The Impact of Impact Investing
In January 2022, EDHEC Business School has launched a new online monthly speaker series on “The Future of Finance”. The objective is to address the most recent advances in the financial industry and discuss how finance can be a powerful tool for tackling key economic and social challenges. To do so, this series gathers all year long international renowned industry experts and academic scholars reflecting the research culture and intellectual commitment of EDHEC Business School #makeanimpact. The targeted audience is the current EDHEC Business School finance graduate students, the EDHEC alumni, and the members of the enlarged EDHEC community and guests.
On 10 October 2023, EDHEC welcomed Professor Jules van Binsbergen, a leading expert in financial economics, investment management and impact investing and the Nippon Life Professor in Finance at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
In his talk on “The Impact of Impact Investing”, professor Van Binsbergen provided insights on the effectiveness of divestment strategies in achieving their intended goals and explored the alternative approaches available to investors seeking to contribute to social objectives.
He also commented on the potential of financial innovation when measuring and addressing ESG-related concerns.
The session was moderated by Teodor Dyakov, Affiliate member of the EDHEC-Risk Climate Impact Institute and Associate Professor at EDHEC Business School and Emmanuel Jurczenko, Director of Graduate Finance Programmes at EDHEC Business School
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Operating from campuses in Lille, Nice, Paris, London and Singapore, EDHEC is one of the world’s top 15 business schools. Fully international and directly connected to the business world, EDHEC commands a strong reputation for research excellence and the ability to train entrepreneurs and managers capable of breaking new ground. EDHEC functions as a genuine laboratory of ideas and produces innovative solutions valued by businesses. The School’s teaching is inspired by its research work and a focus on “learning by doing”, all with the aim of equipping people with the skills to succeed in business.
