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Pioneering decarbonization and circularity to align business models with planetary boundaries.

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The world is facing interrelated climate and biodiversity crises. Businesses need to be at forefront to decarbonize their value chains to become climate neutral and resilient. However, decarbonization alone is not. Circularity is much deeper and allows businesses to go beyond carbon emissions to tackle multiple environmental footprints.

At Climate & Earth Center at HEC Paris, we develop cutting-edge knowledge to transform business models and organizations around our three core pillars THINK, TEACH, AN ACT. As one of Europe's leading business schools, we acknowledge our responsibility to educate current and future leaders in navigating the complexities of the sustainable business transformation. 
 

 

 

Doing Business with planetary boundaries

Our purpose is to develop new business models that drastically reduce resource and environmental footprints and at the same time have economic and social benefits.

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NEWS

What if business models could not only minimize harm — but actively regenerate the ecosystems and communities they depend on? A new white paper from HEC Paris “The regenerative shift, 7 business...
HEC Paris proudly hosted the official launch of UNDERPIN Climate, a three-year, EU-funded research project that will transform the way Europe measures progress on climate resilience. The kick-off meeting...
Fernando J. Díaz López, Ph.D., Executive Director of the Climate & Earth Center, has been appointed as a Lead Author for the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Seventh...
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Academic partner of ChangeNOW for the third year, HEC Paris has actively participated in this event, which has become a global reference for climate solutions. But this year, HEC launched a broader debate...
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The case study “Nexans: Orchestrating Sustainable Business Transformation,” co-authored by Sebastian D. Becker and Rodolphe Durand of HEC Paris and Marek Reuter of EDHEC Business School, has been...
Group photo of participants at the Eco-Innovation Society 2024 event, organized by HEC Paris and the Climate & Earth Center, bringing together experts and students to promote sustainable innovation and a greener future.
The second biennial workshop of the Society for Eco-Innovation Studies hosted by HEC Paris was a timely reminder of the transformative power of collaboration and interdisciplinary research around eco...
The CSRD directive requires over 50,000 companies in Europe to provide harmonized non-financial reporting, while the duty of vigilance directive redefines their responsibilities across the entire value...
How can we rethink our economic systems and the role of businesses within planetary boundaries? This is the question underlying François Gemenne’s fundamental course on global issues, which had its...
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On May 16 and 17, the Paris-Saclay ecosystem organized the 7th edition of Paris-Saclay SPRING, a flagship innovation event in Europe held on the HEC Paris campus. This year, the focus was on Cleantech...
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In response to the growing climate crisis and the urgent need for environmental protection, HEC Paris has published a special issue of its Knowledge@HEC review focusing on planetary boundaries. Entitled "...
A group of people, including students and professionals, posing together at the 'Climate Day' event at HEC Paris. The image shows smiling participants, some holding certificates or documents, standing in front of a concrete staircase inside a modern building. On the right side of the image, a banner displays the logos of HEC Paris and Climate and Earth, with the text 'Climate Day'
How is Africa building resilience to tackle the risks posed by global warming? What measures are being taken to scale up international climate finance? Why is it important to mobilize private savings to...
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The 46th edition of the HEC Foundation Awards once again highlighted the cutting-edge excellence of the school’s research at all levels. 11 prizes in nine categories were awarded to academics and students...
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Sustainability is the way to stay profitable in a world of changing priorities. Amid the growing urgency for businesses to adopt responsible practices, HEC Paris has overhauled its Sustainable Transition...

The world is going through an unprecedented change. Science has shown that the impacts of climate change are happening now. With fast escalating climate concerns, and carbon emissions becoming a major...

Videos

Climate & Migration: HEC Paris Highlights Corporate Solutions to the Refugee Challenge
Climat et migration avec François Gemenne - Conférence de rentrée 2023
Scaling Up International Climate Finance | S&O Climate Day

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S&O - Climate & Earth Center Contacts

François Gemenne
François Gemenne
S&O Associate Academic Director on Climate
Fernando J. Díaz López
Executive Director of the Climate & Earth Center
Marie-Pierre Seyfried
Project Director of the Climate & Earth Center
Barkha Awan
Barkha Awan
Project Manager/Researcher | BS4CL & HEC Climate and Earth Center
Sebastian Becker
Holder of the Nexans Chair on Orchestrating Sustainable Business Transformation