The 2026 Council on Business & Society Student Case Development Competition, Module 2 of the CoBS Advanced International Certificate

A first for the annual competition that has evolved from writing and submitting a CSR-oriented article based on a given set of themes, to a stretch assignment involving identifying a company or organisation reputed for its CSR-Sustainability-ESG impact, interviewing its stakeholders on their challenges and successes, and producing an article, a case study, and a video presentation.

​This enhanced assignment is now integrated in the CoBS Advanced International Certificate in Responsible Business Practices as Module 2 out of 4 in the certificate.

​Congratulations to all those students and schools that took part – the quality of your submissions was very high throughout and the professionalism of your deliverables on an equal level! With thanks to the staff and faculty teams within the CoBS Schools for their expert coordination and adjudication.

The Prizes

• A CoBS Advanced International Certificate Module 2
• €500 prize money for the winning submission in each participating CoBS alliance school
• CoBS branded goodies for winners, runners-up and finalists
• The publication of winner, runner up and finalist articles in June’s special issue Global Voice magazine
• Posting on CoBS Insights, the Council’s blog with a global audience
• Hosting of case studies and case presentations on YouTube.

The Results per Participating School

ESSEC Business School

FGV EAESP

Fudan School of Management

IE Business School

Indian Institute of Management Bangalore

Warwick Business School

While waiting for the publication of the students’ Module 2 articles end-June, download and read the previous 3 years’ student CSR article competition submissions. 

• 2023: Global Voice magazine #26 – Learning is a Journey: Ride with style
• 2024: Global Voice magazine #30 – Today a Reader, Tomorrow a Leader
• 2025: Global Voice magazine #32 – Message in a Bottle: Giant steps are what it takes
• See this page via the CoBS website and download a host of learning materials.

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.