Mainstreaming Sustainability
A lot of my work involves exploring how we can mainstream sustainability into business education at all levels. A significant amount of my work involves collecting and sharing best practices from institutions around the world. I also explore what is happening in other industries that could be relevant for management education. For ten years I shared my thoughts on my blog in collaboration with the UNPRME called PRiMEtime. I write a regular column with AACSB and regularly for a wide range of publications on the topic. I work with universities in different ways including but not limited to curriculum development, lecturing, keynotes, advising, faculty development, research, marking, new product development and coaching.
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Journal Papers

Business education and the SDGs: A critical look at whether and how schools are engaged, what is missing and how to move forwards
March 2022, International Journal of Management Education
How management education is engaging students in the sustainable development goals
August 2021, International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education

From challenge to opportunity – Management education’s crucial role in sustainability and the SDGs – An overview and framework
July 2017, International Journal of Management Education
Specific Guidance (selection)
Here I have organised some of the content I have developed by topic. For more recent guidance and resources, please sign up to Giselle’s List and browse through the database of ideas there, organised not just by topic but also by SDG.
- What kind of leadership are you selling (AACSB June 2022)
- Business schools need to get serious about sustainability (Financial Times May 2022)
- An overview of how schools are mapping the SDGs (SDSN September 2021)
- How We Talk About Responsible Management Education (AACSB, 2017)
- The State of Sustainability in Management Education - Challenges and Opportunities (AACSB)
- The Greening of Business Schools (Corporate Knights, 2017)
- The Transformational Model ( co-author)
The Future
COVID
- Why Now is the Right Time to Act on Sustainability (AACSB, 2020)
- Adapting and Leading in the New COVID-19 Reality (AACSB, 2020)
- The new outside my window and working from home (part 1 and part 2).
- List of Resources to Support Your COVID-19 Response
- How Business Schools are responding to COVID-19 – examples from the PRME community
- Adapting to a New COVID-19 Reality – 9 Tips and Tools for Schools (part 1 of 2)
- 18 Ways to bring the SDGs into classroom discussions and assignments (Giselle's List, 2022)
- Moving Forwards: SDGs and Business School (AACSB, 2019)
- Why the SDGs Matter to Your Busines School (AACSB, 2018)
- Management Education’s Role in the SDGs isn’t limited to providing quality education (SDG4). It is broader and more important than that.
- How Business Schools are Engaging in the SDGs - Examples from SDG 1 -9 and 10 to 17 (2021)
Examples
- Business and Business School Collaborations (AACSB, 2017)
- 9 Tips for Successful Business School and Industry Partnerships (AACSB, 2016)
- The Importance of Partnerships for the SDGs - Experiences from INSEAD (2021)
- National, regional and global collaborations for sustainability - Universidad External de Colombia (2020)
- Hosting International Networks at Universities – Reykjavik University and the Arctic Circle
- Integrating Sustainability into the Finance Curriculum - Experiences from Gustavson School of Business (2021)
- Impact Investing in the African Context – University of Cape Town
- Fostering Discussions around Impact Investing Internally and Externally – Sauder School of Business
- Impact Investing at Business Schools – 7 Impact Investing Competitions for Students
- Impact Investing Series – 10 Ways Schools are Bringing Impact Investing to Campus
- Training the next generation of impact investing professionals through the Social Finance Academy – Smith School of Business
- Special Feature October: Impact Investing at Business Schools, What’s happening and why you should be taking note
- 8 Ways to Make an Impact in Business School (AACSB April 2022)
- Journal Paper: How Management Education is Engaging Students in the SDGs. International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education July 2021.
- AACSB: Reaching All Students: Business School's Responsibility to Society (April 18, 2017)
Examples
- Creating Sustainable Mindsets - SDG focused Action Learning Projects at Antwerp Management School (2021)
- Experiential learning for and by students - Fordham (2021)
- Engaging the Next Generation of Business students in the SDGs - Examples from Around the World (2021)
- Engaging Every Student in the SDGs Every Day - Swinburne Business School (2020)
- Engaging Students in the School's Sustainability Strategy - IESEG (2020)
- For Students, By Students – Student Engagement at TBS Business School, France
- Engaging Secondary Students in Responsible Management and Sustainability
Climate Change
Food
- Research Focus on Food – Huddersfield Business School
- 30 Ways Business Schools are Supporting SDG 2 Zero Hunger – World Food Day
Human Rights
Modern Slavery
- 5 minute courses on Modern Slavery
- Special Feature on Modern Slavery – 28 Resources
- How Schools are Focusing on Modern Slavery – 8 Examples
- Special Feature on Modern Slavery – The Modern Slavery Research Cluster at the University of Western Australia
Poverty
- Empowering Women to Innovate (AACSB, 2019)
- 18 Schools, 18 Approaches – International Women’s Day (3 part series)
- Empowering Women on and off Campus – Monash University Malaysia
- Empowering Women on and off Campus – Munich Business School