The Conversation: 6 Questions on Business, Climate and the Environment

Silhouette of an offshore wind turbine at sunset over calm water, with the sun near the horizon and a vibrant orange sky. Arthur van Benthem, an associate professor of business economics and public policy at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, co-leads Wharton’s Business, Climate and Environment (BCE) Lab. Launched in the summer of 2020 as part of Wharton’s Risk Management and Decision Processes Center, the BCE Lab brings together stakeholders from academia, government, communities and the private sector…Read More

My Summer in Tech: 5 Students Connect with Innovation

A person working on a laptop in a high-tech industrial setting, surrounded by wires and machinery, possibly engaged in engineering or technical tasks. Entrepreneur Jack Abraham, a Silicon Valley investor and innovator who also served for several years as a client for our Wharton Global High School Investment Competition, shared this observation with high school students around the world: “We are entering an era where technology is transforming everything; it’s transforming every industry and it’s creating and enabling products and services…technology…Read More

Wharton Global Youth Partners with a Leading Nonprofit to ‘Open the Gates’ to Education Access

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Philadelphia, September 30, 2021 — This week, 100 students from eight high schools across six U.S. cities are taking on a new and unique academic challenge. They are the first scholars to participate in “The Essentials of Personal Finance,” a Wharton Global Youth Program pre-baccalaureate course delivered in partnership with the National Education…Read More

Future of the Business World: Students in Vietnam Give Small Loans to Low-income Borrowers

A person wearing a striped shirt and conical hat carries a large round tray filled with red onions and garlic at an outdoor market. This month, we welcome Vy Hoang to our Future of the Business World podcast. Vy, a high school senior at St. Marks School in Massachusetts, tuned in from her home in Vietnam to talk about her microfinance organization, Bank Mi. Microfinance, developed in the 1970s by social activist and Nobel…Read More

How the Next Generation Can Add Value to ESG Investing

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Young investors – passionate about sustainability and business ethics – are exploring at the intersection of social impact and investing. You want the money that you invest in companies to not just make a profit, but also achieve a purpose. This includes everything from addressing the climate crisis, to supporting the careers of women and minorities…Read More

Future of the Business World: The Sweet Allure of Mission-driven Baking

A heart-shaped cookie cutter next to a heart shape outlined in cocoa powder on a surface.   One of the best examples of social entrepreneurship is the humble bake sale, presenting an enticing spread of cakes and cookies on a table and selling them to raise money for a cause, like your school’s senior class trip or donations to a local charity. For some, that one…Read More