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Call for candidates -- PhD Thesis -- 2° Investing In itiative

  • 1.  Call for candidates -- PhD Thesis -- 2° Investing In itiative

    Posted 01-02-2014 12:09

    CALL PhD CANDIDATES

     

    As part of its research program on the evaluation of financing the transition to a low-carbon economy, the 2° Investing Initiative recruits 5 PhD candidates on the following topics:

     

    1.     Development and adaptation of 2° investment scenarios for financial institutions
    2.     Measuring the climate performance of companies
    3.     Measuring the climate performance of financial institutions
    4.     Materiality of climate risks for the financial sector
    5.     Financial performance of "2° Investment"

     

    The projects will be conducted in collaboration with members and partners of the 2°ii (research labs, financial institutions, public authorities, think tanks, data providers).

     

    • Download the call for applicants

    • Download the detailed description of the research programme

     

    For any enquiry, please contact Hugues Chenet (hugueschenet@2degrees-investing.org).

     

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    Hugues Chenet

    Scientific Director

    2° INVESTING INITIATIVE

    www.2degrees-investing.org

    Twitter: @2degreesinvest

    Paris: +33 1 4281 1997  •  47 rue de la Victoire, 75009 Paris - France

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    The 2° Investing Initiative is a multi-stakeholder think tank bringing together financial institutions, issuers, policy makers, researchers and environmental NGOs from 12 countries. We are a non-profit organization promoting the integration of climate goals and long-term needs in financial institutions' investment strategies and the related regulatory frameworks.

     

    Recent publications include: 

    An exploratory paper on a 2° investing regulatory framework  •  A state-of-the-art review of financed emissions assessment methodologies

     

    Forthcoming publications cover the following topics:

    •  The materiality of climate litigation risks  

    •  The implications of using mainstream benchmarks for long-term and climate finance  

    •  The integration of climate goals in tax incentives on savings and pension funds benefits  

    •  The future of carbon/climate reporting from an investor's perspective

    •  Shifting private capital towards climate friendly investment
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