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Sustainability & Organizations Institute

Climate and Earth Climate and Earth

Pioneering decarbonization and circularity to align business models with planetary boundaries.

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The world is facing interrelated climate and biodiversity crises. Businesses need to be at forefront to decarbonize their value chains to become climate neutral and resilient. However, decarbonization alone is not. Circularity is much deeper and allows businesses to go beyond carbon emissions to tackle multiple environmental footprints.

At Climate & Earth Center at HEC Paris, we develop cutting-edge knowledge to transform business models and organizations around our three core pillars THINK, TEACH, AN ACT. As one of Europe's leading business schools, we acknowledge our responsibility to educate current and future leaders in navigating the complexities of the sustainable business transformation. 
 

 

Doing Business with planetary boundaries

Our purpose is to develop new business models that drastically reduce resource and environmental footprints and at the same time have economic and social benefits.

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S&O Climate Day

Annual event on the ecological transition and decarbonization

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NEWS

How can we rethink our economic systems and the role of businesses within planetary boundaries? This is the question underlying François Gemenne’s fundamental course on global issues, which had its...

S&O New Partnership ClimateCap

As the climate crisis continues to transform the global economy, this partnership is set to provide HEC Paris MBA students with the necessary tools and knowledge to lead in a climate-conscious world. HEC...

Clean Tech Media

On May 16 and 17, the Paris-Saclay ecosystem organized the 7th edition of Paris-Saclay SPRING, a flagship innovation event in Europe held on the HEC Paris campus. This year, the focus was on Cleantech...

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In response to the growing climate crisis and the urgent need for environmental protection, HEC Paris has published a special issue of its Knowledge@HEC review focusing on planetary boundaries. Entitled "...

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How is Africa building resilience to tackle the risks posed by global warming? What measures are being taken to scale up international climate finance? Why is it important to mobilize private savings to...

Ibrahima Cheikh Diong

The keynote speech at the HEC Climate Day, organized by the Climate & Earth Center, was delivered by Ibrahima Diong. He highlighted the importance of bridging the academic world with on-the-ground efforts...

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The 46th edition of the HEC Foundation Awards once again highlighted the cutting-edge excellence of the school’s research at all levels. 11 prizes in nine categories were awarded to academics and students...

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Sustainability is the way to stay profitable in a world of changing priorities. Amid the growing urgency for businesses to adopt responsible practices, HEC Paris has overhauled its Sustainable Transition...

The world is going through an unprecedented change. Science has shown that the impacts of climate change are happening now. With fast escalating climate concerns, and carbon emissions becoming a major...

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Students in the Sustainability and Social Innovation Master's program at HEC Paris were able to reflect - thanks to the expertise of the CMA CGM group, Official Partner in logistics solutions for Paris...

Journalist Guillaume Pitron, author of The Dark Cloud

Guillaume Pitron has been regularly sharing his research and insights with HEC students ever since he published his award-winning book “The Rare Metals War” in 2018. He is currently working on his third...

MOOC Become a changemaker - vignette

How can you engage in an impact-oriented work and contribute to the ecological and social transformation of your country? To democratize impact careers around the world, HEC and Ticket for Change are...

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Nexans, a global group and key player in the energy transition, HEC Paris through its Society & Organizations Institute and the HEC Foundation have jointly launched the "Orchestrating sustainable business...

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Phasing out fossil fuels, challenging public policy, debating the implications for vulnerable populations of the transition to renewables – and highlighting some success stories. These were just some of...

The HEC Paris Summer Program “Business & Climate Change” takes a deep dive into the challenges facing companies as they move to incorporate national and international energy and climate policies into...

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Last year has been marked by two crucial international conferences to decide the future of the planet and life on it. The U.N. climate change conference, COP27, at Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, which closed on...

HEC Paris - SASI Ideas Festival - Sept. 2022

HEC’s 2022-2023 academic year kicked off with talks by a host of outstanding guest speakers largely devoted to the world’s most pressing environmental and societal issues. In the context of geopolitical...

Climate Days News recap - vignette

The need to tackle climate change has created massive challenges for businesses and policymakers. The Climate Days organized on the HEC campus on May 30 th and 31 th brought together actors from the...

Change Now - May 2022 - Global View

On June 7, 2022, the HEC Alumni Association officially releases its most ambitious publication yet on biodiversity and business. Led by Christine Rodwell (H.92), David Vaillant (H.98) and a team of young...

Daniel Halbheer, Associate Professor of Marketing and holder of the FII Institute chair on “ Business Models for the Circular Economy” at HEC Paris, has his research on Carbon Footprinting and Pricing...

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HEC Paris, founding partner of the alliance Business Schools for Climate Leadership is taking the lead with 7 European business schools to address the climate crisis and support business leaders by...

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“This is an historical moment.” Since he took up his post, François Collin, Director for Climate and Environmental Sustainability at HEC Paris has been emphasizing how important it is for schools to bring...

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Climate Day 2024: Navigating the path to Net-Zero [Best of]
Co-Creating Sustainability Across the Value Chain | S&O Climate Day
Climate Change Physical Basis with Robert Vautard

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S&O - Climate & Earth Center Contacts

Daniel Halbheer
Academic Director of the Climate & Earth Center, Holder of the "Business Models for the Circular Economy" Chair
Fernando J. Díaz López
Executive Director of the Climate & Earth Center
Igor Shishlov
Affiliate on climate change economics
Marie-Pierre Seyfried
Project Director of the Climate & Earth Center

HEC Faculty Affiliated to the Center

Sam Aflaki
Professor of Information Systems and Operations Management, Holder of the "Sustainability and Supply Chain Analytics" Chair
Sebastian Becker
Holder of the Nexans Chair on Orchestrating Sustainable Business Transformation
Associate Professor in Management & Human Resources, HEC Paris
Jean Michel Gauthier
Professor of Finance, Holder of the "Energy & Finance" Chair
Laurence-Lehmann-Ortega
Professor (Education Track) in Strategy and Business Policy, HEC Paris
Hélène Löning
Associate Professor in Accounting and Management Control, HEC Paris
Daniel Martinez
Associate Professor in Accounting and Management Control, HEC Paris
Andrea Masini
Associate Professor of Information Systems and Operations Management, HEC Paris
Hélène Musikas
Associate Professor of Strategy and Business Policy, HEC Paris
Luc Paugam HEC professor
Associate Professor in Accounting and Management Control, HEC Paris
Arnaud Van Waeyenberge
Associate Professor of Law & Tax, HEC Paris