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IMD Sustainability Report 2020

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Goals and ambitions IMD aims to build on its strong foundation of developing responsible leaders and organizations. Its objectives for 2021 and beyond are rooted in the five core focus areas defined by its materiality framework. Through these objectives, IMD both challenges and inspires others to embrace sustainable business transformation and embeds sustainability in its own operations and culture. The institution has defined the following objectives within these areas. Responsible leadership development

IMD’s focus on responsible leadership development helps fulfill its purpose of ‘developing leaders who transform organizations and contribute to society’. IMD develops responsible leaders through its teaching, • introduce a series of new open-enrollment programs on Leading Sustainable Business Transformation culminating in a professional certification • strengthen its custom program portfolio in ESG and sustainability

research and outreach on sustainable business transformation and leadership. To deepen its impact in this area, the school aims to:

• develop and leverage new communication platforms to ensure IMD thought leadership on sustainability is broadly visible and accessible • build a community of experts and convene a series of events to foster peer-to-peer learning. For example, IMD’s monthly NEXUS Discovery Events will all be dedicated to topics related to leading sustainable business transformation, such as sustainable marketing, finance, digital ethics, and diversity & inclusion.

• hire new faculty and researchers to support teaching and thought leadership

• engage in fundraising to support scholarships and research related to the social and environmental impact of business