- Akanksha is currently a doctoral researcher at Christ University, Bengaluru, India, pursuing a Ph.D. in Management with a focus on climate change and firm performance. She received her M. Com degree in 2018 from Gujarat University, India, and completed her B. Com degree in 2016 at Bangalore University. She has also qualified the University Grants Commission National Eligibility Test (UGC-NET) in Commerce, reflecting her academic competence at the national level. Prior to beginning her doctoral studies, she worked as a lecturer at St. Vincent Pallotti College, Bengaluru, where she taught courses in commerce and finance. Her current research interests lie at the intersection of climate change, sustainable finance, and corporate environmental performance, with a particular emphasis on bibliometric analysis, systematic literature reviews, and meta-analytic approaches. She has also developed expertise in areas related to corporate governance, sustainability reporting, and financial risk management. Looking ahead, she aims to contribute to advancing evidence-based insights on how climate risk shapes financial markets, corporate valuation, and sustainable business strategies.