The HEC-HKUST-NUS Workshop on Impact and Sustainable Finance brings together researchers from Europe and Asia to share their latest research and ideas in this emerging field. The workshop will take place on Oct 12-13, 2026, in both Paris and Hong Kong, featuring presentations from HEC Paris, HKUST, NUS, and other researchers across Europe and Asia. The aim of the workshop is to create a platform for collaboration and knowledge-sharing between the two continents, while minimizing the need for travel and promoting sustainable practices.
October 12, 2026
Session 1: Supply Chains
9:00am-9:45am (Paris time); 3:00pm-3:45pm (HK time)
The Scope of Scope 3
By Alejandra Inzunza (Bocconi), coauthored with Mariano Massimiliano Croce (Bocconi), Rubén Fernández-Fuertes (HEC Montréal), Nicolás Guiñez (Bocconi), Claudio Tebaldi (Bocconi)
discussed by Haotian Xiang (Peking)
9:45am-10:30am (Paris time); 3:45pm-4:30pm (HK time)
The Network Origins of the Carbon Risk Premium
by Kai Li (Tsinghua PBC), coauthored with Shubo Kou (Nankai), Minghao Li (Peking), Wu Zhu (Tsinghua)
discussed by Fernando Anjos (Nova)
Session 1: Measuring and Trading Emissions
10:45am-11:30am (Paris time); 4:45pm-5:30pm (HK time)
The Greenwashing Dilemma
by Matthias Lassak (Aarhus), coauthored with Francesco Sangiorgi (Frankfurt School), Günter Strobl (Vienna)
discussed by Xingtan Zhang (CKGSB)
11:30am-12:15pm (Paris time); 5:30pm-6:15pm (HK time)
Blockchain and Emissions Data Manipulation
by Guojun Wang (Shanghai Normal), coauthored with Will Cong (NTU), Jacopo Ponticelli (Northwestern), Yuanyu Qu (UIBE)
discussed by Naciye Sekerci (KU Leuven)
12:15pm-1:00pm (Paris time); 6:15pm-7:00pm (HK time)
The Market for Voluntary Carbon Offsets
by Marco Ceccarelli (Vrije), coauthored with Florian Berg (MIT), Florian Heeb (SAFE), Alexey Ivashchenko (Vrije), Roberto Rigobon (MIT), Remco Zwinkels (Vrije)
discussed by Zhanhui Chen (HKUST)
October 13, 2026
Session 3: Investor Engagement
9:00am-9:45am (Paris time); 3:00pm-3:45pm (HK time)
Incident Driven ESG Engagement
by Hao Liang (NTU), coauthored with Yongheng Sun (SMU), Mandy Tham (SMU)
discussed by Alexandre Garel (Audencia)
9:45am-10:30am (Paris time); 3:45pm-4:30pm (HK time)
Governing Global Externalities: Investor Voice Amid Fragmented Policy
by Robin Döttling (Erasmus), coauthored with Doron Levit (UWashington), Nadya Malenko (Boston College), Magdalena Rola-Janicka (Imperial College)
discussed by Lin Shen (INSEAD)
Session 4: Green Capital
10:45am-11:30am (Paris time); 4:45pm-5:30pm (HK time)
Green Q: Measuring and Valuing Green and Brown Capital
by Ilan Cooper (Haifa), coauthored with Daniel Kim (Waterloo) and Kevin Schneider (Oxford)
discussed by Ciaran Rogers (HEC Paris)
11:30am-12:15pm (Paris time); 5:30pm-6:15pm (HK time)
Private Equity and Biodiversity Offset Markets
by Zhimin Chen (NTU), coauthored with Keyu Zang (Oxford)
discussed by Tianhao Yao (SMU)
12:15pm-1:00pm (Paris time); 6:15pm-7:00pm (HK time)
Green Entrepreneurship
by Shenje Hshieh (CityU), coauthored with Wan-Chien Chiu (NTHU), Po-Hsuan Hsu (NTHU), and Geoffery Zheng (NYU Shanghai)
discussed by Tingyu Yu (WU Vienna)