INSEAD Business Sustainability Series

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Sustainability has quickly risen to the top of the strategy agenda of firms around the world. Many companies and their management are eager to pursue sustainability initiatives and make a difference to society, but are very often overwhelmed by the scope of the sustainability demands and the potential negative impact on the bottom line. Sustainability initiatives and strategy decision making can very well be aligned provided sustainability initiatives are prioritized. Leading companies that understand this, have discovered that sustainability is one of the biggest strategic opportunities ever and a base for powerful competitive advantage.

During this session, Prof. Karel Cool will provide key insights into aligning sustainability and business performance. In their presentations, Georgina Grenon MBA'99J and Stéphane Germain MBA'94J illustrate and discuss sustainability as a business performance solution.

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Environmental sustainability is becoming a global imperative with far reaching consequences for businesses. Despite the growing interest in creating a sustainable future, there are important regional differences linked to cultural, economic, and political differences.

Join us on June 8th for an inspiring discussion led by Katell Le Goulven, Executive Director of the INSEAD Hoffmann Global Institute for Business and Society, Jared Koh, Regional Director Americas at the Singapore Economic Development Board, Aron Cramer, CEO at BSR, Eunice Sampson, Director EY West Africa, Elisa Dierickx (MBA 21J), Associate at SYSTEMIQ and Board Member Fundação Maio Biodiversidade, and Patricia Ellen da Silva (MBA 05J), Managing Partner Brazil at SYSTEMIQ, to better understand the Forces and Trends at play and the Impact they have on the Business Ecosystem.

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Sustainability is an opportunity for society and for business when business models can be innovated that align the needs and incentives of both. Entrepreneurs Pierre-François Thaler (MBA 99D) and Frédéric Trinel founded in 2007 EcoVadis, pioneering a service that assesses the sustainability of supply chains around the world, a key need for making businesses operate more sustainably. It is now a hugely successful platform with active service to more than 100,000 companies across 160 countries. 

Join us in September for an in-depth discussion with both Founders of EcoVadis about how technology allowed them to scale and provide accurate and reliable assessments of supplier sustainability – and grow a successful business.

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The race against climate change, growing end-consumer expectations, and increasing regulation is making clear that the business world needs to invent and reinvent many products and services - if not their entire business model. INSEAD Alumni are at the forefront of this wave of innovation, both in start-ups and large companies.

Join us for a vivid panel discussion with entrepreneurs, innovators, and intrapreneurs to learn and explore insights on how to play an active part toward more sustainable products and services - and a more sustainable world.