 About RBF
Join us for Environmental, Social and
Governance (ESG) Finance Week
11 – 18 July 2012
St Andrews, Scotland
This event is jointly organised by RBF and Responsible
Investor. Find details at Events &
Links.
The Centre for Responsible Banking and Finance (RBF) is a research centre based at the University of St Andrews, Scotland. Launched in 2011, the Centre acts as a platform for academics and practitioners and gives them access to the latest research on responsible banking and investment topics and the opportunity to exchange and discuss common issues and areas of interest. The Centre aims to promote high calibre academic research about issues that are at the core of the today's globalised society.
The research interests of RBF members and affiliates include:
- Credit Unions
- Microfinance
- Corporate Governance in Banking
- Ethics and Banking
- Long term risks of financial institutions and markets
- Responsible Investment
- Carbon Finance
- Culture and Religion in Business, Banking & Finance
- Insider Trading
The Centre organises and hosts events for research students and emerging scholars working in the area of responsible banking and finance in order to foster communication and collaboration within the academic community.
In recognition of International Women's Day (IWD), 8 March 2012 - celebrated and commemorated around the world - RBF researchers joined with colleagues at Leuphana Universität Lüneburg to put together a "Research Snapshot" focussing on how to address gender inequality at board level. See the Snapshot here: Women on Boards of Directors - Do they add value? (PDF, 424 KB).
For more information on upcoming events please see Events & Links.
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