Dr. Barnabás Ács

Barnabas firmly believes that sustainability will be the defining success factor for the Financial industry in the 21st Century. He is constantly exploring how the combination of data and technology can help to build a more sustainable and circular economy. He published a DuPont Model of Clean Economy, developed the Corporate Emissions Index. He is a permanent contributor to the Refinitiv Sustainability Perspectives Podcast, is a lecturer on the Sustainable Finance Certification Course at the Budapest Institute of Banking and is a committee member of the Green Frog Corporate Reporting Awards. He also sits on the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s Financial Centre Advisory Panel - Green Finance Working Group and is a member of the Asia Securities Industry & Financial Markets Association (ASIFMA) Sustainable Finance Working Group. Barnabas holds a Bachelors in Marketing & Market Research, a Masters in Financial Accounting and a Ph.D. in Statistics and Econometrics.