More and more business schools are moving from token attempts at sustainability to research, training and practice.
"Business schools need to teach students more about sustainability." I have lost count of the number of times I've heard this declaration from business leaders around the world.
Whenever I can, I ask those business leaders, "are the people in your company who commission executive education courses from business schools and recruit new MBAs and other graduates all specifying that sustainability skills are important for your business?" There is often an embarrassed silence.
Companies can provide a powerful incentive for greater business school focus on sustainability. When executive education directors and careers service directors see this is a serious issue for business clients, action will follow.
Happily, today's students are already putting pressure on schools to promote sustainability through organisations such as Net Impact, the global movement for MBAs and other students interested in the responsibilities of business and how to make a difference...
David Grayson writes over at the Guardian's Sustainiable Business Blog
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