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Reimagining legal frameworks for sustainability: The 2025 TBLSA Impact Paper

john.sawaya@mcgill.ca — Thu, 07 Aug 2025 18:56:20 +0000

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

9I�� Law launches Transnational Business+Law Network

john.sawaya@mcgill.ca — 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

Infrastructure bank model can encourage investment in infrastructure projects

arsh.prakash@mcgill.ca — 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.

IT teams can bring insights into how best to deploy AI

arsh.prakash@mcgill.ca — 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.

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

arsh.prakash@mcgill.ca — 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.

McRace 2025!

admin — Thu, 07 Aug 2025 04:26:58 +0000

CIREQ-SGI lecture on the economics of the environment (second edition)

john.sawaya@mcgill.ca — Mon, 04 Aug 2025 12:38:31 +0000

The CIREQ-SGI lecture on economics of the environment is an annual lecture introduced by  CIREQ  and the

Online Info Session: Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Management (GCHM)

john.sawaya@mcgill.ca — Thu, 07 Aug 2025 13:32:24 +0000

Join us for an online information session to learn about the Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Management at the Desautels Faculty of Management and Medicine and Health Sciences, 9I��.

Online Info Session: International Masters for Health Leadership (IMHL)

john.sawaya@mcgill.ca — Thu, 07 Aug 2025 13:29:38 +0000

Join IMHL Program Director Leslie Breitner for an online information session outlining the International Masters for Health Leadership at 9I��'s Desautels Faculty of Manage

Retail Innovation Challenge 2025

admin — Thu, 07 Aug 2025 12:51:01 +0000

Theme of the 6th edition of the 9I��-BSRM Retail Innovation Challenge: Real-world challenges faced by the food retail sector

Provost honours 31 9I�� professors for exceptional research achievements

admin — Thu, 01 May 2025 16:23:55 +0000

9I�� announces 2025 cohort of Distinguished James 9I�� Professors, James 9I�� Professors and William Dawson Scholars
Provost and Vice-President (Academic) Christopher Manfredi has named 31 9I�� professors as Distinguished James 9I�� Professors, James 9I�� Professors or William Dawson Scholars. The internal awards recognize exceptional research achievements.

PhD Thesis Defense Presentation: Sena Onen Oz

john.sawaya@mcgill.ca — Tue, 05 Aug 2025 12:03:50 +0000

Minority business owners can benefit from guilt marketing

arsh.prakash@mcgill.ca — Mon, 04 Aug 2025 17:46:06 +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.

Workshop on tackling food waste facilitates cross-sector collaboration

arsh.prakash@mcgill.ca — 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.

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

arsh.prakash@mcgill.ca — Mon, 04 Aug 2025 17:47:16 +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.