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The CoBS Green Jobs Board for May 2025 with a selection of sustainability, CSR, ESG, public policy and social impact opportunities.

The CoBS Green Jobs Board: May 2025

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The CoBS Green Jobs Board for May 2025 with a selection of sustainability, CSR, ESG, public policy and social impact opportunities.

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Prof. Anne-Claire Pache, ESSEC, looks into how boards can lead organisations with dual missions of purpose and profit.

The Tightrope of Hybridity: Managing the dual mandate of profit and purpose

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Prof. Anne-Claire Pache, ESSEC, looks into how boards can lead organisations with dual missions of purpose and profit.

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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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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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International Companies at the Crossroads of US ESG: Dollars or green future? ESG has largely been adopted by firms in Europe – with proven value. But its deployment in the USA has been stalled by those who contend that ESG diverts attention and resources from core business objectives. Siyi Li, Trinity Business School Finalist in the 2024 CoBS Student CSR Article Competition tackles the question and forwards 3 areas of focus to make ESG regain traction Stateside.

International Companies at the Crossroads of US ESG: Dollars or green future?

December 5, 2024by The Council on Business & Society 1 Comment

Siyi Li, Trinity Business School, analyses how the USA and Europe approach ESG with 3 areas of focus for it to regain traction Stateside.

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Welcome to the Council on Business & Society Green Jobs Board for December 2024: Internships, Entry, early, mid and senior positions in sustainability, CSR, ESG, social impact, public policy, governance,

The CoBS Green Jobs Board: December 2024

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Welcome to the Council on Business & Society Green Jobs Board for December 2024: Internships, Entry, early, mid and senior positions.

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Stakeholderism Needs a Reality Check. How should organizations resolve the inherent conflicting interests of modern capitalism? Senior Editor Alan Moranz interviews Prof. Bertrand Malsch, Smith School of Business, Queen’s University Canada.

Stakeholderism Needs a Reality Check

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An interview with Prof. Bertrand Malsch, Smith School of Business, on stakeholderism and the conflicting interests of modern capitalism.

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Corporate Strategy for Peace: Navigating CSR in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict. David Grealish, Runner-up in the 2024 CoBS Student CSR Article Competition at Trinity Business School, tackles the issue of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to offer a blueprint on how companies and institutions can address the issue.

Corporate Strategy for Peace: Navigating CSR in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

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David Grealish, Trinity Business School, tackles CSR and Corporate Strategy for Peace as a blueprint to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

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Green-Savvy Board Members Make Their Mark. A firm’s environmental performance rises with board member expertise and strong governance. Prof. Steven Salterio, Smith School of Business, Queen’s University, explores if having expertise in sustainability on the Board actually means that good performance and a greener firm result.

Green-Savvy Board Members Make Their Mark

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Prof. Steven Salterio, Smith School of Business, explores if having green experts on Boards actually give green results.

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Beyond Bytes and Algorithms: The Blueprint for Purpose-Led Tech Leadership. Céline Viévard, Runner up in the 2024 CoBS CSR Student Article Competition at ESSEC Business School, explores the question of purpose in the tech sector and how it can shape ethical and sustainable benefit for companies and society alike.

Beyond Bytes and Algorithms: The Blueprint for Purpose-Led Tech Leadership

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Céline Viévard, ESSEC, explores the question of purpose in the tech sector and how it can shape ethical and sustainable benefit.

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