2022 Conference
Sustainability Accounting Research Network (SARN) Conference
2 September 2022
Keynote Speakers:
Dr Amelia Sharman: Director Climate Standards, External Reporting Board (XRB)
Amelia Sharman is Director Sustainability Reporting at the External Reporting Board (XRB), responsible for managing the execution and coordination of the climate-related disclosure framework for Aotearoa New Zealand, as well as the XRB’s wider sustainability reporting work programme. Dr Sharman has an extensive background in climate and sustainability policy areas, most recently as Head of Policy at Ara Ake, focused on supporting the transition to a low-emissions energy future. She has held a range of project and policy roles across the public and private sectors in New Zealand and the United Kingdom. She has a PhD from the London School of Economics, an MSc from the University of Oxford, and an MA(Hons) from the University of Auckland.
Professor David Lont: Professor of Accounting, University of Otago
Professor David Lont is an award winning, international authority in financial and carbon disclosures. He has an extensive publication record in leading accounting journals. He is an editor for Abacus and Accounting and Finance and was rated a world class researcher in the last PBRF exercise. He is a former president of AFAANZ, and a fellow of CA ANZ, CPA (Aust), AFAANZ and ANCAAR.
He has published influential work on the implied price of greenhouse gas emissions, extreme weather impact on US stock price, supply chain sustainability (conflict mineral) regulations, the VW emission scandal, and investors’ recognition of stranded assets.
One current research projects attracting attention is his work on the impact of extreme weather on EU and UK company profits and stock returns.
2021 Symposia
CEFGroup Climate Finance Symposium
30 November to 1 December 2021
There has been a growing appetite for green finance in the entire financial system. Organisations around the world are shifting quickly to incorporate sustainable practices across all of their investments, services and strategies, driving benefits for society as a whole.
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2020 Symposia
CEFGroup Climate Finance Symposium
3 to 4 December 2020
Sustainable finance and managing climate risk are becoming two of the most important issues facing investors and financial regulators. The IPCC notes that limiting global warming to 1.5°C requires annual average investment of around US$ 2.4 trillion. Climate risks to the financial system are profound and can be understood through Mark Carney’s taxonomy of physical, transition and liability risks.
