{"id":14716,"date":"2018-04-20T10:46:51","date_gmt":"2018-04-20T10:46:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hnews.hult.edu\/?p=14716"},"modified":"2026-05-06T10:33:26","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T09:33:26","slug":"championing-sustainability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/blog\/championing-sustainability\/","title":{"rendered":"How Hult is championing sustainability across the curriculum [BusinessBecause]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Over the last two decades, the need for business leaders with an ethical conscience has grown exponentially. In line with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/sustainable-development-goals\/\">United Nation\u2019s (UN) Sustainable Development Goals<\/a>, business schools all over the world are having to ramp up their focus on responsible management.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/en\/about-us\/faculty\/matthew-gitsham\/\">Matt Gitsham<\/a>, associate professor at <strong>Hult International Business School<\/strong> and director of the Ashridge Center for Business and Sustainability, was present at the Rio+20 UN conference on sustainable development in 2012. There, he explains, business leaders were calling on business schools to integrate the notion of climate change, sustainability, and ethical management into their curricula.<\/p>\n<p>The core of both the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/mba\/one-year-mba\/\">Hult MBA<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/mba\/executive-mba\/\">Executive MBA<\/a> program immerses students in today\u2019s most pressing global, political, economic, and environmental issues. And sustainability is integrated into the full spectrum of business courses across strategy, marketing, finance, and more.<\/p>\n<p>The Business and Global Society course, led by professor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/en\/about-us\/faculty\/joanne-lawrence\/\">Joanne Lawrence<\/a>, is just one example. Joanne brings decades of experience into the classroom from her international corporate and consulting work as well her time spent as academic co-advisor to the UN Global Compact LEAD Program.<\/p>\n<p>Most recently, Joanne, alongside Hult Executive MBA graduate Kevina Kenny, won the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/blog\/fearless-females-joanne-lawrence-wins-best-case-study-unilever\/\"> 2018 Best Case award<\/a> in the Case Centre\u2019s Ethics and Social Responsibility category. Their report looked into Unilever\u2019s Sustainable Living Plan, gauging an understanding of how good business practices can produce sustainable revenue for organizations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBusiness leaders like Unilever\u2019s Paul Polman see that solving problems of society is indeed the growth opportunity for companies,\u201d Joanne says. \u201cWhat happens in one country no longer stays in that country. From financial markets to climate change to inequality\u2014the issues cross boundaries, and so must the solutions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Matt adds that there won\u2019t be a \u201cself-respecting\u201d business school who isn\u2019t adapting their curriculum to focus on these issues.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cFrom financial markets to climate change to inequality\u2014the issues cross boundaries, and so must the solutions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Joanne Lawrence, Global Professor of Business &amp; Society<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>This article was originally published by <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessbecause.com\">BusinessBecause<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 <em>Hult International Business School Is Championing Sustainability Across Its MBA Programs<\/em>. Continue reading the full article <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessbecause.com\/news\/mba-north-america\/5234\/hult-international-business-school-sustainability-mba\">here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>To learn more about Hult&#8217;s future-focused business curriculum,<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/en\/brochure\/\"><strong>download a brochure.\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over the last two decades, the need for business leaders with an ethical conscience has grown exponentially. 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