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WIVA Explores Greenopia, a Sustainability-Focused Platform Connecting Users with Local Businesses
Wharton Impact Venture Associate (WIVA) William Kim (W’27) reflects upon sourcing Greenopia, a digital platform that connects consumers with companies focused on health, environmental responsibility, and social impact. Read More
ESG 2.0: ESG for Impact Research Primer
An overview of the evolution and limitations of ESG investing, and a proposal for ESG 2.0: a more rigorous framework that draws on impact investing, impact measurement, and financial materiality to better evaluate corporate social and environmental impact. Read More
Subsidies for Clean Cookstoves Abate Carbon at $7 per Ton
(Outlet: Kleinman Center for Energy Policy) How effective are improved cookstoves subsidies? Using a randomized trial in Nairobi that accounts for additionality and impact, we estimate a cost of $7 per ton of CO₂e, making them more effective than nearly all other climate subsidies. Each dollar of cookstove subsidy abates approximately 200 times more CO₂e ...Read More
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Greenhushing: When Firms Do More Than They Say
Some companies downplay their environmental efforts, a practice known as greenhushing. A new working paper co-authored by Wharton’s Serguei Netessine finds that this gap between what firms say and what they do is associated with higher subsequent abnormal stock returns.Read More
Cookstove Subsidies Fight Climate Change at a Lower Cost
Clean cookstove subsidies are more cost-effective at reducing carbon emissions than subsidies for EVs or solar panels, according to a new study from Wharton’s Susanna Berkouwer.Read More
How Forced Labor Scrutiny Shapes Supply Chain Transparency
A study co-authored by Wharton’s Sandra Schafhäutle examines why companies choose to hide their names in public shipping data.Read More
How a Firm’s Ownership Structure Dictates Its Pollution Footprint
Firms with concentrated ownership are likely to be worse polluters than those where smaller shareholders are in a majority, according to a recent paper co-authored by Wharton’s Arthur van Benthem.Read More
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