First students gain Certificate in Business Ethics and Sustainable Organizations
11/28/2016
In line with its vision to be a unique international hub empowering changemakers for a better society, and its mission, IÉSEG is committed to providing students on its Grande École program, a solid generalist management education that is grounded in strong ethical values.
This is why IÉSEG decided to offer Master students, from any of the 9 specializations on the program, the possibility to take a Certificate in Business Ethics and Sustainable Organizations. To complete the certificate they must carry out a series of academic (coursework and thesis) and/or practical (including internship) assignments relating to CSR (Corporate Social responsibility), ethics or sustainability issues, which involve professors and experts from different management disciplines.
Nicolas Pagnon
Some of our first graduates have now completed this initiative. One of these is Nicolas Pagnon, who carried out his thesis on the characteristics and factors associated with income inequality in European countries. He explains: “I decided to take this certificate because I would like my future career functions to include social or environmental perspectives”.
“I was very interested by the professors and other experts that I had the opportunity to meet during the certificate. This also gave me the opportunity to gain a better understanding of the key players and issues in these fields, and to highlight on my CV my interest in the issues I covered in the certificate, in parallel with my degree”. Nicolas followed electives on topics such as ‘Business sustainable development”, “International development and management of NGOs”, and “applied conflict management theory”, in addition to his thesis.
François MAON, professor and co-director of the IÉSEG Center for Organizational Responsibility (ICOR), adds: “We are delighted that the first students have now completed this interdisciplinary initiative carried out in the framework of ICOR activities. We are confident that increasing numbers of students will take part over to this initiative in the next years. Challenges linked to corporate, social and environmental responsibility, sustainable innovation, managerial ethics and questions concerning the raison d’être of organizations are increasingly integrated in the programs we offer. More than ever, they are indeed of primary importance for our students and the organizations they will work for in their future career”.