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The climate policies that EU citizens like (and those they don’t)

The results of a new survey are browsable in an online tool which allows the user to analyse and compare opinions about a set of different climate  policies in Europe.

Net zero crisis: the financial sector hesitates but science persists

Article by Professors Yulia TITOVA & Hugues CHENET

How brands can leverage social causes

Corporate support for the concept of diversity, inclusion, and equity (DEI) is currently a hot topic. In the US, DEI initiatives have been rolled back or even discontinued due to the political climate. In this video, professor Laurie Ann UNDERWOOD explores how two well-known brands took a risk by supporting social causes, but benefited by developing consumer engagement and growing market share.  Case 1: How brands can leverage social causes

Most popular reads on IÉSEG Insights in 2024-2025

As a new academic year begins, here are the 8 articles/videos (published in English since last September) which have been most popular with Insights readers in the last 12 months.

What if the HR director was an AI?

Human resources (HR) are no exception to the trend towards artificial intelligence, with algorithms being used in a number of HR processes. Where do we stand? Hayley Moore, postdoctoral researcher at IÉSEG, explains. Can AI improve the recruitment process? And how? AI can optimise the start of a recruitment process, for example by automating certain What if the HR director was an AI?

Magic box

Both a symbol and a vector of globalisation, the container celebrates its 70th anniversary next year. A look back at an invention that changed the face of logistics.

Thomas BAUDIN becomes Director of the LEM (Lille Économie Management) 

A joint research unit (n° 9221) of the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), IÉSEG, the University of Lille, with the University of Artois and the University of the Littoral – Côte d’Opale as partner institutions, the LEM (Lille Economie Management) is a research laboratory founded 10 years ago. Recognized for the multidisciplinary nature of Thomas BAUDIN becomes Director of the LEM (Lille Économie Management) 

AI and finance (2): trade-offs, ethics, and challenges

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Artificial intelligence (AI) is already impacting on many corporate finance professions (CFOs, accountants, management controllers, etc.). In the second part of this interview, Patrick DAGUET and Marie REDON look at questions and challenges companies face when selecting AI tools and ensuring the ethical use of this technology by corporate finance professionals. The first part of AI and finance (2): trade-offs, ethics, and challenges

AI and corporate finance: current situation, trends, and challenges

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Artificial intelligence (AI) is already impacting on the work of corporate financial professionals (CFOs, accountants, management controllers, etc.), but often with significant differences between professions and smaller and larger companies. However, as Marie REDON and Patrick DAGUET point out, this is not the first time that the world of corporate finance has faced a technological AI and corporate finance: current situation, trends, and challenges