Council on Business & Society
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| Abbreviation | CB&S |
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| Formation | 2012 |
| Type | NGO |
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Membership |
Dartmouth College ESSEC Business School Fudan University Fundação Getúlio Vargas Keio University University of Mannheim |
Official language | English |
| Website | councilonbusinessandsociety.com |
The Council on Business & Society (CB&S) is a university alliance that convenes international forums combining the expertise of faculty members from each of the partner schools with that of representatives of business, government, and non-governmental organizations from around the world. The inaugural forum, held in Paris in November 2012, focused on Corporate Governance and Leadership and resulted in a white paper and iTunesU course on the topic. The goal of the Council: "To marshal their substantial intellectual and professional resources in the pursuit of knowledge and ideas that will make an impact both in the world of management education and in the messy, complex world of daily life". In 2014 the Council was officially supported by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).[1][2]
History
The Council on Business and Society has risen out of an alliance formed by the five business schools: the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth, Keio Business School in Tokyo, the School of Management of Fudan University in Shanghai, ESSEC Business School in France, EAESP of Brazil, and the University of Mannheim Business School. Each of the schools have partnered together on the founding belief that change in the future will have a large impact on how business is conducted and how corporate governance can better assist society. Together, the five countries represented by the business schools make up approximately 50% of the total global economic output. In addition to broad institutional and corporate partnerships, the schools are connected globally through the joined resources of some 600 full-time faculty, 20,000 students, and a network of 90,000 alumni.
Activities
The Council convenes a biennial forum that combines the expertise of faculty members from each of the partner schools with that of representatives of business, government, and non-governmental organizations from around the world. The first forum, held in Paris in 2012, focused on Corporate Governance and Leadership. The 2014 forum in Tokyo concentrated on Health Care Delivery. The 2015 forum will take place in Boston on the topic of Energy and will examine how companies are succeeding through the energy transition and how management schools worldwide address such issues in their programs, to prepare their students for success in the sector. The multi-faceted, multi-cultural events introduce a new, collective voice to the global conversation—and inevitably lead to new insights and unique initiatives.
Representatives
- Professor Jean-Michel Blanquer, ESSEC Business School
- Professor Luiz Artur Ledur Brito, Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV-EAESP)
- Professor Hirokazu Kono, Keio Business School
- Professor Xiongwen Lu, School of Management, Fudan University
- Professor Paul Danos, Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth
- Dr. Jürgen Schneider, University of Mannheim, Business School
