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PhD Workshop – University of Edinburgh

22 – 23 October 2025

Hosted by the University of Edinburgh Centre for Business, Climate Change and Sustainability (B-CCaS).

Organising committee:

Elspeth Wray
Heidi Raubenheimer

Program committee and Moderators

Ben Sila (Edinburgh)
Karishma Ansaram (Edinburgh)
Chao Yin (Edinburgh)
Mengfei Jiang (Edinburgh)
Louis Nguyen (Durham University)

22/23 October2025

This GRASFI PhD workshop is hosted by University of Edinburgh Business School

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22 October 19:00

Networking Dinner

Location: Canopy Kitchen Courtyard, 1 Lauriston Place, Edinburgh

Papers Presented:

23 October

PhD Presentations

Location: Lecture Theatre 3 (lower ground floor)

Papers Presented:

Banking on Forest

Do Mutual Funds Dress their Greens?

Does Banks’ Managerial Ability Mitigate ESG Washing?

Mind the Gap: Gender Discrimination in Loan Pricing Around the World

Navigating the Transition: The Impact of the SFDR on Sustainability Strategies of Brown Firms

Saving Energy: A Decline in Active Management of ESG-oriented Mutual Funds

The limits of local laws in global supply chains: Extending governance or cutting ties?

The Materiality of Biodiversity Risk for SMEs in the United Kingdom

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