During the conference there are a number of additional special tracks:
Tracks in this theme are:
” Marie Curie Training Network “
1. Circular European Economy Innovative Training Network (Circ€uit) – I. Project presentations on aspects of a circularity transition (Track 27)
Goal: The goal of the Circ€uit Network is to train 15 young researchers in the field of Circular Economy. For this purpose, 15 PhD projects started at Leiden University, TU Delft, Aston Business School, Cranfield University, INP Grenoble, NTNU and Linkoping University covering five main perspectives on a circularity transition. These included: Business Models, Supply Chain, Users, Design and Systemic aspects. We organize two adjacent sessions, with 6 presentations reflecting project results.
Track chair: Prof. Dr. Arnold Tukker, Scientific director and head of the department of Industrial Ecology Institute of Environmental Sciences (CML), Leiden University, Senior Researcher, TNO
2. Circular European Economy Innovative Training Network (Circ€uit) – II. Presentation and interactive discussion on the transition to a circular economy (Track 28)
Goal: The goal of the Circ€uit Network is to train 15 young researchers in the field of Circular Economy. For this purpose, 15 PhD projects started at Leiden University, TU Delft, Aston Business School, Cranfield University, INP Grenoble, NTNU and Linkoping University covering five main perspectives on a circularity transition. These included: Business Models, Supply Chain, Users, Design and Systemic aspects. We organize two adjacent sessions, with 6 presentations reflecting project results.
Track chair: Prof. Dr. Arnold Tukker, Scientific director and head of the department of Industrial Ecology Institute of Environmental Sciences (CML), Leiden University, Senior Researcher, TNO
“Investing in SMBs”
3.’Sustainable Finance: assessing business models’ (track 29)
Goal: Investors have a choice where to invest in and allocate capital to. In these investment decisions sustainability criteria and parameters can be integrated. Adrie Heinsbroek and Hendrik-Jan Boer, senior professionals at NN Investment Partners, part of NN Group, provide insights in background of the incorporation of sustainability in both the decision making process and the investment process and illustrate it with examples. The sustainability characteristics and intentionality of the business models of companies and debt issuers are important in the assessment and business model dependency is an important factor if companies are restricted at all. This session sheds lights on how investors are incorporating sustainable principles into the investment practice and how they assess the investments of companies themselves to become eligible for their portfolios.
Track chair: Adrie Heinsbroek (Principal Responsible Investment of NN Investment Partners) and Hendrik-Jan Boer ( Investment Team Manager of Sustainable Investments, Senior Portfolio Manager of Sustainable Equity Strategies (global and European funds, segregated mandates), Chair of the NN IP Proxy Voting Committee, Member of the NN IP ESG Board
For these session no paper-proposals can be submitted. Attendees of the conference can of course follow these Special Tracks.