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A report from the Sustainability & Organizations Institute explores why value sharing within companies is becoming a critical element of sustainable and competitive business strategy. But how should companies distribute the value they create in an increasingly unequal economic landscape? Titled ...

On the eve of the 2026 municipal elections, a new study from HEC Paris conducted by professors Yann Algan, Antonin Bergeaud and student Camille Frouard highlights the decisive role of workplace experience in shaping the political attitudes of private-sector employees.

On 10 December, the world commemorates Human Rights Day, marking the anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. At HEC Paris, this date resonates deeply with our commitment to quality education and to supporting students from conflict-affected regions, notably through the HEC Imagine ...

In September 2025, the organizers of the Financial and Extra-Financial Performance Management Certificate at HEC Paris Executive Education offered the fifty participants an original learning experience on the HEC campus: an immersion in an exhibition of press drawings to deepen their understanding ...

This 4st episode of Bold Thinkers, the HEC Paris Impact Company Lab explores Cairo — Africa’s largest metropolis and one of the world’s fastest-growing mega cities. The episode highlights three major opportunities shaping the city’s future: its unique urban resilience, its vibrant innovation ...

As part of its new HOPES research program dedicated to social bonds, vulnerabilities, and social entrepreneurship, the Sustainability & Organizations Institute at HEC Paris unveils the key insights from a qualitative study conducted with 34 French social entrepreneurs, evaluators, and accelerator ...

From November 7 to 21, 2025, HEC Paris will host the exhibition VULNERABLE in the Galerie Nord of Building T — a project inviting us to rethink the role of vulnerability within organizations. 

HEC Paris Inclusive Economy Center has published a new report, Framing Vulnerability: Challenges, Opportunities, and Responsible Engagement, which explores how organizations can better understand and address vulnerability without falling into control-driven or paternalistic approaches. Based on ...

A team of HEC Paris researchers outlines a new model to simplify sustainability disclosure, reduce costs for firms, and strengthen Europe’s global competitiveness. As the European Union revisits its sustainability reporting frameworks, a new HEC Paris Policy Paper — “Squaring Disclosure Regulation ...

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 attributes and 7 archetypes to inspire action”, produced by Laurence Lehmann-Ortega, Professor of ...