Events

4th Annual Convening

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Our fourth annual invitation-only event includes a highly interactive design structured to maximize both learning and engagement among attendees. Attendees for the event include industry thought leaders, Wharton faculty and staff, and distinguished students. The program features presentations by academics and practitioners feeding into Q&A sessions on pressing topics including Warning Signs from the Insurance Industry, Climate and AI, Climate Adaptation and Mitigation, and Investing in the Social Determinants of Health.…Read More

Advancing the Future of Business

Events The ESG Initiative at the Wharton School Advancing the Future of Business May 13, 2025 The Wharton School University of Pennsylvania Jon M. Huntsman Hall, 8th Floor 3730 Walnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19104 Join us on the University of Pennsylvania's Philadelphia campus for a day of panels, discussions, and…Read More

3rd Annual Convening

Packed room of attendees in business attire talking during table discussion segment of agenda

Our third annual invitation-only event included a highly interactive design structured to maximize both learning and engagement among attendees. Attendees for the event included industry thought leaders, Wharton faculty and staff, and distinguished students. The program featured presentations by academics and practitioners feeding into Q&A sessions on pressing topics including Next Generation Measurement, Incentive Gaps, Impact Strategy, and Inseparability of ESG.…Read More

2024-2025 Nazarian Social Innovator in Residence: Bruno Roche

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The Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Initiative is thrilled to welcome the Nazarian Social Innovator in Residence program back to Penn’s campus for the first time since the pandemic. We are pleased to announce Karl Racine, Partner and Chair of the State Attorneys General practice at Hogan Lovells and former Attorney General of Washington, D.C., as the 2023 Nazarian Social Innovator in Residence.…Read More

2024 Migration and Organizations Conference

Events The Impact, Value, and Sustainable Business Initiative at the Wharton School 2024 Migration and Organizations Conference May 8-9, 2024 The Wharton School University of Pennsylvania Jon M. Huntsman Hall, 8th Floor 3730 Walnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19104 The premier gathering of scholars at the intersection of migration and organizations.…Read More

2nd Annual Convening

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Building off the success of our first six months, this invitation-only event convened industry thought leaders, Wharton faculty and staff, and distinguished students to advance rigorous and practically relevant ESG research, programming, and discourse. The highly interactive design was structured to maximize both learning and engagement among attendees.  The program included a keynote panel from senior ESG leaders and sessions on improving the measurement of impact and value; mobilizing for impact; climate-related risks and opportunities; and shining the light on political risk, corporate political activity, and human rights.…Read More