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Into the Lives of Social Entrepreneurs: Commitment, challenges, and solutions! 🎙️ An interview with Profs. Sheila Cannon & Concepción Galdon PhD., authors of the book "Promise, Pitfalls, and Potential of Social Entrepreneurship" – the 2024 must-read for all those with a passion for social impact and positive change! 👉 https://lnkd.in/gVp_Efwe #book #interview #socent #socialentreprneur #socialimpact #business #society Trinity Business School, Trinity College Dublin, IE Business School, IE University, Adrian Zicari, Lee Newman, Laurent Muzellec, Sandra Rafter, Kerry Parke

Whatever happened to democracy? Carolina Tonon, Runner Up in the 2024 CoBS Student CSR Article Competition at FGV-EAESP, dives into the factors that have led to political polarization to underscore the importance of revisiting and reinforcing collaborative efforts among nations. Read Carolina's article here 👉 https://lnkd.in/eertMvzx #studentvoice #politics #democracy #society FGV EAESP - Escola de Administração de Empresas de São Paulo da Fundação Getulio Vargas Tales Andreassi

🌍 News | The upcoming co-branded publication between The CoBS (Council on Business & Society) of ESSEC Business School and HBS Institute for Business in Global Society is out on one of the most pressing issues of our time : climate change. This co-branded special issue, on the theme of climate change, will coincide with Harvard's Paris Roundtable on October 23-24, where global experts will gather to discuss impactful solutions to climate challenges. We're proud to have contributions from ESSEC's professors Adrian Zicari and Arthur Gautier, who share their valuable insights in this edition. 📅 Find out more about the publication 👇 https://lnkd.in/ee-DxSSU https://lnkd.in/gGqFWNy

🖋️ 💼 THE ACCOUNTANT: COMING TO GRIPS WITH THE BEAN COUNTER, HERO AND VILLAIN PERCEPTIONS Films, comics and popular culture have depicted accountants for decades. How can these perceptions of number cruncher, hero and villain help shape the profession and encourage not only responsible business practices, but also positive impact on society and planet? Profs. Mark Christensen ESSEC Business School-ESSEC Asia-Pacific & Sébastien ROCHER, IAE Nancy School of Management, with a research insight interview on CoBS Insights 👉 https://lnkd.in/eKUzeZG2 #research #accounting #accountants #popularculture #CSR Adrian Zicari, Stefan LINDER, BERNARD LECA

The CoBS GREEN JOBS BOARD for DECEMBER! Students, graduates and alumni of the member schools of the Council on Business & Society looking for an internship or career with meaning – home country or international – tuck in! Search December's festive platter of 254 CSR, sustainability, compliance, governance, ESG-related, and social impact internships and jobs we have selected per CoBS member school country. 👉 https://lnkd.in/egw52XBR #student #alumni #internships #jobs #sustainability #esg #csr #complianc #socialimpact #policy

🌱 International Companies at the Crossroads of US ESG: Dollars or green future? 👩🎓 Student Voice @ The CoBS (Council on Business & Society)! ESG has largely been adopted by firms in Europe – with proven value. But its deployment in the USA has been stalled by those who contend that ESG diverts attention and resources from core business objectives. Siyi Li, Trinity Business School, Finalist in the 2024 CoBS Student CSR Article Competition tackles the question and proposes 3 areas of focus in order to make ESG regain traction Stateside. Read Siyi's super article 👉 https://lnkd.in/exk-ejvy #studentvoice #article #esg #csr #sustainability #USA #Europe Ulrich Leicht-Deobald, Na Fu, Daniel Malan, Sandra Rafter

👨🎓 Student Voice The CoBS (Council on Business & Society)! AI: The rear window of the work environment – between insight and illusion AI can be both a promising tool and a potential risk in management. It enhances workplace efficiency and job satisfaction, but also raises concerns of privacy invasion and the risk of excessive surveillance. Antonin Delobre, finalist in the 2024 CoBS CSR Student Article Competition at ESSEC Business School, explores. Read Antonin's article here 👉 https://lnkd.in/ea5WhrSj #studentvoice #AI #workplace #ethics

Your Firm’s Most Undervalued Asset? Try Nature 🌱 🦋 Too few businesses understand the value of biodiversity — to the planet and their competitiveness. Deborah Aarts interviews Prof. Ryan Riordan, Director of Research at the Institute of Sustainable Finance at Smith School of Business at Queen's University Read the full article here 👉 https://lnkd.in/e5WJEy96 With kind acknowledgements to Amber Wallace, MCM & Smith Business Insight. Photo by Christian Koenig. #research #biodiversity #business #sustainability

ESG targets and compensation – valuable strategy or political agenda?  My colleague Pierre Chaigneau’s work explaining why ESG-based executive compensation is not necessary was featured in The CoBS (Council on Business & Society) & Harvard Business School's special issue on climate change!  Pierre’s research found that executives are motivated to make ESG-supportive investments even when their compensation is not especially sensitive to ESG ratings. For those firms still interested in incorporating ESG targets in managerial compensation plans, Pierre suggests they should at least use full ESG ratings and those from more than one firm.  Read more in the special issue: https://lnkd.in/gGU4AJgq #ESG #compensation #ESGrating #SmithBusiness #Research #queensu 

Always a pleasure to highlight your super and very relevant research Savita Shankar, Ph.D.!