The Results!
The 2026 Council on Business & Society Student Case Development Competition, Module 2 of the CoBS Advanced International Certificate
A first for the annual competition that has evolved from writing and submitting a CSR-oriented article based on a given set of themes, to a stretch assignment involving identifying a company or organisation reputed for its CSR-Sustainability-ESG impact, interviewing its stakeholders on their challenges and successes, and producing an article, a case study, and a video presentation.
This enhanced assignment is now integrated in the CoBS Advanced International Certificate in Responsible Business Practices as Module 2 out of 4 in the certificate.
Congratulations to all those students and schools that took part – the quality of your submissions was very high throughout and the professionalism of your deliverables on an equal level! With thanks to the staff and faculty teams within the CoBS Schools for their expert coordination and adjudication.
The prizes
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A CoBS Advanced International Certificate Module 2
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€500 prize money for the winning submission in each participating CoBS alliance school
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CoBS branded goodies for winners, runners-up and finalists
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The publication of winner, runner up and finalist articles in June’s special issue Global Voice magazine
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Posting on CoBS Insights, the Council’s blog with a global audience
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Hosting of case studies and case presentations on YouTube.
The Results per Participating School
ESSEC Business School
Winners: Harneet Kaur Narang and Gisele Urujeni, ESSEC MBA, with The Multiplier Effect: How Fractal Analysis is making AI a force for human good
Runners Up: Avi Kumar and Sveva Munari, ESSEC GBBA, with Green Arrow Capital: A case study on responsible leadership
Finalists: Srishti Deomore and Rupal Rattihalli, ESSEC MiM, with When Water Is Too Cheap: The Hidden Barrier to Sustainability
FGV EAESP
Winners: Joshua Tolsdorf and Ari Björn Ljunggren, FGV EAESP Master of International Management, with When Feeding a City Feeds Everything Else: The virtuous cycle of Pricepally
Runners Up: Veronica Ji Sun Park and Beatriz Souza Malachias, FGV EAESP BBA, with Impact Begins After the Construction: How development, management and leadership sustain social transformation - The case of Instituto Votorantim
Finalists: Maria Eduarda Boone Neves and Elysa Cezario Barbosa da Silva, FGV EAESP BBA, with Educational Acceleration and Impact Governance at the Passos Mágicos Association
School of Management Fudan University
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Winners: Yanyan (Sasha) Wu and Junjie Luan, Fudan SoM MBA, with Beyond ESG: Why Prada Group treats sustainability as a system of value creation
Runners Up: Wei Deng and Yao Shi, Fudan SoM MBA, with Stay or Leave? A 34-Year ‘Long-Termism’ case in China‘s heartland – the Henan Jianye Group
IE Business School
Winners: Lehit Sai and Neelansh Bhartia, IE Master in Sustainability and Business Transformation and IE Master in Management, with Built, Not Declared: How Envision Energy practices responsible business at scale
Runners Up: Sahana A K. and Clarissa Tjoe, IE MBA, with CESC — Powering Cities & People
Indian Institute of Management Bangalore
Winners: Anysha Michelle Kumar and Rishi Shrimal, IIMB MBA, with Beyond Charity: Lemon Tree’s business case for inclusion
Runners Up: Biswapriya Saha and Sanchit Jain, IIMB PhD, with Beyond the Bin: What Bare Necessities reveals about the future of responsible business in India
Finalists: Rakesh Shanmugam and Nitin Kumar, IIMB MBA, with TATA POWER: A century of sustainability leadership
Warwick Business School
Winners: Gursimran Kaur and Jahnavi Tushar Trivedi, Warwick MSc Management, with From Waste to Wings: How Haffner Energy is solving aviation's decarbonisation paradox
Runners Up: Simran Anand and Sanya Agraval, Warwick MSc Management, with Making Sustainability Stick: Why Industrial Manufacturing requires more than just good intentions. The case of the Advanced Manufacturing Innovation Centre (AMIC)
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Finalists: Gouri Markandewar and Utkarsh Bhadauria, Warwick MSc Management, with Reimagining Modern Luxury
Jaguar Land Rover’s Path to Net Zero by 2039
While waiting for the publication of the students’ Module 2 case-based articles end-June, download and read the previous 3 years’ student CSR article competition awarded submissions.
The 2025 competition
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Read the 2025 student finalist, runner up, and competition winner articles in the the special issue Global Voice #32!
The 2024 competition
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Read the 2024 student finalist, runner up, and competition winner articles in the the special issue Global Voice #30!
The 2023 competition
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Read the 2023 student articles in the special June 2023 issue of Global Voice magazine #26.
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