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Wharton Social
Impact
Management
(SIM)Symposium
The second annual
Wharton Social Impact
Management (SIM)
Symposium, "Building
Sustainable Enterprises,"
was held on campus in
October. During the course
of the event, students gathered
with faculty and guest
speakers to share goals and
experiences with each other.
After a welcome from
Wharton finance professor
Andrew Metrick, attendees
were addressed by Georg
Kell, senior adviser to the
Secretary General of the
United Nations, on
"Corporate Citizenship
and the United Nations
Global Compact."
The symposium also
featured an alumni panel
on using one's experience
in the 'business' of social
change. Panelists included
Dr. Kathryn J. Engebretson,
WG'83 (William Penn
Foundation), Andrew
Gunther, WG'85 (Rock
Creek Capital), Vanessa L.
Lowe, WG'98 (The CDFI
Fund), and Ed Marcum,
WG'01 (Global Education
Partnership).
After a networking
break, a Wharton Leadership
Lecture on the business of
social change was delivered
by Lynn Taliento, co-founder
and leader of McKinsey's
nonprofit practice.
"The widening inequalities
in the world, ethical
cracks in capitalism, and
growing appreciation for
how business can contribute
to social change – all call for
business schools to dedicate
resources to social impact
management," says SIM
director Dave Levin,
WG'04.
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