The spring issue of the Council on Business & Society’s Global Voice magazine spring 2026 issue #35 – Brave New World? With a little effort, a better one than you may think.

Welcome to the Council on Business & Society’s Global Voice spring issue magazine #35 – Brave New World? With a little effort, a better one than you may think, a subtitle to this issue inspired by CoBS Academic Director Adrian Zicari’s opening Editorial drawing on Aldous Huxley’s thought-provoking novel Brave New World published in 1932 and with repercussions ever since!

​Global Voice #35 features 14 research and professional insights from 17 CoBS member faculty, guest academics and in-the-field practitioners, with the issue’s 93 pages proposed in 2 sections.

Management and Leadership

​The Management & Leadership section in Global Voice magazine #35 opens with internationally recognised CSR and Corporate Governance researchers Profs. Tanusree Jain, Copenhagen Business School, and Adrian Zicari, ESSEC Business School, with an insight based on their recently published research on re-thinking governance in the age of sustainability and the role of the company in generating social welfare.

Next, an interview with leading Japanese academic Prof. Keikoh Ryu on his new book, published in February, that looks into how western management practice can take inspiration from altruism and the life and achievements of the legendary Kazuo Inamori. How to achieve happiness? Well, Prof. Lida Bevill of IE Business school tackles the question with a focus on nature, community, and purpose. Effective team composition and incentives are covered by ESSEC and HEC Paris Profs. Sara Rezaee Vessal and Svenja Sommer with research into the effects of uncertainty on collaboration and information sharing.

Following in section 1, Fudan professor and CoBS Representative Qinqin Zheng shares findings on how digital tools can quietly kill innovation – or not! Prof. Elspeth Murray, Smith School of Business then explores how business schools are adapting their teaching and skills for future generations of managers and leaders, while the final insight in Section 1 from guest academic Trevor Young-Hyman at the University of Pittsburgh offers research insights into democracy at work and its impact of performance and wellbeing.

Sustainability

Section 2 – Sustainability – in Global Voice magazine #35 features CoBS Rep Prof. Frederik Dahlmann of Warwick Business School who calls for a reframing of sustainability as the pursuit of life, and Prof. Mario Monzoni from FGV-EAESP on climate adaptation as a corporate strategy to deal with climate risk.

ESSEC Prof. Wilfried Sand-Zantman then shares his research into the environmental cost of internet regulation, while 3 practitioner insights follow, with Sai Shrikar Desina, Shalom Alugwe, and Maggy Tual offering their expertise on AI solutions for vineyards in Canada, what lessons we can learn from Gen Z on sustainability, and the luxury industry and the strategic imperative for transparency and traceability.

Finally, Section 2 closes with guest academic Prof. Renata Peregrino de Brito from Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro with a spotlight on why climate adaptation inside organizations is rarely straightforward.

And of course, another inspiring Editorial from CoBS Academic Director Adrian Zicari takes us down the path of Brave New World and the current global context to reveal a promising better new world than we would have thought possible.

As we step out into spring in the northern hemisphere, the lengthening of days and of renewed hope we wish all of you – our readers – an enjoyable and interesting read, and positive reflection on the future of business, society, and planet.

With warm regards,

​The CoBS Editorial and Publishing Team.

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• 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.