Sustainability Report 2021

29 IMD’s five core focus areas

Outreach Collaboration is essential for creating exponential impact in addressing the most challenging social and environmental issues of our time. IMD’s dedication to forging strong partnerships was clear in 2021 through the creation of new partnerships and the deepening of existing collaborations. For example, all of IMD’s monthly Discovery Events for Nexus members focused on Sustainability in 2021. They offered the latest insights, real-world experience and cutting-edge research with IMD’s network of global executives. World Business Council for Sustainable Development IMD and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development signed a Memorandum of Understanding in 2021 to collaborate on the most sustainability-centered MBA program in the world. IMD will also explore ways to further expand Vision 2050 - WBCSD’s vision of a world in which more than nine billion people live well, within planetary boundaries, by 2050 – by developing short programs targeting business executives. Business Schools for Climate Leadership IMD is one of the founding members of Business Schools for Climate Leadership (BS4CL), a group of eight European business schools joining together to help business leaders combat the climate crisis facing the planet. The partnership, established in 2021, comprises IMD, Cambridge Judge Business School, HEC Paris, IE Business School, IESE Business School, INSEAD, London Business School and Oxford Saïd Business School. BS4CL published a digital toolkit for business leaders at the Sustainable Innovation Forum alongside COP26. Ahead of the toolkit launch, the member schools collaborated on a series of webinars to introduce the various topics covered. IMD hosted a joint webinar with Saïd Business School, University of Oxford on the topic of climate change, business transformation and risk Business Schools for Climate Leadership (BS4CL)

Media Articles IMD and media outlets such as Forbes, Le Temps, Nikkei Asian Review and The Conversation, published almost 100 articles highlighting research by faculty and researchers on sustainability, social innovation, ethics, responsible leadership and philanthropy. IMD’s new thought leadership platform I by IMD published more than 60 articles on sustainability topics including the role of the chief sustainability officer, the just transition to net zero, ESG impact measurement, and human rights impact of electric car production.

I by IMD published more than 60 articles on sustainability topics

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