University of Hamburg Joins The Global Alliance for Banking on Values (GABV) Academic Network

20. März 2025

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University of Hamburg Joins The Global Alliance for Banking on Values (GABV) Academic Network to Advance Sustainable Finance Research

The University of Hamburg is proud to announce its participation as a founding member of the newly launched Global Alliance for Banking on Values (GABV) Academic Network. Announced at the Values-Based Finance Conference 2025 in Amsterdam by GABV, the network is designed to bridge the gap between academia and values-driven banking, fostering collaborative research in ethical, sustainable, and values-based banking.

As part of this global initiative, the network’s Steering Committee includes leading academics such as Prof. Marcos Eguiguren Huerta from UPF Barcelona School of Management and Dr. Frank Jan de Graaf from Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences. Dr. Brigitte Bernard-Rau from the University of Hamburg—whose research focuses on sustainable finance, specifically on ESG and impact investing—represents our institution on the committee.

By joining the GABV Academic Network, the University of Hamburg reaffirms its strong commitment to advancing innovative research in sustainable finance.

About the GABV

The Global Alliance for Banking on Values (GABV) is a network of independent banks and banking cooperatives founded in 2009, with a shared mission to use finance to deliver sustainable economic, social, and environmental development. GABV comprises 70 financial institutions operating in over 40 countries across Asia-Pacific, Africa, Latin America, North America and Europe. It serves more than 50 million customers collectively, holds over USD 265 billion of combined assets under management and employs 145,000 co-workers.