IÉSEG seeks to actively engage with its stakeholders and partners to increase its reach and impact.

The School aims to become a go-to school for sustainability through research and partnerships by:
> Expanding our partnerships to include other types of companies and institutions such as B Corps, associations, NGOs, think tanks, networks, and public entities. 
> Embedding sustainability in research to promote academic, pedagogical, and social impact.  
> Attracting outstanding researchers to join our School and contribute to this mission.  

Key initiatives

Sustainability for Business and Society Chair

This Chair seeks to promote research on social and environmental considerations in companies. It is financed by the Foundation of the Catholic University of Lille. The Chair is currently developing additional partnerships with companies and company networks and will launch initiatives that have local and national impact and visibility. 

Engagement in partnerships

IÉSEG actively participates in a number of networks. Some of these networks have a global focus (PRME Champions and Global Compact), others are focused on regional impact (PRME Chapter France-Benelux), other have a national impact (CGE, Campus Responsables, C3D, B Academy France), and others have a local impact (Livetree). IÉSEG also signed a partnership with B Lab in September 2022. 

ICOR award and conference

The ICOR award recognizes the best student thesis on sustainability, social responsibility, or business ethics. The winning students earns 2,000 euros, of which 1,000 are then donated to an association of their choice.
The 2022 theme was ‘Impact Business Models’ and included speakers from B Lab and a B Corp company. 
The 2024 theme was ‘Understanding Gen Z’s slow fashion consumption: A value-attitude-behavior approach’.

R2D2 seminar

IÉSEG organized in June 2022 the annual R2D2 event of the Sustainable Development & Social Responsibility commission of the CGE. More than 150 sustainability managers and professors took part in this seminar on the theme ‘Finding the balance: balancing ambition, collaboration and well-being’. 

Key objectives

  • By 2026, 20% of our partnerships will be NGOs, public entities, associations, or B Corps.
  • By 2026, IÉSEG will increase the number of sustainability publications by 20%.