Social Impact

Analyzing corporate earnings calls, new Columbia Business School study finds companies perceive the cost of adopting greener practices to be lower since the rise of sustainable investing

Maria Teresa Kumar is a nationally celebrated social entrepreneur, civic and political operative, journalist, and commentator, and she is also co-founder and CEO of Voto Latino, the nation’s largest Latino voter registration organization. 

Greg Shell is a seasoned investor, civic leader, and partner at Goldman Sachs Alternatives, where he leads the firm’s inclusive growth strategy.

A new study proposes a forward-looking framework on how businesses can rethink innovation to prioritize sustainability, equity, and long-term value

Michael Posner, the Jerome Kohlberg Professor of Ethics and Finance at NYU’s Stern School of Business, is director of the school’s Center for Business and Human Rights, a long-time leader in the field, luminary thinker, advocate, former State Department Official, and the author of the new book, Conscience Incorporated. 

In this episode of More MPE, hosts Ray Horton and Sandi Wright speak with Kaushik Kappagantulu ’17, co-founder and CEO of Kheyti, on his journey from the conventional career in engineering his parents favored to founding a social enterprise aimed at lifting millions of India’s small farmers out of poverty. 

Despite equal representation in MBA programs, women remain underrepresented in US private equity. A report by Professor Michael Ewens finds that achieving gender parity requires firms to attract, retain, and promote more women and offers strategies to support this goal.

Analyzing the language of social media users reveals surprising predictors of fake news sharing, offering new strategies to curb misinformation and foster healthier online communities.

Insecurity is rampant in modern life, from the boardroom to the classroom. But if we give in to status insecurity and withhold recognition from others, we may be self-sabotaging.

In this episode of More MPE, hosts Ray Horton and Sandi Wright speak with Kesha Cash ’10, founder and general partner of Impact America Fund, on her humble beginnings to becoming a trailblazer in impact investing.