"Sustainability has to start from somewhere and you need to action it from wherever you can."
What social impact means for MBA students
London Business School MBA students, Nandini Mazumdar, Aditya Sheth, Pame Flores and Kara Bennett share their experiences of the MBA, and their interest in social impact from a personal and career perspective. Their discussion explores what social impact means and which companies are doing well in this space. They also detail the initiatives at LBS that they have taken part in, and how these experiences have helped refine and further develop their understanding and skills, enabling them to become effective and purposeful leaders.
ESG investing – when does it work?
Tom Gosling in conversation with Andy Brown, CEO of Cedar Rock Investment on ESG Standards, and his investment philosophy. Many companies talk about wanting to become more sustainable and purposeful, but when they face challenges, how can they be sure that they put sustainability into practice? In this episode, Tom Gosling, Executive Fellow of the Centre for Corporate Governance, London Business School, talks to Andy Brown, Founder and CEO of Cedar Rock Capital about building sustainability into his firm's investment approach and how growing concerns about sustainability and social issues impact investment strategy.
Grow the Pie: ESG investing
Alex Edmans is Professor of Finance at London Business School, Academic Director of the Centre for Corporate Governance, and author of ‘Grow the Pie: How Great Companies Deliver Both Purpose and Profit’. In this podcast, Alex explores the complex challenges facing responsible business, with Tom Gosling, Executive Fellow in the Centre for Corporate Governance at London Business School. Alex and Tom and Alex discuss how to incorporate ESG factors into the investment process and why we can’t always expect ESG investment strategies to outperform.
How do we build sustainable organisations?
Ioannis Ioannou, Associate Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship, joins Vyla Rollins, Executive Director at London Business School’s Leadership Institute to discuss how organisations can move towards a more sustainable future, while also ensuring their long-term success. Professor Ioannou draws on his own research on sustainability and corporate social responsibility to share evidence-based insights on how effective leaders can embed sustainability targets into corporate strategy and drive real change.
Listen today for practical advice on creating and implementing truly sustainable business models.
Inventing the future of sustainability?
For this edition of the Leadership Playbook, Vyla Rollins, Executive Director of LBS’ Leadership Institute, sat down with Olivier Blum, Chief Strategy and Sustainability Officer at Schneider Electric, to discuss how Schneider have raised the bar for corporate sustainability and why they believe their customers, suppliers, and even some competitors are driving change and propelling Schneider towards a better, greener future.
Listen now for insights on creating a sustainability strategy that gets your people excited and why aligning stakeholder objectives is the key to success.
