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Challenges to fossil fuel divestment at Penn, explained

Daily Pennsylvanian Fossil Fuel Divestment

(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

November 3, 2022   |   Climate Center, ESG Initiative News, Homepage

Political spat over climate risks in investments gets hotter

Minnesota State Auditor and Democrat Julie Blaha discusses her support for making climate risks a bigger part of her state’s investment decisions during an interview

(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

November 1, 2022   |   Climate Center, ESG Initiative News, Homepage

Wharton ranks high in PitchBook’s list of top 100 universities for startup founders

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(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

November 1, 2022   |   ESG Initiative News

Making funding flows fair: Must ESG be bad news for emerging markets?

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(Outlet: Financial Times) Vit Henisz on ESG investors needing thorough analyses and local knowledge when entering emerging markets…Read More

October 19, 2022   |   ESG Initiative News, Homepage

Tracking the Financial Stakes in Curbing Emissions

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(Outlet: Knowledge at Wharton) New research co-authored by Wharton’s Arthur van Benthem breaks down how climate risk guides investors in energy companies…Read More

October 18, 2022   |   Climate Center, ESG Initiative News, Homepage

My experience sourcing Lula Delivery for the Fund for Health

Michael Karamardian

Michael Karamardian, PSOM’24, and fellow Fund for Health associates pitch Lula Delivery, an all-encompassing platform to help single-store operators enter the online delivery marketplace, to the Investment Committee. …Read More

October 18, 2022   |   ESG Initiative News, Fund For Health

Wharton hosts Climate Prof event for Climate Week

Daily Pennsylvanian Climate Week

(Outlet: The Daily Pennsylvanian) Arthur van Benthem and Sarah Light on showcasing climate-related research to students.…Read More

October 14, 2022   |   Climate Center, ESG Initiative News, Homepage

Exxon’s Exodus: Employees Have Finally Had Enough of Its Toxic Culture

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(Outlet: Bloomberg) Vit Henisz on Exxon Mobil’s internal resistance to addressing climate change …Read More

October 13, 2022   |   ESG Initiative News, Homepage

Banks and business leaders who use ESG aren’t ‘woke.’ They’re protecting their bottom lines

(Outlet: Fortune) Vit Henisz on “woke capitalism” and the anti-ESG movement.…Read More

September 28, 2022   |   ESG Initiative News, Homepage

Business Schools Are Beginning to Embrace Stakeholder Inclusion

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(Outlet: Bloomberg) Vit Henisz on Wharton becoming the first large MBA program to offer a major in ESG factors for business.…Read More

September 19, 2022   |   ESG Initiative News, Homepage

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