Initiative in Sustainable Finance: Research Highlight by Tobias Schimanski, PhD Candidate

Interview with Laura Wollny, visiting PhD student at our UZH Department of Finance

Prof. Carmen Tanner und ihr Team untersuchen unerwünschte Folgen ethischer Entscheidungshilfen in Organisationen

As part of a blog series marking the 20th anniversary of the SFI, Prof. Zacharias Sautner was interviewed about his research on nature risks and biodiversity loss for financial markets

With Prof. Markus Leippold on 3 June 2026

RiskON 2025 White Paper by Prof. Walter Farkas and Dr. Daniel Fasnacht

Initiative in Sustainable Finance: Research Highlight by Prof. Thorsten Hens and Dr. Ester Trutwin

Wer hat die beste Lösung für die Bedürfnisse der Kunden? Wissenschaftlich begleitetes Mystery Shopping mit Schweizer Privatbanken. Von und mit Prof. Thorsten Hens

Seminarteilnehmende bewerten innerhalb von zwei Wochen Geschäftsberichte und Investor-Relations-Auftritte

Beyond Carbon: Debating the Future with Prof. Markus Leippold on 8 May 2026

Chaired by Prof. Alexander Wagner and organized by the Department of Finance at the University of Zurich

The third annual conference will feature a keynote address by Prof. Andreas Fuster (EPFL) and is organized by PhD candidates of the Department of Finance

Organized by the Department of Finance at the University of Zurich and Saïd Business School at the University of Oxford

Initiated by Prof. Walter Farkas and co-organized by the Department of Finance

Hosted by the University of Bern and co-organized by the Universities of Zurich and Wisconsin-Madison

Organized by Prof. Felix Kubler and Prof. Yucheng Yang and with Special Guest Prof. Tom Sargent, Nobel Prize Winner

Panel Discussion covened by Academic Guest Arna Olafsson, co-organized by Francisco Amaral and Felix von Meyerinck and hosted by Collegium Helveticum

Chaired by Prof. Alexander Wagner and organized by the Department of Finance at the University of Zurich

Symposium mit Prof. Thorsten Hens, geleitet von Prof. Rolf Sethe und veranstaltet vom UZH Center for Financial Market Regulation

Focus: Political Uncertainty and CFO Risk Mitigation

Panel Discussion with Thorsten Hens, covened by Academic Guest Jędrzej Białkowski and hosted by Collegium Helveticum

Fostering collaboration and career opportunities between students and industry partners

Initiative in Sustainable Finance 'Practitioners Meet Academics' Conference: 9 October 2025 at the University of Zurich

Organized by the Department of Finance at the University of Zurich and Saïd Business School at the University of Oxford

Initiated by Prof. Walter Farkas and co-organized by the Department of Finance

Co-organized by Prof. Zacharias Sautner in collaboration with Goethe University Frankfurt and the Leibniz Institute for Financial Research SAFE

Second annual event with a keynote address by Prof. Caroline Flammer (Columbia University), organized by PhD candidates from our Department

Hosted by the Finance and Economics Departments at the University of Zurich and the Economics Department at the University of Bern

Organized by Prof. Yucheng Yang (UZH) and Prof. Xiaodong Zhu (HKU)

Chaired by Prof. Alexander Wagner and organized by the Department of Finance at the University of Zurich

Fifth annual workshop for young finance researchers, organized by PhD Candidates of our Department 

Regulatory Financial Reporting: Ready for the Next Challenges?

CFO Insights on AI, Big Data and Impact on Investment Management

Fruchtbarer Austausch zwischen Vertreter:innen aus Wissenschaft, Praxis und Regulation zur Zukunft von Sustainable Finance

"Value-oriented and sustainable equity investment in times of paradigm shift"

Hackathon: Innovative risk management solutions for the financial industry

1 October 2024 at the University of Zurich

Blockchain research insights: talks, sessions workshops, panels, demos, keynotes, fireside chats

Panel Discussion: 5 September 2024 at the University of Zurich

Keynote speaker: Caroline Flammer, A. Barton Hepburn Professor of Economics at Columbia University on 11 July 2024 at the University of Zurich

12 June 2024 at the University of Zurich

6-7 June 2024 at the University of Zurich

High-profile get together in Switzerland to discuss current and important themes in the field of macroeconomics and finance

The Initiative in Sustainable Finance was officially launched on 5 March 2024 in the Aula of the University of Zurich