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Thérèse Rottner, IE Business School, explores the rapid rise of AI use across sectors and how business can benefit the common good.

Keep the AI Eye on the Prize: How humans can interact with AI to ensure the common good

April 29, 2026by The Council on Business & Society Leave a comment

Thérèse Rottner, IE Business School, explores the rapid rise of AI use across sectors and how business can benefit the common good.

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What happens when AI advances without conscience? Biswayan Das, IIM Bangalore explores in the context of control and the common good.

AI for Common Good: The tug-of-war for control and conscience

January 28, 2026by The Council on Business & Society Leave a comment

Who holds power over AI systems today? Biswayan Das, IIM Bangalore, explores anchoring its capabilities to ethics, conscience and control.

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How do humans interact with AI to ensure the common good? Artificial intelligence is no longer just about smarter systems, it’s about smarter societies. Atul Gupta winner of the 2025 CoBS CSR Article Competition at IIM Bangalore contends that as AI quietly rewires how we work, decide, and govern, it demands more than technical mastery. It calls for moral clarity. The real question isn’t how intelligent our machines become, but whether we can build a world where that intelligence serves justice, dignity, and the common good.

How do Humans Interact with AI to Ensure the Common Good?

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Atul Gupta, IIM Bangalore MBA, explores how humans interact with AI to ensure the common good and smarter societies.

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The Paradox of our Times and a Key Role for Social Enterprise

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Business for the common good has never been as needed, debated and desired as now. A spotlight on Social Enterprise – challenges and opportunities in a new world context with Profs. Concepción Galdón, Sheila M. Cannon, Edgard Barki, Adrian Zicari and a successful social entrepreneur, Paula Cardenau

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Social Enterprise: 21st century jigsaw

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Professors Tina Saebi, Norwegian School of Economics, Nicolai Foss of the Copenhagen Business School and Stefan Linder of ESSEC Business School take us on a quest to find the missing pieces that will aid and redirect the course of research on social enterprise.

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IE Business School joins the CoBS

CoBS: The Magnificent 7!

March 2, 2020by The Council on Business & Society 2 Comments

The CoBS (Council on Business & Society) is delighted to welcome a new member – IE Business School. The global alliance now reaches 7.   The Council on Business & […]

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Should CSR Practices be Redefined to Include Fiscal Responsibility?

February 12, 2019by The Council on Business & Society 1 Comment

Profs Adrian Zicari & Cécile Renouard, ESSEC Business School, explore the emerging concept of fiscal responsibility and CSR.

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The OECD Measures Well-Being 2017

December 18, 2017by The Council on Business & Society Leave a comment

The OECD  publishes its Better Life Initiative 2017 edition of ‘How’s Life?’

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Professors: Can they contribute to society outside of the lecture hall?

December 29, 2016by The Council on Business & Society Leave a comment

Professors are expected to have a higher standard of professional ethics, which may help obtain better CSR performance ratings.

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When CSR Must Begin with Observing the Rule of Law

February 12, 2015by councilcommunity 2 Comments

By Professor Hamid Bouchikhi, ESSEC Business School The famous quote by Milton Friedman that states, ‘The social responsibility of businesses is to increase its profits[1]’  is often cited and challenged […]

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