Deepen your knowledge, expand your toolkit, and power your impact this fall. Explore ten of the many impact, value, and sustainable business courses available to Penn and Wharton students in the upcoming semester.…Read More
How can data centers, with their voracious power demands, be energy efficient? Who regulates these facilities and under what kinds of policies? And how can different software and hardware across the globe be coordinated to work for everyone? As AI advances at breakneck speed, experts at Penn are urgently trying to answer these questions. Professors Arthur van Benthem and Benjamin C. Lee have assembled a multidisciplinary team of scientists, industry professionals, and policy leaders to explore solutions. The group met recently on campus for a two-day workshop, “AI Infrastructure: Foundations for Energy Efficiency and Scalability.”…Read More
Graduate students from around the world compete as impact investors through the Turner MBA Impact Investing Network & Training (MIINT) program, with diverse teams and innovative ideas taking center stage.…Read More
The ESG Initiative is pleased to announce the 2025 recipients of the John M. Bendheim Loan Forgiveness Fund for Public Service.…Read More
(Outlet: Stellenbosch Business School) A call for courageous corporate diplomacy in uncertain times, hosted by Stellenbosch Business School with Prof Witold Henisz.…Read More
(Outlet: PV Magazine) Researchers found multiple benefits after distributing free solar panels and battery systems with USB ports to 800 rural households in Ghana.…Read More
(Outlet: Forbes) Recent academic research explores a United Kingdom reform mandating large companies to disclose reports on tax strategy. The study finds that while the mandate leads to more disclosure, it does not increase overall tax transparency. It concludes that the enhanced tax disclosure requirements may not positively affect tax disclosures as intended.…Read More
(Outlet: CBS News) “We estimate that the top 20% of riskiest zip codes have seen insurance premiums go up by $1,100 on average from 2020 to 2024,” said Ben Keys, a professor of real estate and finance at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School, on a call with reporters. …Read More
(Outlet: Marketplace) I’ve considered divesting my retirement portfolio from fossil fuel companies. But when I brought up divestment to Witold Henisz, vice dean and faculty director of the ESG Initiative at Wharton, he offered a different perspective. …Read More
(Outlet: Knowledge at Wharton) Wharton’s Witold Henisz talks about the challenges facing ESG amid global political and economic uncertainty.…Read More
