The INSEAD Hoffmann Institute amplifies INSEAD sustainability research through academic partnerships, practitioner engagement, collaboration with INSEAD alumni clubs and thought leadership on the global stage.
How We Engage in a Global Dialogue
Major global forums
INSEAD delegation at WEF-accredited programmes in Davos, COP, IUCN World Conservation Congress, Earthshot Prize, ChangeNOW
On-campus events
Sustainability series, Les Conférences de l'INSEAD, Earth Week, Health week, INDEVOR, other alumni and student clubs — open to faculty, students, alumni and the public.
Research dissemination
Working paper launches, case study unveilings and faculty research briefings for practitioners and media.
Highlights
Sustainability in Turbulent Times: Meet the Award Winners
25 June 2026
For the final webinar of Season 3 of the INSEAD Business Sustainability Series, Professor Karel Cool will host the winners of the INSEAD Business Sustainability Award (to be announced at the Alumni Forum in Oslo on 16 May).
Bringing together exceptional leaders at the forefront of sustainable innovation, this session will explore how they have developed products and business models that deliver a “triple win”: creating value for users, contributing positively to society, and driving long-term performance for their organisations. The discussion will span a range of domains, including the creative application of artificial intelligence, circular strategies in consumer goods, advances in hard science, and breakthrough technologies.
Join us for an opportunity to learn from these pioneering endeavours and to celebrate the determination, rigour, and impact of this year’s Award winners.
INSEAD at ChangeNOW 2026
24 March & 1 April 2026
INSEAD returns to the ChangeNOW Summit as academic partner for the eighth consecutive year.
Led by the Hoffmann Institute the theme of the 2026 Impact Entrepreneurship Forum will focus on “Future-fit Impact in the Post-Multilateral Era.” This timely theme reflects how impact entrepreneurship is being reshaped by shifts in funding dynamics and geopolitics which have exposed the limits of traditional top-down, siloed, and aid-driven approaches.
This 2026 edition will underscore the need for new ways of organising, governing, and financing impact entrepreneurship, and how actors in this sector can strengthen local decision-making, support the rebuilding of global cooperation, and design anticipatory systems in a period marked by geopolitical uncertainty, social and ecological fragility.
INSEAD in Davos
19 - 23 January 2026
At World Economic Forum 2026, the INSEAD delegation engages with business leaders, NGOs, international organisations and policymakers to address the economic and social fragmentation shaping today’s global environment. Through a focused programme of panels, workshops and dialogues across Davos platforms, INSEAD brings research-based perspectives on sustainability, leadership, innovation and governance to support informed decision-making and collective action.
The programme emphasises cross-sector engagement and practical approaches to building resilient organisations and sustainable value in a fragmented global economy.
As part of the main World Economic Forum Annual Meeting programme, you can follow INSEAD's Nobel Prize winner Professor Philippe Aghion’s session on Creative Destruction and Professor Alexandra Roulet’s session on How to Tackle Fear as a Leader via the livestream links listed below.
Speakers include: Philippe Aghion, Alexandra Roulet, Subi Rangan, Ilze Kivleniece, Theodoros Evgeniou and Francisco Veloso.
Online events
INSEAD Business Sustainability Series
Sustainability is on the agenda of business leaders around the world. Many corporations and executives want to make a difference to the sustainability cause but often lack frameworks on how to prioritize their actions and investment as well as the business examples that show how sustainability objectives and business success can be aligned.
Since 2022, we have engaged with dozens of alumni and innovative companies from around the world and found an impressive commitment to imaging new products, business models and using frontier technologies.
The objective of The INSEAD Business Sustainability Series is to enable and inspire discussions on business sustainability: how to align sustainability and business objectives.
Learning Hub
Open access to sustainability treks on the INSEAD learning hub
The INSEAD Learning Hub is a first-of-its-kind subscription-based mobile app reinventing lifelong learning — bringing together content, community, curation and credentials on one platform.
Download the app to explore thought leadership from leading faculty, alumni and practitioners, access our library of free sustainability topics, engage with global peers in topic-led communities, and earn credentials along the way.
Crossroads: Business and Society Series
A forum by the INSEAD Hoffmann Institute at INSEAD.
The INSEAD Hoffmann Institute at INSEAD explores the intersection of business and society. The challenges of our times are unprecedented, and the decisions made by leaders today determine the future. The institute aims to equip these leaders to make decisions in ways that deliver positive outcomes for business, communities, people and our planet in line with globally agreed sustainability goals.
The UN Sustainable Development Goals offer a cohesive and centralised framework for discussing a new development model that is good for all people and the planet. INSEAD is aligning more closely with the SDGs as more businesses use the 17 global goals to enhance their contributions to society.
This series provides much-needed clarity regarding what the SDGs mean for strategies, operations and business models.
