{"id":141235,"date":"2023-03-03T17:21:06","date_gmt":"2023-03-03T16:21:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ieseg.fr\/?page_id=141235"},"modified":"2024-11-29T16:02:36","modified_gmt":"2024-11-29T15:02:36","slug":"third-sustainability-key-pillar-catalyzing-change-through-research-partnerships","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ieseg.fr\/en\/the-school\/sustainability-at-ieseg\/third-sustainability-key-pillar-catalyzing-change-through-research-partnerships\/","title":{"rendered":"Third Sustainability Key Pillar: Catalyzing change through research and partnerships"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The School aims to become a go-to school for sustainability through research and partnerships by:<\/strong>
><\/span><\/strong> Expanding our partnerships to include other types of companies and institutions such as B Corps, associations, NGOs, think tanks, networks, and public entities.\u202f
><\/span><\/strong> Embedding sustainability in research to promote academic, pedagogical, and social impact.\u202f 
><\/span><\/strong> Attracting outstanding researchers to join our School and contribute to this mission.\u202f <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sustainability for Business and Society Chair<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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This Chair seeks to promote research on social and environmental considerations in companies. It is financed by the Foundation of the Catholic University of Lille. The Chair is currently developing additional partnerships with companies and company networks and will launch initiatives that have local and national impact and visibility. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Engagement in partnerships<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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I\u00c9SEG actively participates in a number of networks. Some of these networks have a global focus (PRME Champions and Global Compact), others are focused on regional impact (PRME Chapter France-Benelux), other have a national impact (CGE, Campus Responsables, C3D, B Academy France), and others have a local impact (Livetree). I\u00c9SEG also signed a partnership with B Lab in September 2022<\/a><\/strong>. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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ICOR award and conference<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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The ICOR award<\/strong><\/a> recognizes the best student thesis on sustainability, social responsibility, or business ethics. The winning students earns 2,000 euros, of which 1,000 are then donated to an association of their choice.
The 2022 theme was \u2018Impact Business Models\u2019 and included speakers from B Lab and a B Corp company. 
The 2024 theme was \u2018Understanding Gen Z\u2019s slow fashion consumption: A value-attitude-behavior approach\u2019.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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R2D2 seminar<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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I\u00c9SEG organized in June 2022 the annual R2D2 event<\/a><\/strong> of the Sustainable Development & Social Responsibility commission of the CGE. More than 150 sustainability managers and professors took part in this seminar on the theme \u2018Finding the balance: balancing ambition, collaboration and well-being\u2019. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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