Articles
Sustainability & Society
Overlooking Vulnerability Can Harm Everyone, Including Your Business
Drawing on insights from HEC Paris faculty, Octavio de Barros, postdoctoral researcher maps how businesses can respond to vulnerability without defaulting to control, charity, or silence.
Strategy & Leadership
Powering a Low-Carbon World: Rethinking Growth, Purpose, and Profit
As global electrification accelerates, Nexans positions itself as a low-carbon leader. CEO Christopher Guérin shares the transformation strategy and HEC Paris partnership behind the shift.
Tech & AI
Innovation & Entrepreneurship
On the Rise of Alternative Data and Startups in Finance
A leading figure in financial technology, Claire Calmejane (M.06) showcases fintech startups tackling major industry challenges, based on Professor Foucault’s findings on the impact of AI and alternative data on finance.
Geopolitics & Public Affairs
National Parliaments Hold the Key to the EU’s Rule of Law
On March 26, 2024, Law Professor Arnaud Van Waeyenberge addressed the national parliaments of the European Union to present solutions to improve the protection of the rule of law, based on his recent research.
Most Firms Say ‘Sustainability’ — But Lobby Against It
Research by Professor Alberto Alemanno shows how corporate lobbying often contradicts climate goals — putting ESG credibility and stakeholder trust at risk.
Brands & Behaviors
Circular Business Models Reduce Waste and Boost Profit
A growing number of companies claim to be going green - but how many are tackling the waste problem at its root? HEC professor Daniel Halbheer provides some answers.
Changing Your Habits Depends on Context, Not Just Motivation
Using machine learning, Anastasia Buyalskaya reveals how long it takes to form a new habit. Her research could reshape how businesses build lasting behavior change.
AI and Sovereignty: The Geopolitical Power of Submarine Cables
Two HEC Paris researchers, Olivier Chatain and Jerely Ghez, reveal how AI geopolitics is turning undersea cables into critical fault lines in a fragmented world economy.
