Our activities in 2022 B Academy
Academic institutions play a crucial role in shaping the leaders of tomorrow and preparing the students for the realities they will face once they enter the professional world. This is why B Lab Switzerland has launched the B Academy program in 2014. The objective is to share the best sustainability practices and provide hands-on learning opportunities to students. It also connects academics to the business world to study the role of private companies in a sustainable economy. Throughout the years, B Academy has partnered with prestigious academic institutions throughout Switzerland and beyond, including UNIGE, HEG-GE and HES-SO, EPFL, UNIL, GSEM, HSG, EDHEC, IWÖ-HSG, HEG-FR, and HEG-GE. Our partnerships allow us to advance the state of academic studies in the field of “using business as a force for good.” In 2022, we had eight partnerships established with institutions and a dozen of companies,
providing learning opportunities for over 200 students. In 2022, we also announced our participation in the publication of B Academics’ “Advancing the B Movement” White Paper, which presents the experiences of local engagement between academics and B Lab Offices, aimed at promoting teaching and research on B Corporations to accelerate the transition to a new economy. The 4 main types of class are:
• Class Intervention • Mock-Consulting • Full-Fledged Business Consulting (Tool: B Impact Assessment) • Full-Fledged Business Consulting (Tool: SDG Action Manager)
“ “The work provided by the students was serious and relevant, and we appreciated it both in terms of substance and form. Their open-mindedness enriches our thinking and approach.” Energy Management SA Consulting engineers CVCS/MCR/Energy efficiency ↑ Visit to the Biscuits Agathe factory, as part of the B Academy program
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