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For me, the best innovation comes in the best environments. Entopia strikes again with award winning sustainability credentials dovetailing perfectly with CISL’s Living Lab concept whereby the built environment industry can come together with academics and innovators to try and solve some of the challenges we face. How are we going to decarbonise the UK’s built environment? How are we going to move to a circular economy? How are we going to ensure a just transition? I have no doubt that steps towards achieving these goals will emerge from those that collaborate and innovate within the space provided at Entopia. #SpacetoInnovate #Innovation #Collaboration

"🏆 Take a look back at our 2023 Awards Ceremony, where we celebrated our talented cohort's innovative solutions and hard work. 🌟 Ready to be part of this success story? Join us for our 3rd batch in May 2024! Register here : https://lnkd.in/edzSB6-8 🔍Module 1: Contextualizing Your Business in a World of Transition 🌎Module 2: Responding to Complexities with Agility ⛈Module 3: System Thinking in Practice with Climate Change 💡 Module 4: Testing Assumptions 👣Module 5: Modeling Your Idea's Carbon Footprint 📣Module 6: Communicating Effectively, Responsibly, and with Impact 🌟Module 7: Mission Driven Companies 💼Module 8: Flourishing Business Models 📈 Module 9: Seizing Business Opportunities

🌍 Join the CHARM-EU Capstone Sustainability Challenge '24 🚀 We're thrilled to unveil an unparalleled opportunity for forward-thinking companies to drive sustainable change: The CHARM-EU Capstone Sustainability Challenge 2024! 🌱 From September 2024 to February 2025, your organization has the unique chance to collaborate with exceptional Master's students from across Europe, tackling the most complex sustainability challenges head-on. 🌍 Why your company should engage: - Collaborate with the Best: Work alongside talented students from the CHARM-EU alliance, including prestigious institutions like the University of Barcelona, Utrecht University, Trinity College Dublin, University of Montpellier, and Eötvos Loránd University Budapest. - Innovative Solutions: Benefit from cutting-edge analyses, business models, policy recommendations, and more, tailored to address your sustainability challenges. - Expand Your Network: Connect with academics, industry leaders, and a vibrant community committed to sustainability, opening doors to future collaborations. What we're looking for: - Challenges that push the boundaries of sustainability, focusing on societal impact and aligning with the UN Sustainable Development Goals. - Stakeholders eager to invest time and share expertise, guiding our students towards creating viable, innovative solutions. 📅 Key Dates: - Challenge Submission Deadline: March 17, 2024 - Program Duration: September 2, 2024 - February 3, 2025 This is your chance to be at the forefront of sustainability innovation, shaping solutions that matter. The best part? It's entirely free of charge. For more details or to submit your challenge, visit our website: https://lnkd.in/eUfCGqGE or contact Marjanneke Vijge, the Capstone coordinator. Let's revolutionize sustainability together! 🌟 #CHARMEU #SustainabilityChallenge #Innovation #SustainableFuture #MasterStudents #CollaborateForChange

THE BIG FEST HAS COME! Finally, the last module, the on-campus gathering of our IMD’s Leading Sustainable Business Transformation program (#LSBT) has come! I am so excited to see the professors, the coaches and all my classmates - who come from America, Africa, Middle East, European countries and different parts of Switzerland, in a few hours at the IMD’s headquarter #LausanneCampus. Over the last 7 weeks, we have learned together through live-virtual classes, video conferences, group coaching and one-to-one coaching sessions, WhatsApp group chats, LinkedIn Connect and Messaging, and private calls. From all parts of the world and working in different industries, we might never know each other. But the #LSBT has united us, from a distance. We have known each other quite a bit and helped each other whenever there is a request or question, about anything. We have since found friendship and bonding, from a distance! And now, the special moment has come! We’re gonna see us physically. I guess many of us will hug each other at the very first second, without hesitation 🤗 Here in Lausanne, during the next 4 days, we will consolidate what we have learnt from the previous modules which have equipped us with a broad view of the world sustainability landscape, understanding of ESG and sustainability best practices, the tools and strategic frameworks to embed sustainability throughout an organization in different industries, as well as the leadership communication models. The on-campus module is also expected to drive us further with connected dots, organizational designs, alliance and partnership building that could enable us to lead our own sustainable business goals and collective actions when we leave Lausanne. IMD, here we come! https://lnkd.in/eV8kcDuW #IMD #impact #leadership #sustainability #ESG #materiality #transformation Knut Haanaes Dr. Susan Goldsworthy OLY Karl Schmedders Dr. Florian Hoos Salvatore Cantale David Bach Amanda N Williams Frédéric Dalsace Dr. Anna Eckardt Pierre-Yves Bénain William DC Wild Celine Nelson Nichole Duttine Sauptak Banerjee and more

We had the incredible opportunity to attend New Zealand’s first-ever Blue Economy Innovation Summit, hosted by Moananui and the Nelson Regional Development Agency (Nelson Tasman) in the beautiful city of Nelson. With 175 attendees and over 30 presenters, the event was nothing short of inspiring. The summit brought together leaders from blue economy businesses, innovators, universities, and funders. Each talk provided deep insights and showcased what New Zealand's blue economy offers. It was thrilling to see such a vibrant exchange of ideas and opportunities for strategic alliances, all aimed at fostering a thriving blue economy. Nelson Tasman, home to over 400 blue economy businesses, was the perfect backdrop for this pioneering event. Connecting with like-minded individuals from different regions was fantastic; all were committed to sustainable ocean-related development. Reflecting on the summit, we're reminded of a quote from Dave Chappel about Kanye West: "I'm dope and I do dope shit." This summit felt exactly like that—doing impactful work with dope people. It's a reminder of how creativity and bold thinking can lead to meaningful changes. A huge thank you to everyone involved in making the summit a success. The conversations started here are just the beginning. Let’s continue to drive innovation and champion sustainability in our oceans. The journey has only just begun! 💙 #BlueEconomy #Innovation #Sustainability #NelsonNZ #NewZealand #KanyeWest https://lnkd.in/gmu8PdaX

It's been an encouraging experience to be part of the first Hamburg Sustainability Conference (HSC), an initiative launched by the Government of Germany via the Bundesministerium für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung (BMZ) , the City of Hamburg, UNDP and the Michael Otto Foundation to co-create and shape the future of #sustainable #development. It's time to move beyond commitments and focus on solutions that translate vision into action - a key principle of the HSC. With its mission to promote #multi-stakeholder engagement and drive #systemic #change for the #SDGs and long-term sustainability, The Beyond Lab at UN Geneva is deeply committed and engaged in doing its part to make this shift happen. How? By continuing advancing three inter-connected topics highlighted at the HSC: 🌍 Fostering intergenerational impact & accountability for long-term sustainability; 🌎 Rethinking economic and financial systems to be in balance with human and planetary well-being; 🌏 A promoting a systems-approach when shaping the future of sustainable development. Because every choice we make today is either an investment in or a detriment to the world that tomorrow’s generations will inherit. To read more about our take-aways from the conference, and why it's a space to watch in the years to come, read here 👇 https://lnkd.in/efRzkbhh

Monaco Life meets with Dr. Tavella of the International University of Monaco to learn more about the establishment's new Master of Science in Sustainability and Innovation Management. International University of Monaco Elena Tavella Read here https://lnkd.in/dNcQ-KqC

YOUR NEW BEST COLLABORATORS ARE JUST AROUND THE CORNER! Would you like to be part of our community and network around the Centre for Absolute Sustainability then join our half-day Seminar on #AbsoluteSustainability and #ClimateAction. The seminar: "Change & Development to Balance and Design with #CLIMATE in Mind". The seminar will include a mix of engaging keynotes, interactive sessions, and insightful discussions. It’s an excellent opportunity for networking and knowledge exchange. We hope to inspire, to provoke thoughts, and to create lively dialogue. Topics that our external keynotes will be sharing: - Nicklas Christian Funk (Senior Sustainability Specialist), Ambu A/S "Efforts to tackle carbon emissions through product development" - Rasmus Nielsen (Sustainability Subject Lead), Region Hovedstaden "Limiting carbon emissions, through procurement and in consumption" Questions that speakers from the Centre for Absolute Sustainability will be exploring:  - Michael Hauschild: "What is Absolute Environmental Sustainability (AES)?" - Tim McAloone: "How can industry deploy targets in the organisation?" - Daniela Pigosso: "What approaches are out there, and what's missing?" - Manon Villers: "Is it possible to achieve absolute decoupling?" - Astrid Birk Nicolajsen: "How to help companies chart their reduction path?" - Krestine Mougaard: "How to create insights from this dialogue?" Seminar Details: 🔹 Date: 9th April 🔹 Time: 08.30-13.00 🔹 Location: DTU, Kgs. Lyngby 2800 🔹 Participation Fee: 950 DKK 🔹 Seats: Limited to 30 participants 🔹 Registration: At your earliest convenience (deadline April 8, 14:00) 🔹 Link to register: In comments field 🔹 Lunch: Provided With this seminar series, we aim to create and support what we hope will become a growing network of excellence to drive Absolute Environmental Sustainability (AES), with like-minded professionals who share a keen interest in sustainability, and commitment to drive positive environmental change. Subsequent semiars will focus on other sustainability aspects: watch this space for more details! DTU Sustain DTU Construct DTU - Technical University of Denmark

🎉 Absolutely thrilled to welcome sustainability focused UCL students to Be Better Sustainability Membership. This follows my involvement in chairing and participating in panels as part of UCL's brilliant #SustainabilityLeadershipConference earlier this year. This event saw world leading conversations on the current and future sustainability landscape - thanks to Dan Hall's marvellous curation. We were so inspired by the wonderful insights from students - and the hope they bring in using their agency when they enter the workplace to demand that organisations #bebetter. We are now excited to integrate those UCL students in our membership to support and engage them in leading the future of sustainability - and hearing the incredible projects they are working on! This evolution makes total sense as - Mark Maslin was one of our first keystone guests for a Fireside Chat at Be Better Sustainability Membership - Mark is Professor of Earth System Science at UCL and Author of "How to Save Our Planet: The Fact". If you are a UCL student that attended the 'Sustainability Leadership Conference' you should have had an email from Dan Hall with the information about membership. I know some of you have already signed up. 🗝 If you are not a member and want to be part of a community of sustainability professionals leading competent sustainability conversations please contact me or complete the onboarding form here: https://lnkd.in/epe7NBGx ➡ USE CODE: 20August for a ***20% discount*** because we are feeling excited that the more credible conversations we have the closer we get to the 20% tipping point of paradigm adoption necessary to pull everyone else along in the slipstream! If you want more information please pop a note in the comments and I will include you in our upcoming newsletter. UCL is the ninth best university on the planet and The Times and The Sunday Times University of the Year 2024. Courses are led by world-renowned expertsUCL is the ninth best university on the planet and The Times and The Sunday Times University of the Year 2024. Courses are led by world-renowned experts and shaped by collaborations with people at the forefront of their field. At the heart of one of the world's most progressive cities, UCL is the university in London that is most targeted by graduate employers*.

Electrifying discussions and multidimensional perspectives on deepening sustainability assessment with UNRISD@Concordia University and Karl Polanyi Institut, Montreal. I felt electrified in a room with so much know-how and experience in #sustainabilityreporting, #impactmeasurement and #contextualization. The Workshop on Deepening Sustainability Assessment Initiatives: Exploring ways enhance sustainability measurement and reporting methods organized by UNRISD in collaboration with LKS CORP S.A. - GRUPO MONDRAGON and The Predistribution Initiative, felt like an extension of discussion that are already going on about SDPI. And we in Germany have a lot of fruitful discussions about SDPI with Franziska Weeger, Susanne Knappstein, Henrik Basche, Oliver Becker, Delphine Teske, Sabine Müller and many more. What a coincidence having the UNRISD Workshop on such a remarkable place, especially when we are thinking about re-embedding economy in society and nature, when referring to Karl Polanyi and the great transformation. What do you think Yvonne Zwick? The perspective of seeing the economy as a social contract, what doesn’t fulfill its promises with the result what leads us to a collision course with this planet - lead me to deep reflection. Could the Multi Capital Model be an approach that brings us closer to a #regenerativefuture? What if we think about a metaverse culture where putting authentic sustainable measurement in the heart of global #zeitgeist? What is material in this context and how to define materiality, while having in mind materiality is dynamic and social constructed? When do we integrate thresholds and allocation into common used materiality and create the perspective of triple materality? It is on us to do that, everyone who is reporting about sustainability has it in their own hands to make the choice to look and report through the lens of triple materiality. #authenticsustainability #regenerativefuture #regeneration #sustainablecompanies #sustainableorganizations #sustainablefuture #triplemateraility #sustainabilityreporting #multicapitalmodel Goran Jeras Ibon Zugasti Katharina Herzog Tatiana Glad