Terms of Reference

Last updated May 2024

 

Following the approval of the Business School for Sustainable Development (BS4SD) strategic plan, in 2022 the Dean wished to convene the BS4SD Committee (“the Committee”) as a sub-committee of the Management Board. The Committee will act as an engagement and coordination group to design and implement the BS4SD strategic plan across the Business School, reporting progress to the Management Board through the Committee co-chairs.

The Committee is responsible for:

• Developing solutions and approaches for implementing the action plan, for issues directly related to Sustainable Development (“SD”)
• Coordinating work on SD initiatives within the respective members’ areas as well as cross-departmentally
• Establishing (as required) smaller working groups and tasks forces responsible for developing specific solutions and implementing new ideas and approaches within each area
• Monitoring and reporting on progress, assuring coordination, and communicating outcomes to the broader School and College

The Committee will meet quarterly, or more frequently if necessary, to ensure necessary coordination and accountability, and will report progress to the Management Board subsequent to each meeting.

The committee members are:

• Richard Johnson (co-chair)
• Maurizio Zollo (co-chair)
• Livio Scalvini (Program Lead)
• Dimitri Kraniotis
• Joel McConnell
• Karen Tweddle
• Leila Guerra
• Markus Perkmann
• Michael Mills (Communications)
• Omar Merlo
• Pedro Rosa Dias
• Eduardo Andrade
• Sankar Murali (DSAC representative)
• Megan Irving (Administrative support, minute-taking)

Ways to engage in sustainability-focused activity at the Business School

• Engage with the Centre for Climate Finance and Investment which focuses on research and external engagement actions, including annual conferences.
• Engage with the Leonardo Centre on Business for Society.
• Engage with the Gandhi Centre for Inclusive Innovation which aims to help organisations across the globe to create tangible social impact, especially in the emerging economies – including in the sustainability space.
• Students are inviting to join the Energy and Sustainability Career Club and/or the Social Impact and Responsible Business Club, as a way to connect with other students interested in the topic and to meet potential employers.
• Sign-up to received regular updates from IB Knowledge platform which provides added insights on many topics, including sustainability and climate change, through the different fields of management.
• Consider joining one of the three, award-winning Executive Education courses offered on the topic of sustainability leadership.
• Learn more about how we’re teaching future leaders to deliver measurable impact on the climate change front via programmes like the MSc Climate Change, Management, and Finance.