- | May 1, 2017
The University of Stellenbosch developed a corporate governance rating matrix used on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange.
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
- | May 1, 2017
Scholars at Cornell University share a process for applied sustainability research that produces tangible results for industry and academia alike.
- | May 1, 2017
The Bench Marks Centre in South Africa provides mining companies with research-based advice on sustainability issues. Centre staff share lessons learned.
- | May 1, 2017
Find out how the University of California, Berkeley used the reporting process for UN PRME to improve stakeholder relationships and educational offerings.
- | April 28, 2017
Copenhagen Business School welcomes students with Responsibility Day, showing students across disciplines the importance of responsible management.
- | April 28, 2017
Learn how McGill successfully integrated sustainability into management curricula, developing a major and concentration in “Managing for Sustainability.”
- | April 28, 2017
Leaders of the University of Vermont’s accelerated sustainability MBA describe the program and offer advice for schools launching a similar program.
- | April 28, 2017
Centre directors, faculty members, and deans are invited to join an international consortium that meets annually to advance business sustainability teaching.
- | January 16, 2017
Advice on teaching sustainability from business school sustainability centre directors, gathered at the 2016 NBS Sustainability Centres Workshop at INSEAD.