The New MBA Curriculum: Integrating Sustainability into Business Decisions

The INSEAD MBA is a transformative learning journey that educates individuals to create, grow and lead businesses that are a force for good. Through the programme, our globally minded students are equipped with a comprehensive business foundation that will enable them to create value and integrate sustainability into business decisions. The programme goes beyond academics to support students in developing their careers and building a diverse global network, enabling them to make a positive impact on both business and society.

A Climate Enthusiast Venturing Into Venture Capital

This internship experience was supported by the INSEAD Hoffmann Institute Impact Internship Stipend. This past summer, I had the unique experience of interning as an MBA Associate at Antler – a global early-stage VC focused on helping the earliest founders build new products and companies. While making the transition from a large corporate bank and into VC, here are the top five things I learned.  

Discovering My Purpose

This internship experience was supported by the INSEAD Hoffmann Institute Impact Internship Stipend. This year at INSEAD has been instrumental for me in discovering my path going forward. Climate change is now front and centre in everyone’s mind and I decided earlier this year to play my part in solving the problem.

Why Chief Sustainability Officers As We Know Them Should Disappear

The COVID-19 crisis has accelerated consumer sustainability awareness, generated a sense of urgency and increased pressure for new governmental regulations. Companies are now pledging in turn to track and improve their sustainability metrics, often implemented by a Chief Sustainability Officer (CSO).  However, there are overlooked opportunities to accelerate and deepen the change while making a profit – and that’s what I will try to show here.

Why I Chose INSEAD To Do My MBA

After nine years of professional experiences across journalism, the government sector and charity, I felt ready for the next level of accelerating my career to create a bigger impact. I have always been curious to learn, and I felt energised by the idea that I can take the questions, reflections and fresh ideas that I’ve accumulated at work over the years into a classroom setting, to freely discuss with other students and learn from them to. 
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