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PhD Workshop – University of Edinburgh

22 – 23 October 2025

The University of Edinburgh’s Centre for Business, Climate Change, and Sustainability (B-CCaS) is hosting a GRASFI PhD workshop on 23rd October 2025 (networking dinner on the 22nd October).

Organising committee:

Elspeth Wray
Heidi Raubenheimer

Program committee

Ben Sila
Karishma Ansaram
Chao Yin
Mengfei Jiang
Louis Nguyen

22/23 October2025

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

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Workshop Agenda

22 October 19:00

Networking Dinner

Location: Canopy Kitchen Courtyard, 1 Lauriston Place, Edinburgh

Papers Presented:

23 October 09:00 – 10:30

Session 1: PhD Presentations

Location: Lecture Theatre 3 (lower ground floor)

Moderator: Louis Nguyen (Durham University)

Papers Presented:

Banking on Forest

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

23 October 11:00 – 12:30

Session 2: PhD Presentations

Location: Lecture Theatre 3 (lower ground floor)

Moderator: Ben Sila (University of Edinburgh)

Papers Presented:

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

23 October 12:30 – 13:30

Lunch

Papers Presented:

23 October 13:30 – 15:00

Session 3: PhD Presentations

Location: Lecture Theatre 3 (lower ground floor)

Moderator: Chao Yin (University of Edinburgh)

Papers Presented:

Does Banks’ Managerial Ability Mitigate ESG Washing?

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

23 October 15:30 – 17:00

Session 4: PhD Presentations

Location: Lecture Theatre 3 (lower ground floor)

Moderator: Mengfei Jiang and Karishma Ansaram (University of Edinburgh)

Papers Presented:

Do Mutual Funds Dress their Greens?

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

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