Course no. 1. Economics, finance, ethics, governance, sustainability

One or two week Summer school Oxford 3-16th August 2026 Economics, Finance, ESG, Governance, Green Economics, Sustainability

Date and time

Mon, 3 Aug 2026 -Sunday 16th August 2026

Location

The H B Allen Centre, 25 Banbury Road, Oxford, OX2 6NN

Overview

One week Summer school Oxford 3-16th August 2026 Economics, Finance, ESG, Governance, Green Economics, Sustainability

Main subjects covered will include:

Reforming The Global Finance System
Green Economics and ESG Strategies
Social and Environmental Accounting
Climate Justice Climate Finance and Green Finance
Defund Destruction, Funding the Just Transition
Development Finance and Equity and Social Justice
Buiiding a Green Equitable Economy
Economics for People, Planet and Nature
Inside the United Nations
We reserve the right to regularly update our courses as the world changes around us to ensure the very latest ideas and innovations are covered.

Course Director will be Professor Ehtisham Abassi backed up with tutors from the Green Economics Institute, founded in 2003 which run the worlds leading green academic journal and are global leaders and experts in their field and publish regularly in a variety of books, magazines and speak all over the world on these subjects.

Green Economics Institute Education will also support these summer schools. We have been running education of all kinds since 2003 for students from all around the world from all walks of life and at all levels.www.greeneconomicsinstituteeducation.org

The Green Economics Institute is also a publishing house, www.geibooks.org.uk and are very active at the United Nations on climate change, climate science, climate finance, biodiversity, nature, finance for development etc running regular events and exhibition stands at the COPs and other United Nations Events around the world. Students may be eligible to participate in some of these activities subject to briefings and suitability and interests.

1 week Summmer School covering everything to do with Green Finance, Green Economics, Sustainability, United Nations Financial Initiatives, Finance for Development, Governance, Ethics, Green Cultures etc. This is all in a multidisciplinary, international flavour and context from some of the worlds leading developers of these ideas.

The tutors and lecturers are leaders in their fields. They will introduce you to the latest practice, literature and ideas in these fields and international initiatives and developments.

You can depend on 21 years of the Green Economics Institute to inspire you and light your way in the challenging and chaotic world of today.

Come and find out how you can make a real difference, with like minded fascinating, highly informed and compassionate leaders, speakers, thinkers, campaigners and doers.

In a polarised world, we all need hope, positive perspectives and sustainable solutions.

Join us for a week or two weeks of heart warming, human and nature centred exploration of a better, more harmonious, economically equitable future.

If you wish to write, we are a publishers and we have the worlds leading green academic journal, and some magazines and a host of books, and you may also have the opportunity to learn how to publish your work.

To be held at The H B Allen Centre, part of Keeble College, University of Oxford, weeks 1 and 2 3-16th August 2026 Monday to Friday. May include at least 2 outings field trips locally and in introduction to Oxford and its history and walking tours of Oxford.

There will be lectures, workshops, keynotes, student presentations, and a certificates ceremony at the end for participants. The course is CPD suitable.

N. B. Students can take this August 2026 course and can add on two or three other courses in weeks 2 and 3 and 4 on similar themes. Please let us know for how many weeks you would like to participate. Email us to discuss your specific requirements.

Course leader Professor Ehtisham Abassi, Morocco and India

Lecturers typically include: Professor Ethisham Abassi (Morocco and India- Finance and Accounting), Professor Ioana Negru (Economics, and Pluralist Economics, Cambridge Uk and Romania), Miriam Kennet (UK, Green Economics, International Journal of Green Economics, and United Nations Delegations Leader and Focal Point Climate, Finance and Biodiversity), Bianca Madisson – Vuletta (Croatia, UK, Denmark and Italy, Sustainability, Health Well being ), Professor Aaron Sternizky (Germany and Austria- Business and Sustainability), and others to be announced.

Bookings

www.geiconferences.org or email info@greeneconomicsinstitute.org.uk to find out more