Announcing four new research projects supported by E4S in 2025
12.03.2025
We are excited to unveil the four research projects that have been awarded support from the Enterprise for Society Center for 2025. Each year, E4S invites researchers from our three founding institutions—UNIL, IMD, and EPFL—to propose projects that align with our mission: driving the transition toward a sustainable and resilient economy within planetary boundaries.
A criterion for selection is meaningful collaboration between researchers from at least two of the three founding institutions. E4S is built on the belief that combining the unique strengths of UNIL, IMD, and EPFL leads to significant positive spillovers. By fostering interdisciplinary research and leveraging the diverse expertise across these institutions, we aim to generate impactful insights and solutions.
This year’s selected projects address key challenges at the intersection of sustainability, technology, and economic transformation :
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- Re-wiring CAPEX and finance in circular value chains – a case study of advanced materials
- Circular green hydrogen production with integrated CO₂ capture: Technology, business, and policy aspects
- Social and Business Implications of the Clean Incentive: Outperforming the Swiss Carbon Levy & ETS
- Towards Understanding Greenwashing in Social Media
We congratulate the researchers behind these initiatives and look forward to seeing their contributions help shape a more sustainable future.
You can explore more about this year’s selected projects below:
The new research projects
Re-wiring CAPEX and finance in circular value chains – a case study of advanced materials
by Dr. Martyn D. Wakeman, Lecturer and Researcher, Laboratory for Processing of Advanced Composites at EPFL; Karl Schmedders, Professor of Finance at IMD
Circular green hydrogen production with integrated CO2 capture: Technology, business and policy aspects
by Sophia Haussener, Head of LRESE at EPFL; Jean-Philippe Bonardi, Professor and E4S Managing Director, HEC-UNIL; Cyril Bouquet, Professor of Strategy and Innovation at IMD; Roberto Valenza, PhD student at LRESE at EPFL
Social and Business Implications of the Clean Incentive: Outperforming the Swiss Carbon Levy & ETS
by Philippe Thalmann, Associate Professor at EPFL; Karl Schmedders, Professor of Finance at IMD; Boris Nikolov, Professor of Finance, University of Lausanne and Swiss Finance Institute; Juan-Jose Lopez-Villarejo, PhD., Scientific Collaborator at EPFL-LEURE.
Towards Understanding Greenwashing in Social Media
by Mathias Humbert, Associate Professor at UNIL; Very Sosnovik, Postdoctoral Researcher at UNIL; Goutam Challagalla, Professor at IMD; Frédéric Dalsace, Professor at IMD