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The diplomatic corporation: Navigating risk and responsibility in a fragmented world

Vit Henisz speaks holding a microphone and gesturing in front of a Stellenboch Business School step-and-repeat.

(Outlet: Stellenbosch Business School) A call for courageous corporate diplomacy in uncertain times, hosted by Stellenbosch Business School with Prof Witold Henisz.…Read More

Tiny solar-plus-battery kits yield annual savings exceeding hardware cost

A tiny solar panel on the roof of a home in Ghana.

(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

Increasing Corporate Tax Disclosures: Transparency Or Greenwashing?

The new Lord Speaker, Lord Norman Fowler, speaks in the House of Lords chamber during his first sitting in Parliament on September 5, 2016 in, London, England.

(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

Climate change made recent flooding in Midwest, South more intense, report finds

An aerial view shows floodwater surrounding a home on April 7, 2025, in Paducah, Kentucky.

(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

Greening your 401(k) is easier said than done

An older woman with a bicycle stares out at a coal fired power plant emitting smoke.

(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

Where Does ESG Stand Today?

(Outlet: Knowledge at Wharton) Wharton’s Witold Henisz talks about the challenges facing ESG amid global political and economic uncertainty.…Read More

Trump’s Science Policies Pose Long-Term Risk, Economists Warn

In a clinical research center in Bethesda, Md a person wearing a mask looks at a desktop computer screen showing graphs.

(Outlet: New York Times) Since World War II, U.S. research funding has led to discoveries that fueled economic gains. Now cutbacks are seen as putting that legacy in jeopardy.…Read More

A Digest of Recent Research on Impact Investing

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A curated collection of recent significant publications in the field of impact investing, assembled by the Wharton Impact Investing Research Lab. …Read More

Meet Wharton’s MBA Class Of 2026

(Outlet: Poets & Quants) So many options. So many opportunities. That’s the tough part about earning an MBA at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. While students fret over FOMO – the fear of missing out – they overlook the school’s JODE – the joy of doing everything.…Read More

Why is America still building houses in climate danger zones?

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(Outlet: Financial Times) Developers are constructing more in high-risk areas — illustrating the twin challenges of adapting to severe weather while addressing a housing shortage.…Read More