Does sustainability change what a company earns — and what its capital costs?
Ten years ago that was a niche question. Today it matters across many finance jobs: the analyst who has to explain why a company's ESG rating just dropped, the consultant who has to put a number on a decarbonisation plan, the credit officer who has to decide whether a carbon-heavy borrower deserves a higher spread. Foundations of Sustainable Finance teaches you how to answer it with evidence instead of opinion.
From September 7 to 11, Felix Gehling, Stefan Menze and Constantin Schneider had the opportunity to attend the Oxford University Economics Summer School.
The programme covered a broad range of topics in economics and quantitative methods, with courses in Treatment Effects, Machine Learning, Applied Monetary Economics and International Macroeconomics. The courses offered valuable insights into current topics in economics and provided an opportunity to further develop knowledge of quantitative and empirical methods.
This year’s annual meeting of the German Finance Association (DGF) took place in Düsseldorf from September 24 to 26 and was organized and hosted by Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf and WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management.
From September 10-11, our colleagues Christoph Domnick and Jan Harren presented their research at the 2026 International Conference in Banking and Financial Studies (ICBFS) at the University of Parma, Italy. The conference offered a great opportunity to discuss current research in banking and finance, receive valuable feedback, and exchange ideas with scholars from around the world. A particular highlight was the gala dinner at the beautiful Fondazione Magnani-Rocca, which provided a wonderful setting to continue discussions, connect with fellow researchers, and enjoy Italian cuisine.
Applications for "Finest in Finance" are possible from 12.10.2026 until 25.10.2026!
"Finest in Finance" is the excellence program of all chairs and professorships of the Finance Center Münster. It addresses personally convincing students interested in finance who would like to developthemselves further alongside their studies.
The Professorship for Sustainable Finance is seeking two Student Assistant positions (m/f/d), which may be filled immediately or later. Further details about the role are available in the Job Advertisement. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Mrs Alvia Runge (Tel.: 0251- 83 21886, E-Mail: alvia.runge@wiwi.uni-muenster.de).
The exam inspection for the Chair of Sustainable Finance for the Summer Semester 2026 will take place on the 06th of October 2026, in J253 of the Juridicum, from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm. The inspection covers the exams “Foundations of Sustainable Finance", " Socially Responsible Investing", " Advanced Sustainable Finance" and "Introduction to Advanced Finance".
In September, our colleagues Theresa Hilp, Edona Selimaj, Jonas Backhus, and Yannick Wilner traveled to Barcelona to attend the 2026 European ESA Meeting. The conference brought together researchers from the field of Experimental Economics and provided a platform for presenting and discussing current research. All four colleagues presented their own projects and had the opportunity to receive valuable feedback, exchange ideas with other researchers, and gain new perspectives on their work.
Beginning of August, our colleagues Christoph Schneider and Dr. Paul Friedrich Hark attended the Aarhus Finance Forum 2026 in Denmark and presented their current research papers “The Outsized Role of Tax Havens in Mergers and Acquisitions” and “The 52-Week High and Corporate Announcement Returns”, respectively.