Building a Sustainable World Through Finance
The Center for Sustainable Finance (CSF) at Católica Lisbon School of Business & Economics (CATÓLICA-LISBON) was born on April 22nd, 2024 – Earth’s day. The CSF aims to provide world-class expertise on the area of Sustainable Finance.
It is the first of its kind in Portugal and one of the first in Europe, marking CATÓLICA-LISBON’s leadership in producing and sharing top-tier knowledge.
At the CSF, we believe finance impacts all aspects of our lives, and can be a powerful lever for the development and prosperity of our Society. The CSF aims to advance the role of Finance on the most pressing intergenerational challenges of our times, where Finance has an important role in fostering a better long-term resource and capital allocation. We believe that a good understanding of the role Finance can play fosters better outcomes for our Economy, our Society and our Planet – towards a Sustainable Home.
As such, we are defining Climate Change and the Transition to a Sustainable Society as our inaugural topic.
António Baldaque da Silva, Executive Director
Mission
— Contribute to the smoothest and best possible transition toward a sustainable and prosperous world economy.
— Leverage literacy in the area to equip ALL Companies and People.
Our ethos goes by “Developing Pathways for a Prosperous Future”.
Principles
— We commit to a sustainable world.
— We believe business and finance play a critical role to promote societal prosperity.
— We focus on actionable decision-making for social, economic, and policy agents.
— We focus on decision-making for social, economic and policy agents.
— We collaborate and share knowledge with professionals and researchers.
Goals
Our main goal is to provide actionable top-tier expertise in Sustainable Finance to:
— Advance rigorous academic research and knowledge in the area.
— Accelerate the adoption of solutions to key societal and economic challenges.
— Enhance Sustainable Finance learning and skills across all economic sectors.
Based on the best scientific knowledge, we want to empower all people and social agents that are engaged in a transition to a sustainable world.
Call To Action
Considering society’s current global challenges and that CSF inaugural focus topic is advancing the role of Finance in tackling climate change and fostering a successful transition to a sustainable society, we set a Call to Action for all economic agents to align financial decision-making and business models with the following action pillars:
1. Carbon-neutral economic development no later than 2050.
2. A transition that is triple fold – broad, balanced and just.
3. A credible plan for adaptation and resilience.
4. Cooperation and knowledge-sharing through purposeful partnerships.
5. Actions supported by the latest scientific-based evidence and reasoning.
6. The development of a new set of specialised skills needed to support the transition.
Meet Our People
At CSF we cherish purpose, knowledge and collaboration, so we are a living ecosystem of entrepreneurial, talented and motivated people
CSF
Core Team
Affiliated Professors
Contributors
Affiliated Researchers
Scientific Committee
Advisory Board
Partners
CSF
Core Team
The driving force behind the Center's everyday activity.
Affiliated Professors
The network of expert and educators who deliver top-tier training and insights.
Contributors
The people who boost the Center activities with their diverse skills and fresh perspectives.
Affiliated Researchers
The academics developing groundbreaking research with support from the CSF.
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Eva Schliephake
Research Area: Finance and Consumption
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Geraldo Cerqueiro
Research Area: Corporate Finance
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José Faias
Research Area: Empirical Asset Pricing
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Susana Campos Martins
Research Area: Asset Pricing & Econometrics
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Scientific Committee
The experts providing scientific oversight and support for the Center's initiatives.
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José Corrêa Guedes
Area of Expertise: Finance
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Bernardo Ivo Cruz
Area of Expertise: Politics & Sustainability
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Ana Albuquerque
Area of Expertise: Accounting
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Pedro Matos Soares
Area of Expertise: Physical Sciences
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Advisory Board
The experts guiding the Center’s agenda and fostering its development.
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Robert F. Engle
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Bennett W. Golub
Chief Risk Officer (former) and Co-Founder of BlackRock, Inc. - LinkedIn
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Linda-Eling Lee
Founding Director and Head of the MSCI Sustainability Institute Linkedin
Partners
Founding Partner
Our founding sponsor and partner is Fundação Santander Portugal, a leading institution with measurable impact in the Portuguese society. Among other projects, it promotes the education of all generations as a way towards achieving its end-goal – a more developed, just, inclusive, and sustainable society.
