E4S Annual Summit 2024
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Responsible Management
Sustainable Technology
Shared Prosperity
E4S introduces new podcast, ‘Perspectives’
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Sustainability Portal: connecting leaders in sustainability research and innovation across UNIL, IMD and EPFL
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The Swiss market of green bonds: breaking down the barriers to scale
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Pricing and restoring natural capital: a case study on mining and vegetation
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New research series on Sustainable Finance Regulation
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The True Cost Accounting for Food: an interdisciplinary project
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Founding institutions
About Enterprise for Society Center (E4S)
Enterprise for Society (E4S) is a research and action center created by three institutions of academic excellence: the University of Lausanne through its Faculty of Business and Economics (UNIL-HEC), the Institute for Management Development (IMD) and the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), under the stewardship of its College of Management of Technology.
E4S’s mission is to inspire and activate the transition to a resilient and inclusive economy within planetary boundaries, mindful of the opportunities and challenges raised by scientific and technological change.
We inspire social and economic transformation through our Research; we train the next generation of leaders through our Master Program in Sustainable Management and Technology; and we activate change through the impactful projects of our Innovation Pillar.
E4S in the Media
Reuters: Rather than offsets, companies should repay their debt to nature through a centralized biodiversity fund
Forbes: Why Do German-Speakers Ride Cargobikes More Than French-Speakers In Switzerland?
I by IMD: Climate change: how the finance sector can become a force for good
Explore our areas of focus
Shaping institutions, policies and norms
Transforming key industrial sectors
Reimagining managerial practices
Governance
Our governance consists of a Steering Committee, an Executive Committee, and a Strategic Advisory Board.
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We believe academia must play a crucial role in the societal transition.
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People
The E4S Center’s strength comes from its diverse community of mission-driven professors, researchers, students and in-house staff.
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Partners
We are supported by leading businesses, academia and foundations across our three pillars
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Are you a change-maker looking to join an ambitious and fast-paced environment?
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