Postgarduate Programs in Erasmus School of Accounting & Assurance
For the second year the Erasmus School of Accounting & Assurance (ESAA) of the Erasmus University Rotterdam will offer from September 2007 the postgraduate Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Management program and the CSR Auditing program. Enrolment is now open for the programmes and we encourage you to view the brochures attached for a comprehensive overview of the programmes and further information on how to participate.
'The State of Responsible Competitiveness' Report To Be Released From Accountability
Countries which fail to compete responsibly could miss out on their share of a market worth US$750 billion by 2050, or more than 1% of current global GDP. Factors such as climate change, gender, human rights, and anti-corruption will play an important role in shaping this market and in redefining business strategy in the future. This is one of the conclusions of a report to be launched at the UN Global Compact Leaders Summit in Geneva on the 6th July during a Ministerial roundtable by the research institute AccountAbility.
This State of Responsible Competitiveness report identifies major opportunities to build more responsible markets and gives a framework for policymakers and executives to improve their current strategy.
A unique health check on responsible globalization, the report includes a global ranking of 108 countries, accounting for 96 per cent of global economic activity. The index is based on 21 unique indicators, all taken from independent and reliable sources. The report is the culmination of seven years of research and analysis and carries essays from leading global experts like Sir Nicholas Stern, Laura Tyson, Guy Ryder and Günter Verheugen.
Al Gore, who wrote the foreword for the report, says:
"The State of Responsible Competitiveness 2007 is the definitive guide for policy makers and business leaders to understand how markets are reshaped to reward competitiveness for the 21st century."
Pascal Lamy, Director-General of the WTO said:
"The State of Responsible Competitiveness demonstrates the practical potential of responsible competitiveness strategies to deliver trade and investment on the ground that strikes the right balance between national and global interests, and public and private gain." Comprehensive indices like the Responsible Competitiveness Index (RCI) are increasingly used by investment banks and global retailers to guide their investment and purchasing decisions. The State of Responsible Competitiveness pinpoints the winners in the current line-up to compete responsibly.
"Just as importantly," says AccountAbility CEO and report co-author Dr Simon Zadek, "we show what each and every country can do to do better in global trade".
Greenleaf Publishing is offering a range of specially selected 'bundles'. You can now buy complementary pairs of titles and enjoy huge savings on the list price. Follow the link for the Greenleaf Publishing website where you will find full descriptions of the books on offer, tables of contents, free download chapters and praise. (For free downloads see under each book's "Table of Contents".)
Among the long list of interesting publication you can find the following titles:
TEACHING BUSINESS SUSTAINABILITY VOLS. 1 & 2
Teaching Business Sustainability: From Theory to Practice
Teaching Business Sustainability Vol. 2: Cases, Simulations and Experiential Approaches
'EMS' BUNDLE
Strategic Sustainability: The State of the Art in Corporate
Environmental Management Systems
ISO 14001: Case Studies and Practical Experiences
'DESIGN' BUNDLE
Design & Environment: A Global Guide to Designing Greener Goods
Sustainable Solutions: Developing Products and Services for the Future
'BUSINESS CASE' BUNDLE
Managing the Business Case for Sustainability: The Integration of Social, Environmental and Economic Performance
Walking the Talk: The Business Case for Sustainable Development
'CODES OF CONDUCT' BUNDLE
The Corporate Responsibility Code Book
Implementing Codes of Conduct: How Businesses Manage Social Performance in Global Supply Chains
'PRODUCT-SERVICE' BUNDLE
New Business for Old Europe: Product-Service Development, Competitiveness and Sustainability
Eco-service Development: Reinventing Supply and Demand in the European Union
'PARTNERSHIPS' BUNDLE
Putting Partnerships to Work: Strategic Alliances for Development between Government, the Private Sector and Civil Society
Terms for Endearment: Business, NGOs and Sustainable Development (paperback edition)
UNFOLDING STAKEHOLDER THINKING VOLS. 1 & 2
Unfolding Stakeholder Thinking: Theory, Responsibility and Engagement
Unfolding Stakeholder Thinking 2: Relationships, Communication, Reporting and Performance
'GLOBAL COMPACT' BUNDLE
Raising the Bar: Creating Value with the UN Global Compact
Learning To Talk: Corporate Citizenship and the Development of the UN Global Compact
'INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY' BUNDLE
Perspectives on Industrial Ecology
Eco-industrial Strategies: Unleashing Synergy between Economic
For further information on any of the above, please contact:
A newly-released white paper from the Aspen Institute on the Bottom of the Pyramid concept investigates how and why the BOP is being integrated into business school education. The brief is available for download in the Beyond Grey Pinstripes website: click here.
If you are looking for a place to receive feedback on an early draft of a paper related to business in society you can consider submitting your early work to the Interactive Working Paper Series, sponsored by the Center for Business as an Agent of World Benefit (B7A7W7B) at the Case Weatherhead School of Management.
The B.A.W.B. Interactive Working Paper Series is an open-access forum dedicated to showcasing papers that explore the potential for business to act as an agent of social, environmental, and economic benefit. Topics of interest include perspectives on corporate social responsibility, social entrepreneurship, strategies at the bottom of the pyramid, micro-enterprise, sustainability strategies, transformative management education, and innovative business partnerships. Papers that explore the mechanisms of how businesses can successfully create sustainable value, both for the company and for wider society, or that investigate how "doing good" is also "good business" are invited.
A distinctive feature of this forum is the ability for interaction between authors and readers. The purpose is developmental: the aim is to develop a community of support to help authors prepare their work for future publication in traditional journals. Both papers and reviews aim to be collaborative and transparent. All working papers are made available online for instant and free access. Authors are invited to publish a brief note in which they share their current thoughts and questions about the paper. An editorial review is posted with each work. Additional comments and reflections from readers are encouraged.
The interactive design supports the development of papers for future publication and the development of a community in which a free exchange of ideas promotes accelerated, deep thinking on a variety of topics related to the role of business in society.
The next deadline for consideration is September 1, 2007 (for appearance in the fall 2007 issue). Visit the Web site for more information about submission guidelines or contact one of the co-editors: David Bright or Lindsey Godwin .
Greenleaf Publishing is inviting contributions for a book, provisionally entitled Between the Market and the State: Corporate Responses to Climate Change to be edited by Dr Rory Sullivan (Head of Investor Responsibility, Insight Investment, UK).
In view of this case studies or broader analytical pieces are invited – on the following topics:
The regulatory/policy drivers – for example, the EU Emissions Trading Scheme or policy actions at the national or regional level – for corporations to take action to reduce their emissions, and the outcomes that have been achieved in terms of emissions reductions.
NGO or other stakeholders’ efforts – partnerships, campaigns, public policy lobbying – to encourage, stimulate or drive changes in corporate greenhouse gas emissions, and the relationship between these activities and public policy efforts directed at the same goal.
Individual or collective corporate initiatives directed at managing greenhouse gas emissions, including discussion of the motivations for action, the actions taken, the greenhouse gas emissions reductions achieved and the business/financial implications of taking action.
The manner in which regulatory, market and self-regulatory efforts – individually and collectively – influence corporate behaviour.
The manner in which corporate responses (compliance with policy targets, voluntary commitments to go beyond compliance, efforts to enhance green image) have influenced the shape of the policy response.
The above list is by no means exhaustive, and contributions on other relevant topics will also be considered. Given the intended practical nature of the publication, contributions from practitioners in businesses, social entrepreneurs, NGOs and government are very welcome.
Paper submissions should follow editorial guidelines, which can be obtained from Greenleaf Publishing. The deadline for abstract submission is 10 August 2007.
For additional information please visit the Greenleaf Publishing website here. To discuss ideas for contributions and to submit abstracts/manuscripts, please contact:
Dr Rory Sullivan
Head of Investor Responsibility
Insight Investment, the asset management arm of HBOS plc
33 Old Broad St London EC2N 1HZ
Phone: +44 207 321 1875
Acknowledging comprehensive requests regarding entries to the 2nd European Survey and the need for additional time due to end-of-year activities we are pleased to confirm that the deadline for responses has been extended to Friday, 13 July 2007. This decision reflects our engagement to support all our members in order to benefit from this outstanding opportunity to profile their institution to a vital audience.
The 2nd European Survey on business in society and corporate responsibility (CR) issues in research, education and training was launched in May by EABIS and the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD), as part of our strategic partnership, with the academic support from the International Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility (ICCSR) at Nottingham University Business School.
This major project has received strong support from the members’ network and has set out to generate a world-leading, state of the art online resource: the Public Directory that will give EABIS and EFMD members a dedicated profile on their leadership and innovation in these vital areas.
The Survey is being administered online for the first time, with each member School and University having received a unique access link through the office of their Dean or Director.
To learn more about the project please visit the dedicated online space here. You are also able to download the complete Word version or PDF version of the survey for your reference. For more information please contact: Volodja Vorobey, EABIS Knowledge Manager (+32 2541 1627 or volodja.vorobey@eabis.org) or Elin Bjerkebo, EABIS IT Coordinator (+32 2541 1615 or elin.bjerkebo@eabis.org).
We are delighted to share with you an important article published last week in the Wall Street Journal & Wall Street Journal Europe profiling the London Business School-led Curriculum Development Project EABIS’ network’s flagship education initiative within the Corporate Knowledge & Learning Programme, sponsored by founding partners IBM, Johnson & Johnson, Microsoft, Shell and Unilever.
The article, provided hereby, features a reflective interview with Professor Craig Smith, academic project lead for the past three years, in which he highlights the need for curricular reform in order to improve the quality of management development in business schools.
EABIS Members can access the complete dedicated article in the project's intranet space here.
The "Raising Our Game: Can We Sustain Globalization" study, published by SustainAbility, offers an assessment of the business operating context in 2027. It depicts four alternate scenarios for the year 2027 in a card game format, where clubs, hearts, diamonds, and spades represent various combinations of environmental and societal wins and losses.
For detailed information and to download the report please click here.
Less than 2 weeks remain for MBA Students to submit thought provoking reflections in the 8th Ashridge European MBA Essay Award Competition so we welcome you to encourage MBA students to submit before the 28 June 2007 deadline!
Launched by Ashridge, in partnership with the European Academy of Business in Society (EABIS) and EABIS Founding Partner Microsoft Europe, this unique competition challenges entrants to submit reflective pieces on the new challenges and roles that companies will undertake in a knowledge-based economy.
The winning essay will be chosen for its originality, relevant insights and depth of analysis. The student who writes the most exceptional essay will win the top prize of € 6,000 with a deserving runner-up receiving a prize of € 2,000. Both will be announced and presented at the EABIS 6th Annual Colloquium in Barcelona on September 20.
The award is open to full- or part-time students enrolled in an accredited MBA programme during the 2006/2007 academic year at a European Business School or at a non-European member school. The closing date for entries is 28 June 2007.
For further information on the award and details on how to enter, visit the award website here or e-mail Matthew Gitsham at Ashridge (matthew.gitsham@ashridge.org.uk ).
For all inquiries directed to Microsoft please contact: Elena Bonfiglioli, Director Corporate Citizenship Microsoft EMEA Email: elenab@microsoft.com
"The Journal of Corporate Citizenship" Issue 26 is a special issue on "The Corporate Contribution to One Planet Living in Global Peace and Security", guest-edited by Malcolm McIntosh, Coventry University, UK, Sandra Waddock, Boston College, USA, and Georg Kell, UN Global Compact.
This issue asks the question: What is the role of business in contributing to global peace and security over the long haul?This publication will be launched at the Global Compact Leaders Summit in Geneva, July 6th. 2007.
A limited number of individual copies are available for purchase at the price of GBP25.00/USD 45.00/EUR 37.50 ( Postage worldwide is gratis) here. All papers from this and all other issues of The Journal of Corporate Citizenship are also available to download or buy as PDFs here.
We invite you to use this opportunity to profile your institution’s most innovative practices on executive learning and corporate responsibility, be that in-company training or business school programmes. The 2007 Exchange will take as its central theme ‘Executive Education, In-Company Training and the Changing Role of Business in Society’. It will showcase successful examples of the business and academic responses to the growing demand for new knowledge, skills and attitudes that current and future executives will require to manage sustainably and profitably.
This year’s event promises a number of new benefits for presenters and attendees alike. For the first time a peer review committee will select the 30 most innovative programmes to be profiled, thus improving levels of exchange and exposure. In addition, the Colloquium audience will be invited to vote for the most innovative Business School and In-Company initiatives to pioneer change in executive learning. The elected winners will be honoured that night at the Colloquium’s International Gala Dinner.
Application Procedure
A formal Presenter Application Form in MS Word must be submitted directly to charis.desinioti@eabis.org by 6 July 2007. Submissions will be reviewed by a team of business and academic representatives and feedback provided during July. Please also see the detailed Call for Presentations for an outline of the full process and timetable.
To learn more about the event and to download PDF copies the catalogues of initiatives that have been presented in previous years please click here.
Last year the Mainland China branch of AIESEC created a 'Sustainability Report' that makes an interesting reading for those interested in Sustainability Reports, NGO accountability, NGO Impact measurement and especially Stakeholder engagement. The report is available for download at the Corporate Register site here.
EABIS and event host IESE Business School are pleased to announce the Call for Contributions for the 5th Annual PhD Conference that will take place on 22 September in Barcelona. This year’s Conference will focus on global governance in line with the theme of the EABIS 6th Annual Colloquium that immediately precedes it: “The Emerging Global Governance Paradigm: The Role of Business and Its Implications for Companies, Stakeholders and Society”.
We invite you to submit your papers, research projects and methodological issues relating to corporate responsibility and contribute in shaping the discussions and promoting knowledge sharing among doctoral candidates from all across Europe!
The EABIS Annual PhD Conference is an exceptional opportunity for students to:
Explore research methodologies and challenges
Benefit from 1-to-1 interaction with and feedback from senior professors, leading researchers and business representatives
Gain insights from Editors of renowned journals on practical approaches to publishing doctoral work
Registration for the PhD Conference is combined with the 6th Annual Colloquium of EABIS and is officially open here. A limited number of places are available to doctoral candidates for the PhD Conference and the full EABIS Colloquium on September 20 and 21 for a reduced fee. Those who only want to attend the PhD event will benefit from a flat fee.
If you have any further questions please contact Prof. Joan Fontrodona at IESE Business School directly via e-mail: fontrodona@iese.edu
Addressing the INSEAD's INDEVOR Alumni Forum on Integrating CSR into Business Strategy in Fontainebleau, France, 25 May 2007 UNILEVER Group Chief Executive, Patrick Cescau put forward the agenda for corporate responsibility and environmental sustainability; stressing that today these are ‘core business competencies, not fringe activities’.
In this speech Unilever’s senior executive stresses three grounds and the role of business in the future: economic development, social innovation and sustainability. According to Mr. Cescau: ‘we have come to a point now where this agenda of sustainability and corporate responsibility is not only central to business strategy but will increasingly become a critical driver of business growth... I believe that how well and how quickly businesses respond to this agenda will determine which companies succeed and which will fail in the next few decades’.
In light of the growing complexity of current social and environmental challenges Mr. Cescau underlines solutions suggested collaboratively between government, NGOs and industry.
The complete speech is available for download on Unilever's website here.
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