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View the results of the 2023 CoBS student CSR article competition

View the results of the 2023 student CSR article competition

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

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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.

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Student Competition 

Student CSR Article Competition 2023: Results! 

 

The winners and finalists of the 2023 Council on Business & Society Student CSR article competition are now officially nominated. 

View the competition results page! 

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- Download the latest issue #24 of
  Global Voice magazine.

Global Voice magazine #24: A Precious Bauble

 

Now published and on download! The turn-of-the-year, new look issue of the CoBS Global Voice magazine #24 that brings together 33 faculty and CEO contributors in 117 pages of research and practitioner insights.

Hosted in two sections: Management & Leadership and Business, Society, Planet, this issue offers insights into leadership, team performance, sustainability transition, education, the project economy, sustainable farming and generational capital. Made readable, made practical!  

Global Voice magazine #24, Future jobs; green energy; sustainability; leadership; management; responsible business; human resources; project economy; generational capital; CSR; green tech; doversity; inclusion; education; higher education; energy transition; ESG; human rights

- The Council on Business & Society
   featured in EFMD Global magazine

Global Responsibility in Practice

 

In EFMD Global, GRLI describe their partners, networks and higher education players striving for a more responsible business education to drive positive and sustainable change. Read about the Council, its activities and its international reach! 

EFMD Global and the GRLI feature on the Council on Business & Society

- Download autumn issue #23, Global
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Global Voice magazine #23: Back to the Future?

 

Now published and on download! The autumn issue of the CoBS Global Voice magazine that brings together 22 faculty and practitioner articles in 108 pages.

Hosted in two sections: Management & Leadership and Business, Society, Planet, this issue offers insights into responsible leadership and management practices, sustainability, marketing strategy, climate philanthropy and job markets. Made readable, made practical!  

MANAGEMENT and LEADERSHIP: THE THREE PILLARS OF RESPONSIBLE LEADERSHIP 15 BY HARIDIMOS TSOUKAS, ADRIAN ZICARI & TANUSREE JAIN; RESPONSIBLE MANAGEMENT EDUCATION: MOVING A COW OUT OF A DITCH 21 BY JAKO VOLSCHENK; STRATEGIC AND RESPONSIBLE HR MANAGEMENT BY ROBIN ANDREWS; WHY BIG FIRMS ARE RARELY TOPPLED BY SCANDALS BY IRINA SURDU; TOWARDS RESPONSIBLE FINANCE & ACCOUNTING BY ADRIAN ZICARY & QINQIN ZHENG; GOOD, BUT NOT ENOUGH: THE FIGHT AGAINST CSIR BY RAFAEL ALCADIPANI; ES & ‘THE FORGOTTEN G’: MAKING INTEGRITY STRATEGIC IN GOVERNANCE BY DANIEL MALAN; RAISING THE BAR: FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT AND HOT LABOUR MARKETS BY NIGEL DRIFFIELD; NARRATIVE REVIEWS: A POWERFUL TOOL FOR BUSINESSES BY TUCK SIONG CHUNG; BUSINESS, SOCIETY, PLANET: GLOBAL SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP: AN OPPORTUNITY FOR TODAY’S WORLD IN CRISIS BY CONCEPCIÓN GALDÓN & SHEILA M. CANNON; THE NEW UN DECADE ON ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION: A CHANCE FOR BUSINESSES TO TAKE SUSTAINABILITY ACTION BY TINA TEUCHER; TECHNOLOGY IN SOCIAL CONNECTIONS

- Coming soon and on pre-order on October 14th: the first in the Routledge-CoBS Focus on Responsible Business book series - Responsible Finance & Accounting.

Responsible Finance and Accounting
Performance and Profit for Better Business, Society and Planet

 

In this book, leading researchers and practitioners in the field of CSR, from the schools and corporate partners of the Council on Business & Society, give you key insights into green finance and social and environmental reporting, national, international and corporate stakes in green taxonomy and carbon tax, and triple capital accounting. It also details how to model effective and low-cost social impact reporting, ethics in finance and accounting, and strategies for microfinance and finance-related social innovation. Each insight is accompanied by key takeaways, food for thought and micro-case study sections.

This accessible book will be a valuable resource for scholars, instructors and upper-level students across finance and accounting as well as corporate social responsibility and business ethics. It will also serve as a guide for professionals aiming to deepen their understanding of new finance and accounting practice.

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- An overview of the Council on Business & Society available for viewing and download. 

“[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

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