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Vigeo Eiris News - 03/10/2014
2nd academic conference: Assessing Corporate and Sovereign Intangible Capital
Vigeo organized on 2nd October its second academic conference on the CSR scientific analysis.
Vigeo organized the second edition of its academic conference in which main findings and conclusions from the studies will be presented by their authors. Based on information and opinions resulting from our ESG rating activity, the event, supervized by Vigeo’s Scientific Council, included two roundtables in which both CSR and SRI professionals took part, to discuss related topics with researchers.
Studies presented during the conference – 10/02/2014 – BNP Paribas Investment Partners
SRI RESEARCHES
Isabelle Girerd-Potin, CERAG, IAE Grenoble
Which dimensions of social responsibility concern financial investors?
Vincent Lapointe, Kedge Business School
ESG rating, liquidity and cost of equity (only in French)
CSR RESEARCHES
Patricia Crifo, École Polytechnique
Measuring the effect of government ESG performance on sovereign borrowing cost
Luc Renneboog, Tilburg University
The Foundations of Corporate Responsibility
2 round tables were driven by Andrew Wicks and Craig Smith, members of the Scientific Council with:
- Helena Vines Fiestas, BNP Paribas IP
- Marie Brière, Responsable du Centre de Recherche aux Investisseurs, Amundi
- Bozena Jankowska, Allianz Global Investors
- Elisabeth Cassagnes, La Française AM