Centres & Initiatives - Faculty & Research

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.

Organised by the INSEAD Corporate Governance Centre, in collaboration with Eric Salmon & Partners, the Webinar and Digital Dialogue will unpack the insights from the joint research study focusing on “Board Nomination and Remuneration Committees – Trending towards Convergence or Divergence?” where we will delve into the workings of the two committees, examine their changing structures, functions, and strategies employed to address emerging risks and identify the key enablers that contribute to better decision-making.

Join us for an hybrid event at the INSEAD San Francisco Hub - we will watch together the fourth Webinar from the INSEAD Business Sustainability Series, "Product Innovation & Development for Sustainable Business”.

This live webinar will be moderated by our very own Vic Woo, Director of the INSEAD San Francisco Hub for Business Innovation. Vic and  Prof. Karel Cool will attend the breakfast and participate to an open discussion over wine and beer.

Organised by the INSEAD Corporate Governance Centre, the flagship INSEAD Directors Forum on the theme “Pivoting the Governance Paradigm” will be taking place on 27-28 October 2023, on INSEAD Europe Campus, Fontainebleau. The focus will be on governance transformation from different perspectives, starting at board level – the need for rigorous process of decision-making, evaluation and renewal to ensure the effectiveness of boards structure and composition, the group dynamics in the boardroom, as well as the competences and leadership attributes that are fit for effective stewardship.