What Business Schools can do to Encourage Sustainability
By
David Grayson
The Guardian
March 11, 2011
"Business schools need to teach students more about sustainability." I have lost count of the number of times I've heard this declaration from business leaders around the world.
"Business schools need to teach students more about sustainability." I have lost count of the number of times I've heard this declaration from business leaders around the world.
Whenever I can, I ask those business leaders, "are the people in your company who commission executive education courses from business schools and recruit new MBAs and other graduates all specifying that sustainability skills are important for your business?" There is often an embarrassed silence.
Companies can provide a powerful incentive for greater business school focus on sustainability. When executive education directors and careers service directors see this is a serious issue for business clients, action will follow.
