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Towards Sustainability: A New Curriculum for Boards
Held by the INSEAD Corporate Governance Centre (ICGC), the Hoffmann Global Institute for Business and Society (HGIBS) and World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)
The environmental, social and governance paradigms of the modern business world have shifted dramatically over the last few years as we experience unprecedented threats coming from climate change, ecosystem degradation, geopolitical uncertainties and digital disruption, just to name the most common ones.
Forces from multiple stakeholders are putting unprecedented pressure and scrutiny on boards of directors and governance practices to ensure business is conducted responsibly and effectively takes into account sustainable economic performance and societal and environmental impact.
“Maximising shareholder value alone is no longer acceptable in the modern world. Boards of directors have to exercise fiduciary duty of care for the organisation they govern, for its performance, but also for the multiple relationships with economic, social, political actors and partners” – Ludo Van der Heyden, INSEAD Chaired Professor of Corporate Governance and founding director of INSEAD Corporate Governance Centre.
In line with INSEAD’s vision to advocate and contribute to “business as a force for good”, INSEAD Corporate Governance Centre together with Hoffmann Global Institute for Business and Society have collaborated with the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) to jointly host the inaugural "Towards Sustainability: A New Curriculum for Boards" Conference. This high impact two-day event aims to address sustainability from multi-level perspectives including both macro and micro approaches with a particular focus on boards’ responsibilities and on validating what a curriculum for board members committed to such a responsibility might look like.
Save the date and join us as we bring together faculty experts, regulators, NGOs, investors, board of directors and business leaders to scan the global sustainability landscape, examine the different dimensions of the debate, and address organizational and boardroom challenges in leading the sustainability agenda for long-term economic performance and positive societal impact.
Programme
Monday 8 April 2019
Morning: Official programme
8:15-9:15 | Registration & Welcome Coffee Camembert, Main Building |
| 9:15-9:30 | Official Start: Welcome & Framing of the Overall Theme of the Conference |
| 9:30-10:00 | The Present Impacting the Future of Governance Sustainability |
| 10:00-10:30 | It Is Boards’ Duty to Take the Lead |
| 10:30-10:45 | Networking Break |
| 10:45-11:00 | From a Sustainable City to a Sustainable World: Lessons & Insights |
| 11:00-12:00 | Panel Discussion: Managing Tensions & Dualities of Short Versus Longer Term in a Volatile World – Exploring the Dimensions of the Sustainability Debate |
12:00-13:00 | Firmenich: Leading Inclusive Business |
| 13:00-14:30 | Buffet Lunch Cercle Building |
Monday 8 April 2019
Afternoon: Official Programme
14:30-14:50 | A General View on “the Great, the Good, the Bad and the Ugly” leadership in Corporate Sustainability |
| 14:50-16:00 | Panel Discussion: Paradigm Shift in Governing Sustainability |
| 16:00-16:15 | Networking Break |
| 16:15-16:45 | Archetypes in the Sustainability Debate: Board Responses to Sustainability Challenges and Opportunities |
| 16:45-18:15 | Crowd Sourcing & Application Session: What Leading Practices? What to do? What Commitment? |
| 18:15-19:00 | Free time |
| 19:00-22:00 | Wine and Cheese Cocktail Hotel Aigle Noir, Fontainebleau |
Tuesday 9 April 2019
Morning: Official programme
9:00-9:15
| Framing Stakeholders' vs Shareholders' Value |
| 9:15-10:00 | Challenges and Complexities in the Boardroom to Achieve Sustainability |
| 10:00-10:15 | Networking Break |
| 10:15-11:30 | Panel Discussion & Board Stories: Chairs Leading Their Boards to Long-term Sustainability |
| 11:30-12:00 | Wrap up and Closing Remarks |
| 12:00-13:00 | Lunch bags and departures |
Speakers & Panelists
Co-Chairs
Ludo Van der Heyden
Emeritus Professor of Technology and Operations Management
The INSEAD Chaired Professor of Corporate Governance
Co-Director of the International Directors Programme
Rodney Irwin
Managing Director, Redefining Value and Education, World Business Council for Sustainable Development
With the contribution of
André Hoffmann
Chair of Massellaz SA
Non-executive Vice-President, Roche Holdings Ltd
Member of Various Boards
Keynote Speakers
Lise Kingo
CEO and Executive Director of the United Nations Global Compact
Gilbert Ghostine
Chief Executive Officer, Firmenich
Prominent guest speakers & panelists
Philippe Joubert
Founder and CEO, Earth on Board
Karim El Jsir
Executive Director, SEE NEXUS Institute
Claudia Stuckmann-Invernizzi
Head of Public Affairs International Operations, Zoetis Inc.
Ladislas Paszkiewicz
Senior Vice-President Strategy & Climate, Total
Cécile Texier
Sustainability & CSR Vice-President, Alstom
Gilles Vermot Desroches
Sustainability Chief Officer, Schneider Electric
Anthony Carey
Head of Board Practice, Mazars UK
Member of the FRC Financial Reporting Lab Steering Group
Timothy Rowley
Visiting Professor of Strategy
Co-Director of the International Directors Programme
Joanne Etherton
Project Lead, Climate Finance, ClientEarth
Mathilde Mesnard
Deputy Director for Financial and Enterprise Affairs, OECD
Hedda Pahlson-Moller
Founder and CEO, TIIME.org
Member of the Advisory Board, Luxembourg Government for Sustainable Development
Steven Tebbe
Managing Director, CDP (the Carbon Disclosure Project)
Craig Smith
INSEAD Chaired Professor of Ethics and Social Responsibility
Ron Soonieus
Founding Partner, Camunico
Executive in Residence INSEAD
Barbara Kux
Member of Board of Directors of Henkel, Engie, the Grosvenor Group, Pargesa Holding & Vice Chairman Firmenic
José Luis Alvarez
Academic Director, INSEAD Corporate Governance Centre
Senior Affiliate Professor of Leadership and Organisational Behaviour
Presentations
We hope that you had an enriching and memorable experience at the Sustainability Conference!
- Leadership in Corporate Sustainability - European Report 2018
Research Report by Board Agenda & Mazars in association with INSEAD Corporate Governance Centre - Please click here to download all the presentations.
Photos and Video
Click here to view the photo gallery.
Click here to view the video snapshot and interviews with some of the speakers at the conference.
Contact
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