ISEG, in collaboration with IPP (Institute of Public Policy) and Transitar, organized a major event to raise awareness about climate change, with the participation of around 200 first-year students from ISEG's undergraduate programs. This action involved training our teachers, staff and second and third year students as Climate Mural facilitators.
The new students were invited to take part in the Climate Mural, an initiative to raise awareness of the causes, consequences and side-effects of climate change, based on the work of the UN's IPCC - Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. A set of letters leads to the creation of a mural through cause-effect connections between each letter, deepening or uncovering new knowledge, focused on climate awareness.
An initiative that attests to ISEG's commitment to educating, raising awareness and encouraging students to change their behavior and practices, as Winnie Picoto, ISEG's Vice President for Sustainability, says: "At ISEG, we recognize that the quality of life of future generations depends on how we deal with current challenges and we are very committed to the challenges of sustainability. By participating in this action, our students gain a greater awareness of their role in society and propose individual and collective actions for the climate transition.”
The Climate Mural workshop was created in France in 2018 and has already raised awareness of climate challenges among more than 1.1 million people around the world. Through this collaborative workshop, ISEG students were able to discover, sometimes with surprise, how major current issues are interlinked with climate change. For example, the extent to which rising temperatures and the resulting migration of insects could be responsible for the spread of disease.
With the start of the academic year at ISEG very much focused on Sustainability, the following day the students also had the opportunity to move from theory to practice and take part in an environmental volunteer action with the Monsanto Interpretation Center, in partnership with the Lisbon City Council, to collect invasive species in the Monsanto Forest Park.
The ISEG's Cultural Committee Is hosting a photography exhibitionas part of the Hi-BicLab - Laboratório de História para Mobilidades Urbanas Sustentáveis: Políticas cicláveis de Lisboa research project, a nationally-funded exploratory project fund that researces Lisbon's historical cycling experience as well as those factors that have prevented or promoted its use, arguing that history is important for bringing about a more sustainable and fair urban mobility.
The exhibition will be on display in the Atrium of the Francisco Pereira de Moura Library at ISEG from the 12th September to the 20th October.
This initiative to rethink Lisbon's contemporary and past daily scenes through a comparative lens is the result of the work of the interdisciplinary team of researchers and their respective institutions and research units participating in the Hi-BicLab, namely the Faculty of Science and Technology of Universidade NOVA de Lisboa (FCT NOVA), the Faculty of Architecture of Universidade de Lisboa (FAUL), and the Lisbon School of Economics and Management of Universidade de Lisboa (ISEG), through Professor Patricia Meloand the Faculty of Science of the Universidade de Lisboa (FCUL). The work for this exhibition was based on ten photographs of streets in the city of Lisbon, between the beginning of the 20th century and the end of the 1960s, selected from the collection of the Lisbon Municipal Archive (Fotográfico) and whose places were re-photographed in 2022 by the anthropologist and filmmaker Charlotte Seegers.
The mission of Hi-BicLab is to link historical thinking with today's "great challenges" of sustainable mobility and fair mobility for varying spatial scales, ranging from the street to the city on a global scale, which are issues directly related to SDG 11 - "Make cities and communities more inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable", in particular the goals of "providing access to safe, accessible, sustainable and affordable transport systems for all, improving road safety" and "providing universal access to safe, inclusive, accessible and green public spaces".
This process is part of the TERRARE research project: action-research for eco-social regeneration, coordinated by Oriana Rainho Brás, a researcher at SOCIUS/CSGThe project is supported by ISEG Sustainability. FCUL, a pioneer in the creation of urban mini-forests in Portugal, is a partner of the project.
Eco-social workshops will be held throughout the autumn and winter months of 2023, to involve the university community and develop the necessary knowledge to create and maintain a forest according to the "tiny forest" method proposed by biologist Akira Miyawaki. This method follows the principles of natural succession, through the intense planting of native species that allows their rapid growth in small spaces of up to 300m2. The model of tiny forest brings several benefits such as the diversification of local fauna and flora, carbon absorption, water fixation, thermal regulation and soil regeneration. Members of the ISEG community are invited to participate in the creation of this forest, which aims to be a living and participatory laboratory, ranging from planning, design, implementation, and care, through to enjoyment.
The project starts this summer by completely covering all the land chosen for the mini-forest, next to the Francisco Pereira de Moura library, at the back of the Francesinhas I building. This methodology will be applied to eliminate invasive weeds without damaging the topsoil, to make it suitable for planting. The project also has the partnership of Valorsul - Valorização e Tratamento de Resíduos Sólidos das Regiões de Lisboa e do Oeste, SA., which will provide the organic compost required to enrich the soil.
The TERRARE research project aims to reflect on the eco-social processes involved in the creation of an urban mini-forest and involves the participation of the university community. It also reflects the dynamics of research on soil regeneration through reforestation and community involvement.
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Sofia Santos, a sustainable finance specialist, is the guest of the sixth episode of the "Descomplicar as Finanças Sustentáveis" podcast (Uncomplicating Sustainable Finance), a partnership between the JE, ISEG's Sustainable Finance Centre, and the British Embassy in Lisbon.
"Uncertainty and its role in sustainable finance" is the topic of this episode in which this expert will analyse how the Covid-19 pandemic and its economic impact, and social political changes, among other factors, may affect the way financial institutions and investors approach sustainable finance
Through conversations with relevant professionals in British and Portuguese sustainable finance, we aim to showcase the role of the financial sector in effectively combating climate change by supporting government and business decarbonisation efforts.
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Nick Bridge, UK Head of Climate Diplomacy, is the fifth guest speaker in the series of eight episodes of the "Descomplicar as Finanças Sustentáveis" (Uncomplicating Sustainable Finance) podcast, a partnership between the JE, ISEG's Sustainable Finance Centre, and the British Embassy in Lisbon.
"COP negotiations and sustainable finance" is the topic of this episode, when the speaker will address the fact that the dynamics of the economy are already on the path to decarbonization and that this path - of which China and India are examples - has become irreversible.
Through conversations with relevant professionals in British and Portuguese sustainable finance, we aim to showcase the role of the financial sector in effectively combating climate change by supporting government and business decarbonisation efforts.
In this interview, an optimistic perspective will be analysed, where the speaker believes that the Paris Agreement is non-negotiable and that the process is irreversible.
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In the scope of the Energy Efficiency Program in Central Government Buildings financed by the Environmental Fund and with support from the PRR, ISEG presented 3 applications for financing to improve the energy efficiency of its campus, namely of its buildings.
These applications were accepted and ISEG will receive total funding of 929,812.00 euros for interventions in Francesinhas 1 and 2 buildings, Library; Quelhas 2 and Quelhas 4; Quelhas 6.
With this investment in better energy conditions we want to significantly reduce energy consumption, thus contributing to a more sustainable energy environment.
More information HERE.
The PIR evaluates the positive impact of business schools, giving students a voice. ISEG goes straight to level 4, out of a possible 5, being classified as a "Transforming School".
The Positive Impact Rating (PIR) is a rating conducted by students and for students. In this sense, ISEG students answered 20 questions in a questionnaire that evaluates seven dimensions of impact in three dimensions: Energizing, Educating and Engaging.
PIR was developed by the Positive Impact Rating Association (PIRA), a non-profit organization made up of business schools and other educational institutions. It is an initiative to evaluate the social and environmental impact of business schools.
Sean Kidney, co-founder and CEO of the Climate Bonds Initiative, is the fourth guest speaker in the series of eight episodes of the"Descomplicar as Finanças Sustentáveis" (Uncomplicating Sustainable Finance) podcast , a partnership between the JE, ISEG's Sustainable Finance Centre, and the British Embassy in Lisbon.
"Promoting investment in projects and assets for a rapid climate transition" is the topic of this fourth episode, in which the speaker will address how this investment should be promoted in order to achieve a more resilient economy, both in terms of low carbon emissions and the necessary climate transition.
Through conversations with relevant professionals in British and Portuguese sustainable finance, we hope to showcase the role of the financial sector in effectively combating climate change by supporting government and business decarbonisation efforts.
In an interview conducted by the the director of JE, Filipe AlvesThe Climate Bonds Initiative, an international non-governmental organisation that works to mobilise capital for more responsible, effective, and dynamic climate action, will discuss the future of investments in an economy which is less dependent on fossil fuels.
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James Hooton, the programme director of the Green Finance Institute (GFI), is the third guest of the series of eight episodes of the "Descomplicar as Finanças Sustentáveis" (Uncomplicating Sustainable Finance) podcast, a partnership between the JE, ISEG's Sustainable Finance Centre, and the British Embassy in Lisbon.
"How to accelerate the transition to a more sustainable economy" is the topic of this third episode, during which the speaker will address how the GFI has created a pathway to conceive sectoral and local strategies to achieve carbon neutrality.
Through conversations with relevant professionals in British and Portuguese sustainable finance, we hope to showcase the role of the financial sector in effectively combating climate change by supporting government and business decarbonisation efforts.
In an interview conducted by the the director of JE, Filipe AlvesThe hypothesis that there is not just one formula for accelerating the transition to a more sustainable economy will be under consideration, as specific actions and the necessary policies will depend on the country, the region, and the economic sector concerned.
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Alice Khouri, a lawyer and a university professor of Energy and Regulationis the guest for the second of eight episodes of the "Uncomplicated Sustainable Finance" podcast, which is the result of a partnership between the JE, ISEG's Centre for Sustainable Finance, and the British Embassy in Lisbon.
In an interview conducted by the editor of the JE, José Carlos Lourinho, on the topic of environmental, social, and governance responsibility and its role in sustainable finance is analysed.
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