Powered by our world-class faculty and research, these primers equip you to navigate key challenges and drive meaningful change within your organization.
Actionable insights leaders can apply today.
Impact Measurement in Impact Investing
An overview of impact measurement, covering fundamental concepts, key approaches, and practical considerations for implementing an effective impact measurement system.
Moving ESG Investing from Values to Value
An overview of the historical roots of ESG investing and the ongoing transition from values to value, highlighting how active ownership and ESG integration are driving the next stage of ESG investing’s evolution.
Sounding the Alarm on a Looming Climate Financial Crisis
An overview of climate risk and the global economy, what’s at stake, and how firms can move forward.
The Economic Benefits of Immigration
An overview of how newcomers bring enduring economic benefits—immigration powers investment from foreign companies, revitalizes local economies through job creation, and creates more successful investments in regions where migrants came from.
About the Impact, Value, and Sustainable Business Initiative
The Impact, Value, and Sustainable Business Initiative at the Wharton School (Wharton Impact) conducts evidence-based research on the gap between corporate and investors’ societal impacts and their financial valuations. Informed by this research, we offer 30+ courses that MBA and undergraduate students can assemble into a major and concentration, over a dozen co-curricular experiences, four Executive certificate programs, as well as speaker series, workshops, and events, and an expanding array of industry and policy convenings. We advance Wharton’s best-in-class education of current and future leaders, equipping them with the tools, skills, and perspectives needed to navigate a more complex and interconnected world.