The year of sustainability 2024 got off to a great start when the School of Business was accepted as a Champion of the UN's Principles of Responsible Management Education (PRME) network, which promotes sustainable development in business schools. Being accepted for the two-year Champion period (2024–2025) shows that the School of Business is on the right track in its work to promote sustainability and responsibility.
‘Our admission to the PRME Champion group shows that we have been consistently doing the right things. On the other hand, it also indicates that we are ready to share our own experiences with others and to improve ourselves,’ Dean Timo Korkeamäki says.
The Financial Times, a prestigious business newspaper, also gave international recognition to the Aalto University School of Business's sustainability education. It praised, among other things, the School of Business's holistic approach to sustainability issues. The Financial Times Responsible Business Education Award 2024 was also awarded to four other universities.
‘This recognition is thanks to dedicated work of many over the years. Three most recent structural changes I’d like to share are that we integrated sustainability aspects in four out of five overarching learning goals covering all programmes. Additionally, we ask in all course feedback how students evaluate sustainability integration in the respective course and in the beginning of Bachelor studies, a core course is all about Business and Society,’ says Professor Minna Halme.
There are a few sustainability news pieces from 2024 below that reflect the School of Business' broad focus on sustainability.
Champion-level membership demonstrates that the School of Business is a leader in promoting responsibility, not just nationally but also internationally, while also committing it to work more diligently to advance sustainable development and responsibility.
The School of Business is one of five business schools in the world to get the Financial Times recognition
With over 30-year history of research in sustainability topics, we can back up the classroom experience with top level research, Dean Timo Korkeamäki says
A natural resource tax would be a way to distribute the costs of environmental protection so that they would not fall solely on electricity consumers
The study was carried out in international cooperation with universities from several countries
The students conducted a comprehensive analysis of the current ESG market, both from a reporting perspective and a data-provider angle
The award goes to Joel Hentunen and Ninni Norra. The Dean will also award Isaac Jyväsjärvi with an Honorary Mention
Aalto-born Reverlast is transforming old wind turbine blades into durable floating structures designed to withstand even harsh marine conditions
In the School of Business, we focus on advancing sustainability through research, in teaching and social influence. In the first phase, information related to sustainability in our teaching has been collected on these Sustainability at the School of Business pages.
