Navigating Net Zero: Economic, Financial, and Insurance Insights into Sustainable Shipping

The event “Navigating Net Zero: Economic, Financial, and Insurance Insights into Sustainable Shipping”, held on 24 June 2025 at Bayes Business School, focused on the business and policy challenges of decarbonising the shipping industry.

On Tuesday 24 June, Dr Ioannis C. Moutzouris and Professor Ioannis Kyriakou presented recent findings from pioneering research conducted at Bayes on the economic, financial, and insurance aspects of shipping’s net-zero transition. This research has been informing both industry and policy makers.

A panel of industry leaders provided  insights into the transition and its business and economic implications:

  • Mary Alexandrakis, Head of Sustainability Strategy and Compliance at Borealis Maritime
  • Tobias Backer, Executive Director at Pelagic Partners;
  • Andrew Mackenzie, Head of Claims at Clearwater UW Limited
  • Alastair Stevenson, Head of Digital Analytics at SSY

As the sector faces increasing regulatory and environmental pressures, the transition to net zero presents both risks and opportunities.

For further information, please see Navigating Net Zero and Navigating Net Zero: Economic, Financial, and Insurance Insights into Sustainable Shipping • City St George’s, University of London

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Behavioural Finance Working Group 18th International Conference

The 18th International Behavioural Finance Working Group (BFWG) Conference took place in London from June 4th to 6th, 2025. It brought together academics and practitioners from around the world to explore the latest research in behavioural finance. With over 110 papers presented by scholars from 28 countries, the conference covered a wide array of topics including asset pricing, corporate governance, fintech, sustainability, and investor psychology.

On Friday, 6th June, during a session dedicated to sustainable finance—covering themes such as ESG ratings, green investment under uncertainty, and sustainability-integrated portfolios—Dr. Ioannis Moutzouris presented a hub-related paper titled “Green Investment Under Market Uncertainty: Scrubber Installation in Shipping.”

The paper presented can be accessed via CID-Summer-2025-Scrubber-040325.pdf

For further information on the conference, please see 18th International Behavioural Finance Conference – Behavioural Finance Working Group