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 >
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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 >
GBSN and EFMD Going BEYOND Awards: Submissions open until 1 September
Program entries demonstrate one or more of the following values:
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 2022ļæ¼
For the fourth consecutive year, INSEAD was the major academic partner of the ChangeNOW Summit (19th May ā 21st May). At the worldās 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 yearās edition of ChangeNOW, founded by… Read more >
Advancing Path to Net Zero and Family-Owned Businesses as Forces for Good at Davos 2022ļæ¼
INSEADās Hoffmann Global Institute for Business and Society convened faculty and experts at the SDG Tent at Davos to discuss the path to Net Zero and family-owned businesses as forces for good. Listen to INSEAD Deputy Dean, Peter Zemsky and Hoffmann Global Institute Executive Director, Katell Le Goulven, give their key takeaways at Davos 2022… Read more >
Are Business Schools Working Together?ļæ¼
āThe scientists are coming together to think about moonshots. But we, in business schools, are still working separately.ā said Peter Tufano when Soumitra Dutta and I interviewed him for our book, āThe World After Covidā, April 2020, during the early stages of the Covid-19 pandemic. Do you agree with him? Of course, business schools do… Read more >
GBSN-CFTE: Center for Excellence in FinTech
“CFTE and GBSN co-develop the worldās first Center for Excellence in Fintech, connecting academia to practice to accelerate the development of Fintech education” As Fintech is becoming more prominent in financial services, training programs from government and universities must continuously evolve. It’s in that context that GBSN and CFTE announce their collaboration to promote Fintech… Read more >
Greenwashing: How ads get you to think brands are greener than they are ā and how to avoid falling for itļæ¼
But are these ads truly reflective of improvement when it comes to production practices, or is this just another example of greenwashing ā when companies present an exaggerated or even false image of having a positive impact on the environment? Thanks to a growing body of research, there are a number of things you can… Read more >