2020-2021

The Winners

The winners essays were:

Julie Segal from Canada – First Prize
« Justice and Sustainability: Pricing in Physical Climate Risks” »

Martin Lockman from United States of America – Second Prize Ex-aequo
« Lenders as Monitors of Risk Devolution »

Alina Mika from Poland – Second Prize Ex-aequo
« The Ethics of Sustainable Investing »

Kelley Anne Hamrick from United States of America – Third Prize Ex-aequo
« Shades of Green: Ethics in Net-Zero Financial Transition »

Andrea Longton from United States of America – Third Prize Ex-aequo
« Asymmetrical Access to Capital: Why Ethics Matters »

The Award Ceremony

On 18 November 2021, the Award Ceremony of the 8th edition of the Global Prize “Ethics & Trust in Finance for a Sustainable Future” took place, by Zoom.

It started with a Round Table “Does the focus on sustainability in finance make ethics redundant?” followed by a Keynote Address by Mairead McGuinness, European Commissioner for Financial Services, Financial Stability and Capital Markets Union.

Interviews of the winners

Interview of Julie Segal who explain the ideas listed on her essay, Justice and Sustainability : Pricing in Physical Climate Risks.

Interview of Martin Lockman who explain the ideas listed on his essay, Lenders as Monitors of Risk Devolution.

Interview of Alina Mika who explain the ideas listed on his essay, The Ethics of Sustainable Investing.

Interview of Kelley Anne Hamrick who explain the ideas listed on her essay, Shades of Green: Ethics in Net-Zero Financial Transition.

Interview of Andrea Longton who explain the ideas listed on her essay, Asymmetrical Access to Capital : Why Ethics Matters.

Papers published

The Jury of the 8th edition in its final step looked at the twelve ‘nominated’ texts in order to choose the laureates.

The Award Ceremony

On 18 November 2021, the Award Ceremony of the 8th edition of the Global Prize “Ethics & Trust in Finance for a Sustainable Future” took place, by Zoom.

It started with a Round Table “Does the focus on sustainability in finance make ethics redundant?” followed by a Keynote Address by Mairead McGuinness, European Commissioner for Financial Services, Financial Stability and Capital Markets Union.