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#GRASFI2019 I love this talk ðŸ˜
Jean-Pascal Gond: important reminder that our disciplinary backgrounds influence the research we do, how and why.
(sidenote - an economist once told me "I only work on problems that has data available" 🤷)
Jean-Pascal Gond: important reminder that our disciplinary backgrounds influence the research we do, how and why.
(sidenote - an economist once told me "I only work on problems that has data available" 🤷)
#GRASFI2019 Fascinating analysis of the diffusion of KLD (Kinder Lydenberg and Domini) data use across disciplines and over time
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#GRASFI2019 Super interesting study from @PaulSmeets5 @robbauerUM : Large scale experiment where pension fund members voted on whether their $ contributed to #SDGs , 68% favoured more sustainable investments (even those who expected lower $ returns)
#GRASFI2019 Wowee, stock prices in China go *up* after information about environmental damage is released 😬 But it it's more complex than it sounds. Ping Wei, Central South University
#GRASFI2019 Ping Wei: Chinese institutional investors do take enviro info into consideration when making investment decisions, but use trading strategies that contribute to market volatility
Day 2 #GRASFI2019 Great session on cognition, behaviour and preferences (surrounded by oil paintings of men 🤷 see next tweet)
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Interesting discussion re investment decisions being made by humans versus aLgORiThmS - wouldn't the latter be less influenced by cognitive biases? #GRASFI2019
Crucial question/comment from the floor - where is the evidence for impact "on the ground" from ESG and impact investing? Also need evidence on link between ESG and financial performance #GRASFI2019
Are we deluding ourselves into thinking green/sustainable finance is doing more good than it actually is? @NVJRobins1 called this "green wishing" (cf green washing) #GRASFI2019
