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13th Annual ARCS Research Conference
June 21 – 24, 2021
As we get closer to the conference, we want to keep you informed as best as possible. Please continue to check the conference webpage, as well as our LinkedIn and Twitter pages for information.
13th Annual Ivey/ARCS PhD Sustainability Academy
November 12 – 15, 2020
London, Ontario, Canada • Hosted by the Ivey Business School at Western University
12th Annual ARCS Research Conference (Canceled)
June 10 – 12, 2020
Milan, Italy • Hosted by Bocconi University
Why Activist Hedge Funds Target Socially Responsible Firms, and How Executives and Investors Can Counteract Them
Rodolphe Durand 
Mark DesJardine
Danone’s CEO had to leave his position under the pressure of increasingly powerful and influential activist hedge funds. With their controversial tactics aimed at maximizing shareholder profit, they undermine sustainability practices, which they consider wasteful. Indeed, not only do they tend to suppress the corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities of the companies they target, they…
Let us be the change
Frank Wijen
Judging from the lofty mission statements of many business schools, educational curricula and research portfolios are geared towards advancing the greater societal good. The number and prominence of business schools that presently declare their dedication to advancing societal welfare hold great promise. In their lockstep, major accreditation bodies such as AACSB increasingly count societal relevance…