STRATI Journal of Green Finance and ESG Investing

The Journal aims to:

• Promote research on the role of finance in achieving sustainable development goals (SDGs) and climate commitments under the Paris Agreement.
• Explore the integration of ESG factors into investment strategies, portfolio management, and corporate governance.
• Analyze the design, performance, and policy implications of green financial products and markets.
• Assess risks and opportunities arising from climate change, environmental degradation, and social inequality for investors and financial systems.
• Provide a platform for dialogue between academia, industry, regulators, and policymakers on sustainable finance and responsible investing.

Scope includes (but is not limited to):

• Green bonds, climate bonds, and sustainability-linked debt instruments.
• ESG screening, integration, and engagement strategies.
• Impact investing and measurement of non-financial returns.
• Climate-related financial risk disclosure and reporting frameworks (e.g., TCFD, ISSB).
• Role of central banks, regulators, and development finance institutions in promoting sustainable finance.
• Sustainable banking, credit allocation, and lending policies.
• Corporate ESG performance and its relationship with firm value and investor behavior.
• Carbon markets, climate finance mechanisms, and transition finance.
• Digital innovations in sustainable finance (e.g., blockchain-based ESG reporting, fintech for impact).

Detailed Themes

Research topics may include, but are not limited to:

1. Green capital markets – structure, growth, and regulatory frameworks.
2. ESG investing – strategies, performance analysis, and market trends.
3. Climate finance – mobilization of capital for mitigation and adaptation.
4. Sustainability-linked loans and bonds – design, performance, and verification.
5. ESG risk management – integrating environmental and social risks into credit and market risk assessments.
6. Measuring ESG performance – metrics, ratings, and data challenges.
7. Impact investing – models, outcomes, and scalability.
8. Role of institutional investors – pensions, sovereign wealth funds, and insurance companies in sustainable finance.
9. Corporate governance and ESG – board diversity, executive incentives, and shareholder activism.
10. Regulatory developments – EU Taxonomy, SFDR, and global sustainability standards.
11. Carbon pricing and finance – carbon taxes, emissions trading systems, and investment impacts.
12. Green infrastructure financing – public-private partnerships, blended finance, and project finance models.
13. Financial innovation for sustainability – fintech, AI, and blockchain applications.
14. Transition finance – supporting high-emission sectors in moving toward net zero.
15. Biodiversity finance – integrating natural capital into investment decisions.
16. Social and community finance – microfinance, community investment, and financial inclusion with ESG alignment.
17. Climate stress testing – implications for banking and insurance sectors.
18. Sustainable supply chain finance – linking ESG compliance to trade finance.
19. Cross-border green investment flows – FDI trends and international cooperation.
20. Greenwashing risks – detection, prevention, and regulatory responses.
21. Country case studies – national green finance frameworks and best practices.
22. Gender and ESG investing – diversity, equality, and inclusive growth outcomes.
23. Sustainable private equity and venture capital – funding innovation for impact.
24. Sustainable finance in emerging markets – barriers, incentives, and policy tools.
25. Integrating SDGs into investment decision-making – frameworks and methodologies.

Send your paper to Email: strat.institute@gmail.com