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The ESG Initiative at the Wharton School News Student Perspective: What Makes a Social Impact Happy Hour? As a second-year Social Impact Fellow at WSII supporting internal strategy & operations, I’ve spent quite a bit of my first year or so trying to make social impact a more cohesive and…Read More

The ESG Initiative at the Wharton School News PRESS RELEASE: Winner Of The Wharton Social Venture Fund Competition Leverages Crowdfunding PHILADELPHIA, PA – The Wharton Social Impact Initiative announced this week that Revolution Credit, a company sourced by the Wharton Social Venture Fellows, has been listed on the global crowdfunding…Read More

The ESG Initiative at the Wharton School News Student Perspectives: Wharton MBA’s Help Launch Social Enterprise Venture in Rwanda Wharton MBA candidates Ileana Cheszes, Emily Clayton, Jon Jones, Erin Roddy, and Di Xu spent two weeks in Rwanda, attending an immersive course taught by Professor Katherine Klein. Here they share…Read More

The ESG Initiative at the Wharton School News Student Perspective: Measuring Impact on "Dollars and Change", Week of July 30 Wharton Social Impact Fellows Petra Nichols and Samantha Klein spent a portion of their summer fellowship in the studio with us, tuning in to a live recording of “Dollars and Change,”…Read More

The ESG Initiative at the Wharton School News Student Perspective: SiriusXM “Dollars and Change” Recap, Week of July 24 Wharton Social Impact Fellow Lynette Ashaba spent a portion of her summer fellowship in the studio with us, tuning in to a live recording of “Dollars and Change,” SiriusXM’s only show devoted…Read More

Wharton Social Impact Fellow Petra Nichols spent a portion of her summer fellowship in the studio with us, tuning in to a live recording of “Dollars and Change,” SiriusXM’s only show devoted to social impact and business. Listeners can hear WSII on the radio every Thursday morning from 8-10 a.m. ET,…Read More

The ESG Initiative at the Wharton School News Student Perspective: Learning about the Future of Gender Lens Investing A group of Wharton Social Impact Fellows recently attended “Modeling a Future Gender Lens Investing Portfolio,” a conference hosted by USAID and partners. These highly engaged students have been involved in research and analysis…Read More

The ESG Initiative at the Wharton School News Student Perspective: SiriusXM "Dollars and Change" Recap, Week of July 2 Wharton Social Impact Fellow Petra Nichols spent a portion of her summer fellowship in the studio with us, tuning in to a live recording of "Dollars and Change," SiriusXM's only show…Read More

The ESG Initiative at the Wharton School News Student Perspective: Why I Pursue Business with a Purpose Jenna Gebel, a second-year MBA candidate at Wharton, wrote about her summer internship working in sustainability at Coca-Cola’s Atlanta headquarters. I will never forget the moment when I found out I was accepted to the…Read More

The ESG Initiative at the Wharton School News SiriusXM Recap of "Dollars and Change": Week of June 25 We often hear that “us young people” find it too hard to get up early in the morning. Although it might be slightly difficult to wake up in time for a 7:45am…Read More