The Green Finance, Green Economy workshop has been operating at the university since 2019, in the framework of the MNB-BME cooperation. Its aim is to explore solutions where the financial world can help achieve sustainability goals. The research portfolio focuses on practice-oriented research thanks to the university's network of engineering contacts.
Please find below the themes of the strategic projects that have been implemented in the workshops of recent years.
2019/2020
- Credit risk reduction effect of energy efficiency (residential property)
- Estimating and forecasting SME demand for green financial products, and identifying drivers
- Estimating and forecasting demand for green financial retail products, and identifying drivers
- Green finance education development and education. As part of the project, the English-language book "Sustainability, innovation and finance: integration challenges" was published.
- Green accounting – education development and related research
2020/2021
- Energy efficiency research in residential and non-residential buildings
- Green Investment Willingness and Carbon Accounting
- Financial aspects of circular economy and waste management
- E-mobility and smart city
- Water management
2021/2022
- Establishment and operation of the MNB Solar Energy Forum in cooperation with the Zero Carbon Centre
- Energy efficient mobility – Autonomous vehicles and transport
- Smart Map of Hungary – Spatial integration of economic, social and technological data
- Disseminating green accounting logic and strategy
- Green finance product finder / ESG investments
2023
- Energy independence programmes
- Research and educational objectives of rooftop laboratory development
- Processing and dissemination of a discussion paper on sustainable economics
- Developing a voluntary carbon market mechanism in Hungary
- Sustainable transport solutions
- Resilient and sustainable water management – The relationship between climate change and land use in the Zala River catchment, expected trends and proposals for change; Preparation of a risk impact map for water utility networks for a selected sample area.
- College Sustainability Forum and models