{"id":5606,"date":"2023-01-25T09:24:58","date_gmt":"2023-01-25T08:24:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/hecimpact2\/?page_id=5606"},"modified":"2024-02-14T16:50:44","modified_gmt":"2024-02-14T15:50:44","slug":"centers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/hecoutreach\/centers\/","title":{"rendered":"Centers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our faculty has a large number of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unil.ch\/hec\/en\/home\/menuinst\/recherche\/instituts-et-laboratoires.html\">centers of expertise<\/a> &#8211; centers, institutes and laboratories. In this section, we announce the creation of new centers and present a selection of the achievements of our centers and institutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-9244 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-centers category-digitalization-and-technology category-esg category-finance-and-insurance category-research\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/hecoutreach\/can-ai-measure-companies-esg-performance\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1002\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/hecoutreach\/files\/2026\/04\/image_ia_esg-e1777614263349.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Can AI measure companies\u2019 ESG performance?\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/hecoutreach\/files\/2026\/04\/image_ia_esg-e1777614263349.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/hecoutreach\/files\/2026\/04\/image_ia_esg-e1777614263349-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/hecoutreach\/files\/2026\/04\/image_ia_esg-e1777614263349-1024x570.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/hecoutreach\/files\/2026\/04\/image_ia_esg-e1777614263349-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/hecoutreach\/files\/2026\/04\/image_ia_esg-e1777614263349-768x428.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/hecoutreach\/files\/2026\/04\/image_ia_esg-e1777614263349-1536x855.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/hecoutreach\/files\/2026\/04\/image_ia_esg-e1777614263349-540x301.jpg 540w, https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/hecoutreach\/files\/2026\/04\/image_ia_esg-e1777614263349-1080x601.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/hecoutreach\/files\/2026\/04\/image_ia_esg-e1777614263349-1320x735.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/hecoutreach\/can-ai-measure-companies-esg-performance\/\" target=\"_self\" >Can AI measure companies\u2019 ESG performance?<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-28T14:11:08+02:00\">28 April 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">As climate transparency requirements intensify, ESG teams within companies are struggling to keep pace. In Switzerland and beyond, the production of reliable indicators still relies heavily on manual processes or surveys\u2014approaches that are often costly and difficult to scale. This tension between growing regulatory demands and limited resources calls for a rethinking of measurement methods.&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/hecoutreach\/can-ai-measure-companies-esg-performance\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-9055 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-centers category-economy-and-society category-research\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/hecoutreach\/predicting-the-unpredictable-striving-for-better-economic-forecasting\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"713\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/hecoutreach\/files\/2026\/02\/maxwell_joe-ai-9343075_1280-e1771944601326.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Predicting the unpredictable: striving for better economic forecasting\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/hecoutreach\/files\/2026\/02\/maxwell_joe-ai-9343075_1280-e1771944601326.png 1280w, https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/hecoutreach\/files\/2026\/02\/maxwell_joe-ai-9343075_1280-e1771944601326-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/hecoutreach\/files\/2026\/02\/maxwell_joe-ai-9343075_1280-e1771944601326-1024x570.png 1024w, https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/hecoutreach\/files\/2026\/02\/maxwell_joe-ai-9343075_1280-e1771944601326-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/hecoutreach\/files\/2026\/02\/maxwell_joe-ai-9343075_1280-e1771944601326-768x428.png 768w, https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/hecoutreach\/files\/2026\/02\/maxwell_joe-ai-9343075_1280-e1771944601326-540x301.png 540w, https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/hecoutreach\/files\/2026\/02\/maxwell_joe-ai-9343075_1280-e1771944601326-1080x602.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/hecoutreach\/predicting-the-unpredictable-striving-for-better-economic-forecasting\/\" target=\"_self\" >Predicting the unpredictable: striving for better economic forecasting<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-02-26T08:24:45+01:00\">26 February 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">We live in unpredictable times, whether this relates to the global economy and business, the climate or geopolitics. Anticipating the risks is important to humanity\u2019s future resilience. This involves making sense of increasingly complex information aided with new tools. In this series we look at the work of researchers as they strive to make better&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/hecoutreach\/predicting-the-unpredictable-striving-for-better-economic-forecasting\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-8945 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-centers category-esg category-finance-and-insurance category-research\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/hecoutreach\/environmental-impact-the-hidden-side-of-swiss-finance\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"890\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/hecoutreach\/files\/2026\/01\/banner-outreach-2.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Environmental impact: the hidden side of Swiss finance\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/hecoutreach\/files\/2026\/01\/banner-outreach-2.png 1600w, https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/hecoutreach\/files\/2026\/01\/banner-outreach-2-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/hecoutreach\/files\/2026\/01\/banner-outreach-2-1024x570.png 1024w, https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/hecoutreach\/files\/2026\/01\/banner-outreach-2-150x83.png 150w, https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/hecoutreach\/files\/2026\/01\/banner-outreach-2-768x427.png 768w, https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/hecoutreach\/files\/2026\/01\/banner-outreach-2-1536x854.png 1536w, https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/hecoutreach\/files\/2026\/01\/banner-outreach-2-540x300.png 540w, https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/hecoutreach\/files\/2026\/01\/banner-outreach-2-1080x601.png 1080w, https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/hecoutreach\/files\/2026\/01\/banner-outreach-2-1320x734.png 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/hecoutreach\/environmental-impact-the-hidden-side-of-swiss-finance\/\" target=\"_self\" >Environmental impact: the hidden side of Swiss finance<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-01-28T07:42:10+01:00\">28 January 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Switzerland has relatively modest CO\u2082 emissions within its borders. But if we follow the trail of money it invests abroad, the picture becomes bleaker. Every day, Swiss banks, insurance companies and investors finance companies operating around the world. These companies mine, produce energy, manufacture goods and transport commodities. Their activities generate CO\u2082 emissions, consume water&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/hecoutreach\/environmental-impact-the-hidden-side-of-swiss-finance\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-center is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-d05cb3ef wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-font-size is-style-fill has-small-font-size\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-accent-background-color has-background has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/hecoutreach\/category\/centres\/\" style=\"border-radius:0px\">Click to view more articles<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our faculty has a large number of centers of expertise &#8211; centers, institutes and laboratories. 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