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2nd MBA Program Worldwide in Corporate Social Responsibility
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IE’s MBA program among the top 10 worldwide in Aspen Institute’s sustainability ranking
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2007 Global Champions of Sustainable Innovation
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Mission
Since its inception, IE Business School’s commitment to society has permeated every aspect of the school, as reflected by core program content, electives specialised in the field of corporate responsibility (CR), consolidated initiatives like the Chair in Corporate Ethics, funded by the IE Alumni Association, or the IE code of professional conduct, the result of a joint effort by professors, students and alumni. This commitment culminated in the creation of a dedicated department, Social Impact Management at IE, which now plays a pivotal role in the day-to-day fabric of the school.
- A Definition
Social Impact Management is the field of inquiry at the intersection of business practice and wider societal concerns that reflects and respects the complex interdependency between these two realities.
The Aspen Institute
IE addresses Social Impact Management from 3 essential angles: knowledge, generated by research, and transferred through teaching and events; the engagement of IE’s MBA students, alumni, established professionals, and other members of the IE community to implement knowledge; and outreach, via strategic collaborations and social entrepreneurial alliances and initiatives whereby IE members interact with the community.
The Social Impact Management model of spreading exemplifies the following. Knowledge generated at IE contributes with the skills and teachings necessary for strategic decision making, which not only has a direct effect on students, alumni and other IE members, but also on the companies, communities and the environment they engage with.
Engagement complements knowledge, while allowing a space to put into practice many of the lessons learned through it, thus increasing the scope of reach. The same happens with Outreach; this allows all IE members to interact with the community and increase their impact, contributing actively to the conversation.
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