Sustainable Business in focus

How to manage sustainable business in a profitable way? 

 

RBS Graduate Department, with its international master students, lecturers and researchers are determined to give their contribution to answering this thought question.

On 24th September 2019 from 14:00 till 18:00 the Graduate Department of the RBS will kick-off a new academic year with an exciting event devoted to Sustainable Business. The importance of sustainability is unquestioned for today’s businesses, organizations, education and individuals. The international master programs of the RBS are determined to give their contribution to dealing with complex questions related to business sustainability, from the perspective of entrepreneurship, finance and accounting and global supply chain. 

 

Guest lecture “Sustainable Finance”

The Graduate Department of the RBS is proud to host a guest lecture on the topic of

 

“SUSTAINABLE FINANCE”
by Mrs. Mayke Geradts, the Vice President for Sustainable Finance of ING

 

Mrs. Geradts will present innovative work of ING in the area of sustainability, focused on the assessment of circular business models with the purpose of supporting sustainable and circular business initiatives and offering appropriate financing structures.

 

Breakout Sessions

We expect that the guest lecture will spark exciting dialogue with the professional field. We invite representatives of companies for a dialogue and sharing on the following topics:
1) Sustainable business performance,
2) Impact of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) on strategy, business modeling and supply chain, and
3) Risk management and finance in the era of sustainability.
In each of these topics we plan to initiate structured dialogue around complex questions, and also to share what lecturers and master students of the Graduate Department can do to support companies in dealing with these questions. 

 

Interested in the event? Block the date in your agenda and stay tuned. More information will soon follow.

For additional information please contact Biljana Pesalj, Research lecturer, b.pesalj@hr.nl