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Defining Purpose: Any Road Will Take You There, If You Don't Know Where (or Why) You're Going

3BL Media

Great corporate citizenship goes beyond a focus on addressing surface-level sustainability efforts with today’s leading responsible corporations drawing on the collective impact of a variety of initiatives that address an array of trends and emerging issues.”. Did we miss any terms or phrases? Drop me a line at @carolcone.

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Empowering Young Leaders to Solve the World’s Energy Challenges: Insights From Nine Business Case Studies Highlight Paths to a Sustainable Future

James Militzer

That’s why the William Davidson Institute is sponsoring the Energy Innovation in Low- and Middle-Income Countries Global Case Writing Competition , which aims to increase the number of academic business cases available about this very important topic. The winners of the competition will receive cash prizes ranging from $1,000 to $3,000.

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Green to the core? Top business schools are drilling sustainability into their core curricula

Corporate Knights

When Stephanie Schleimer was a young aspiring academic, preparing to teach her first course on corporate strategy, she couldn’t find a single textbook that mentioned values, well-being or sustainability. Valente feels that business schools have a responsibility to shape a new kind of leader and is frustrated by foot-dragging.