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Join virtual discussions to share knowledge, get advice, and build community with business school sustainability centre leaders from around the world.
Sustainability Centres
Business school sustainability centres can help shift universities toward sustainability. NBS resources support centres in taking action related to teaching, research, outreach, and co-creation.
Join the Sustainability Centres Community (SCC), comprising of nearly 200 centres worldwide. Centre leaders share best practices and support one another through virtual collaboration and in-person events.
Below you’ll find top resources, compilations [or outputs] from our workshops, and all centre resources in chronological order. Our tool bar also offers additional Resources for Academics.
Top Sustainability Centre Resources
Starting a Business School Sustainability Centre
Maya Fischhoff, Abby Litchfield, Pam Laughland, Milda Žilinskaitė, Maria Diaz-Macias
| September 25, 2023
Centres can improve business schools’ sustainability impact. Here’s how to get one off the ground.
How to Run a Business School Sustainability Centre
Heather Ranson, Maya Fischhoff, Abby Litchfield
| August 29, 2023
The 2023 Sustainability Centres Community Workshop examined the “nuts and bolts” of running a centre. Here are insights and resources.
What I Wish I Knew Before Launching a Sustainability Centre
Chelsea Hicks-Webster
| December 23, 2016
Candid advice on launching a sustainability centre, from a global group of business school sustainability centre leaders.
Sustainability Centres Webinar: Finding Centre Funding
NBS
| June 7, 2016
Struggling to fund your research centre? This webinar brings together leaders to share top funding tips.
Sustainability Centre Workshop and Event Outputs
Sustainability Centres Community Workshop 2023
Sustainability Centres Community Workshop 2021
Sustainability Centres Community Workshop 2018
Sustainability Centres Community Workshop 2016
How to Engage Students in Sustainability: Event Series
All Sustainability Centres Community Resources
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Sustainability can be controversial. Business schools must exercise courage as they make choices on funding, politics, and research.
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Around the world, business school sustainability centres advance sustainability research, teaching, and outreach. They’re an essential part of meeting today’s business sustainability challenges.
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Centres can improve business schools’ sustainability impact. Here’s how to get one off the ground.
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The 2023 Sustainability Centres Community Workshop examined the “nuts and bolts” of running a centre. Here are insights and resources.
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A week focused on responsible management education brought together participants from 75 countries. Here are the visual highlights.
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Challenges like climate change and biodiversity loss can be tough to tackle. Here’s a model for taking the first step.
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Find out how business schools are using systems thinking to advance sustainability – and get involved!
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Empathy is a skill needed for business and society. Goa Institute of Management shares its innovative strategy for developing empathy in business students.