Over the last decade institutional real estate investment has shifted from direct property exposure to indirect property hold...]]> info@corporate-engagement.com (Corporate Engagement) Thu, 07 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.corporate-engagement.com/research/21 Research on climate change suggests that small improvements in the “sustainability” of buildings can have large effects on greenhouse gas emissions and on energy efficiency in the e...]]> info@corporate-engagement.com (Corporate Engagement) Mon, 04 Mar 2013 12:30:50 +0100 http://www.corporate-engagement.com/news/54  The Professors, aiCIO's first list of 2013, introduces the top 10 academics influencing this industry. These academi...]]> info@corporate-engagement.com (Corporate Engagement) Mon, 25 Feb 2013 16:05:39 +0100 http://www.corporate-engagement.com/news/52 On February 1, 2013, the European Center for Corporate Engagement (ECCE) in cooperation with the Institute of Global Business & Society (GLOBUS) and NWO hosted a symposium on “Global ...]]> info@corporate-engagement.com (Corporate Engagement) Thu, 14 Feb 2013 11:14:04 +0100 http://www.corporate-engagement.com/research/89 The durable building stock plays a key role in determining the urban sustainability of a metropolitan area. While the residential sector has been the primary focus of energy policies, commercia...]]> info@corporate-engagement.com (Corporate Engagement) Sun, 23 Dec 2012 12:31:31 +0100 http://www.corporate-engagement.com/news/53 In their paper, “Social Preferences and Investor Loyalty”, Rob Bauer and Paul Smeets show that social preferences are positively related to investor loyalty. They collected survey a...]]> info@corporate-engagement.com (Corporate Engagement) Mon, 17 Dec 2012 09:00:00 +0100 http://www.corporate-engagement.com/news/51 On Friday 14 December Prof. Dr. Harry Hummels received the Amsterdam Private Equity Club (APEC) Award for his contribution to the emerging field of Impact Investing. By awarding Harry Hummels t...]]> info@corporate-engagement.com (Corporate Engagement) Fri, 14 Dec 2012 16:08:29 +0100 http://www.corporate-engagement.com/news/50 Surpassing the strict boundaries of philanthropy Impact investing is a new kid on the block. In Luxembourg - after the US the second largest investment fund market in the world - asset managers...]]> info@corporate-engagement.com (Corporate Engagement) Tue, 04 Dec 2012 09:00:00 +0100 http://www.corporate-engagement.com/event/28 On February 1, 2013, the European Center for Corporate Engagement (ECCE) in cooperation with the Institute of Global Business & Society (GLOBUS) and NWO hosted a symposium on “Gl...]]> info@corporate-engagement.com (Corporate Engagement) Fri, 23 Nov 2012 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.corporate-engagement.com/event/27  

The Spring 2013 issue ...]]> info@corporate-engagement.com (Corporate Engagement) Tue, 13 Nov 2012 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.corporate-engagement.com/research/84 With this paper, we (Jaap Bos and Maarten van der Molen) contribute to the current debate about whether futures speculation has contributed to rising commodity prices.