WSII summer intern Monica Volodarsky sat in on a recent live taping of “Dollars and Change,” the social impact radio show on SiriusXM’s Business Radio powered by The Wharton School. Dollars and Change is recorded live every Thursday morning from 8-10 a.m. ET with a rotating cast of hosts. Apprised…Read More
On Thursday, June 16 Wharton Social Impact Fellow Maureen Lally tuned in for a live recording of “Dollars and Change” on Wharton Business Radio, powered by SiriusXM. Here’s what she learned about workplace diversity and evolving investor attitudes. My soggy summer morning began with a trip to the SiriusXM studio,…Read More
Just last fall, nearly 193 countries adopted the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a set of 17 objectives to eradicate extreme poverty, slow climate change, and reduce inequality and injustice around the world by 2030. Varied and ambitious, the SDGs provide a framework to tackle diverse environmental and social challenges ranging…Read More
We often hear from Wharton and Penn alumni that they’ve heard of impact investing, but they aren’t quite sure what it is – let alone know how to engage in it themselves. In October, Wharton Social Impact Initiative kicked off a collaboration with the Rockefeller Foundation called “The Capital for Social…Read More
There’s a lot of talk about “mainstreaming” impact investing, but what exactly does that mean? And what would it actually take to get there? A number of industry groups are looking at these specific questions. The World Economic Forum produced a report on mainstreaming impact investing that discussed barriers and…Read More
