How real is the impact in impact investing? One way to answer this question is to investigate the legal contracts that bind impact investors. To what extent do these contracts reinforce a commitment to impact? “Contracts with Benefits,” a new study by researchers at the Wharton School, Chicago Booth, and…Read More
In this Knowledge@Wharton interview, social entrepreneur Derek Handley spoke with Vice Dean Katherine Klein on the importance of vision and what it takes to make a difference. An edited transcript of the conversation follows: Katherine Klein: How did you find your purpose as a businessperson? Derek Handley: I think the common pattern…Read More 
This April, we were honored to host the fifth annual MIINT competition here at The Wharton School, where hundreds of students came to network, learn, and present their best impact investment pitches. Impact investing sits squarely at the intersection of Wharton’s renowned financial expertise and its commitment to social impact. As…Read More
Of the 10 largest cities in the country, Philadelphia has the highest rate of obesity, heart disease, diabetes. Those problems have “their roots in lifestyle, particularly around access to healthy food.” So begins a new video from Common Market, the mission-driven food distributor founded by Wharton grads Haile Johnston (W’95) and…Read More
Sajan Pillai is CEO of UST Global, a Southern California-based IT services company with operations in 24 countries. Under his leadership, UST Global is creating job opportunities through a program called Step It Up America, which trains minority women from inner cities to work in the knowledge economy. Pillai recently sat down…Read More
Wharton Professor Mauro F. Guillén was honored this week with the 2013 Faculty Pioneer Award from the Aspen Institute’s Business and Society Program, for conceptualizing and designing curriculum that examines the role of the corporation in society. Guillén, along with a professor from Spain’s ESADE Business School, is commended for his demonstrated leadership and risk-taking in…Read More
Knowledge@Wharton High School recently spoke with Wharton Social Impact Initiative Vice Dean Katherine Klein on social impact and opportunity. KWHS intern Ila Kuma, a high school senior, led the interview, exploring topics like entrepreneurship, innovation, and accountability — and how they meet at the intersection of business and social impact. “The…Read More
