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INSEAD Business Sustainability Series
Enable and Inspire discussions on how to align sustainability and business obiectives
Delivering both prosperity and positive social and environmental impact.
We are an INSEAD institute exploring the intersection of business and society. Our aim is to equip business leaders and decision makers with tools and frameworks that deliver positive outcomes for business, communities, people and our planet in line with globally agreed sustainability goals.
The UN Sustainable Development Goals, or SDGs, offer a cohesive and centralised framework for discussing a new development model that is good for all people and the planet. INSEAD’s Hoffmann Institute is striving to integrate sustainability into the school, and drive alignment of the SDGs to inspire business leaders to create prosperity and value for all. Find out how we do this by watching the video below.
An Introduction to INSEAD’s Hoffmann Global Institute for Business and Society | Watch The Video
Knowledge
We develop new theories, insights, and business models to drive private sector prosperity and societal progress. Research by leading INSEAD academics is the foundation for a brighter future.
Learning
We inspire and educate diverse and analytical leaders who create value both for their organizations and for society – from our MBA, Masters and PhD programmes to Executive Education.
Engagement
We engage our alumni community, build relationships with public and private sector organisations, and other stakeholders to create real-world impact.
Walk the Talk
We aspire to make INSEAD a school that leads by example in integrating societal impact into its operations, and contributes to local and global progress and prosperity.
Our aim is to take INSEAD to the next level of societal impact.
We do this by engaging our community around these three focus points to transform business education.
INSEAD Impact Entrepreneurship Reunion at ChangeNOW Summit in Paris. 24 - 27 May 2023
Mark your calendars to join a fantastic community of ISEP alumni and impact entrepreneurs from around the globe. Spend three days learning, exchanging ideas, networking, exploring opportunities, and, best of all, meeting one another at the Impact Entrepreneurship Reunion in Paris next Spring.
Sustainability around the World: Trends, Impact, and Opportunities - 8 June 2023 | Online & In-Person
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.
Business & Society Summit, 17 June 2023, Amphi A, Europe Campus
On 17 June 2023 at INSEAD Europe Campus, the Hoffmann Institute is hosting a Business and Society Summit to take stock of and celebrate 5 years of work on sustainability at INSEAD. The Summit will review progress and explore trends to consider to further integrate sustainability in business education. Speakers will include INSEAD faculty, students, alumni as well as external experts and members of the Hoffmann Institute Advisory Board. The Summit will be held in conjunction with the INSEAD Force for Good Campaign Celebrations.
Les Echos Club Engagement Responsable 6 April 2023 - Climate & Sustainability : Le temps de l’action
The Hoffmann Institute in partnership with Les Echos Engagement Responsable invites you to attend this online debate.
Speakers: Yamina Saheb, Docteure en énergétique, autrice du rapport du GIEC et chercheure à SCIENCES PO; Esther Finidori, Vice-Présidente stratégie SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC FRANCE;
Jean-Luc di Paola-Galloni, Corporate Vice-Président Sustainable Development and External Affairs VALEO GROUP; Franck Gervais, Directeur Général GROUPE PIERRE ET VACANCES CENTER PARCS
INSEAD in Davos for the WEF. 18 & 19 January, SDGTent- Onsite & Online
Aligning with the theme of Mobilizing action to accelerate change, INSEAD will once again be alongside the World Economic Forum thanks to our partnership with InTent, sponsor for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). Hosted by the Hoffmann Global Institute for Business and Society, we will convene faculty, distinguished speakers and experts to speak at two sessions – Achieving the Goal of Universal Health Coverage by 2030: Successes and Challenges from Emerging Market Countries and Integrating Income & Impact: 3 Secrets.
SDG Week. Euorpe & Asia Campus
2-4 November 2022
For the fourth year, the Hoffmann Institute and INSEAD student clubs organized SDG Week to showcase how business can drive progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals.
SDG Week is an on-campus event to raise awareness on how business can drive progress towards the UN Sustainable Development Goals, or SDGs. The Week engages students, staff, faculty and our community with interactive sessions and inspiring speakers. This year, the Institute partnered with student clubs and sponsor Accenture Strategy to host 10 sessions featuring 40 speakers.
Le Club | Les Echos Débats, Engagement Responsable
13 October 2022
Engagement Responsable for a discussion on CSR: A lever to attract talent!
Inaugural INSEAD Climate Summit - Asia Campus
1 September 2022
The INSEAD Environment & Business Club, with the Hoffmann Global Institute for Business & Society, have joined forces to launch the 1st annual Climate Summit. The summit aims to bring industry leaders and climate experts together to educate INSEAD students and alums on core aspects of the energy transition. From the session, attendees should leave with an understanding of the respective roles that each of us can play in the climate battle through our work and education.
Inaugural INSEAD Climate Summit - Europe Campus
31 August 2022
The INSEAD Environment & Business Club, with the Hoffmann Global Institute for Business & Society, have joined forces to launch the 1st annual Climate Summit. The summit aims to bring industry leaders and climate experts together to educate INSEAD students and alums on core aspects of the energy transition. From the session, attendees should leave with an understanding of the respective roles that each of us can play in the climate battle through our work and education.
How changes in energy requirements and production will shape our world !
30 May 2022
Jean-Marc Jancovici, is a co-founder of the consulting firm "Carbone 4" and the founding president of the think-tank "The Shift Project" which has great influence on French and European policies. He will give a presentation on how the world will have to deal with the change in energy requirements and production in the coming years considering scarcer resources and climate change.
Responsible AI and Tech in start-ups
26 April 2022
With the support of the INSEAD Global Private Equity Initiative, the INSEAD Hoffmann Global Institute for Business and Society, and the INSEAD Global Entrepreneurship Club, and in partnership with ESG_VC, where we’ll be looking at responsible tech, with a focus on AI, in early-stage companies.This webinar will provide insights into how to develop or deploy responsible AI and tech in early stage companies, on upcoming digital regulations that can impact companies, as well as perspectives on how we can collectively build a digital world that is safe and beneficial for all.
Humanitarian Aid to Ukraine: Challenges and Breakthroughs
25 April 2022
More than four million Ukrainians have fled the scourge of war to take refuge in neighboring countries since Russia’s invasion February 24th, and two-thirds of Ukraine’s children have been displaced, according to UNICEF officials. Sadly, Ukraine’s is the fastest growing refugee crisis in recent history. INSEAD faculty, alumni and NGO friends are close to and involved in humanitarian response. Join our webinar to learn about best ways to help as individuals. Sponsored by INSEAD’s Hoffmann Global Institute for Business and Society, INDEVOR Global Alumni and Global INSEAD Women in Business clubs.
A conversation with Sadhguru: Soil, Soul, and Success
7 April 2022
Wondering where our planet and world are headed? Then come join a conversation with Sadhguru who plainly observes: "The only way out is in!” Sadhguru will speak at INSEAD as a part of his Conscious Planet endeavor that aims to raise awareness and catalyze action on soil and ecology.
INSEAD Health Week
25-27 January 2022
Initiated and led by INSEAD MIM students, in collaboration with The Hoffmann Global Institute for Business and Society, INSEAD Talent Development, INSEAD Healthcare Alumni Network and MIM Student Council, the events are around physical, social and mental health. Check out our website for program agenda.
GBSN Beyond: Virtual Conference Reimagined
15-17 November 2022
What does art have to do with social change? Find out why it plays a vital role in society next Tuesday in GBSN's Beyond virtual conference.
Join Katell. Le Goulven, PhD alongside Divya Singhal, Fernanda Carreira, Okan Pala and Abby Litchfield as they explore the impact that the arts can have in human rights, climate decline, and other challenges facing people and the planet.
The Power of Creative Destruction: Economic Upheaval and the Wealth of Nations
19 October 2021
Join us for a conversation with Philippe Aghion (Professor at INSEAD and the Collège de France), Catherine Mann (External member of the Bank of England) and Ayhan Kose (Chief Economist, the World Bank). The conversation will focus on the deep challenges facing our economic system, including stagnating growth, rising inequality, environmental crises, and the difficult adjustment to the COVID-19 pandemic- themes that Professor Aghion expands on in his new book, The Power of Creative Destruction: Economic Upheaval and the Wealth of Nations.
Business Schools for Climate Leadership
Business schools taking coordinated action to prepare present and future business leaders for climate leadership. As leading European business schools, the founding members have the responsibility to accelerate business activities towards the goals of the Paris Agreement and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.
Mission to Change Podcast Series
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 talk, and what have they learned? Listen in and be inspired to drive your own mission to change.
Distinguished Fellows of the Hoffmann Global Institute for Business and Society
The Hoffmann Institute fellowship programme welcomes scholars recognized for their expertise in driving forward innovative research in critical areas of global significance such as climate change and sustainable finance, globalisation and developing economies.
INSEAD Sustainability Report
This report has been prepared using the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Standards, and content is also aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), as well as the principles and pillars of action of the UN Academic Impact (UNAI) and UN Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME).
Reporting our action through the INSEAD Sustainability Report: Academic Year 2020/2021 helps us better understand sustainability at the school and improve year over year. Having long recognised the need to teach and research around environmental and social responsibility, our school is well positioned to convene today’s leaders to discuss global challenges. With a faculty of thought leaders in business and economics, an alumni community 60,000 strong and more than 1,000 graduates each year from our five master degrees and doctoral programme, the school is a transformative force in business and society.
Hoffmann Institute Annual Report
Founded in August 2018, the Hoffmann Institute for Business and Society was tasked with embedding sustainability into the core of INSEAD, while furthering the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Executing activities around its four strategic pillars, the Hoffmann Institute has provided transformational learning experiences, created content on business sustainability topics and engaged its global community to turn the message of business as a force for good into action. This fourth annual report provides a detailed insight into the work and achievements of the Institute in the 2021-2022 academic year.
The Hoffmann Institute also supported the new INSEAD Procurement Policy so that it aligns with the SDGs.
To improve how we work together and ensure robust processes at INSEAD, the new policy focuses on six new components of Value, Partnership and Performance, Compliance Risk Financial Visibility, Contract Management, Ethics and SDGs.
Click here to read our Procurement Policy
#SDGSMART highlights INSEAD action on the SDGs, engaging on why the SDGs are important and the future of the SDGs in business education.
This aligns with the INSEAD mission and founding values. Moving forward, #SDGSMART will promote opportunities for leaders to better understand how to be smart about the SDGs
The world faces unprecedented challenges to global growth. Risks are rising from environmental pressures, our rapidly changing geopolitical landscape and the blistering pace of technology. We need to convene thought leaders, innovators, investors and entrepreneurs to affect real change. Steps forward must turn into strides towards a sustainable future. This is how we promote business as a force for good and achieve the next level of social impact.
Katell Le Goulven
Executive Director
Hoffmann Global Institute for Business and Society
Mark Stabile
Academic Director
Hoffmann Global Institute for Business and Society
We are grateful and proud to name the Institute in recognition of
André and Rosalie Hoffmann for their foundational gift.
