A nexus of sustainability, financial markets, and scientific innovation
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Professor William Cong delivered the fifth lecture in the NBS-PRI-ECGI Public Lecture Series. In his lecture titled “A Nexus of Sustainability, Financial Markets, and Scientific Innovation,” he explored the often-overlooked interconnections between conservation policies, financial markets, and scientific progress. Drawing on cutting-edge research, Professor Cong demonstrated how actions like fishing bans and biodiversity protection not only address ecological crises but also generate unexpected benefits in areas such as public finance, real estate markets, and scientific productivity.
The lecture was moderated by Addy Cheng, Founder of Climate+ and MU Investments.
The series provides monthly in-person or online public lectures. 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.
The NBS-PRI-ECGI Public Lecture Series is a new 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.
