GRASFI – Global Research Alliance for Sustainable Finance and Investment

Welcome to the Global Research Alliance for Sustainable Finance and Investment

The Alliance was founded in 2017 by a network of global research universities in order to promote rigorous and highly impactful academic research on sustainable finance and investment.

About GRASFI

The Global Research Alliance for Sustainable Finance and Investment (the ‘Alliance’) was founded in 2017 to promote multi-disciplinary academic research on sustainable finance and investment. The Alliance consists of global research universities, each with expertise in this emerging field.

The Alliance aims to: organise the major annual academic conference on sustainable finance and investment internationally; develop academic collaboration between researchers working on sustainable finance and investment; and nurture the growth and development of graduate students and junior academics working on sustainable finance and investment.

There is significant and growing interest among practitioners, policymakers, and civil society in the topic of sustainable finance and investment. There is a now an opportunity to ratchet up the quality and quantity of academic research in this area.

High-quality, rigorous academic research can inform necessary developments in the theory and practice of sustainable finance and investment. Doing so will help align the financial system with global environmental sustainability, a necessary condition for implementation of the Paris Climate Change Agreement and the Sustainable Development Goals.

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Member Universities

The Alliance has a Board elected by representatives from each Member University. The Board is currently co-chaired by Professor Rob Bauer (Maastricht University) and Dr Ben Caldecott (University of Oxford).

The Alliance consists of the following global research universities:

Partners

Events

News

GRASFI Best Paper Prize Winners Announced

We are pleased to announce the winners of GRASFI 2019 Best Paper prizes. Winners were announced at the GRASFI 2nd Annual Conference following the Closing Keynote in the Sheldonian Theatre in Oxford on 5th September. Congratulations to the winners, and

October 23, 2019

SOAS Joins Global Research Alliance for Sustainable Finance and Investment

SOAS University of London has joined the Global Research Alliance for Sustainable Finance and Investment, a network formed of leading research universities (link). The Alliance was founded in 2017 to promote multi-disciplinary academic research on sustainable finance and investment. Dr

September 20, 2019

FT: ESG investing sparks race in tech and hiring at asset managers

The Financial Times highlighted how due to rowing demand for ESG investment products the asset management industry is increasingly investing in technology, talent development, and expertise. The article also mentions the partnership between BNP Paribas Asset Managment and GRAFSI. Find

August 12, 2019

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