Professor Pedro Matos delivered the second lecture in this public lecture series examining the current landscape of ESG and responsible investing. It reviewed recent academic evidence on how investors who align their portfolios with ESG principles contribute to the overarching goal of greening the planet. Additionally, it presented novel evidence on the current state of the green transition and critically assessed whether progress is occurring swiftly enough to meet global sustainability objectives.
The lecture was moderated by Stephen Beer, Head of Responsible Investment Strategic Relationships and Integration Strategy, Legal & General Investment Management.
This was an online lecture held over Zoom, register here.
📆 Conference details:
Lecture date and time: Thursday, 20 February 2025 | 14:00 – 15:30 CET (21:00 – 22:30 SGT)
The NBS-PRI-ECGI Public Lecture Series is a global joint initiative between Nanyang Business School (NBS), Principles of Responsible Investment (PRI) and European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI) to facilitate the knowledge exchanges between academics, practitioners, and policymakers in sustainable business.
The series provides monthly in-person or online public lectures. Each lecture will feature a leading academic to present cutting-edge research of a specific topic, and an industry expert to moderate the session, sharing insights from the field and also tailoring audience questions in a way to better enable bridging the gap between research and practice.
Programme
Welcome and Introduction
Speaker(s)
Q&A and Concluding Remarks
Moderator
Speakers
Pedro Matos
Yuxia (Sarine) ZOU
Presentations
Professor Pedro Matos
James A. & Stacy Cooper Bicentennial Professor of Business Administration (Finance)
Darden School of Business, University of Virginia
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