Is Europe’s sustainable finance strategy failing?
19.30 - 21.00
15 May 2025, Haus am Dom, Frankfurt am Main/Germany

Kenneth Amaeshi (European University Institute and University of Edinburgh)
Sabine Dörry (Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research, LISER)
Wojtek Kalinowski (Institut Veblen, Paris)
Wiebke Merbeth (Deloitte/ EU Platform for Sustainable Finance): Supporting financial service providers and institutional investors in sustainable finance

Moderation: Jan Schulte (Tagesspiegel) & Ulrich Klüh (Darmstadt
University of Applied Sciences)

Organized by Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences in cooperation with Osnabrück University, Paderborn University and the Sociological Research Institute Göttingen (SOFI)

All the programation here :

Building on the work of the Climate Finance Society research consortium, this workshop delves into the societal and institutional foundations of sustainable finance. Through an interdisciplinary dialogue, it aims to uncover perspectives and practical insights in the context of the current (contested) political sustainable finance agenda. Discussions will address the international dimensions of sustainable finance, the evolving roles of public actors, the impact of real-economy stakeholders and civil society, as well as and critical reflections on power structures and blind spots within the field. A public panel discussion will bring together researchers and high-level representatives from institutions such as the EU Commission, the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB), and civil society to assess the EU’s sustainable finance strategy.