How can businesses go beyond traditional forms of corporate social responsibility to integrate gender equality into their value chains? How can the banking sector narrow gaps in access to formal financial services? How can international policy-making levers like trade agreements play a role in combating gender discrimination? Last November, I…Read More
Gender Lens Investing Fellow Carolyn Han shares her experience attending the New York Times’ Women in the World Summit earlier this spring. The three-day Women in the World Summit, held in New York City, presents powerful new female role models whose personal stories illuminate the most pressing international issues. Every year, the summit brings in…Read More
The room was buzzing with a mix of social impact experts, curious practitioners, and academics—all gathered at the annual Wharton | San Francisco Social Impact Conference to discuss impact at scale. In mid-March, the annual student-run conference returned with a powerhouse line-up of experts and panels on entrepreneurship, defining and measuring impact,…Read More
WSII Managing Director Sherryl Kuhlman and I were pleased to be a part of the incredible gathering that was the High Water Women Symposium last month in New York City. I originally intended to write a blog post summarizing the event, but quickly decided that quotes from the speakers were…Read More
Major gaps still exist in the social impact ecosystem between entrepreneurs and successful innovators who want to give back to the world, and investors who are willing to support their cause. The only way to truly tackle the world’s growing pains is by closing this gap and finding sustainable solutions…Read More
This year’s MBA-led social impact conference returns on Friday, November 15, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in Huntsman Hall. With a focus on social innovation, the conference aims to explore how alternate technologies, business models and financial instruments are driving social impact. The conference features morning keynote speaker Sacha Dichter,…Read More
Wharton Social Impact Initiative presents a weekly round-up of events related to social impact topics. These lectures, conferences, speaker series and meetings represent the broad range of social impact opportunities at Wharton and Penn. Lauren and Bobby Turner Social Impact Executive Speaker Series: Michael Feinberg October 24: Wharton alum Bobby…Read More
The fall semester is in full swing, and the Wharton and Penn communities are ready to make things happen. Here we take a look at some of the social impact events happening on campus this week, and some later in the month. SPARK Info Session: Spark addresses the drop-out crisis…Read More
