About Us

Michael D. Penner Institute on ESG

Michael D. Penner Institute on ESG Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Issues brings together Université de Montréal, Polytechnique Montréal and other University Institutions to promote better understanding, support education and research on ESG issues.

Observatory

Within the Institute, the Scotiabank Sustainable Development Innovations Observatory supports research into finance and business innovations that help move towards a more sustainable economic future.

Michael D. Penner Institute on ESG Issues is an interdisciplinary crossroads that brings together the expertise of faculty, researchers, students and practitioners from the Université de Montréal, HEC Montréal and Polytechnique Montréal, external organizations and civil society. 

Concepts of ESG, environment, society and governance Sustainable Business and Green Business

Mission

The mission of the Michael D. Penner Institute on ESG issues is to:

1. Support interdisciplinary and critical research of ESG issues, their regulation and implementation, and the impact of practices incorporating them.

2. Train students from the three partner universities and practitioners with a interdisciplinary understanding of ESG issues;

3. Create opportunities for exchange between researchers and the worlds of finance, business and civil society.

Scotiabank Sustainable Development Innovations Observatory studies and disseminates innovations that support achieving one or more of the 17 sustainable development goals proposed by the United Nations.

Meet the Team

Our Directors

Governance

Advisory Committee

The Advisory Committee of the Michael D. Penner Institute is co-chaired by Charles Emond, President and CEO of CDPQ, and Michael D. Penner, Chairman of Partners Group Canada. Other committee members are Université de Montréal Rector Daniel Jutras and Polytechnique Montréal President Maud Cohen.

Board Of Directors

Frédéric Bouchard, Dean of the F.A.S., Université de Montréal

François Bertrand, Director of Research and Innovation, Polytechnique Montréal

Isabelle Martin, Institute Director, professor, Université de Montréal

Michael D. Penner, Chairman of Partners Group Canada (Observer)

Kim Brand, VP & Global Head, Sustainability at Scotiabank (Observer)

Marcelin Joanis, Deputy Directors, Professor, Polytechnique Montréal (Observer)

Yuan Zheng Li, Scientific Coordinator (Observer)

Renée-Claude Drouin, Law Faculty, Université de Montréal

Nathalie de Marcellis-Warin, Department of Mathematical and Industrial Engineering, Polytechnique Montréal

Scientific Committee

Mario Bourgault, Department of Mathematical and Industrial Engineering, Polytechnique Montréal

Marcelin Joanis, Deputy Directors, professor, Department of Mathematical and Industrial Engineering, Polytechnique Montréal

Isabelle Martin, Institute Director, professor, School of Industrial Relations, Université de Montréal

Manuel Morales, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Université de Montréal

Stéphane Rousseau, Law Faculty, University de Montréal

Management Committee

Isabelle Martin, Institute Director, professor, School of Industrial Relations, Université de Montréal

Marcelin Joanis, Deputy Director, professor, Department of Mathematical and Industrial Engineering, Polytechnique Montréal

Louise Millette, Department of Civil, Geological and Mining Engineering, Polytechnique Montréal

Sara Teitelbaum, Department of Sociology, Université de Montréal

Yuan Zheng Li, Scientific Coordinator

Our University Partners