Sustainability at EDHEC
In line with its manifesto "to have an impact on future generations", EDHEC's SDSR policy, updated from 2022 onwards on the basis of CapGemini Invent's audit work and collective reflections, commits all the school's activities.
A responsibility for the environment and society
The world is changing. Global warming and societal transformation are engendering new challenges and new expectations. Business has a central role to address these environmental, social and economic global priorities.
At EDHEC, we educate our students to make a positive impact for future generations. This means using finance to tackle climate change, promoting inclusion and diversity as core values and creating new responsible ways to do business.
Accelerating the sustainability transition requires commitment and collaboration from all EDHEC stakeholders (students, academic, administration, staff, alumni and partners) to share best practices as well as a holistic approach to integrate all aspects of social and environmental sustainability in EDHEC programmes and operations.
EDHEC has been part of PRME – Principles for Responsible Management Education since 2015 and aligns its sustainability initiatives with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals.
EDHEC signed the Accord de Grenoble initiated by COP2 students in 2021.
In 2022, EDHEC measured its carbon footprint for the first time. Download our carbon assessment (in French).
Launch of EDHEC Business School's first SDSR report
July 2023 - EDHEC Business School publishes its first Sustainable Development and Corporate Social Responsibility report. This document is designed to present the initiatives and projects carried out by the entire school community.
The contents of the report and the main objectives set by the school are structured around the 5 pillars of EDHEC's SDRS policy:
- Research (support for the dissemination of research work devoted to sustainability);
- Education (integrating societal and environmental issues into the entire student pathway and supporting responsible entrepreneurship);
- Campuses (reducing the carbon footprint through a wide range of actions);
- Diversity and inclusion (ensuring social diversity and inclusion for applicants and students, as well as the representativeness of management functions);
- Cross-functional issues (promoting transparency, cross-functionality and co-construction through governance, communication and accreditation management).
