2020-2021

Publication: The Virtuous Circle of Ethics and Sustainability

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Table of Contents

Mairead McGuinness  
Editorial: The Virtuous Circle of Ethics and Sustainability  
Values and Principles of the Jury  
Global Jury : Eighth Edition 2020/2021  

Part I : Issues in Sustainable Finance

Justice and Sustainability : Pricing in Physical Climate Risks, Julie E. Segal   
Shades of Green: Ethics in Net-Zero Financial Transition, Kelley Anne Hamrick   
The Ethics of Sustainable Investing, Alina Mika   
Service to Others in Banking and Financial Services : Call to Action, Mohamed Ahmed Shallo & Noah Sesi Nzuki   

Part II : Ethical Dimensions of Credit and Debt

Asymmetrical Access to Capital : Why Ethics Matters, Andrea Longton 
Lenders as Monitors of Risk Devolution, Martin Lockman
Ethical Pathways to Reduce Africa’s Sovereign Debt, Anazuo Saadat Salihu  
Debt Cap Rules and Ethics: Balancing Stability and Inclusion, Bálint Dancsik  

Part III : Ethics Embedded in Institutions

The European Central Bank and the Future of Ethical Debt Market, Joanna Anita Pękala  
Financial Market Infrastructures, a case of “ethics without ethics”, Louis de Diesbach  
Bank Secrecy at an Ethical Crossroads, Brian Collins Ocen  
Ethics and Trust in Virtual Currencies, Bessie O’Dell  

 

Award Ceremony of the 8^th edition

On 18 November 2021, the Award Ceremony of the 8^th edition of the Global Prize “Ethics & Trust in Finance for a Sustainable Future” took place, by Zoom.

It started with a Round Table “Does the focus on sustainability in finance make ethics redundant?” followed by a Keynote Address by Mairead McGuinness, European Commissioner for Financial Services, Financial Stability and Capital Markets Union.

The full video of the Award Ceremony is available here.

The Authors of the winning papers are: First Prize Julie Segal (Canada), “Justice and Sustainability: Pricing in Physical Climate Risks” Second ex-aequo Prizes Martin Lockman (United States of America), “Lenders as Monitors of Risk Devolution” Alina Mika (Poland), “The Ethics of Sustainable Investing” Third ex-aequo Prizes Kelley Anne Hamrick (United States of America),”Shades of Green: Ethics in Net-Zero Financial Transition” Andrea Longton (United States of America), “Asymmetrical Access to Capital: Why Ethics Matters”

 

Nominees of the 8^th edition

The 12 nominees of this 8^th edition are:

• Mr Brian Collins Ocen – “Bank Secrecy at Ethical Crossroads”
• Mr Bálint Dancsik – “Debt cap rules and ethics: balancing between financial stability and financial inclusion”
• Mr Louis de Diesbach – “Financial Market Infrastructures as tools – a case of “ethics without ethics””
• Mrs Kelley Hamrick – “Shades of green: the role of ethics in transitioning to a net-zero financial future”
• Mr Felix “Martin” Lockman – “Lenders as Monitors of Risk Devolution”
• Mrs Andrea Longton – “Asymmetrical Access to Capital: Why Ethics Matter in Financial Institutions”
• Mrs Alina Mika – “Fifty Shades of Green: The Ethics of Sustainable Investing”
• Mrs Bessie O’Dell – “Ethics and Trust in Virtual Currency”
• Mrs Joanna Pękala – “The Role of the European Central Bank in the Development of Ethical Debt Market”
• Mrs Anazuo Salihu – “Ethical and Sustainable Pathways to Unburden Africa’s Sovereign Debt Burden”
• Mrs Julie Segal – “Lessons in environmental justice for sustainable finance: pricing in the physical risks of climate change”
• Mr Mohamed Ahmed Shallo & Mr Noah Sesi Nzuki – “Service to Others: integrating social, environmental and ethical considerations in the financial industry. A call to Action”

 

Official Launch of the 8th Edition of the Prize

The 8^th edition of the global Prize Ethics & Trust in Finance for a Sustainable Future has been officially launched virtually on the 2 June 2020

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