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 Amphi A, Main Building Mario Abela, Director, Redefining Value, World Business Council for Sustainable Development Katell Le Goulven, Executive Director, Hoffmann Global Institute for Business and Society Sonia Tatar, Executive Director, INSEAD Corporate Governance Centre
9:30-10:00	The Present Impacting the Future of Governance Sustainability Keynote speech addressing the landscape for sustainable goals Amphi A, Main Building Lise Kingo, CEO and Executive Director of the United Nations Global Compact
10:00-10:30	It Is Boards’ Duty to Take the Lead Amphi A, Main Building Philippe Joubert, Founder and CEO of Earth on Board
10:30-10:45	Networking Break
10:45-11:00	From a Sustainable City to a Sustainable World: Lessons & Insights Amphi A, Main Building Karim El-Jisr, Executive Director, SEE NEXUS Institute
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 Amphi A, Main Building Moderated by Professor Ludo Van der Heyden, Founding Director of the INSEAD Corporate Governance Centre (ICGC) and Chaired Professor of Corporate Governance at INSEAD Panelists: Philippe Joubert, Founder and CEO of Earth on Board 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
12:00-13:00	Firmenich: Leading Inclusive Business Amphi A, Main Building Gilbert Ghostine, Chief Executive Officer of Firmenich
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 Amphi A, Main Building Anthony Carey, Head of Board Practice, Mazars UK
14:50-16:00	Panel Discussion: Paradigm Shift in Governing Sustainability Amphi A, Main Building Moderated by Professor Tim Rowley, Visiting Professor of Strategy Panelists: Anthony Carey, Head of Board Practice, Mazars UK Joanne Etherton, Project Lead, Climate Finance, ClientEarth Mathilde Mesnard, Deputy Director for Financial and Enterprise Affairs, OECD Hedda Pahlson-Moller, Founder and CEO of TIIME.org and Member of the Advisory Board, Luxembourg Government for Sustainable Development Steven Tebbe, Managing Director, CDP (the Carbon Disclosure Project)
16:00-16:15	Networking Break
16:15-16:45	Archetypes in the Sustainability Debate: Board Responses to Sustainability Challenges and Opportunities Amphi A, Main Building Professor Craig Smith, INSEAD Chaired Professor of Ethics and Social Responsibility Ron Soonieus, Founding Partner, Camunico & Executive in Residence INSEAD
16:45-18:15	Crowd Sourcing & Application Session: What Leading Practices? What to do? What Commitment? Amphi A & Amphi P, Main Building Moderated by Dr. Rodney Irwin, Managing Director, Redefining Value and Education, World Business Council for Sustainable Development Mario Abela, Director, Redefining Value, World Business Council for Sustainable Development Professor Ludo Van der Heyden, Founding Director of the INSEAD Corporate Governance Centre (ICGC) and Chaired Professor of Corporate Governance at INSEAD
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 Amphi A, Main Building Dr. Rodney Irwin, Managing Director, Redefining Value and Education, World Business Council for Sustainable Development
9:15-10:00	Challenges and Complexities in the Boardroom to Achieve Sustainability Amphi A, Main Building Professor Ludo Van der Heyden, Founding Director of the INSEAD Corporate Governance Centre (ICGC) and Chaired Professor of Corporate Governance at INSEAD
10:00-10:15	Networking Break
10:15-11:30	Panel Discussion & Board Stories: Chairs Leading Their Boards to Long-term Sustainability Amphi A, Main Building Moderated by Professor Jose Luis Alvarez, Academic Director, INSEAD Corporate Governance Centre and Senior Affiliate Professor of Leadership and Organisational Behaviour Panelists: Dr. Andreas Jacobs, Chairman of the INSEAD Board & Member of the Board of Jacobs Holding AG André Hoffmann, Chairman of Massellaz SA, Non-executive Vice-President, Roche Holdings Ltd & member of various Boards Barbara Kux, Member of Board of Directors of Henkel, Engie, the Grosvenor Group, Pargesa Holding & Vice Chairman Firmenich
11:30-12:00	Wrap up and Closing Remarks Amphi A, Main Building Dr. Rodney Irwin, Managing Director, Redefining Value and Education, World Business Council for Sustainable Development Professor Ludo Van der Heyden, Founding Director of the INSEAD Corporate Governance Centre (ICGC) and Chaired Professor of Corporate Governance at INSEAD
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

Dr. Andreas Jacobs
Chairman of the INSEAD Board
Member of the Board of Jacobs Holding AG

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

Katell Le Goulven
Executive Director, Hoffmann Global Institute for Business and Society

Mario Abela
Director, Redefining Value, World Business Council for Sustainable Development

Sonia Tatar
Executive Director, INSEAD Corporate Governance Centre

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

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Photos and Video

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Click here to view the video snapshot and interviews with some of the speakers at the conference.

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