{"id":4834,"date":"2015-07-06T10:04:05","date_gmt":"2015-07-06T10:04:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.hult.edu\/?p=4834"},"modified":"2026-04-29T16:38:42","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T15:38:42","slug":"what-mba-students-really-think-about-the-circular-economy-with-philips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/blog\/what-mba-students-really-think-about-the-circular-economy-with-philips\/","title":{"rendered":"What MBA students really think about the circular economy [Philips on The Guardian]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>This article was originally published on July 1, 2015, on The Guardian&#8217;s Partnerzone for Philips, \u2018<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sustainable-business\/2015\/jul\/01\/what-mba-students-really-think-about-the-circular-economy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">What MBA students really think about the circular economy<\/a>\u2019.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The circular economy is fast changing from buzzword du jour to required reading for those entering the business world \u2013 and planning to do so sustainably. The industries involved in the circular economy are hardly limited to recycling companies and upcyclers either; a myriad sectors are working it into the way they operate, from construction companies to major IT firms.<\/p>\n<p>We spoke to four students from Hult International Business School who are studying the circular economy, to get a sense of what business students today make of it\u2026<em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sustainable-business\/2015\/jul\/01\/what-mba-students-really-think-about-the-circular-economy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read the four interviews on The Guardian.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Philips has set a Hult Impact Challenge for our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/en\/programs\/mba\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">One-Year MBA<\/a> students, challenging them to define opportunities in the circular economy and develop actionable strategies that Philips can start to implement. The Hult Impact Challenge is an eight-month, hands-on project working in the real world with real companies and organizations. Choosing from an entrepreneurial, social, or corporate challenge, a team of MBA students will work with the businesses\u2019 executives and staff to research, devise and propose the most impactful solution to a problem the company is currently facing.<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"section-blocks all-blocks section-numblocks-3 section-numcols-3\" data-numcols=\"3\">Hult offers a range of highly skills-focused and employability-driven <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/en\/programs\/\">business school programs<\/a> including a range of MBA options and a comprehensive one year <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/en\/programs\/masters\/international-business\/\">Masters in International Business<\/a>. To find out more, take a look at our blog <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/blog\/roi-of-emba\/\">The ROI of Hult\u2019s Global Executive MBA<\/a>. Download a brochure or get in touch today to find out how Hult can help you to learn about the business world, the future, and yourself.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This article was originally published on July 1, 2015, on The Guardian&#8217;s Partnerzone for Philips, \u2018What MBA students really think about the circular economy\u2019. The circular economy is fast changing&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":4836,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[24],"tags":[175],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v18.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>What MBA students really think about the circular economy<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"What is the circular economy and what do students think? 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