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8:30 - 9:00 (30min)
Registration & Coffee
Welcoming Foyer
9:00 - 9:30 (30min)
Welcome & Opening Remarks
NUFE Library Auditorium
9:30 - 10:30 (1h)
The “Chilling” Effect of Climate Laws on Cross-Border Mergers and Acquisitions
NUFE Library Auditorium
Professor Dragon Tang
10:30 - 11:00 (30min)
Morning Tea
Welcoming Foyer
11:00 - 12:30 (1h30)
B1: Corporate Social Responsibility I
Room 01
Amine Tarazi (Université de Limoges, France)
› Shareholder Conflicts of Values and Preferences, Policy Uncer-tainty, and Price Gaps between Dual-Listed A- and H-Shares in China
- Zhang Haofei, Ningbo University of Technology
11:00-12:30 (1h30)
› Mending Fences: Do Target Firms Bolster Corporate Social Responsibility after Unsuccessful Takeovers?
- Zhenyu Zhang, Hong Kong Baptist University
11:00-12:30 (1h30)
› Prior Lending Relationships and the Effectiveness of Commitments in Sustainability-Linked Loans
- Amine Tarazi, Université de Limoges, France
11:00-12:30 (1h30)
11:00 - 12:30 (1h30)
B2: Environmental, Social and Governance I
Room 02
Tuan Shew Chng (Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, China)
› Human Capital Disclosure in Corporate Earnings Call
- Lu Zhou, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen
11:00-12:30 (1h30)
› Climate Risk Disclosure and Return Anomalies: A Textual Analysis of Chinese A-Shares
- Xiao-Ming Li, Massey University
11:01-12:30 (1h29)
› Nothing environmental, its just business
- Michael Chng, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University
11:02-12:30 (1h28)
11:00 - 12:30 (1h30)
B3: Green Finance I
Room 03
Luca Lin (State University of New York at Buffalo, United States of America)
› The monitoring costs of green lending
- Luca Lin, State University of New York at Buffalo
11:00-12:30 (1h30)
› The Dynamics of Assurances in the Global Green Bond Market
- Jiahang Zhang, The University of Hong Kong
11:00-12:30 (1h30)
› Unlocking Financial Benefits: How Green Bond Issuance Lowers Bank Loan Costs Globally
- Lanhao Gao, Newcastle Business School, University of Newcastle
11:01-12:30 (1h29)
11:00 - 12:30 (1h30)
B4: Behavioral Finance & Sustainability I
Room 04
Ruobing Yan (Harbin Institute of Technology, China)
› The Puzzle of Successful Repurchase: Market Inefficiencies, Managerial Skill, or Both?
- Han Zhou, Monash university
11:00-12:30 (1h30)
› From Equity Greenium to Carbon Return: Discovering Social Signal of Climate Conscience
- Ruobing Yan, Harbin Institute of Technology
11:00-12:30 (1h30)
11:00 - 12:30 (1h30)
B5: Artificial Intelligence & Sustainability
Room 05
Wang Yaqi (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore)
› Target Employee Reviews and Acquisition Outcomes: Does a Private Target Make a Difference?
- Wang Yaqi, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
11:00-12:30 (1h30)
› How Artificial Intelligence Shapes the Breadth and Depth of Intercity Green Collaborative Innovation? A Network Centrality Perspective
- Chengxinge Yang, Hunan University
11:00-12:30 (1h30)
› Machine Learning Forecasts of Tail Risk Spillovers in Carbon and Energy Markets
- Lu Lu, Nanjing University of Finance & Economics
11:01-12:30 (1h29)
12:30 - 14:00 (1h30)
Lunch Break
Welcoming Foyer
14:00 - 15:00 (1h)
Meet-the-Editors
NUFE Library Auditorium
Prof. Sabri Boubaker, Prof. Duc Khuong Nguyen, Prof. Dragon Tang
15:00 - 15:30 (30min)
Afternoon Tea
Welcoming Foyer
15:30 - 17:00 (1h30)
D1: Corporate Social Responsibility II
Room 01
Wei (Maggie) Hao (Massey University, New Zealand)
› Credible CSR and Credit Ratings: How State-Led CSR Enhances Firm Creditworthiness
- Wei (Maggie) Hao, Massey University
15:30-17:00 (1h30)
› Public and Private Interventions in ESG: Evidence from Global Syndicated Lending Guideline Reform
- Xiaoyu Zhu, Sun Yat-Sen University [Guangzhou]
15:30-17:00 (1h30)
› Do Female Directors Drive Corporate Social Responsibility Performance? Evidence from Korea's Board Gender Quota Mandate
- BOXIAN WANG, Yonsei University
15:30-17:00 (1h30)
15:30 - 17:00 (1h30)
D2: Climate Finance I
Room 02
Isaac Otchere (Carleton University, Canada)
› The Fiscal Impact of Local Environmental Commitment: Evidence from China's Green Bond Market
- Haojun Yuan, Massey University
15:30-17:00 (1h30)
› Are exclusions by large public investors effective in changing the behavior of the excluded firms?
- Isaac Otchere, Carleton University
15:30-17:00 (1h30)
› Central banks sowing the seeds for a green financial sector? NGFS membership and market reactions
- Marc Steffen Rapp, Philipps-Universität Marburg, School of Business and Economics, Copenhagen Business School, Department of Accounting, Center for Corporate Governance
15:30-17:00 (1h30)
15:30 - 17:00 (1h30)
D3: Green Finance II
Room 03
Sasha Molchanov (Massey University, New Zealand)
› When Green Meets Digital: The Surprising Relationships Between Eco-Investments and Crypto Assets in Turbulent Times
- Sasha Molchanov, Massey University
15:30-17:00 (1h30)
› Sustainable Debt, Sustainable Returns? The Impact of Green Bonds on Firm Performance in China
- Olga Alekseeva, HSE University
15:31-17:00 (1h29)
› Go Green or Go Rich? - Future Investors' choice in an Experimental Asset Market
- Ye Bai, Xian Jiaotong Liverpool University
15:32-17:00 (1h28)
15:30 - 17:00 (1h30)
D4: Environmental, Social and Governance II
Room 04
Amanjot Singh (University of New Brunswick, Canada)
› The Green Ripple: Does Foreign Environmental Norm Shape Corporate Green Sustainability through Global Supply Chains?
- Jing Liao, Massey University
15:30-17:00 (1h30)
› Do Repurchases Facilitate Shareholder Exit? Evidence from CEO Pay Ratio Disclosure
- Feng Yue, University of Science and Technology of China
15:30-17:00 (1h30)
› Corporate Misconduct and Labor Leverage
- Amanjot Singh, University of New Brunswick
15:30-17:00 (1h30)
15:30 - 17:00 (1h30)
D5: Digital Transformation & Sustainability
Room 05
Mei Qiu (Massey University, New Zealand)
› Digital transformation and the advancement of new quality productivity: a supply chain perspective
- Shengnan Liu, Nanjing University of Finance & Economics
15:30-17:00 (1h30)
› Household digital transformation and financial resilience: Evidence from China
- Mei Qiu, Massey University
15:31-17:00 (1h29)
› How Does Data factor Marketization Boost Urban Green Productivity? Evidence from Chinese Quasi-Natural Experiments
- Jing Li, School of Finance, Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics
15:32-17:00 (1h28)
18:30 - 21:30 (3h)
GALA DINNER & BEST PAPER AWARDS
InterContinental Hotel Nanjing (47th Floor)
8:30 - 9:00 (30min)
Registration & Coffee
Welcoming Foyer
9:00 - 10:00 (1h)
Corporate Culture in Sustainable Finance: Founder Influences and Stakeholder Perspectives
NUFE Library Auditorium
Professor Kai Li
10:00 - 10:30 (30min)
Morning Tea
Welcoming Foyer
10:30 - 12:00 (1h30)
F1: Corporate Social Responsibility III
Room 01
Jing Chi (Massey University, New Zealand)
› Arm's Length or Arm-in-arm? Multibusiness firms' Institutional Arbitrage in Medical Monitoring Claims
- Mingmei Liu, Jinan University, China
10:30-12:00 (1h30)
› When Help Hurts: The Environmental Externalities of Industrial Subsidies
- Wei Li, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
10:31-12:00 (1h29)
› Organisational medical welfare and firm productivity: The role of employee psychological security
- Jing Chi, Massey University
10:32-12:00 (1h28)
10:30 - 12:00 (1h30)
F2: Climate Finance II
Room 02
Biao Yang (Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China)
› Fund Mergers, Cross Ownership and Environmental Spillovers in Supply Chains
- Yujia Shao, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
10:30-12:00 (1h30)
› From Words to Wealth: The Role of Climate Change Disclosures in Global Stock Return
- Dong Ding, Hefei University of Technology
10:32-12:00 (1h28)
10:30 - 12:00 (1h30)
F3: Environmental, Social and Governance III
Room 03
Kayshani Gibbon (Utrecht University, Netherlands)
› From Incidents to Actions: The Dynamics of ESG Engagement in Asset Management
- Yongheng Sun, Singapore Management University
10:30-12:00 (1h30)
› Do green and sustainability-linked bank loans enable green innovation?
- Kayshani Gibbon, Universiteit Utrecht / Utrecht University [Utrecht]
10:31-12:00 (1h29)
› Healthy Returns: The Impact of Paid Sick Leave on Hospital Healthcare Quality
- Lei Lei, Hong Kong Polytechnic University
10:32-12:00 (1h28)
10:30 - 12:00 (1h30)
F4: Behavioral Finance & Sustainability II
Room 04
Limin Xu (University of Adelaide, Australia)
› The Salience of Climate Change and Green Patents Review: Evidence from Climatic Disasters
- Yajing Wang, Hong Kong Polytechnic University
10:30-12:00 (1h30)
› ESG Controversies and Inventor Job-hopping
- Limin Xu, The University of Adelaide, Australia
10:31-12:00 (1h29)
› Uncertainties in cross-section returns of Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)
- Yongyu Chen, Massey University
10:32-12:00 (1h28)
10:30 - 12:00 (1h30)
F5: Digital Finance, Fintech & Sustainability
Room 05
Tiantian Tang (Shandong University, China)
› When FinTech Meets Sustainability: The Dark Side of Fintech in Green Investment Decisions
- Ruichen Ma, Macau University of Science and Technology
10:30-12:00 (1h30)
› ESG Rating Divergence: Cost of Digital Finance
- Tiantian Tang, Shandong University
10:31-12:00 (1h29)
› When Algos Face the Tail: Intraday Risk in High-Frequency Trading
- Devika Arumugam, Indian Institute of Management Indore
10:32-12:00 (1h28)
12:00 - 13:30 (1h30)
Lunch Break
Welcoming Foyer
13:30 - 15:00 (1h30)
G1: Corporate Social Responsibility IV
Room 01
Qifang Feng (Tsinghua University, China)
› ESG Engagement and Disclosure: Implications for Stock Misvaluation and Market Efficiency in China
- Qifang Feng, Massey University
13:30-15:00 (1h30)
› When Social Media Bites: ESG Backlash and Institutional Insulation in Chinese Firms
- Yuejiao Wang, Université du Québec à Montréal, Canada
13:31-15:00 (1h29)
› Corporate operational inflexibility and philanthropic giving: The moderating effect of managerial short-termism
- Linshan Zeng, Massey University
13:32-15:00 (1h28)
13:30 - 15:00 (1h30)
G2: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Room 02
Seungjoon Oh (Peking University HSBC Business School, China)
› Mind the Gap: Gender Discrimination in Loan Pricing Around the World
- Christoph Domnick, Finance Center Münster - University of Münster
13:30-15:00 (1h30)
› Can Board Gender Diversity Resolve ESG Rating Disagreement?
- Yilan Cui, The University of Queensland
13:31-15:00 (1h29)
› Tradeoff between Entrepreneurship and Fertility: Evidence from China's Nationwide Two-Child Policy
- Seungjoon Oh, Peking University HSBC Business School, China
13:32-15:00 (1h28)
13:30 - 15:00 (1h30)
G3: Environmental, Social and Governance IV
Room 03
Shaun McDowell (Wenzhou-Kean University, China)
› Performance persistence of ESG funds: Evidence from China
- Shaun McDowell, Wenzhou-Kean University
13:30-15:00 (1h30)
› Do ESG investments curb firm competitiveness? The case of China's national drug procurement regime
- Qian Zhuang, China Pharmaceutical University
13:31-15:00 (1h29)
› Good News and Bad News: Customer ESG News and Supplier Green Transformation
- Xu Huang, Nankai University
13:32-15:00 (1h28)
13:30 - 15:00 (1h30)
G4: Behavioral Finance & Sustainability III
Room 04
Claire Matthews (Massey University, New Zealand)
› Transformation in Retail Banking – Do New Zealand's Retail Bank Customers Welcome Green Banking?
- Claire Matthews, Massey University
13:30-15:00 (1h30)
› When Greed Meets Bias: Its Dual Impact on the Disposition Effect
- Haoyang Yu, Auckland University of Technology
13:31-15:00 (1h29)
› Hot Under the Collar: Impacts of Extreme Heat on Financial Consumer Complaints
- Rui Sun, University of Adelaide
13:32-15:00 (1h28)
13:30 - 15:00 (1h30)
G5: Biodiversity & Climate Change
Room 05
Linti Zhang (The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong)
› Attention to Biodiversity Risk: Evidence from the United Nations COP15 metting
- Linti Zhang, Hong Kong Polytechnic University
13:30-15:00 (1h30)
› Bridging the gap or deepening divide? The impact of climate belief and regulation intervention on corporate environmental disconnect
- Fangyuan Kou, University of Exeter Business School
13:31-15:00 (1h29)
› The “Major Questions” of Carbon Emissions and Value Relevance of Climate Litigation
- XIAOYI LYU, Sun Yat-Sen University [Guangzhou]
13:32-15:00 (1h28)
15:00 - 18:00 (3h)
CULTURAL HERITAGE ACTIVITIES AND NETWORKING
Cultural Heritage Activities and Networking @ Qixia Mountain
