Time to pay up for depleting our natural resources
As temperatures hit 53C in Furnace Creek in California’s Death Valley, it’s clear we need to act – and fast. Edoardo Chiarotti argues that companies need to pay a ‘vegetation debt’ to...
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Sophie Bürgin
Sophie Bürgin is a Scientific Collaborator at Enterprise for Society (E4S) a joint venture of UNIL-IMD-EPFL. Her research includes topics in macroeconomics, finance and sustainability. She also is an active member of Rare Voices in Economics, and enjoys cooking and the outdoors.
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How much money can our corporate giants spend fixing the world?
With society facing a number of critical challenges, such as the transition to a low-carbon economy, digital disruption, and aging populations, demands are growing on businesses to divert some of their economic...
The right thing: triple bottom line has renewed purpose
6 November 2023 • by Sudhanshu Sarronwala in Sustainability • 10 min read
Focusing on a company’s ecological and social impact as well as its economic performance has yielded mixed results. However, there is increasing evidence that even legacy companies are now making positive strides....
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