Can business contribute to improving society and the planet? We believe.

A visionary global alliance founded in 2011, the Council on Business & Society engages faculty, students, business leaders, practitioners, NGOs and policy-makers to explore how business can positively contribute to society, Planet, and the common good.

The Council on Business & Society
The Council on Business & Society (CoBS) publishes research and thought leadership via its quarterly magazine Global Voice, weekly articles on its Community blog, white papers, eBooks and learning pods.
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Our Recent News
Download the autumn issue of Global Voice magazine: A Step Beyond Business as Usual
This Global Voice autumn issue #33 features an Editorial and 20 research and practitioner insights from the CoBS member schools, guest institutions and companies. This issue’s 123 pages are organised into 4 sections: Sustainability, CSR, ESG & Finance, and Business & Society.
The special Harvard BiGS-CoBS issue on Corporate Purpose
In this second collaboration, Harvard BiGS & CoBS offer you 106 pages of insights and 24 articles from globally recognised faculty and prominent business leaders from around the world to propose a truly global and also regional perspective on the ever-important issue of purpose and its impact on corporate value, employee motivation, society, and planet.
“[The Council's] Global Voice – yet another boring think tank, you might say? Not at all! The content is professional, exhaustive and explained. The tone is interesting, certain articles are wittily pitched and the style is fluid. Highly recommended!”
Nicolas Berrou, Business-cool.com
Routledge-CoBS wins book award
Huge congrats to Prof. Daniel Malan at Trinity Business School & The CoBS whose Routledge-CoBS book “Power and Corporate Responsibility: Dimensions, Purpose and Value” was named joint winner of the prestigious SIM Division, AOM Best Book Award 2024!
Check out the winning book here.

On the Council Community blog and special Gender Equality issue of Global Voice:
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A prestigious new member to the Council on Business & Society
The CoBS is delighted to announce that Indian Institute of Management Bangalore has become the 12th member school of the global alliance of leading schools of business and management dedicated to teaching and research in responsible leadership at the crossroads of business, society, and planet.
The latest book in the Routledge-CoBS Focus on Responsible Business series is now published! Employee Meaning & Wellbeing - The responsible organisation. Discover the series!