This special edition of the Knowledge@HEC review focuses on the Earth’s planetary boundaries. The issue highlights HEC Paris' approach toward organizational, environmental, and societal challenges linked to the nine planetary boundaries within which humanity can develop for generations to come. The review showcases research and initiatives aimed at informing and empowering businesses, policymakers, and future leaders. We highlight the multidisciplinary approaches in the school's research, teaching, and action, inviting HEC Paris students, graduates, professors, entrepreneurs, and donors to share their visions of a more sustainable future. "Aligning Business with Planetary Boundaries" will be officially launched at the HEC Climate Day on May 22. Meanwhile, you can find the pdf here.
The world is constantly evolving and uncertain. However, if there is one certainty it is the need to remain humble. To better build the resilience needed to manage this change and uncertainty in a responsible way, find key findings and classic advice from HEC Paris researchers to decipher environments at all levels: from one’s own career to geopolitical business links. In this In-Depth issue, you will learn that family businesses focus more on resilience than on performance, that connecting private interests and sharing with the community is vital for sustainable objectives and that developing professional and personal resilience takes practice. You will also discover how hybrid governance and smart cities can overcome disrupted supply chains and fight social inequality. Find the PDF version of the Knowledge@HEC' In-Depth issue here.
HEC Paris teaches and conducts research on how to combine corporate and financial performance with Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and fair regulations in corporate and institutional sectors as well as society as a whole. In this special in-depth dossier, find a presentation of the latest research, teaching initiatives, and events on these decisive topics.
During this historical moment of transition to a more sustainable world, HEC Paris has a responsibility to help business stakeholders transform the challenges around this transition into opportunities – opportunities to maximize both economic and social value, notably by being more innovative and impactful. It is time to revisit existing organizational theories and rethink the way we teach business in terms of social utility. Find the newsletter of this Knowledge@HEC Journal here.
September 29 2016 saw HEC Paris’ Society & Organizations Center (SnO) and HEC Alumni organize “Finance4Good”, a daylong conference on the ever-evolving relationship between the world of finance and society. Following up on last year’s successful Climate for Change conference, this second annual gathering saw Michel Camdessus, Knut Norheim Kjaer, Arunma Oteh, Bertrand Badre and other major speakers discuss key global issues. These included the role of the financial sector in the context of the current energy transition; the difficult face-off between financial incentive and inclusive growth; and the need for financial innovations destined to create a more sustainable society. Over 700 hundred people witnessed and partook in lively debates questioning. We invite you to read the summaries of the six thematic round-tables by clicking on the links below.
