MIPC’s ninth edition tackles nature restoration through sustainable finance

The McGill International Portfolio Challenge (MIPC), part of the Sustainable Growth Initiative, successfully concluded its 9th edition in November, reaffirming its position as a leading experiential learning initiative at Desautels. This year’s challenge—mobilizing financial capital to reverse nature loss—drew 83 university teams from more than 15 countries, supported by 15+ corporate partners and evaluated by 30+ judges who joined the semi-finals and finals on campus.

Programming featured the annual Women in Buy-Side Panel, with both junior and senior panels moderated by MIPC student leaders, as well as a well-attended Symposium at the Redpath Museum with speakers Heechung Sung (CEFC Australia) and Andrew Gonzalez (McGill & Quebec Centre for Biodiversity Science).

The Global Track was won by a team from Griffith University (Australia), while the inaugural McGill Track crowned a team of four McGill undergraduates representing Finance, Economics, Development, and Science.