| Opening keynote: ESG, investors and risk |
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| Professor Laura T. Starks, University of Texas at Austin, Department of Finance |
| Governance, engagement, and ESG performance |
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A neo-configurational analysis of the effectiveness of shareholder engagement on environmental, social and governance issues
- Rieneke Slager, University of Groningen, Faculty of Economics and Business
- Jean-Pascal Gond (presenter) and Santi Furnari, Cass Business School, City University
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Control rights and corporate sustainability around the world
- Alexander Dyck, University of Toronto
- Karl V. Lins, University of Utah
- Lukas Roth (presenter), University of Alberta
- Mitch Towner, University of Arizona
- Hannes F. Wagner, Bocconi University
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| Legal issues & tax |
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The value of offshore secrets: Evidence from the Panama Papers (Presentation)
- Stefan Zeume, University of Michigan, Ross School of Business
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The limits of limited liability: Evidence from industrial pollution (Presentation)
- Pat Akey (presenter), University of Toronto, Rotman School of Management
- Ian Appel, Boston College, Carroll School of Management
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| Investor and corporate behaviour |
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Socially responsible corporate customers
- Rui Dai, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
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Do institutional investors drive corporate social responsibility? International evidence (Presentation)
- Alexander Dyck, University of Toronto, Rotman School of Management
- Karl V. Lins, University of Utah, Department of Finance
- Lukas Roth, University of Alberta, Department of Finance and Statistical Analysis
- Hannes F. Wagner (presenter), Bocconi University, Department of Finance
- Innocenzo Gasparini, Institute for Economic Research
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| Climate change and performance |
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Firm climate risk and predictable returns
- Wei Xin and Chendi Zhang (presenter), Warwick Business School, University of Warwick
- Alok Kumar, University of Miami Pennsylvania
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Climate change and firm valuation: Evidence from a quasi-natural experiment
- Philipp Krueger, University of Geneva, Geneva Finance Research Institute
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| Pricing ESG factors |
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Are sustainability efforts associated with stock price informativeness? An examination of sustainability performance, risk, and disclosure (Presentation)
- Anthony C. Ng, Monash University, Department of Accounting and Finance
- Zabihollah Rezaee (presenter), The University of Memphis
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The price of taste for socially responsible investment (Presentation)
- Rocco Ciciretti (presenter), University of Rome Tor Vergata
- Ambrogio Dalo, University of Rome, Tor Vergata, Department of Economics and Finance
- Lammertjan Dam, University of Groningen, Faculty of Economics and Business
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| Green bonds |
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Corporate green bonds (Presentation)
- Caroline Flammer, Boston University Questrom School of Business
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Do shareholders benefit from green bonds? (Presentation)
- Dragon Yongjun Tang and Yupu Zhang (presenter), The University of Hong Kong, Faculty of Business and Economics
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| Labour and ESG |
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The origins and real effects of the gender gap: Evidence from CEOs’ formative years
- Ran Duchin, University of Washington
- Mike Simutin (presenter), University of Toronto
- Denis Sosyura, Arizona State University
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Employee satisfaction, labor market flexibility, and stock returns around the world
- Alex Edmans, London Business SchoolLucius Li, KFUPM
- Chendi Zhang (presenter), Warwick Business School
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| Banks and impact investing |
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Depositors disciplining banks: The impact of scandals (Presentation)
- Mikael Homanen, Cass Business School, City University
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Contract with benefits: The implementation of impact investing (Presentation)
- Christopher Geczy (presenter), The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
- Jessica Jeffers,University of Chicago Booth School of Business
- David K. Musto, University of Pennsylvania, Finance Department
- Anne M. Tucker, Georgia State University College of Law
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| The PRI Award for Outstanding Research |
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Best quantitative paper: Corporate ESG Profiles and Investor Horizons (Presentation)
- Laura T. Starks, University of Texas at Austin, Department of Finance
- Parth Venkat, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
- Qifei Zhu, University of Texas at Austin, Department of Finance
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Best student paper: Global Supply-Chain Networks and Corporate Social Responsibility
- Christoph Schiller, University of Toronto, Rotman School of Management
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