Speaker Series

The Role of Financial Institutions in Supporting SMEs in their Decarbonization Journey

Ludovic Phalippou

Professor of Financial Economics
Saïd Business School University of Oxford

December 4 , 2023

FAB’s Pavilion at the Climate Finance Hub (COP28)

The Role of Financial Institutions in Supporting SMEs in their Decarbonization Journey

December 4 , 2023

FAB’s Pavilion at the Climate Finance Hub (COP28)

Ludovic Phalippou

Professor of Financial Economics
Saïd Business School
University of Oxford

Overview

Most large companies rely on several thousand SME suppliers, and banks often serve large numbers of SME customers. As such, both banks and large companies have an important role to play in incentivizing SME action to net zero. Through their own net zero commitments these major players can help bridge the net zero financing gap for SMEs by experimenting with both incremental and radical solutions. These solutions can be mutually supportive – stemming from the need for a user-friendly platform dedicated to SME net zero action and uniting around the need for a one-stop platform for banks and buyers too.

Panelist​

Ludovic Phalippou

Professor of Financial Economics
Saïd Business School University of Oxford

Ludovic is Head of the FAME Group at Saïd Business School and specialises in private equity and asset management. Ludovic is the author of the bestseller ‘Private Equity Laid Bare’, and professor of Financial Economics at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford. He specialises in private market investments with a focus on fee tracking, interest alignment, and return benchmarking. Named as one of “The 40 Most Outstanding Business School Profs Under 40 in the World” in 2014, and as one of the 20 most influential individuals in private equity in Europe in 2016, Ludovic has strong links with senior practitioners in the industry, routinely speaks at practitioner conferences, and appears in the media internationally. Ludovic’s research papers have been widely cited in academia, in the press, and in regulatory circles.

Ludovic’s paper ‘How alternative are private markets?’ is one of three 2018 recipients of the Jack Treynor Prize, sponsored by the Q-Group. The Treynor Prize recognises superior academic working papers with potential applications in the fields of investment management and financial markets.
Ludovic achieved a degree in Economics from Toulouse School of Economics; a Master in Economics and a Master in Mathematical Finance both from the University of Southern California; and a PhD in Finance from INSEAD.