(Outlet: The Hill) The insurance industry is increasingly wary of the risks presented by climate and natural disasters, prompting major firms to scale back their presence in more vulnerable states. Benjamin Keys, Assistant Professor of Real Estate at the Wharton School chimes in on the nationwide impact.…Read More
(Outlet: Kleinman Center for Energy Policy) Arthur van Benthem, Wharton Climate Center Faculty Co-Director, writes about his recent study that seeks to explore the effectiveness of Europe’s land protections and finds the quantity of land protected is not as important as policies that target areas with a meaningful trade-off between biodiversity gains and economic costs.…Read More
(Outlet: Politico) This year’s proxy season hasn’t been kind to environmental or pro-ESG proposals so far. Witold Henisz, Vice Dean and Faculty Director of the ESG Initiative at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School, points to why this may be.…Read More
Even at a business school filled with the best and the brightest, Tyler Jonas stands out for her role in helping grow two experiential learning programs that began about the same time she was a freshman: Wharton Impact Venture Associates (WIVA) and the Penn Medicine – Wharton Fund for Health (Fund for Health).…Read More
Graduate students from around the world compete in impact investing through the Turner MBA Impact Investing Network & Training (MIINT) program, with diverse teams and innovative ideas taking center stage.…Read More
(Outlet: Green Biz) The insurance industry is increasingly wary of the risks presented by climate and natural disasters, prompting major firms to scale back their presence in more vulnerable states. Benjamin Keys, Assistant Professor of Real Estate at the Wharton School chimes in on the nationwide impact.…Read More
(Outlet: The Allegheny Front) In the face of a new proposed bill to limit ESG investments, Witold Henisz, vice dean and faculty director of the ESG Initiative at the Wharton School, explains why investors may care about ESG and the negative impacts of this kind of legislation.…Read More
(Outlet: Tipping Point Fund on Impact Investing) With funding from the TPF, the ESG Initiative at the Wharton School will lead a convening of business school leaders who seek system-level change by harnessing the power of business research and education to address urgent sustainability challenges.…Read More
(Outlet: The New York Times) Wharton Prof. Benjamin Keys shares how climate change is reshaping the market for homeowners insurance, and the broader implications for homeowners. …Read More
(Outlet: Wharton Magazine) What are the ramifications of political blowback over companies’ environmental, social, and governance efforts, such as states cutting ties with money managers that factor ESG into their investment decisions?…Read More
