Welcome back, students! We understand that your Penn and Wharton experiences look very different than you may have imagined, and we acknowledge how difficult this time is for so many reasons. The safety of our community is of the utmost importance to us. Like all of you, this fall, the…Read More
General News
Project Sage 3.0: New Gender Lens Investing Report
What’s the latest in the world of gender lens investing? This month, Wharton Social Impact Initiative and Catalyst at Large published Project Sage 3.0. This new impact investing report tracks venture capital, private equity, and private debt with a gender lens, analyzing data and trends through December 2019. How big…Read More
Announcing the 2020 Total Impact Portfolio Challenge Finals
The Total Impact Portfolio Challenge is a year-long, graduate student impact investing competition produced in collaboration by Wharton Social Impact Initiative and Total Impact. Students from graduate schools around the country show how they would use the power of capital markets to deliver both financial and social returns. This year,…Read More
Coronavirus Updates: Changes to Scheduled WSII Spring Semester Events and Programs
We will continue to update this page with any further changes in programming. We are closely monitoring the coronavirus and acting in accordance with the recommendations of the CDC and the University – and we strongly recommend you do the same. Your safety – and the safety of our entire…Read More
Three Leaders in Business, Government, and Nonprofit to Discuss How to Solve the World’s Biggest Problems
The Turner Social Impact Executive Speaker Series is pleased to welcome Antony Bugg-Levine, Valerie Jarrett, and Dalia Wilson-Scott to the Wharton School. On February 25th, Penn and Wharton students will have the opportunity to hear from three industry leaders on the evolving role of business, government, and nonprofits. Antony Bugg-Levine…Read More
A Letter From Our New Managing Director
Of all the things we’ve learned since our founding in 2010, here is the most important one: we have learned exactly what our role in the impact ecosystem is. So who are we, this ten-year-old Wharton Social Impact Initiative, and what does this new decade hold for us? Social impact…Read More
Social Impact at Wharton Global Forum: 4 Takeaways
Visionaries, rainmakers, trend-spotters, influencers, inventors, disruptors, advisers—these are Wharton alumni. Several members of the WSII team had the pleasure of attending the 52nd Wharton Global Forum in New York City, where we heard fascinating panels and networked with attendees. The common thread among these leaders in business, government, academia, and…Read More
WSII and Good Capital Project launch Total Impact Portfolio Challenge
The Good Capital Project, in collaboration with the Wharton Social Impact Initiative, is launching the Total Impact Portfolio Challenge – a competition to provide a hands-on opportunity for graduate and undergraduate students to build 100% impact investment portfolios by integrating social and environmental impact across asset classes. “Good Capital Project…Read More