(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
Challenges to fossil fuel divestment at Penn, explained
ESG Initiative News
Political spat over climate risks in investments gets hotter
(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
Wharton ranks high in PitchBook’s list of top 100 universities for startup founders
(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
Making funding flows fair: Must ESG be bad news for emerging markets?
(Outlet: Financial Times) Vit Henisz on ESG investors needing thorough analyses and local knowledge when entering emerging markets…Read More
Tracking the Financial Stakes in Curbing Emissions
(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
My experience sourcing Lula Delivery for the Fund for Health
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
Wharton hosts Climate Prof event for Climate Week
(Outlet: The Daily Pennsylvanian) Arthur van Benthem and Sarah Light on showcasing climate-related research to students.…Read More
Exxon’s Exodus: Employees Have Finally Had Enough of Its Toxic Culture
(Outlet: Bloomberg) Vit Henisz on Exxon Mobil’s internal resistance to addressing climate change …Read More
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
Business Schools Are Beginning to Embrace Stakeholder Inclusion
(Outlet: Bloomberg) Vit Henisz on Wharton becoming the first large MBA program to offer a major in ESG factors for business.…Read More