King’s Business School enjoys an enviable location, plus links to expertise across King’s College London
IN FOCUS: KING’S BUSINESS SCHOOL In this episode of the docuseries Leading the Future , faculty leaders reveal how King’s Business School leverages its location at the heart of London to bring students closer to the realities of incorporating sustainability into business strategy
operations: “It’s not just something you want to do; you need to make it part of everything you do inside the company.” Those who do this effectively will be best placed to thrive as the business landscape continues to evolve, as Pinkse points out: “Green products are the products of the future and this is why it’s so important to combine your thinking about sustainability with your thinking about how to be competitive.”
and the public sector. The underlying aim is to generate solutions to the question of how businesses can effectively transition to socially and environmentally sustainable practices. “We have to engage and understand what companies are trying to do and what they’re finding difficult. We involve them in some of our research and we go out and visit companies,” elaborates Tilley. “Sometimes, we also spend time working with them to get closer to the changes that need to happen. For example, I spent six months last year as head of sustainability
King’s Business School has a focus on driving positive and sustainable change in business and society, as part of the wider vision of King’s College London to make the world a better place. “If you look at the changes that have to happen in the world, they’re all about things that are created by businesses, whether that’s privately held businesses, public limited companies or state-owned industry,” reasons Catherine Tilley, impact director at the school’s Centre for Sustainable Business. GENERATING SOLUTIONS The centre plays an integral role at the school, pursuing interdisciplinary research and convening stakeholders from academia, industry, civil society
LONDON CALLING King’s Business School’s London
location and its links to expertise across King’s College London are strong assets in making the necessary connections between business and academic research in a variety of disciplines.
for a major European retailer.” The centre’s research director,
Jonatan Pinkse highlights the centrality of sustainability, arguing that it must set the tone for an organisation’s strategy and
42 Ambition • ISSUE 5 • 2025
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