Thomas Pioch, M.A.

Thomas Pioch joined the team of Prof. Dr. Schiemann as a research associate and PhD candidate in October 2018. He has previously studied Socioeconomics (B.A.) and International Business and Sustainability (M.A.) at the University of Hamburg. Before that, Thomas studied linguistics in Heidelberg and worked as a freelance translator for several years. He has taught two Bachelor classes in Controlling at the Frankfurt School of Finance and Management.

In his research, Thomas is interested in the non-financial aspects of corporate disclosures, particularly climate-related disclosures and underlying data for assessing corporate carbon performance. He is currently investigating the effects of mandatory carbon emission disclosure regulations. His motivation lies in uncovering potential pathways towards climate neutrality for our economy.

• Perino, Grischa, and Thomas Pioch. "Banning incandescent light bulbs in the shadow of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme." Climate Policy 17.5 (2017): 678-686.
• Busch, Timo, Matthew Johnson, and Thomas Pioch. "Corporate carbon performance data: Quo vadis?." Journal of Industrial Ecology (2020).

Thomas Pioch attended the following conferences and presented his research projects:

• European Comission – Promoting Sustainable Finance, Brussels 2019
• 79th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Boston 2019
• 23rd Annual Financial Reporting and Business Communication Conference, Reading 2019
• 36th EGOS (European Group for Organizational Studies) Colloquium, Online 2020
• 25th EAERE (European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists) Annual Conference, Online 2020
• GRASFI (Global Research Alliance for Sustainable Finance and Investment) 3rd Annual Conference, Online 2020