Discover Insights and Resources from a Community Workshop — By Heather Ranson, Maya Fischhoff, and Abby Litchfield Sustainability centres in business schools coordinate and support efforts on teaching, research, and outreach related to sustainability. Their mandate is broad and their importance is growing. As business schools try to increase their sustainability efforts, new centres are emerging and old ones…

A business scholar and a parenting coach explain how gaining awareness can provide new opportunities to address the climate crisis. — By Jury Gualandris and Cassandra Caslini I’ve been training business leaders for over 10 years. In the past few years, and especially this summer, some aha moments left me wondering, “Are we teaching the right things?” One aha moment came this summer when my wife, Cassandra, and I took our…

Co-Creating Strategy with Māori Communities in Aotearoa/New Zealand — By Jesse Pirini, Stephen Cummings, Abby Litchfield, and Maya Fischhoff Leaders interested in sustainable development should look to Indigenous perspectives. That’s because, around the world, Indigenous people have distinctive ways of relating to the natural world. They see close connections between people, other beings, and the land.

Communication is key for activist impact. Here’s how to be heard on the causes you care about. — By Chelsea Hicks-Webster Are you an environmental activist? The dictionary defines an activist as anyone who “uses strong actions to support a controversial issue.” That can include group activities, like attending public rallies or coordinating local environmental projects. It can also include changes in your lifestyle, like going vegetarian.

Challenges like climate change and biodiversity loss can be tough to tackle. Here’s a model for taking the first step. — By Maya Fischhoff Sustainability issues can feel overwhelming. But they get more manageable when you have the tools to tackle them and a group to support you. That was the conclusion of a day-long workshop: “Systems Change for Sustainability: Connecting and Collaborating on Grand Challenges.” The workshop united more than…

Innovation North’s Compass Provides a Practical Guide to Positive Change — By Hannah Hill “How do I innovate when everything is changing so fast?” “I constantly feel like we’re flying an airplane while rebuilding its engine.” “My CEO says, ‘Prove it to me first before I let you try it.’” These are some of the statements we’ve heard at Innovation North…

Avoiding the Harms of ‘Efficiency Culture’ for Effective Collaboration — By BJ Cruse, Maegan Baker, Chelsea Hicks-Webster Western business culture prizes efficiency. It sets targets and deadlines for specific aims. Managers set out a project scope, timeframe, and budget and then do everything possible to deliver on those predetermined aims with as little wasted time as possible. But efficiency has…

Sustainability Jobs Can Be Emotionally Challenging. Can Music Help Us Keep Going? — By Abby Litchfield Network for Business Sustainability Community Manager Abby Litchfield cares about sustainability — and music. Litchfield brought her two passions together with a performance at the 2023 Responsible Management Education Week. In an original song, she expressed the “beauty and pain” of working on sustainability.

Tips for Making Connections and Building Motivation for Climate Action — By Chelsea Hicks-Webster Think your company could do more to tackle climate change? Perhaps you see opportunities to swap dated technology for something more energy efficient. Or maybe you see options for more energy-efficient trucking and logistics. Speaking up can be scary. You might wonder what to say. Or whom…