Delve: Converting Commuters into Carpoolers
Congestion pricing policies, carpool lanes, and new light rail train or subway infrastructure are all expensive, long-term ways for governments to battle traffic. A simpler solution, focused on human behaviour more than infrastructure, is convincing people to carpool.
Professor Sebastian Betermier on sustainable investing
Professor Sebastien Betermier sits down with the McGill Reporter to talk about sustainable investment strategies. According to Professor Betermier, progressive divestment strategies offer the best of both worlds for investors: they create positive environmental change while respecting the needs of all stakeholders.
Masters students tackle sustainability in Desautels Cup
On January 31, the Masters Office hosted the annual Desautels Cup. The event brought together nine teams from the MBA, Master of Management in Analytics and Master of Management in Finance programs and welcomed back MBA and Executive MBA alumni as distinguished judges.
Professor Etzion highlights downside of catastrophe bonds
New research by Professor Dror Etzion highlights the systematic limitations of catastrophe bonds; rather than effectively tackling sustainability issues, they are simply putting more money into investors’ pockets.
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What’s holding up the glass ceiling?
The glass ceiling still exists for many reasons, leaving some women reluctant to apply for promotions and senior leadership positions. To ensure more women are considered for promotions, Professor Brian Rubineau suggests employers generate their own list of potential applicants.
When students invest in sustainable finance
Le Devoir sits down with four students from the Montreal Social Value Fund (MSVF) at McGill University, Lina Dieudonné, Tanya Gandhi, Bhoomika Saxena and Maxime Lakat, to highlight ways in which they are investing in and advocating for sustainable finance.
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Delve: When Meritocracy Blinds us to Gender Discrimination
Meritocracies are predicated on the belief that only the best are chosen and that hard work and talent are always rewarded. If we presume that talent and hard work are not gender specific, then why is it that assumed meritocracies show extraordinary imbalances between men and women? Surprisingly, part of the answer is the assumption itself: Assuming a setting is a meritocracy can blind even those experiencing discrimination to its actual inequalities.
Desautels students look for sustainable business practices
McGill students are once again at the forefront of the climate movement, finding ways for businesses to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Can university pension plans help tackle climate change?
In November 2019, teams in the McGill International Portfolio Challenge were asked to provide a solution for a fictional pension fund reassessing its investments in the interest of climate action.
In a piece for The Globe and Mail, Professor Sebastien Betermier considers the winning solution in the context of university pension plans.
Students forging the path to sustainability
At the recent McGill International Portfolio Challenge, students once again demonstrated that they are leading the march to sustainability. Asked to consider the options of a pension fund under pressure to divest from the fossil fuel industry, the winning team from HEC Montréal presented a solution that is both responsible and realistic.
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EMBA participant Jason Taylor on the rise of ESG practices
Sustainable investing is transforming the global finance landscape, with companies that switch to greener initiatives gaining popularity. McGill-HEC Montréal EMBA participant Jason Taylor (EMBA’19) comments on the increased transparency of companies reporting on their environment, social and governance (ESG) rating.
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MIPC brings students together to tackle sustainable investing
With a focus on the sustainable investment of public pension funds, this year’s McGill International Portfolio Challenge (MIPC) demonstrated students’ ability to realistically solve a key issue facing investors today. The winning team’s strategy proposed a progressive, partial divestment while pursuing investment in diverse green initiatives, according to Professor Sebastien Betermier.
Desautels students campaign for a green future
BCom student Maxime Lakat, co-president of the student-led Desautels Sustainability Network, joins Corporate Knights to chronicle the network’s efforts in bringing sustainability to the forefront of their education.
MCCHE heading to Mexico for sustainable development symposium
The McGill Centre for the Convergence of Health and Economics (MCCHE) is an international strategic partner for the upcoming Innovation for Sustainable Development Network symposium to be held in Mexico on November 12–15, 2019.
Samuel Compton, operations director of the Global Open Data for Agriculture and Nutrition (GODAN), will present on the ongoing creation of the Food Convergence Platform in Canada, a joint initiative between GODAN and MCCHE.
Desautels ranked among world’s most sustainable MBA programs
Today Corporate Knights released its 2019 Better World MBA ranking. The Better World ranking, now in its 17th year, analyzes how business schools across the world fare in integrating sustainability into their MBA programs. With rising concerns of climate change, business schools are ensuring the next generation of business leaders have the environmental know-how to contribute to a cleaner, more sustainable future.
