The NBS-PRI-ECGI Public Lecture Series is a global joint initiative between Nanyang Business School (NBS), Principles of Responsible Investment (PRI) and European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI) to facilitate the knowledge exchanges between academics, practitioners, and policymakers in sustainable business.The series provides monthly in-person or online public lectures, running from January to November 2026. Each lecture will feature a leading academic to present cutting-edge research of a specific topic, and an industry expert to moderate the session, sharing insights from the field and also tailoring audience questions in a way to better enable bridging the gap between research and practice.
Session 6 - Are We Listening? Using Conflict Analytics to Manage Corporate Political risk
Date: Tuesday, 8 September 2026
Time: 13:00 - 14:30 GMT 21:00 - 22:30 SGT
Platform: Zoom
As geopolitical tensions continue to reshape the global business landscape, organisations face growing political risks across their supply chains, workforce, customers and operating environments. This session explores why traditional approaches to managing political risk are becoming less effective and introduces a conflict-listening framework that helps organisations identify early signs of conflict and better understand local stakeholder concerns. Drawing on research and real-world examples, participants will gain practical insights into political risk assessment, due diligence and stakeholder engagement.
- Presenter: Witold Henisz, Deloitte & Touche Professor of Management in Honor of Russell E. Palmer, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvani
- Moderator: Jessica Wan, Social Research Lead, Redwheel
Session 5 - Sustainable Business: A Financial Handbook for Sustainability
Date: Tuesday, 11th August 2026
Time: 10:00 - 11:30 GMT 18:00 - 19:30 SGT
Platform: Zoom
Venue: Wee Cho Yaw Plaza, NBS
As ESG fatigue grows in boardrooms, organisations are increasingly challenged to demonstrate how sustainability initiatives create tangible business value. This session explores a practical framework that connects sustainability directly to firm risk, financial performance, and shareholder value. Participants will gain insights into actionable sustainability KPIs, integrated reporting best practices, and AI-powered tools that can accelerate implementation at scale.
- Presenter: Shiva Rajgopal, Roy Bernard Kester and T.W. Byrnes Professor of Accounting and Auditing, Columbia Business School
- Moderator: Eric Lim, Chief Sustainability Officer, United Overseas Bank (UOB)
Session 4 - Environmental Entrepreneurship: From Idea to Adoption
Date: Wednesday, 14th April 2026
Time: 14:00 - 15:30 GMT 21:00 - 22:30 SGT
Platform: Zoom
Entrepreneurship can help fight climate change, but its impact is not fully understood. Professor York suggests a framework for businesses and policymakers to support a carbon-free and sustainable future.
- Presenter: Jeffrey G. York, Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship, Leeds School of Business, University of Colorado Boulder
- Moderator: Alina Truhina, Founder & Managing Partner, UTOPIA Capital
Session 3 - Shareholder Proposals: Past, Present, and Future
Date: Tuesday, 10 March 2026
Time: 11:30 - 13:00 GMT | 19:30 - 21:00 SGT
Platform: Zoom
Venue: Wee Cho Yaw Plaza, NBS
This lecture discussed the past, present and future of shareholder proposals at U.S. public companies. It contextualized recent developments in light of the dynamics of both corporate and securities law.
- Presenter: Adriana Robertson, Donald N. Pritzker Professor of Business Law, University of Chicago
Session 2 - Nature and Biodiversity Loss: Economic and Financial Implications
Date: Tuesday, 10 February 2026
Time: 13:00 - 14:30 GMT | 21:00 - 22:30 SGT
Platform: Zoom
This lecture reviewed recent research exploring the ways in which nature and biodiversity loss affect economic output and financial markets, and how this interacts with climate change.
- Presenter: Johannes Stroebel, David S. Loeb Professor of Finance, NYU Stern
- Moderator: Tessa Younger, Stewardship Lead, CCLA
Session 1 - Carbon Transition Risk
Date: Tuesday, 13 January 2026
Time: 13:00 - 14:30 GMT | 21:00 - 22:30 SGT
Platform: Zoom
The lecture introduced carbon transition risk and focused on potential misconceptions and challenges regarding this concept. I wanted to introduce a global perspective on the topic from different perspectives: regulators, investors, and firms. I wanted to discuss issues related to interpretability and measurement of the risk. Investors and practitioners hopefullt got a more conceptually founded framework for thinking about the risk and how to do and not to do inference in this area.
- Presenter: Marcin Kacperczyk, Professor of Finance, Imperial Business School
- Moderator: Sara Rosner, Director of Responsible Investing, Alliance Bernstein
The details of the next sessions in the series will be added to this webpage in the coming months, be sure to check back for more information.
Venue
Zoom
Organiser
Contact: zoe.hua@unpri.org
