In its fifth edition on October 21 and 22, the 2022 Migration and Organizations Conference hosted by the Political Risk and Identity Lab gathered scholars from around the world to advance rigorous research that centers the role of firms in the conversation on migration.…Read More
In Board Diversity: Literature Review and the Indigenous Experience, authors Gauri Subramania and Kalie Wertz summarize the robust literature studying the drivers and implications of board diversity on firms and share a case study constructed through interviews with 11 Indigenous-identifying individuals with board experience.…Read More
(Outlet: Citywire) Vit Henisz on the monetization of ESG impact and risk as the next ESG frontier.…Read More
(Outlet: PlanSponsor) Vit Henisz explains the economic rationale for ESG and how it shifts the conversation on ESG from values to value.…Read More
(Outlet: Bisnow) Bobby Turner, W’84, on how investing in social change generates better risk-adjusted returns than more traditional investment strategies in real estate.…Read More
In a format inspired by Iron Chef and Wharton’s own Iron Prof events, nine Wharton faculty members with expertise spanning from philosophy to accounting came together Wednesday, October 12 to share their research on climate and business to about 100 attendees at the Wharton Climate Prof event. Hosted as a part of Penn’s Climate Week and as one of the Wharton Climate Center’s first events under its new home, the recently established ESG Initiative at the Wharton School, it drew a packed house of curious students, alumni, faculty, and staff.…Read More
(Outlet: Knowledge at Wharton) Mirko Heinle explains this troubling trend of “greenhushing” and what it means for climate change.…Read More
(Outlet: The Daily Pennsylvanian) Vit Henisz on whether divestment from fossil fuel companies will have the environmental or economic impact advocates hope for.…Read More
(Outlet: AP News) The political fight is only getting fiercer over whether it’s financially wise or “woke” folly to consider a company’s impact on climate change, workers’ rights and other issues when making investments.…Read More
(Outlet: Technical.ly) PitchBook just released its 2022 lists of top 100 universities based on the startup founders they produce, and Penn ranked high on all four lists: undergraduate, graduate, female founders undergraduate and female founders graduate…Read More
