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 May 2, 2023, EDHEC welcomed Professor Ayako Yasuda, a leading expert in finance and impact investing and Professor of Finance at University of California, Davis. Atteendees discovered the distinct features of impact investing, how investors in impact VC funds exhibit non-pecuniary preferences, and the scalability of impact investing beyond private markets.
Professor Yasuda also discussed the limitations of current sustainable mutual funds/ETFs and the need for clarity in labeling. A great opportunity to gain insights on creating positive social and environmental change through impactful investments.
EDHEC discussants were Enrique Schroth, Professor of Finance, EDHEC Business School and Emmanuel Jurczenko, Director of Graduate Finance Programmes, EDHEC Business School.
View paper "Impact Investing", forthcoming in the Palgrave Encyclopedia of Private Equity
View paper "Impact Investing", published in the Journal of Financial Economics (2020)
About EDHEC
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.
