Author name: Mary Psilou

Sustainable Development Indicators for Integrating the Assessment of Corporate Performance in Corporate Financing Decisions (NSRF)

The objective of the present research is to propose a European-wide Sustainable Development Indicator (SDI) at the firm level which would provide investors in private and public sector projects with a screening tool for their investment choices indicating whether the outcomes of the strategies pursued by the underlying firms are in line with the goals […]

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Horizon 2020 | OpenAIRE – CONNECTing scientific results in support of Open Science

OpenAIRE – CONNECTing scientific results in support of Open Science Open Science is around the corner. Scientists and organizations see it as a way to speed up, improve quality and reward, while policy makers see it as a means to optimize cost of science and leverage innovation. Open Science is an emerging vision, a way

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Horizon 2020 | BRIGAID: Bridges the Gap for Innovations in Disaster resilience

BRIGAID: BRIdges the GAp for Innovations in Disaster resilience  BRIGAID is a 4-year project (2016-2020) under EU Horizon2020 aimed to effectively bridge the gap between innovators and end-users in resilience to floods, droughts and extreme weather. Recent studies from the IPCC indicate that Europe is particularly prone to increased risks of river and coastal floods,

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9th-19th of June EAERE secretariat visited the EAERE 2017

9th-19th of June EAERE secretariat visited the EAERE 2017 organizing committee (lead by ICRE8 Research Center and supported by the Athens University of Economics and Businees, the University of Athens and the ATHENA Research Center) to inspect the developments regarding EAERE 2017 organization. Photo: Monika Eberle (EAERE secretariat), Prof. Phoebe Koundouri (ICRE8, AUEB, LSE), Prof. Tasos Xepapadeas, Prof. Andreas

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Workshop on non-market valuation – June 2016, Bordeaux, France

ICRE8 Scientific Director Prof. Phoebe Koundouri will be participating to “Workshop on non-market valuation” (WONV4) as a keynote speaker in June 2016. The main objectives of this workshop are to provide a forum for dissemination of high quality papers in the field of non-market valuation and to create a network. The fourth edition of the workshop will be organized by

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MERMAID End User Conference, Brussels, Belgium POSTPONED!

The European FP7-project MERMAID deals with the integration of various functionalities (energy production, aquaculture, shipping, etc.) in multi-use offshore platforms. The MERMAID end user conference – held on 26 November 2015 in Brussels – provides a unique opportunity for the offshore private sector, experts and other stakeholders to share ideas with the European science community.

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Determining the Discount Rate for Government Projects: Consultation to the Government of Moldova, October 20-21, 2015

ICRE8 Scientific Director Prof. Koundouri met with experts from the Moldovan (local) World Bank team World Bank Mission, on 20-21 October, 2015, Moldova. Download the presentation MainPresentationMoldova.

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International Conference on Sustainable Development (ISCD), Belgrade

ICRE8 Scientific Director, Prof. Phoebe Koundouri (ICRE8, AUEB, LSE) participates in the Scientific Committee of International Conference on Sustainable Development (ISCD, November 12-15, 2015, Belgrade). The International Conference on Sustainable Development is the premier interdisciplinary forum for social scientists, life scientists, engineers, and practitioners to present their latest research results, ideas, developments, and applications in all areas of Sustainable Development on

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SDSN Leadership Council Meeting at Columbia University

Prof. Phoebe Koundouri (ICRE8, AUEB, LSE), in her capacity as Co-Chair of United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network (UN SDSN) Greece, participated in the SDSN Leadership Council Meeting at Columbia University and various other meetings of the UN Sustainable Development Summit, 23-25 September, 2015, United Nations Headquarters, New York, USA, where the new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for 2030

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Workshop in Crete, October 12, 2015

Prof. Phoebe Koundouri (ICRE8 Scientific Director) and Ioannis Souliotis (ICRE8 Researcher) participated in the Crete IDEA workshop in Crete. The Crete IDEA workshop addressed the challenges for a long term, extensive and in depth digitization and global modeling of life in Crete.The experience and paradigm of Moorea IDEA project was an inspiration and it came to support and collaborate to this first step in building

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Effect-related evaluation of anthropogenic trace substances – concepts for genotoxicity, neurotoxicity and endocrine effects’ 4th International Symposium

As part of the GLOBAQUA Project, we invite you to invite the 4th International Symposium “Effect-related evaluation of anthropogenic trace substances – concepts for genotoxicity, neurotoxicity and endocrine effects”, which will be held in Aachen on October 22nd / 23rd 2015. Within the scope of this International Symposium experts from academia, industry and public authorities will

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Prof. Phoebe Koundouri was appointed Member of the EFI Scientific Advisory Board

The Board of the European Forest Ιnstitute (EFI) made a decision on the appointment of Prof. Phoebe Koundouri as a Member of the EFI Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) at its meeting 28-29.9.2015 in St. Petersburg, Russia. This concerns a 5-year SAB membership appointment that will enter into force as of 1.1.2016 The EFI conducts and promotes interdisciplinary

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