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IÉSEG in the top 3 of the ChangeNOW / Les Echos Start ranking of schools most committed to environmental and social transition

For the 3rd year in a row, Les Echos Start and ChangeNOW have published a ranking of the business schools that are most committed to the ecological and social transition. Out of the 26 schools that took part this year, IÉSEG moved up one place to 3rd position on the podium.

This annual ranking, based on a questionnaire followed by an independent audit conducted by the auditing firm Deloitte, takes into account 6 aspects :

  • training
  • strategy and governance
  • employability and academic excellence
  • diversity and inclusion
  • community life
  • the network of graduates in impact-driven professions

IÉSEG came in 1st place for the “Alumni network with an impact” criterion, and improved particularly on the “training”, “community life” and “employability and academic excellence” criteria.

The 2023 ChangeNOW / Les Echos START ranking perfectly illustrates IÉSEG’s commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility, inclusion, diversity and sustainable development. A fundamental commitment for the School, which reaffirms, every year, its Vision to “empower changemaker for a better societyhttps://www.ieseg.fr/en/the-school/about-ieseg/vision-mission-values/, co-written with all its stakeholders back in 2015.

Cette troisième place est également la récompense des choix audacieux réalisés par l’IÉSEG afin de réduire au maximum l’impact de l’École sur le monde, et notamment l’impact des mobilités internationales de ses étudiants lors de leur échange universitaire ou de leurs stages à l’étranger, et qui représentent 65 % du bilan carbone de l’École.

This third place is also the reward for the bold decisions made by IÉSEG to minimize the school’s impact on the world, and in particular the impact of its students’ international exchanges and internships abroad, which account for 65% of the School’s carbon footprint.

Read the full ChangeNOW / Les Echos Start 2023 ranking.