ECGI Conversations - Michelle Lowry
ECGI Conversation Series
Dr. Tom Gosling interviews Prof. Michelle Lowry, the TD Bank Professor of Finance at Drexel University, on her recent paper ‘Firms’ Transition to Green: Innovation versus Lobbying’, co-authored by Sungjoung Kwon & Michela Verardo.
Prof. Lowry shares her insights on these key issues:
- Firms environmental-related lobbying transactions political classifications
- Why might firms accelerate green innovation but also practice brown lobbying?
- Can we use these indicators to help predict a firm’s future activity?
- Do ratings agencies accurately capture firms’ true environmental profile?
We hope you enjoy the conversation.
Speakers
Tom Gosling
Executive Fellow
The London School of Economics and Political Science and ECGI
Contributor
Michelle Lowry
TD Bank Professor of Finance; Academic Director of Gupta Governance Institute
Drexel University
Research Member
