NHH and the Rafto Foundation invite to an open lecture in memory of former NHH Professor Thorolf Rafto. The Thorolf Rafto Memorial Lecture marks the inauguration of NHH’s new Rafto Professor in Business and Human Rights, Professor Caroline Flammer.
Caroline Flammer is Professor of International and Public Affairs and of the Climate at Columbia University in New York City. She joins NHH’s faculty as an Visiting Professor and will give the Thorolf Rafto Memorial Lecture on the topic “ESG vs System-Level Investing”.
Professor Flammer is a leading expert in the area of climate finance and sustainable investing. In addition to being a professor at Columbia University and NHH, she serves as the President of the Alliance for Research on Corporate Sustainability (ARCS), a global multi-disciplinary network of scholars fostering rigorous academic research on corporate sustainability.
Furthermore, she is the Chair of the Academic Advisory Committee of the United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), the largest network of responsible investors to date.
The Thorolf Rafto Memorial Lecture is an open event, and organised by NHH and the non-profit organization Rafto Foundation. In remembrance of the spirit of NHH Professor Thorolf Rafto, the foundation work to raise awareness of circumstances where human rights and democracy are under threat.