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Monthly Archives: January 2025

Search February's cherry pick of CSR, sustainability, compliance, governance, ESG-related, and social impact internships and jobs.

The CoBS Green Jobs Board: February 2025

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Search February’s cherry pick of CSR, sustainability, compliance, governance, ESG-related, and social impact internships and jobs.

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Prof. Sam Garg proposes to decentralise the governance of CSR committees to value social and governance aspects of ESG

Governance of ESG: From silos to shared expertise

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In today’s business landscape, the elephantine “E” in ESG—dominated by climate action, carbon reduction, and resource sustainability—often overshadows the “S” (social) and “G” (governance) dimensions. Prof. Sam Garg, ESSEC Business […]

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AI in Hiring Decisions: Electronic efficiency vs emotional intelligence. Ryan Zhou, Warwick Business School finalist in the in the CoBS 2024 Student CSR Article Competition, takes an in-depth look at how AI recruiting software works, its pros and cons, and how legislation is attempting to safeguard candidates’ rights.

AI in Hiring Decisions: Electronic efficiency vs emotional intelligence

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Ryan Zhou, Warwick Business School, looks at how AI recruiting software works, its pros and cons, and legislation for candidates’ rights.

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Professor Anthony Goerzen, Smith School of Business, explores how a Canadian NGO brings change to the lives of women in the mining sector.

Empowering Women in Global Mining

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Shengwen Li and Anthony Goerzen, Sobey Professor of International Business at Smith School of Business, explore how a Canadian NGO attempts to bring about real change to the lives of […]

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Trends in Green Finance and Investment. Held in October, the OECD Forum on Green Finance and Investment 2024 proposed a platform for discussions on aligning finance with global climate goals. Focusing on mobilising private investment, regulatory frameworks and sustainable business practices, the forum addressed key topics including the need for robust transition plans, biodiversity finance, green bonds and integrating sustainable practices across sectors. The event highlighted the importance of public-private collaboration to support decarbonisation, resilience and other environmental goals, by promoting a holistic approach to climate finance. Against this context, Ksapa CEO Farid Baddache shares some key elements of supporting business transition plans.

Trends in Green Finance and Investment

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Farid Baddache, Ksapa CEO, explores some key environmental, social and governance elements of supporting business green transition plans.

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Should Sustainability Reporting be Mandatory? Sustainability reporting has come a long way, but so far, most have been voluntary. Despite the growing number of companies providing sustainability report, we continue to experience environmental degradation. Can mandating sustainability reporting change this? Dianthus Saputra Estey, Finalist in the 2024 CoBS Student CSR Article Competition at Monash Business School, explores

Should Sustainability Reporting be Mandatory?

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Dianthus Saputra Estey, Monash Business School, explores whether making sustainability reporting mandatory can help save the planet.

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Swinging for the Home Team: How biases shape legal decisions in the courtroom. Can personal biases sway judicial decisions even when the law is impartial? If so, how is this possible and what drives these preferences? A recent study by Prof Srividya Jandhyala, ESSEC Business School Asia-Pacific, reveals the presence of national bias in court decisions involving international business law disputes.

Swinging for the Home Team: How biases shape legal decisions in the courtroom

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Prof. Srividya Jandhyala, ESSEC Asia-Pacific, researches whether personal biases sway legal decisions even when the law is impartial.

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Trial by Fire: The crucible of leadership in Big Tech In the midst of technological disruption and global transformation, what truly defines effective leadership in the tech realm? Vaishnavi Deepak, MSc Marketing Student at Trinity Business School, Trinity College Dublin, ventures into the heart of this inquiry, probing the depths of innovation, authenticity, and adaptability that drive leadership excellence.

Trial by Fire: The crucible of leadership in Big Tech

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Vaishnavi Deepak, Trinity Business School, ventures into Big Tech, innovation and authenticity that drive leadership excellence.

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Speed Meets Circularity: How Can High-Performance Automakers Close the Loop? With the phasing out of the internal combustion engine in Europe by 2035, car makers – including those building high speed supercars – are racing to go electric and integrate circular economy in their production and lifecycle processes. This will be complex. An analysis by Warwick Business School Alumna Veronica Volodina proposes a 5-step roadmap to make the journey to the transition that much smoother.

Speed Meets Circularity: How Can High-Performance Automakers Close the Loop?

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Veronica Volodina, Warwick Business School, analyses the supercar builders and their bid to integrate circularity in their automobiles.

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Sustainability Reporting: An Orchestra of People, Planet, and Profit. Sustainability reporting has now become a mandatary practice across companies in many countries. How does it work and why is it an effective lever for positive action in terms of people, planet, and profit? Farrah Hartanto, Enterprise Credit Analyst at Bank Danamon Indonesia and Runner Up in the 2024 CoBS CSR Article Competition at Warwick Business School, explores.

Sustainability Reporting: An Orchestra of People, Planet, and Profit

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Farrah Hartanto, Warwick Business School, looks at how sustainability reporting works and how it benefits people, planet, and profit.

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