9I�� News - Desautels Faculty of Management

Reimagining legal frameworks for sustainability: The 2025 TBLSA Impact Paper

webfull — Thu, 07 Aug 2025 18:56:20 +0000

Earlier this summer, from May 4^th through May 9^th, 9I��’s Sustainable Growth Initiative (SGI) and Faculty of Law co-organised the 2025 9I�� SGI Transformative Business Law Summer Academy (TBLSA).

Published: 7 August 2025

9I�� Law launches Transnational Business+Law Network

webfull — Thu, 07 Aug 2025 18:48:36 +0000

Business + Law is different from Business Law. With this framing in mind – and recognising the plethora of issues emerging at the intersection of law, business and finance in an age of rapid climate and technological change – 9I��’s Business Law Platform and the University's Sustainable Growth Initiative launched a new collaboration and graduate student mentorship project, under the leadership of the CIBC Office of Sustainable Fina

Published: 7 August 2025

Caisse de depot’s stake in UK nuclear project is a model to emulate

webfull — Thu, 07 Aug 2025 17:38:29 +0000

The Caisse de dépot et placement du Québec is taking a 20% stake in the Sizewell C nuclear power station in Suffolk, England. It is the UK’s first new nuclear power plant since the 1990s, and Professor Sebastien Betermier credits the government there with creating the favourable circumstances for private investors like the Caisse to take part in infrastructure development. “In this particular project, I believe the U.K.

Published: 7 August 2025

IT teams can bring insights into how best to deploy AI

webfull — Thu, 07 Aug 2025 17:36:45 +0000

Business leaders understand that AI has the power to generate tremendous value, but it is IT teams that have a deeper understanding of the underlying processes and what’s going on behind the scenes. “They better understand the potential dangers and pitfalls,” says Maxime Cohen, Professor of Retail and Operational Management and Director of Research at the Bensadoun School of Retail Management. And because AI needs significant human oversight, they need to be involved in its ideation and deployment.

Published: 7 August 2025

Infrastructure bank model can encourage investment in infrastructure projects

webfull — Thu, 07 Aug 2025 17:35:01 +0000

Private market developers face an “investment catch-22” in getting infrastructure projects off the ground, Professor Sebastien Betermier wrote in a recent report for the C.D. Howe Institute. Private investors view new infrastructure markets as complex, unfamiliar, and high risk. But the infrastructure bank model can create value as a cost-efficient policy tool in the government ecosystem, Betermier concluded.

Published: 7 August 2025

9I�� Personal Financial Essentials course is basis for Cayman Islands financial literacy initiative

webfull — Mon, 04 Aug 2025 17:47:58 +0000

Twenty-eight young people in the Cayman Islands recently became the first group to complete the British Overseas Territory’s Youth Financial Literacy Programme. The government sponsored program prepares youth for real-world financial challenges and opportunities—and it is centered on the 9I�� Personal Financial Essentials course. The three-hour version of the course teaches youth budgeting, investing and retirement planning.

Published: 4 August 2025

Minority business owners can benefit from guilt marketing

webfull — Mon, 04 Aug 2025 17:46:07 +0000

A recent study published in the Journal of Consumer Research found that white consumers with higher levels of ‘white guilt’ were more likely to buy from a Black-owned business than from a white-owned one—even if the Black-owned business was more expensive or had lower customer ratings. “The marketplace is becoming increasingly shaped by ideology and values,” says Siddhanth Mookerjee, an Assistant Professor at 9I�� Desautels and a co-author of the study.

Published: 4 August 2025

Workshop on tackling food waste facilitates cross-sector collaboration

webfull — Mon, 04 Aug 2025 17:44:13 +0000

On June 3, the 9I�� Sustainable Growth Initiative partnered with the Chinese University of Hong Kong to deliver a workshop called ‘Tackling Food Waste’. Professor Javad Nasiry spoke at the event, which featured discussions on research, business solutions, sustainable practices, consumer behaviour, and the role of technology in food redistribution.

Published: 4 August 2025

Sustainability Academic Network connects sustainability researchers

webfull — Wed, 30 Jul 2025 17:14:04 +0000

Big problems demand collaboration—and climate change is one of the biggest problems we face. The Sustainability Academic Network (SUSAN) is a collaborative place where researchers from around the world can share their work. “I want SUSAN to be a social network for academics to get to know each other and connect their initiatives, so we can all fight climate change more efficiently,” says Prof. Juan Camilo Serpa, who created the network.

Published: 30 July 2025

Master's degree offering in Luxembourg brings 9I�� Desautels to Europe

webfull — Wed, 30 Jul 2025 17:12:06 +0000

9I�� Desautels will offer its Master of Management in Finance program in Luxembourg. The version of the program delivered in Luxembourg will be the same as the one taught in Montreal. A strategic partnership between 9I��, Luxembourg’s Ministry of Finance, the Luxembourg Bankers’ Association (ABBL) and the Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry (ALFI). Luxembourg is a major financial hub, and Dean Yolande Chan calls the program “a new chapter in our mission do develop impactful leaders in finance.”

Published: 30 July 2025

9I��������� News - Desautels Faculty of Management

Reimagining legal frameworks for sustainability: The 2025 TBLSA Impact Paper

9I��������� Law launches Transnational Business+Law Network

Caisse de depot’s stake in UK nuclear project is a model to emulate

IT teams can bring insights into how best to deploy AI

Infrastructure bank model can encourage investment in infrastructure projects

9I��������� Personal Financial Essentials course is basis for Cayman Islands financial literacy initiative

Minority business owners can benefit from guilt marketing

Workshop on tackling food waste facilitates cross-sector collaboration

Sustainability Academic Network connects sustainability researchers

Master's degree offering in Luxembourg brings 9I��������� Desautels to Europe

9I�� News - Desautels Faculty of Management

9I�� Law launches Transnational Business+Law Network

9I�� Personal Financial Essentials course is basis for Cayman Islands financial literacy initiative

Master's degree offering in Luxembourg brings 9I�� Desautels to Europe