With 鈥榖usiness as usual鈥 driving climate catastrophe, many business schools are seeking to question, redesign, and replace some portion of their curricular offerings.
鈥溾赌Our future, our business.鈥 Over 65 Canadian youth organizations, representing over 500 young leaders have united from coast to coast to build a manifesto filled with 20 statements on the most important topics in sustainability and the future of business.鈥
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The phrase was created to encourage business leaders to expand their focus from solely making a profit to 鈥渋mproving the lives of people and the health of the planet. But 25 years later, this radical goal has been largely forgotten, and 鈥榯riple bottom line鈥 thinking has been reduced to a mere accounting tool, a way of balancing tradeoffs instead of actually doing things differently.鈥 Author: , published June 25, 2018
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Relying on Gross Domestic Product to measure development 鈥渋gnores the negative effects of economic growth on society, such as climate change and income inequality鈥 For example, GDP takes a positive count of the cars we produce but does not account for the emissions they generate.鈥 Authors: and , published October 4, 2019
Former climate change policymaker and current student at London Business School Tiiram Sunderland advocates 鈥渢hat sustainability in business education is a win for all, Tiiram outlines what鈥檚 in it for students, for business schools, and for the planet.鈥 [15:03]
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Students are demanding sustainability programs. One study found that 93% of students believe 鈥渇ocusing on social and environmental issues is very important or essential to a business' long-term success.鈥 Author: , published June 25, 2015