Sustainability Report 2021

Goals and Ambitions 44

IMD aims to build on its strong foundation of developing responsible leaders and organizations. Its objectives for 2022 and beyond are rooted in the five core focus areas. 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 will strengthen its focus on responsible leadership development through its teaching, research, and outreach. In 2022, IMD plans to: Build its offering of open-enrollment programs on sustainability culminating in a professional certification Develop offerings on sustainability governance for boards Strengthen its custom program for corporate partners portfolio in ESG and sustainability Launch a new Center for Sustainable and Inclusive Business to research the intersection of sustainability with strategy and leadership Engage in fundraising to support scholarships and research related to the social and environmental impact of business Build a community of sustainability leaders to foster peer-to-peer learning

Cutting Edge Education

IMD has successfully transitioned from a face-to-face on-campus environment to a fully enabled technology- mediated interactive learning environment. While IMD will continue to develop this capability through virtual reality and exploring the “metaverse”, it will also revisit what it means for some of our participants to come back on to the campus. This will include creating a campus application that will pro-actively welcome participants using personal handheld devices as the platform for content delivery, authentication to access facilities and find other participants, faculty, restaurants or classrooms. This will reduce paper consumption and the need to use plastic badges, while providing a stronger sense of proactive care to all.