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CBS Climate Strategies for Business

Climate change is still a business reality

Business Schools are Essential in the Food Chain of Climate Solutions




















COP15 is over. The political outcome could certainly be discussed. The business community did not get the clear long term signals that are so strongly needed.
Without clear framework conditions it is very hard to plan and invest on a longer term. It has certainly not become easier to run enterprises in 2010.
Businesses however cannot wait for a climate treaty to manifest. The climate challenge has not disappeared with the end of COP15!

Challenges and potentials
Every single enterprise is faced with huge challenges - or possibilities - or more probably – a combination of these when it comes to climate change. Each situation is unique. Thus climate will remain a business imperative in many years to come.
A larger number of corporations are working proactively to meet the climate challenge in their business strategies – and the tendency is on the rise. A climate strategy is necessary in order to remain competitive.

Increasing need for knowledge and education in climate strategies and management
Society and business community call for knowledge on climate law, emerging clean tech markerts, management of innovation processes, new investment environments, and consumer behaviour to name a few. But even more wanted is knowledge and skills to bring this reserach insight into play and dissemination in society.
Hand in hand with dissemination of research there is a need to educate business leaders of the future, enabling them to handle the enormous challenge and to navigate in the undreamt-of prospects.
Universities in general and business schools in particular are core suppliers of both empirical research based knowledge on business terms and education of future leaders and managers.

Climate Strategies for Business is research based expertise on Climate Strategies
With Climate Strategies for Business (CBS-CSB) CBS is striving to meet the need for research based knowledge regarding climate strategies for society and business community. CBS is striving to strengthen the education of business leaders and employees within the field of climate solutions.
Vision and Mission
CBS-CSB Vision
  • To contribute meeting and resolving the climate challenge through research based climate strategies adressing the need of individual corporations.
  • To educate the business leaders and employees of the future making them cabale of meeting the climate challenge and build prosperity from new business opportunities.

CBS-CSB Mission
  • To establish a platform for interdisciplinary research and education
  • To enter fruitful partnerships and climate collaborations with business life

Four focus areas for social science and business research

CBS Climate Strategies for Business stretches over four focus areas

  • Operational efficiency and optimization of fuel economy
  • Green technology and innovation
  • Politics and regulation
  • "Leadership in partnership" (to fill the void between scientists, business life and politicians)




Last updated by Annedorte Vad 11/06/2010