The Global Research Alliance for Sustainable Finance and Investment (GRASFI) was founded in 2017 to promote multi-disciplinary academic research on Sustainable Finance and Investment.

The 2nd GRASFI-Asia conference showcasing Sustainable Finance and Investment research from and about Asia will be held in January 2027 in partnership with Singapore Green Finance Centre (SGFC). This year’s conference will be hosted at Singapore Management University (SMU) from the evening of the 18th to 20th January 2027.

We are looking for high-quality papers on Sustainable Finance and Investment for and about Asia. Each selected paper will be given a 30-minute presentation slot (20 to present and 10 for questions).

The deadline for submission is 31 August 2026.

Submission Guidelines

All papers must be original and unpublished. PhD research is also welcome.

List of Topics

The conference is open to methodologically rigorous and robust submissions in all areas of sustainable finance and investment for and about Asia. Specifically, we are looking for research that is relevant to Investment Management, Banking, or Insurance as they intersect with the following topic areas:

• Climate Finance, Monetary Policy, and Central Banking
• Nature/Biodiversity Finance/Capital
• Net-zero transition
• Carbon Markets and Decarbonisation
• Energy Finance
• Sustainability-Linked Financial Products and Innovations
• Stakeholder Participation and Stewardship
• Governance and Corporate Social Responsibility
• Justice and Inequality
• AI and Sustainability
• Catastrophe/Resilience/Disaster Risk Financing
• Sustainability Indicators, Measurement and Reporting
• Data sets, metrics, and data processing methodology
• Sustainability/ESG Regulation, Disclosure & Reporting
• Investor behaviour
• Sustainable Finance and Asset Pricing

Committees

Program Committee

• Theodor Cojoianu (Singapore Management University)
• Hao Liang (Nanyang Technological University)
• Darwin Choi (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)

Contact

All questions about submissions should be emailed to heidi.raubenheimer@sustainablefinancealliance.org