ESMT Open Lecture with Raji Jayaraman

This event is part of the Berlin Science Week 2023.

November 1, 2023, 6:00 – 7:00 p.m.
ESMT Berlin, Schlossplatz 1, 10178 Berlin

This event will take place on campus and online. The registration to attend the event on campus is now closed.To attend the event online, please register here. 

Organizations, in an effort to act more sustainably, often initiate activities that they claim have a “positive impact” on the environment or on society more broadly. What do they really mean by “impact”? And how do they know that their impact has been “positive”? This lecture is about what impact means and how to systematically evaluate whether your organization’s sustainability-oriented activities have a positive impact.

Speaker:

Raji Jayaraman is an associate professor of economics and academic director of the FUTURE Institute for Sustainable Transformation at ESMT Berlin. A development and labor economist, her research is largely focused on how economic policy and organizational design can improve economic outcomes and foster social inclusion, especially among the poor and disadvantaged. Her work has been published in leading economics journals including the American Economic Review and the Journal of Political Economy.

Moderator:

Joern Soyke is executive director at the FUTURE Institute for Sustainable Transformation. He is convinced that a shift towards a more sustainable lifestyle is imperative for all of us, as humanity is currently far overstretching the Earth's capacity. Joern stands for the combination of innovation, profitability and sustainability: Sustainable products and business models as the future opportunity for companies, especially in Germany and Europe.