Making Japan’s GX a model for the world
A recent article, entitled ‘Making Japan’s GX a model for the world’ written by Ben Caldecott, Director of the Sustainable Finance Group at the University of Oxford, examines Japan’s ambitious Green Transformation (GX) initiative – a ten-year, 150 trillion yen plan aimed at driving decarbonization and mobilizing private investment. Read more about his insights and […]
Lecture by Ruth Davis OBE UK Special Representative for Nature
The Oxford Sustainable Finance Group, the Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery and FinBio, hosted a lecture by Ruth Davis OBE, the UK Special Representative for Nature. The lecture took place on Friday 3 October 2025 at Trinity College, Oxford, followed by a drinks reception. This was a timely opportunity to hear directly from Ruth on the UK Government’s […]
Emmanuel Faber public lecture: Future Proofing Capital Markets with Sustainability Disclosures
The University of Oxford Prize for Greening Finance was established in 2023 to recognise research and service that helps society better understand how environmental change influences finance and investment, and how economic and financial systems can contribute to achieving global environmental sustainability. An endowment has been established to support the Prize in perpetuity through a […]
Lecture by Ruth Davis OBE UK Special Representative for Nature
The Oxford Sustainable Finance Group, the Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery and FinBio, are hosting a lecture by Ruth Davis OBE, the UK Special Representative for Nature. The lecture will take place at 5.00 pm on Friday 3 October 2025 at Trinity College, Oxford, and will be followed by a drinks reception. Nature is fundamental to climate stability, food security, […]
Oxford Sustainable Finance Summit 2025: A look back
We hosted our third Oxford Sustainable Finance Summit in July on the theme of reinvention and renewal. A recalibration of sustainable finance and investment is underway. After a decade of continuous expansion, we are entering a period of reinvention and consolidation. Geopolitical upheaval, economic uncertainty, and rapid advances in technologies such as AI are reshaping […]
Inaugural Oxford Symposium on the Carbon Removal Budget: Bridging Science, Equity, and Innovation.
The inaugural Oxford Symposium on the “Carbon Removal Budget (CRB): Bridging Science, Equity, and Innovation” was held at Rhodes House, Oxford, and brought together researchers, policymakers, and industry leaders to explore the evolving role of carbon dioxide removal (CDR) in global net-zero strategies. Recognising CDR as a finite yet essential resource, the symposium examined how […]
Stewardship in Turbulent Times: One Day Symposium
The Oxford Sustainable Finance Group and ShareAction convened an invitation-only symposium at Balliol College, Oxford, bringing together a select group of leaders from across the capital markets. The theme – Stewardship in Turbulent Times – could not have been more timely, as economic, environmental, and geopolitical uncertainties continue to reshape the investment landscape. The gathering […]
Professor Rob Bauer public lecture: What Investors Really Want: Beliefs, Preferences, and the Practice of Sustainable Investing
The University of Oxford Prize for Greening Finance was established in 2023 to recognise research and service that helped society better understand how environmental change influenced finance and investment, and how economic and financial systems could contribute to achieving global environmental sustainability. An endowment was established to support the Prize in perpetuity through a generous […]
Global banks fuel fossil growth despite climate crisis warnings
Ben Caldecott, Director of the Oxford Sustainable Finance Group, was recently featured in an article by The Wall Street Journal, which detailed global banks sharp increase for fossil fuel financing in 2024, committing $869.4 billion—a 23% rise from the previous year—despite escalating climate warnings, according to the latest Banking on Climate Chaos report. Ben Caldecott […]
Stewardship in Turbulent Times: One Day Symposium
Convened by the Oxford Sustainable Finance Group and ShareAction: Stewardship in Turbulent Times. This closed-door gathering will bring together a select group of seasoned leaders with deep experience in capital markets to reflect and exchange on investor stewardship in a period of economic, environmental and geopolitical uncertainty. There is no fee for this event. Our […]