The 2026 CSR Article and Case Presentation Competition is now open to students in the 12 member schools of the Council on Business & Society!

This competition constitutes Module 2 of the CoBS Advanced International Certificate and is open to undergrad, post-grad, PhD and MBA levels in CoBS member schools. Students having completed this module will be awarded a CoBS Advanced International Certificate in Responsible Business Practices, Module 2.

What does the competition consist in?

• Choose a student partner from your school and form a working pair
• Select a company at home or abroad known for its high standards of CSR, sustainability, ESG
• Interview a leadership figure in that company
• Write an article on how the company activity contributes to responsible business practices
• And make a video case presentation of your research and findings.

The Prizes

• The winning student pair in each participating CoBS school receives €500 prize money
• Finalist student pairs win CoBS-branded goodies
• All students earn a CoBS Advanced International certificate Module 2 branded the 12 member schools, with special certificates for winners and runner up student pairs.
• Winner and finalist articles and videos will be published in Global Voice magazine and on CoBS Insights.

Registration for the Competition

Students interested in entering the competition should register with their school CoBS representatives by February 16^th 2026 (participating schools reserve the right to prolong this deadline when necessary). Registered students will then receive a student guide that includes tips, guidelines, the rules and templates you can use. Students will then have from then until 20^th April to submit their articles and case videos.

Your schools’ CoBS Module 2 representative: Please state in the subject field of your email “CoBS Module 2 Registration”. Students should apply using, whenever possible, their attributed official school email address.

• ESSEC Business School: tom.gamble@essec.edu
• FGV EAESP: lucas.balbino@fgv.br
• School of Management Fudan University: hanyangxin@fudan.edu.cn
• IE Business School: Monica.Ojea@ie.edu
• IIM Bangalore: ankita.prasad@iimb.ac.in
• Smith School of Business, Queen’s University: christina.sager@queensu.ca
• Warwick Business School: frederik.dahlmann@wbs.ac.uk

Looking forward to your participation and wishing you all the best success!

The CoBS Organising Team.

Useful links:

• Download the CoBS AICRBP 2026 brochure for a full view of the 4 Modules in this certificate
• View and download a host of Global Voice magazine issues.

Learn more about the Council on Business & Society

The Council on Business & Society (CoBS), visionary in its conception and purpose, was created in 2011, and is dedicated to promoting responsible leadership and tackling issues at the crossroads of business, society, and planet including the dimensions of sustainability, diversity, social impact, social enterprise, employee wellbeing, ethical finance, ethical leadership and the place responsible business has to play in contributing to the common good.  

• Follow the CoBS on LinkedIn
• Download magazines and learning content from the CoBS website downloads page.

Member schools of the Council on Business & Society.

• ESSEC Business School, France, Singapore, Morocco
• FGV-EAESP, Brazil
• School of Management Fudan University, China
• IE Business School, Spain
• Indian Institute of Management Bangalore, India
• Keio Business School, Japan
• Monash Business School, Australia, Malaysia, Indonesia
• Olin Business School, USA
• Smith School of Business, Queen’s University, Canada
• Stellenbosch Business School, South Africa
• Trinity Business School, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
• Warwick Business School, United Kingdom.