As we celebrated the school’s 30th anniversary, 2024 marked a year filled with impactful moments, groundbreaking events, and inspiring milestones for CEIBS that underscore its commitment to academic excellence, responsible leadership, and global business impact. 

Nearly ten years after the adoption of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the organisation is encouraging business leaders in China and the rest of the world to step up in their mission to drive meaningful progress.

"We need a bigger mass of people being concerned about the environment, and taking action to protect it. Hopefully, being eco-friendly then becomes the norm."

The Greater Bay Area is symbolic of China’s economic transformation over the past four decades, standing today as an innovation hub and economic gateway to the global market.

In response to China’s dual carbon targets and green energy efforts, CEIBS launched comprehensive carbon neutrality endeavors in 2023 after conducting greenhouse gas (GHG) inventories in both 2019 and 2021.

Environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) has gone beyond simply being a well-meaning catchphrase or token effort utilised by big companies to distract from their unsustainable past or present.

Embedding environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) commitments into business strategy is beneficial for companies’ long-term financial and business performances, Vice President of Bureau Veritas Greater China Certification Business Group Fanny Zou told an audience at a CEIBS Executive Forum at our Shanghai campus today.

Companies will need to make environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) a key strategic priority in order to ensure both long-term business success and a sustainable and inclusive future for all of us.

Recently, CEIBS held its annual ESG Forum with alumni and students from all programmes, and corporate representatives from different industries and countries in attendance. The event looked at ESG through the lens of sustainable consumption – a crucial measure of how fast and to what extent we can adapt our way of living to meet the long-term demands of a globally sustainable future.

As consumer appetite for sustainable development increases, businesses must pay more attention to the impact of production and consumption on the environment.