The social responsibility of business | Alex Edmans | TEDxLondonBusinessSchool



Alex Edmans talks about the long-term impacts of social responsibility and challenges the idea that caring for society is at the expense of profit. Alex is a Professor of Finance at London Business School. Alex graduated top of his class from Oxford University and then worked for Morgan Stanley in investment banking (London) and fixed income sales and trading (NYC). After a PhD in Finance from MIT Sloan as a Fulbright Scholar, he joined Wharton, where he was granted tenure and won 14 teaching awards in six years. Alex’s research interests are in corporate finance, behavioural finance, CSR, and practical investment strategies. He has been awarded the Moskowitz Prize for Socially Responsible Investing and the FIR-PRI prize for Finance and Sustainability, and was named a Rising Star of Corporate Governance by Yale University. Alex co-led a session at the 2014 World Economic Forum in Davos, and runs a blog, “Access to Finance” (www.alexedmans.blogspot.com), that aims to make complex finance topics accessible to a general audience. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx

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  1. Thanks so much for this powerful video. Best i have seen so far, makes comprehension so easy.
  2. cool
  3. asian guy with british accent!
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  5. Great video. Thanks!!
  6. Remarkable presentation. 4 years of research is just amazing.
  7. Really Good Presentation.
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  9. Buen dia estoy haciendo una investigacion sobre Responsabilidad Social Empresarial , pronto sera una tesis cientifica qualitativa pero me encantaria recibir sus consejos y sugerencias sobre un tema involucrado a la RSE que necesite más estudio.Gracias de antemano por su valioso tiempo.
  10. Well done, Alex. Very helpful 😘
  11. Great presentation. If only you could my students in Morocco.
  12. Lovely presentation absolutely captivating Sir Alex Do u have a site about this topic please
  13. Thank you for your brilliant talks about CSR! I have been watching your video clips on Youtube since I watched this. VERY INSPIRING!!! I am a student in The University of St. Gallen, Switzerland, writing a short essay about CSR/Philanthropy in a banking industry after financial crisis in Switzerland. Would you recommend any scholars or journals regarding this topic? OR Would you please share your thoughts? It would be very appreciated. Thank you again for sharing your thoughts!
  14. Hi Alex, great speech and very cool. I have done few assignments on CSR with my Masters and implemented few projects also. this was really helped me to do all. Great work. Thanks
  15. very well spoken.
  16. thank you! amazing video! i totally understand csr now. keep it up!
  17. I am writing my MA thesis on SRI, you speech has been inspirational! Thank you
  18. brilliant!, loved your presentation..enjoyable and educational
  19. Hi Alex, do you have any published journals which include the research you have conducted regarding socially responsible firms and how it adds value to the business?


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