Department of Management, Society and Communication

Eric Pedersen, Head of Responsible Investment, Nordea, becomes Adjunct Professor

On 25 April, MSC officially welcomed Eric Pedersen as Adjunct Professor at his inauguration where Eric Pedersen gave a lecture titled “Beyond the Headlines: The Resilience and Evolution of Sustainable Finance”.

The lecture was followed by a panel debate on the same topic with Eric Pedersen, MSC Professor Andreas Rasche, Centre for Sustainability, Susanne Stormer, Partner, ESG & Sustainability Services Leader, PwC Danmark, and Frances Iris Lu, Vice President, Head of Corporate Sustainability & ESG, Danfoss. MSC Associate Professor Kristjan Jespersen facilitated the debate. Read more about the inaugural lecture on CBS’ website here and on Nordea’s website here.

Eric Pedersen has been Head of Responsible Investment at Nordea since 2020, following positions as Head of Business Strategy in Nordea Asset Management and Life Insurance, Branch manager in Singapore, and CEO of Nordea Invest. Eric Pedersen

has served on the Danish Committee on Corporate Governance, is the vice chair of DanSIF and a member of the ISSB Investors Advisory Group, as well as being a member of the Advisory Board of IMAP - the Boston University Impact Management and Allocation Program.

At MSC, Eric Pedersen will leverage his extensive insight and practical experience in sustainable finance to significantly enhance student understanding within CBS’s ESG Minor, HD Program, and visiting MBA programs. With his profound expertise and commitment, Eric is set to become an integral component of our educational offerings, enriching the curriculum and providing invaluable perspectives that bridge theoretical knowledge with real-world applications. His involvement is expected to inspire and motivate students to excel in their studies and pursue innovative solutions in the field of sustainable finance.

For further information, please contact Kristjan Jespersen, kj.msc@cbs.dk.

Robert Phillipson receives the 2024 TESOL President’s Award

MSC Professor Emeritus Robert Phillipson has received the 2024 Presidential Award of the TESOL (Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages) International Association in the USA.

This was in ‘recognition of his seminal work on linguistic imperialism, linguistic discrimination and language policy, which paved the way for a critical focus in English Language Teaching (ELT), and for his work on linguistic human rights with Dr. Tove Skutnabb- Kangas.’ His acceptance speech is here.

Robert Phillipson was awarded the UNESCO Linguapax prize in 2008. In an online seminar at the UN in December 2023, commemorating 75 years of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, he assessed how languages worldwide are faring. On which, see the first ever Handbook of Linguistic Human Rights, that Tove and Robert edited for Wiley-Blackwell.

For more information, please contact Robert Phillipson, rp.msc@cbs.dk.

The Department of Management, Society and Communication

The department came into existence on 1 January 2017 as a result of the merger of the Department of Intercultural Communication and Management and the Department of International Business Communication. Read about MSC's research profile here and about it's research-based education here.

MSC is located in the Dalgas Have part of the CBS campus. As one of CBS' largest departments, it occupies most of the second floor of the building.