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Wits Business School’s AELC Signs MOU with the African Energy Chamber

Wits Business School’s African Energy Leadership Centre (AELC) has signed a three-year agreement with the African Energy Chamber (AEC) with the aim of advancing the growth and development of the energy sector in Africa, as well as championing access to power for all Africans in a bid to make energy poverty a thing of the… Read more >

Past, Present and Future Shaped BNZ Bloomberg Markets Lab Te Taura Takata

The Otago Business School’s newly built BNZ Bloomberg Markets Lab Te Taura Takata is the first trading room in the country to include a cultural narrative in its design that reflects the historical importance of the site to both Māori and settlers. Gifted the name Te Taura Takata (The Ties That Bind) by the University’s Office of… Read more >

Winning Essays of the 2022 Victoria Forum Essay Contest Announced

On Monday, August 29th, we were pleased to announce the winning Top 3 essay submissions, which were reviewed carefully by our Final Judging Panel. The Panel featured GBSN CEO Dan LeClair, who was greatly impressed with the authors’ impactful voices. “With such a wide variety of concepts, it was truly an engaging conversation with all… Read more >

Sustainable Finance and ESG Investments Seed Class

On August 24th and 25th, the Sustainable Finance and ESG Investing Impact Community held the inaugural, first of its kind, Sustainable Finance and ESG Investments Seed Class. This two day Seed Class was designed to explore ways to integrate values and skills associated with ESG investing into curricula. In the past there have been many… Read more >

Top 5 Victoria Forum Essay Contest Submissions Announced

Through two extensive rounds of judging, the Top 5 submissions (including the essay and creative piece) were determined and the authors have been welcomed to join this esteem panel to discuss their stories and efforts when it comes to bridging divides. These authors will be joined on the panel by the second/final round judges who… Read more >

Leading Beyond Our Organizations

In an HBS Podcast, Carter Roberts, President & CEO of World Wildlife Fund (WWF) encouraged corporate leaders “to not just think about their own company, to not just think about their own footprint, but to embrace both the promise and expectation that they be a force for good in the world that goes way beyond… Read more >

Revealing Research Questions the Impact of African Business Schools

According to new research, undertaken by Foster-Pedley and released today in Casablanca by Henley Africa as the ‘Amplifying the Impact of African Business Schools’ white paper, African institutions have the potential to embrace a broader and more strategic role in society.

Mission to Change Podcast

Mission to Change What are the personal journeys of people behind business as a force for good? Join our Founding Executive Director, Katell Le Goulven, every month as she speaks to inspiring figures who have transformed their businesses and initiatives to drive positive change. What were their challenges, why did they choose to walk the… Read more >

INSEAD focuses on Gender Inequity Issues at ChangeNOW 2022

For the fourth consecutive year, INSEAD was the major academic partner of the ChangeNOW Summit (19th May – 21st May). At the world’s largest event for the planet, with more than 33,000 participants in person from 117 countries and 742 million online views, INSEAD unveiled brand new academic research at the Grand Palais Ephemere. This year’s edition of ChangeNOW, founded by… Read more >