In 2008 the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) published a mandatory sustainability reporting requirement which obligates selected types of listed companies to disclose sustainability information. However, according to new research this regulation fails to promote sustainable practices and may lead to unintended economic consequences.
The real estate investment company Sponda is the newest member in Hanken's partner programme. The goal is, among other things, to recruit students and show them the benefits of working in an office.
The Ministry of Education and Culture has appointed PhD Sofia Stolt as a member of the Matriculation Examination Board for the years 2025-2027. Stolt is a lecturer in Business Communication in Swedish at Hanken School of Economics and serves as director of the Centre for Languages and Business Communication.
Despite the growing enthusiasm for green acquisitions, skepticism remains. The potential greening effects can be risky and time-consuming, and they don't always materialise. Hanken School of Economics has received 300,000 euros from Dr. h.c. Marcus Wallenberg’s Foundation for Research in Business Administration to find out what the challenges and benefits of Finnish so called green entrepreneurial acquisitions are.
Hanken School of Economics has been granted over 150,000 euros from the Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment in Ostrobothnia for a research project aimed at developing tourism solutions that are more accessible, sustainable, and community-based. The project's pilot area is the World Heritage site in the Kvarken Archipelago.
Hanken student Emma Kärkkäinen has won the Association for Environmental Management’s (Ympäristöjohtamisen yhdistys, YJY) master’s thesis competition with her thesis “Implementing sustainable strategy through green investment projects: a multi-level case study from Finnish process industries”.
Hanken has signed new student exchange agreements with Curtin University in Perth, Australia, Faculty of Business Administration at Université Laval in Québec, Canada, INSPER in Sao Paulo, Brasil and IPADE Business School in Monterrey, Mexico.
What will happen to the business relations between Finland and Sweden now that both countries are members of NATO? This is one of the questions a new research project at Hanken School of Economics aims to answer. The project has been granted 120,000 euros from the Foundation for Economic Education in Finland.
Are you interested in pursuing a paid traineeship in a world-leading organisation in the field of intellectual property (IP)? As a member of the Pan-European Seal (PES) Programme, Hanken provides a unique opportunity for a traineeship at the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) in Alicante, Spain, and the European Patent Office (EPO) in Munich, Germany.
Companies in regions where climate change denial is widespread among the people are often the most reluctant to tackle climate issues. These companies impose more costs on society and are more likely to commit federal violations related to environmental issues, according to a study conducted by researchers at Hanken School of Economics and the University of Vaasa.
Finland has implemented a subsidy scheme to compensate industrial producers for the indirect costs of the emissions trading system. Maria Wang shows in her dissertation that the subsidy has not been optimally designed. Its recipients are mostly large companies that do not suffer from the increase in electricity costs caused by emissions trading.
Marketing communication should not only focus on getting messages across or cutting through noise. A new doctoral thesis shows that the real dynamics of marketing communication require companies and organisations to rethink their strategies and expectations.
A new book in Finnish, Vastuullinen vuokranantaja (Eng. The responsible landlord), delves into landlord responsibility from all ESG perspectives: environmental responsibility, social responsibility, and good governance. The book is written by Hanna Silvola, associate professor of accounting at Hanken School of Economics and journalist Kati Valjus.
As a researcher, it is important to be able to identify and avoid predatory journals and conferences. We have gathered information on Hanken’s website about what characterizes predatory publishing and how to ensure that a journal or conference is reliable.
As urbanisation and e-commerce reshape our world, Last-Mile Delivery (LMD) has become a critical link in the supply chain and a pivotal sustainability challenge. New research suggests that managers, city leaders, and researchers who focus solely on emissions should rather develop strategies that balance environmental, social, and economic goals and promote collaboration across individual, organisational, and systemic levels.
The Fulbright Finland Foundation, in collaboration with the Nordic Fulbright Commissions, has launched the application round for the Nordic Youth Grant for the Arctic. This grant offers up to 12 young people aged 18-26 from the Nordic countries a chance to travel to Anchorage, Alaska, in April 2025, to participate in the Arctic Encounter Symposium. Participating in this event allows students to connect with leading experts, network with like-minded peers, and explore innovative solutions for a sustainable future in the Arctic. We believe that this grant is an incredible opportunity for students who are passionate about Arctic issues and sustainability.
