AI for Sustainable Finance
Machine learning approaches to ESG analysis and climate risk assessment
This project develops AI-powered tools for analyzing ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) factors in financial markets, with focus on climate risk assessment and sustainable investment strategies.
Featured: ESG Scoring with NLP (Journal of Sustainable Finance, 2024)
"Automated ESG scoring using transformer models on corporate reports" - Achieving 89% accuracy in ESG classification tasks.
Climate Risk Models
Quantify physical and transition risks using ML approaches
ESG Text Mining
Extract sustainability signals from corporate disclosures
Green Portfolio
Optimize portfolios for both returns and sustainability
| Year | Title | Authors | Venue | Cites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Automated ESG scoring using transformer models | Schmidt, M., Weber, L. | J. Sustainable Finance | 45 |
| 2024 | Climate risk assessment in banking portfolios | Keller, T., Mueller, A. | Risk Management | 32 |
| 2024 | NLP for corporate sustainability reports | Weber, L., Schmidt, M. | EMNLP Workshop | 18 |
| 2023 | Green bond pricing dynamics | Schmidt, M., Keller, T. | J. Fixed Income | 28 |
| 2023 | Machine learning for carbon credit markets | Mueller, A., Schmidt, M. | Energy Economics | 22 |
| 2023 | ESG momentum strategies | Keller, T., Weber, L. | J. Portfolio Mgmt | 15 |
| 2022 | Transition risk modeling framework | Schmidt, M. | Climate Finance | 35 |
| 2022 | Deep learning for ESG controversies | Weber, L. | ICAIF | 8 |
Swiss Re
Climate risk modeling partnership
UBS Asset Management
ESG integration strategies
Imperial College London
Climate finance research
Oxford Sustainable Finance
ESG data collaboration
TCFD Consortium
Disclosure standards
Swiss National Science Foundation
Grant: SNF-987654 | CHF 350,000 | 2024-2027
Horizon Europe
Green Deal Call | Grant No. 101XXXXXX
Template Test Page Created
Testing the research page generator template
ESG Paper Accepted
Transformer-based ESG scoring paper accepted
Swiss Re Partnership
Industry collaboration announced
Project Launch
SNSF funding started
Principal Investigator
Dr. Maria Schmidt
ETH Zurich
Institution
ETH Zurich
Department of Management