The Sustainable MBA.
The Sustainable MBA is organized like a business school course – allowing you easy access to the relevant information you need about sustainability and Accounting, Economics, Entrepreneurship, Ethics, Finance, Marketing, Organizational Behaviour, Operations and Strategy.
Based on more than 100 interviews with experts in business, international organizations, NGOs and universities from around the world, this first of its kind guide brings together all the pieces of the business and sustainability puzzle including:
- The basics on what sustainability is, why you should be interested, how to get started, and what a sustainable organization looks like.
- A wide range of tools, guidelines, techniques and concepts that you can use to implement sustainability practices.
- Tools and tips on how to “green” your job, including how to sell these ideas to your team, how to make green choices as a consumer and how to organize green meetings.
- A survey of the exciting trends in sustainable business happening around the world.
- A wealth of links to interesting resources for more information.
Giselle Weybrecht's commitment to sustainable development goes back to before her university years. Since then she has expanded her reach to local and national government, business, social entrepreneurs, and the international community. She worked for the United Nations World Water Assessment Programme, is a fellow of the UC Berkeley-based Beahrs Environmental Leadership Programme, and holds an MBA from London Business School. She is currently developing new approaches to raise awareness among managers of how they can incorporate sustainability into their businesses and everyday professional lives.
For a sample chapter and the table of contents, please see www.wiley.com/go/sustainablemba. |
NEI Investments Discuss Conflict Mineral Trade
Bob Walker, Vice President, ESG Services & Ethical Funds, NEI Investments, Michelle de Cordova, Director, Corporate Engagement & Public Policy, NEI Investments, and Genevieve St. Denis, ESG Analyst, NEI Investments recently met with Iain Marlow for The Globe & Mail to discuss the trade in conflict minerals. Please click here to see the article in the Globe and Mail.
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New Opportunities for Researchers
 NBS Seeks Knowledge Director
The Network for Business Sustainability is searching for a qualified candidate to join the NBS team as the new Knowledge Director. This individual will be responsible for developing and overseeing NBS's knowledge products (including systematic reviews, executive reports for business leaders, and applied guides and tools).
Ideal candidates should possess a strong understanding of and interest in business sustainability. Candidates should also possess a full or partially completed doctoral degree or research-based masters degree in management or a related field, and experience conducting or managing academic research projects. For more information.
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 Announcing the Results: NBS Calls for Proposals
We're pleased to share that we received 12 proposals in response to our call A systematic review of the body of research on business-driven social change and 18 proposals in response to our call A systematic review of the body of research on innovation for sustainable business. The quality of the proposals was truly excellent. The winning teams were led by Dr. Ute Stephan (University of Sheffield) and Dr. Richard Adams (University of Exeter), respectively. Thanks to all who applied, and congratulations to Dr. Stephan and Dr. Adams!
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 January Table of Contents
Our monthly compilation of the latest research from 45 of the top academic journals dedicated to management and sustainability is now available here. These journals include selections from the Financial Times Top 45 list as well as several up-and-coming publications. For a "year in review" check out the comprehensive list of 2011 sustainability articles here.
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 Call for Papers: RIODD 2012 Conference
The 2012 International Network for Research on Organizations and Sustainable Development Conference seeks papers on "SMEs and Global Responsibility". This French and English conference will be held at Audencia Nantes School of Management in France from May 22 to 23, 2012. Deadline for submissions is March 12, 2012. For more information.
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 Call for Papers: GRONEN Research Conference
The 2012 GRONEN Research Conference seeks papers for their upcoming conference from June 26 to 29, 2012 in Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume, France. With the theme "Corporate Sustainability ---- Off to Pastures New or Back to the Roots?," the conference seeks papers for their featured sessions and workshops. Deadline for submissions in February 15, 2012. For more information.
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 Call for Papers: GIN2012 Conference
The Greening of Industry Network is seeking papers for their three-day conference from October 22 to 24, 2012 in Linköping, Sweden. The conference seeks papers that focus on the following themes: sustainable industry, co-evolutionary rethinking for sustainable regions and renewable resources, energy and bio-fuels. Deadline for submissions is May 12, 2012. For more information.
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New Research from Partners ECCE
Investors stimulate property sector to disclose environmental performance
Commercial property sector improves energy efficiency
Amsterdam, September 1, 2011 – At the request of a global consortium of institutional investors, 340 of the world’s largest property funds have disclosed detailed data on the environmental performance of their portfolio. A report launched today shows that reporting on environmental metrics has improved substantially. Frontrunners in the commercial property sector reduced their energy consumption by three percent in 2010.
More than 340 property funds and companies, with real estate assets worth nearly US$1 trillion, have responded to a call for action by the GRESB Foundation, which is backed by US$1.7 trillion in institutional capital, to disclose information on environmental management and performance. The results, presented at a large real estate conference (EPRA) today, show that the respondents used energy worth US$5 billion in 2010, or the equivalent of about 34 million tons in estimated carbon emissions. On average, the funds consumed one percent less energy in 2010 compared to the year before, with Europe trailing Australia and the US. Environmental leaders, dubbed “Green Stars,” reduced energy consumption by as much as three percent.
Investors push for more transparency
Dutch pension giant APG is one of the driving forces behind the initiative. Angelien Kemna, CIO, comments: “The data provided by the GRESB Foundation now forms an integral part of APG’s investment process, assisting us in the due diligence process of new real estate investments and in engaging with our existing property investments. Ultimately, this should reduce the environmental impact of APG's real estate investments and improve the financial risk-return profile of our investments. The ever louder demands from policymakers to reduce emissions will increasingly affect the way the property sector operates.”
PGGM, a leading Dutch pension fund administrator with origins in the care and welfare sector, is the other founding partner of GRESB. Jac Kragt, CIO, comments: “GRESB is the first and only ESG performance benchmark that covers both private and listed real estate, on a global scale. ‘Sustainability pays off’ is one of our investment beliefs. As a responsible investor we have integrated sustainability into our investment process. As a global investor in both private and listed real estate it is important to us and our clients to be able to benchmark ESG performance and compare between funds, companies, regions and listed and private real estate.”
Reporting on environmental metrics improved
According to Nils Kok, Executive Director of the GRESB Foundation, disclosure of environmental performance is improving rapidly in the global property sector, but there is still a long way to go. “More efficient use of energy and other resources by the real estate sector can structurally reduce energy demand. But the data shows that the most fund managers in the commercial property sector are just at the beginning of full integration of environmental management in daily operations. Reporting on energy, carbon, water and waste is still not common.”
For further information and to download the report, visit the GRESB website at www.gresb.com.
About the GRESB Foundation:
The Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) Foundation, an initiative of some of the world’s largest institutional investors (representing $1.7 trillion in assets under management), leading academics and industry bodies, provides a science-based sustainability benchmark for commercial property portfolios; a tool with which institutional investors can start a dialogue on social and environmental issues with their real estate managers.
For more information, please contact:
GRESB Foundation
Arjan Keijzer, Program Manager
E: arjan@gresb.com
M: +31 6 254 24143
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