Une recherche d'excellence

Climat & Environnement

Une recherche d’excellence dans les domaines suivants : décarbonation des chaînes d'approvisionnement, transition énergétique, biodiversité et économie circulaire.

Les professeurs d'HEC Paris considèrent les aspects environnementaux comme une dimension essentielle de leur programme de recherche et étudient de nouveaux modèles d'entreprise qui intègrent les ressources et les empreintes environnementales dans la prise de décision managériale.

L'objectif de la recherche est de s'attaquer à l'épuisement des ressources, au changement climatique, aux déchets et à la pollution, ainsi qu'à la dégradation des systèmes naturels.

L'objectif est de concevoir des stratégies qui améliorent les résultats des entreprises, de la société et de la planète.

OUR LATEST RESEARCH PAPERS

Aflaki, S., Atasu, A., & Van Wassenhove, L. N. (2024). The Long-Term Costs of Wind Turbines. Harvard Business Review (February). https://hbr.org/2024/02/the-long-term-costs-of-wind-turbines
Stolowy, H., & Paugam, L. (2023). Sustainability reporting: Is convergence possible? Accounting in Europe, 20(2), 139-165. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17449480.2023.2189016
Bertini, M., Buehler, S., Halbheer, D., & Lehmann, D. R. (2022). Carbon Footprinting and Pricing Under Climate Concerns. Journal of Marketing, 86(2), 186-201. https://doi.org/10.1177/0022242920932930

ON GOING RESEARCH

Buehler, S., Chen, R., & Halbheer, D. (2024). Product Design and Consumer Participation in Circular Business Models. HEC Paris Research Paper MKG-2022-1465. https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4314781
Landier, A., & Lovo, S. (2023). ESG Investing: How to optimize impact? HEC Paris Research Paper No. FIN-2020-1363. https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3508938

BOOKS

Guerreschi, A., Diaz Lopez, Fernando J. (2024). Redefining production and consumption in producer cooperatives through sustainability, eco-innovation, and circularity. In A. B. Massimiliano Mazzanti, Salvatore Monni (Ed.), Innovations for Circularity and Knowledge Creation: Participation and Cooperative Approaches for Sustainability. Springer Nature Switzerland.

Innovations for Circularity and Knowledge Creation presents existing cases and new examples of the intersection between the co-operative economy and sustainability challenges. It explores innovative circular and low carbon sustainable economy cases and analyses the management style of cooperative firms in facing sustainability challenges. It is an essential resource for scholars and students of sustainability and the circular economy, innovation management, HRM and labour studies.

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Shishlov, I. (2024). The Colour Fools: Communicating Sustainability Through Music. In B. Bernard-Rau (Ed.), Sustainability Stories: The Power of Narratives to Understand Global Challenges (pp. 307-312). Springer Nature Switzerland

Sustainability Stories features over 30 narratives from countries such as France, Germany, India, Morocco, Spain, Switzerland, and the United States. Through its pages, this book spreads optimism, determination, and a desire for positive societal change. It empowers readers of all ages and educational backgrounds to join the movement toward a sustainable future.

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Chevalier, F., & Kalika, M. (Eds.). (2023). Research in Sustainability. Éditions EMS

Research in Sustainability brings together conceptual analyses, case studies and practical recommendations of professors, doctors and doctoral candidates from the Business Science Institute Executive DBA programme. The authors invite to contextualize Sustainability, whilst taking a critical and constructive perspective on this wideranging topic.

The book looks at Sustainability in different sectors of activity, corporate functions and geographical scopes.

Researchers and executives interested in research with an academic, managerial and societal impact will find new clarification and avenues for reflection and action.

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Reports and other Publications

Ho, D., Charalambides, A., Callus, M. A., Spiteri, D., Camacho Avila, B., & Diaz Lopez, F. J. (2024). Guidebook. Designing Research & Innovation Action Plans for Transformative Climate Action in Island Ecosystems. EIT Climate KIC, Cyprus University of Technology and Energy and Water Agency.

This guidebook is a comprehensive toolkit designed to support island ecosystems in optimizing their research and innovation (R&I) strategies. From Cyprus to Malta, it seeks to empower regions to meet their climate and energy targets outlined in their National Energy and Climate Plans (NECPs):

✔ Insights on enhancing R&I initiatives in the smallest EU island states
✔ Strategies for achieving ambitious climate targets by 2030 and beyond
✔ A multifaceted approach to ecological transition, bridging policy and action

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Halbheer, D., & Shishlov, I. (2023). Climate Change Education in Business Schools. The Example of the Climate and Business Certificate at HEC Paris.

This report explores the importance of climate change education in business schools and analyzes how climate change education is being integrated in the curricula of business schools using the example of the Climate and Business Certificate program developed at HEC Paris.

The methodology for this case study is based on a desk review of existing literature, interviews
with key personnel involved in the development of the Climate and Business Certificate at HEC
Paris, as well as an evaluation survey of students of the first edition of the Certificate that took
place in 2022.

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Ombuya, S., Shishlov, I., & Michaelowa, A. (2023). International Climate Finance From a Global Perspective. ÖFSE Working Paper (76).

This Working Paper delves into the history and challenges of international climate finance and emphasizes the complexities tied to diverse definitions and accounting practices, leading to disputes over climate finance figures, as well as the struggle of developed countries to meet the USD 100 billion annual target.

With the need to mobilize finance for addressing loss and damage (L&D) gaining traction in UN climate negotiations, it examines how similar challenges may hinder progress on the L&D agenda. The paper also stresses the importance of fostering trust between donor and recipient countries.

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The White Paper on Biodiversity, published by HEC Alumni in June 2022, has three objectives:

to raise awareness of biodiversity issues among the HEC community and all economic players,
to challenge business leaders and political decision-makers to take action, and
to feed the debates at the upcoming COP15 conference.

This report is not intended to be exhaustive and does not replace the scientific literature on the subject. Its objective is to point out the current gaps in knowledge and regulations and to promote dialogue between business leaders, policy makers, academics and citizens.

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La décarbonation des chaînes d'approvisionnement

Carbon Footprinting and Pricing Under Climate Concerns, Daniel Halbheer with Marco Bertini, Stefan Buehler, and Don Lehmann, published in the Journal of Marketing (March 8, 2022). Link to the article.
ESG Investing : How to optimize impact ? Augustin Landier, Stefano Lovo. Link to the article.
Contracting for Technology Improvement: the Effect of Asymmetric Bargaining Power and Investment Uncertainty, European Journal of Operational Research, Septembre 2021, vol. 293, n° 2, pp 481-494, (Sam Aflaki in coll. with A. SHANTIA, A. MASINI)
Right Information at the Right Time : Reevaluating the Attitude–Behavior Gap in Environmental Technology Adoption, International Journal of Production Economics, December 2021, vol. 242, n° 108278, (Sam Aflaki in coll. with S. GOODARZI, A. MASINI, B. FAHIMNIA)
Input-price Risk Management : Technology Improvement and Financial Hedging, Production and Operations Management, August 2019, vol. 28, n° 8, pp 2044-2067, (Sam Aflaki in coll. with A. SHANTIA, H. GHODDUSI)

Circular Transition

Buehler, S., Chen, R., & Halbheer, D. (2023). Circular Business Models: Product Design and Consumer Participation (No. 2302). University of St. Gallen, School of Economics and Political Science.
BNP Paribas Perspectives paper on circular economy with the intervention of Halbheer, D..
Halbheer, D. (2023). Se convertir à l’économie circulaire : les entreprises entre recyclabilité et quête de rentabilité. The Conversation.

Biodiversité

A post-Kyoto partner: Considering the stratospheric ozone regime as a tool to manage nitrous oxide, Kanter D.R. et al. 2013. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science
Gaps and opportunities in nitrogen pollution policies around the world, Kanter D.R. et al. 2020. Nature Sustainability.
Nitrogen pollution policy beyond the farm, Kanter D.R. et al. 2020. Nature Food, 1:27-32.
A technology-forcing approach to reduce nitrogen pollution, Kanter D.R. and Searchinger T. 2018. Nature Sustainability
Is your valley as green as it should be ? Incorporating economic development into environmental performance indicators, Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy, October 2018, vol. 20, n° 8, pp 1903–1915, (Sam Aflaki in coll. with S. BASHER, A. MASINI)
The Effect of Environmental Uncertainty on the Tragedy of the Commons, Sam Aflaki, Games and Economic Behavior, November 2013, vol. 82, pp 240-253,

Un livre blanc récemment publiée [Eng]

Le livre blanc sur la biodiversité, publié par HEC Alumni en juin 2022, a trois objectifs :

sensibiliser la communauté HEC et l'ensemble des acteurs économiques aux enjeux de la biodiversité,
interpeller les chefs d'entreprise et les décideurs politiques et les inciter à l’action
alimenter les débats de la prochaine conférence COP15.

Ce rapport n'a pas vocation à être exhaustif et ne remplace pas la littérature scientifique sur le sujet. Son objectif est de mettre en évidence les lacunes actuelles en matière de connaissances et de réglementation et de promouvoir le dialogue entre les chefs d'entreprise, les décideurs politiques, les universitaires et les citoyens.

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