Carbon Accounting, Climate Reporting, and Sustainable Finance

Dear Colleagues,

We would like to kindly invite you to submit a paper for peer review and possible publication in a Special Issue of the Journal of Risk and Financial Management (www.mdpi.com/journal/jrfm, ISSN 1911-8074), concerning “Carbon Accounting, Climate Reporting, and Sustainable Finance”, for which we are serving as the Guest Editors. It is a real pleasure and great honor to receive your excellent manuscripts.

In the wake of global climate change, businesses and regulators are increasingly turning towards carbon accounting and climate reporting as essential tools in the fight against environmental degradation. Sustainable finance is also becoming pivotal in directing financial flows to support climate actions. This Special Issue aims to explore the latest advancements, methodologies, and impacts of these practices. This Special Issue will cover a wide range of topics, including, but not limited to, the following:

• Financial reporting of Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions—challenges and best practices;
• Corporate finance for green investment;
• Financial implications of emerging climate reporting regulations like the CSRD and SEC Rules, standards, and frameworks, such as ISSB, TCFD, CDP, and GRI;
• Materiality assessments for climate-related financial risks;
• The impact of climate reporting on investment decisions;
• Comparative analysis of mandatory versus voluntary climate disclosures;
• Evaluating the effectiveness of carbon pricing instruments on financial and corporate strategies;
• The role of governments and NGOs in shaping climate finance and corporate behavior;
• The role of technology and innovation in the net-zero transition and its financial implications.

If our proposal interests you, please feel free to contact us with any questions or ideas regarding manuscripts. We are looking forward to your valuable submission.

Dr. Le Luo
Prof. Dr. Qingliang Tang
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Journal of Risk and Financial Management is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 1400 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

• carbon accounting
• international accounting
• environmental strategy
• corporate governance