ESMT Sustainable Business Roundtable (SBRT)
An initiative of ESMT to mainstream sustainability in companies
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The SBRT represents a unique partnership between business and academia where both parties can debate and discuss challenges and opportunities to mainstream sustainability practices within companies in a collegial and open setting.
The SBRT is an initiative of Prof. CB Bhattacharya. It was inaugurated in July 2011, and 16 companies have registered for the forum so far.
The value proposition
In a key departure from other forums of this kind, the SBRT hosts biannual meetings that bring together sustainability managers from leading companies with their colleagues from other departments (e.g., HR, investor relations, marketing, etc.) as well as other institutional partners such as suppliers, NGOs or regulators.
The SBRT provides a learning platform that combines the latest academic insight with best in class business practices to develop leading-edge concepts that produce a “sustainability advantage” for businesses.
The vitality and balance members bring to SBRT will allow them to better understand how they can maximize their own professional performance as well as that of their organizations and professional communities.
By joining the Roundtable, companies can:
- Learn how triple bottom line strategies create value for different functional areas within companies
- Discuss best practices, opportunities, and challenges of implementing CR strategies with other world class companies
- Formulate and implement strategies that maximize both business and societal value
- Set up joint research projects with ESMT as academic partner.
Target members
ESMT welcomes organizations that view initiatives such as the SBRT as a resource that produces value-added results for their businesses. We invite managers from international and high profile companies committed to changing the face of business as we know it.
How it works
The SBRT members and invited guests meet twice a year for a full day at roughly 6-month intervals.
One meeting a year will always be at ESMT; the other one may be hosted on member company premises or other destinations decided by the Steering Committee.
Each member company sends two representatives to the meeting. While one of these representatives is from the CR/sustainability department, the other is a senior member from a department related to the topic under discussion.
A dedicated website with exclusive member access enables members to continue discussions and ask questions on an ongoing basis.
An e-newsletter highlight latest industry trends and academic insights.
Find out more about the ESMT Sustainable Business Roundtable
In this video ESMT Dean of International Relations and E.ON Chair in Corporate Responsibility shares the motivation behind the ESMT Sustainable Business Roundtable. Participants from member companies express the value of the roundtable exchange within their organizations.
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