Posts Tagged ‘sustainability’
Why stewardship is now at the forefront of business education
Business schools play an important role in educating the leaders of our future, in fact, they are perfectly positioned to influence issues like sustainability. Business education PR experts Stephanie Mullins and Kate Mowbray from specialist consultancy BlueSky Education take a closer look at how graduates should become “stewards of the future of humanity and the earth”. …
Read MoreGBSN and EFMD Going BEYOND Awards: Submissions open until 1 September
GBSN and EFMD are pleased to share a joint initiative celebrating institutional programmes and initiatives that serve our communities worldwide. The Going BEYOND Awards are designed to highlight and share programmes and initiatives that strengthen society, demonstrate community impact and embody the spirit of inclusive and sustainable development. Qualifying entries describe programmes and initiatives that have demonstrated a…
Read MorePrioritising sustainability at business school with the University of Sussex Business School Dean Steven McGuire
In a conversation with the Dean of the University of Sussex Business School, Steven McGuire, he outlines the need for a focus on sustainability in business education. Steven has been Dean at Sussex since 2015, having previously been Director of the School of Management and Business at Aberystwyth University. He has also taught at the…
Read MoreRSM launches new energy transition education programmes for future leaders
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) aims to educate the future leaders of the energy transition with a new range of holistic and multidisciplinary educational programmes, which will be hosted by the business school of EUR, Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University (RSM). The first executive programme will start this fall, and the first courses, electives and…
Read MoreBusiness schools put ethics at the top of their agendas
A real commitment to ethics is evident across the business education sector. Stephanie Mullins and Jonny Stone from specialist business education PR consultancy BlueSky Education explore how schools are demonstrating this consistently. Infusing ethics into teaching is more than just a selling feature for Advantere School of Management. A Jesuit institution, Advantere’s focus on responsible leadership goes to the…
Read MoreHow business education in Ukraine impacts on the sustainable development of the country
Serhii Hvozdiov, Ph.D, Lecturer at the Kyiv School of Economics, discusses the impact of business education in Ukraine. War… Many important events take place during the war. Some of them happen for obvious reasons, others don’t. For a long time, the Ukrainians have been heroically holding back the offensive of numerous ferocious Russian troops. The…
Read MoreThe long commute
Adam Mitchell, Marketing Manager for Lancaster University Management School, continues his series on attending the EFMD Marcom, External & Alumni Relations conference sustainably. Reprinted with his permission from The Pentland Centre for Sustainability in Business and Lancaster University website. On Saturday 25 June, I’ll be cycling from Lancaster University Management School, travelling east across England to the coastal city…
Read MoreABIS Knowledge Into Action Forum “Futures of Business Education”
ABIS – The Academy of Business in Society would like to invite you to its Knowledge Into Action Forum focusing on “Futures of Business Education”. The event addresses the increasingly relevant role and responsibility of business schools for sustainable development (as laid out in our recent position paper on the topic). It will provide you with an overview…
Read MoreSupporting the SDGs through teaching & learning at UNSW Business School
This Member Spotlight highlights UNSW Business School in Australia, its dedication to sustainability and its approach to integrating the SDGs throughout all areas of the school. Many thanks to Michele Roberts, Associate Professor, AGSM Academic Director and Faculty Representative on the UNSW SDG Committee, for her contribution. During the recent EFMD programme on ‘Mainstreaming the…
Read MoreAdam’s grand adventure to the EFMD Marcom, External & Alumni Relations Conference
Adam Mitchell, the Marketing Manager for Lancaster University Management School, explains how he will attend the conference sustainably. Reprinted with permission from The Pentland Centre for Sustainability in Business and Lancaster University website. Greenhouse gas emissions from travel constitute 27% of emissions in the United Kingdom (UK Government, 2019) and also makes up a large…
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