On January 13th, 2026, EDHEC Business School hosted Professor Pedro Matos, Professor of Business Administration at the Darden School of Business (University of Virginia), for a webinar exploring the role of corporate green revenues in accelerating the global green transition.
In this talk, Professor Matos introduced a new global measure of revenues from green products and services among publicly listed firms, highlighting how these “green revenues” have significantly accelerated since the Paris Agreement.
He discussed how this growth is being driven by innovative US companies that successfully translate green patents into commercial sales, as well as firms benefiting from sustainability-focused institutional ownership. The session also examined the financial implications of these developments, including evidence of a modest “green alpha” in stock returns and what this means for investors and corporate strategy.
Speaker
Pedro Matos, PhD
Professor of Business Administration, Darden School of Business, University of Virginia
Moderators
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Teodor Dyakov, PhD
Associate Professor of Finance, EDHEC Business School, Affiliate Member, EDHEC Climate Institute
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Laurent Deville, PhD
Academic Director of Master in Finance Programmes, EDHEC Business School
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Nile Kirke
MSc student in Climate Change & Sustainable Finance, EDHEC Business School
This session offered valuable insights at the intersection of sustainable finance, innovation, and asset pricing, enriching the ongoing dialogue on how corporate strategies and financial markets can support the transition toward a low-carbon economy.
