from legal issues to the industrial perspective, see program below. 

Welcome to participate in the discussion and share your ideas on a topic of concern to us all!

Time: 27th April, 10:00-12:30

Place: Zoom, link will be sent out via e-mail in the morning 27th April 

Registration: 26th April at the latest, click here!

Questions: Contact Viktor Elliot, viktor.elliot@gu.se 

This event will not be recorded.

Program

10:00 - 10:50 Workshop, part 1

• Introduction Viktor Elliot & Klementina Österberg (moderator) 

• An industrial perspective on Sustainable Finance, Niclas Rosenlew, Senior Vice President and CFO, AB SKF
• An investor perspective on Sustainable Finance, Tomas Haglund-Flemström, Head of Impact and Innovation, Formica Capital 

10.50-11.00 Short break

11:00 - 11:40 Workshop, part 2

• Equality in Finance – Don’t forget the S in ESG, PhD Ylva Baeckstrom, School of Business, Economics & Law and Kings College
• A legal perspective on Sustainable Finance, Kristofer Selvin, Partner, Wistrand

11.40-11.50 Short break

11:50 - 12:25 Workshop, part 3

Insights from ongoing research projects on Sustainable Finance:

• The Legal Structure Surrounding Green Bonds, Erik Lidman & Jens Andreasson, Department of Law
• Climate Policy Shocks and Carbon Exposure, Samson Mukanjari & Thomas Sterner, Department of Economics
• The role of ESG disclosure and its assurance for sustainable finance, Zelalem Abay, Taylan Mavruk & Stefan Sjögren, Department of Business Administration
• Financing the transition of the transport system, Elmira Parviziomran, Rickard Bergqvist & Viktor Elliot, Department of Business Administration
• Non-financial reporting in the European extractive industry, Emmeli Runesson, Mari Paananen & Niuosha Samani, Department of Business Administration.  

12.30 Closing of the workshop

Moderator: Klementina Österberg, CEO GU Ventures

...................................................................

About School of Business, Economics and Law at the University of Gothenburg

The research and education at the School of Business, Economics and Law at the University of Gothenburg has a purpose: to influence and contribute to a positive societal development. To succeed in this, commitment and cooperation with the business community and the society is required. The School addresses current societal problems, which are analyzed using the most appropriate methods. An interdisciplinary approach is often required and the School's breadth is a great asset, as is the fact being a part of one of northern Europe's largest universities.

The School is one of only 90 business schools in the world – and the only one in Sweden – to be Triple Crown-accredited, i.e.holding the three most prestigious international accreditations from AACSB, AMBA and EQUIS. This "Triple Crown" accreditation is valuable proof that education, research and collaborations maintain an internationally high quality, and confirms that we are a strong business school, active in an international arena, continually developing in line with the requirements and changes around us. Pls visit: https://www.gu.se/en/school-business-economics-law

About GU Ventures AB

GU Ventures builds businesses out of groundbreaking ideas that help shape a better tomorrow and is top-ranked by UBI Global Index as one of the world's 20 leading university-run incubators. We finance and develop new innovative business ideas with connections to the University of Gothenburg. Our mission is commercialize the innovations, which leads to the utilization of research and skills, renewal of the business community, job creation and sustainable growth. 

Since our starting point in 1995, GU Ventures has developed over 200 new business ideas of which 135 are in business today and of which 14 are listed. Our portfolio consists of 70 holdings and some projects. In the latest survey, 87% of companies match the global sustainability goals set by the UN. Our passionate team of company builders, financial experts, IP and legal talent are dedicated supporters of our companies and ensure their successes.

One of our subsidiaries is GU Executive Education AB - based at the School of Business, Economics and Law - mediates and offers three products: the School’s leading 21-month Executive MBA programme, 2-15-day Custom programmes and Open-enrolment programmes. 

GU Ventures is wholly owned by the Swedish state and managed by the University of Gothenburg. Feel free to read more at: www.guventures.com.