GRASFI Annual Conference in Liege, Belgium 24 – 26 August 2026

1st Annual Conference – Maastricht 2018

The 1st GRASFI Annual Conference

Hosted by:
The European Centre for Corporate Engagement (ECCE), Maastricht University School of Business and Economics, Maastricht University, The Netherlands

5 to 6 September 2018: The 1st GRASFI Annual Conference

Review the Papers & Speakers from the 2018 Conference

PhD Workshop

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Keynote – Alex Edmans “The Business Case for Responsible Business”

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Dinner

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Research Presentations

Papers Presented:

Blockchain Technology for Corporate Governance and Shareholder Activism

Contracts with (Social) benefits: The implementation of impact investing

Corporate Green Bonds

Corporate Sustainability Disclosures in American Case Law: Purposeful or Mere Puffery?

Do Investors Value Sustainability? A Natural Experiment Examining Ranking and Fund Flows

Dynamic ESG Preferences and Asset Prices

Impact Investing

Oscillating between logics: A process view on responding to institutional complexity

Socially responsible corporate customers

Stock Price Rewards to Climate Saints and Sinners: Evidence from the Trump Election

Research Presentations

Papers Presented:

“Why and When Do Companies Respond to Back Stage Negotiations with Stakeholders? Insights from Shareholder Engagement on Environmental, Social &Governance Issues

Coordinated Engagements

Default risk and multiple bank relations among Microenterprise

Ex-ante commitments to “give if you win” exceed donations after a win

Exploring Social Origins in the Construction of ESG Measures

Exporting pollution: where do multinational firms emit CO2?

Global Supply-Chain Networks and Corporate Social Responsibility

How to Overcome Consumers’ Aversion to Overhead in Charity Settings

On the Economics of Health in Homes

Shareholder Engagement on Environmental, Social, and Governance Performance

The Sustainability Footprint of Institutional Investors: ESG Driven Price Pressure and Performance

Keynote – Tima Bansal “The costs of corporate short-termism”

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Annual Conference News

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Research Prizes at 2025 GRASFI Conferencee

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