(Outlet: Benefits Canada) There’s no one-size-fits-all approach for pension funds looking to use an environmental, social and governance lens in their investment approach, according to a new publication from the pension research council at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.…Read More
(Outlet: The Washington Post) Climate disasters are only going to become more frequent, intense and expensive even with massive investments in adaptation. Insurers are now waking up to — and attempting to price in — these risks: “Climate risk is driving insurer decisions like never before,” writes Benjamin Keys, a professor of finance and real estate at the Wharton School.…Read More
(Outlet: The Pennsylvania Gazette) To better prepare business students entering or returning to a transforming workplace, the Wharton School announced the introduction of two new curricula designations to debut this fall semester. …Read More
(Outlet: The Wall Street Journal) Those with sizable stakes in ESG investments aren’t in it just to feel good about themselves, a study finds. A paper co-authored by researchers at the Wharton School suggests that many investors who own ESG stakes expect those investments to outperform the U.S. stock market.…Read More
(Outlet: Bloomberg Law) CEOs at Home Depot Inc, Booking Holdings Inc. and other executives found themselves clashing with investors this proxy season as companies faced an unprecedented level of pushback on ESG policies. Executives should be ready to prove the business case for their ESG policies, corporate governance experts say. “Start connecting the dots for the investors and that’s going to help everyone, and then it’s not a red or blue issue,” said Witold Henisz, vice dean and faculty director of the ESG Initiative at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. “Be prepared for these questions and always link it back to the business case, because that’s going to be less politically polarizing.”…Read More
(Outlet: Plan Sponsor) A new book from the Pension Research Council is for anyone interested in understanding the historical context, current practices and future prospects of ESG investing in the pension industry, reports Olivia S. Mitchell, the executive director, Pension Research Council Director, Boettner Center for Pensions and Retirement Research at The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.…Read More
Now in its fifth year, TIPC is a year-long, graduate student ESG investing competition produced by the ESG Initiative at the Wharton School and supported by naming sponsor Bobby Turner and founding corporate sponsor Bank of America. This year, 150 students spanning over 35 teams from 15 universities across the U.S. participated in total. These students join hundreds of TIPC alumni across the country who have completed the program.…Read More
(Outlet: The Economic Times) Wharton Climate Center Faculty Co-Director Arthur van Benthem sat down with the Economic Times to discuss ESG reporting, sustainability metrics, and fossil fuels in the energy transition.…Read More
(Outlet: Kleinman Center for Energy Policy) Wharton Climate Center Faculty Co-Director Arthur van Benthem explores what one oil company’s transformation into a wind energy superpower signals for the industry at large.…Read More
(Outlet: Bloomberg) In this live special edition of “Bloomberg Equality,” Scarlet Fu and Romaine Bostick cover stakeholder capitalism and the politicization of ESG with special guest Witold Henisz, Vice Dean of the ESG Initiative at The Wharton School.…Read More
