TEACH
Inclusive Economy
We have trained thousands of students since 2009 while developing courses in all our programs, aiming at creating a more “S” oriented / inclusive mindset and culture in the business community.
Our mission: We are committed to helping our students and executive education participants develop the knowledge, knowhow and soft skills that are required to lead organizations conducive towards inclusive growth.
Master in Management - Grande Ecole
The students in Master in Management have access to several courses about inclusive economy
Let's focus on a few programs proposed in HEC 2023-2024 catalogue for 2nd year-students (M1)
=> Inequality and Business in the 21st century
Inequalities are at the forefront of today’s public and policy debate. There could hardly be a more pressing time to understand how inequalities arise, which one’s matter, why they matter and how they could be addressed. We see inequalities all the time, whether at schools, job offices, hospitals, traveling around the world or even in a single city – or when skimming through the news. But we still lack a clear understanding of the role that businesses play to affect inequalities. In this course, we take a step back and ask: how are different kinds of inequalities related, what are the big economic and psychological forces that create (and sustain) them, may it make sense for businesses to engage in solving the inequality challenges, and if yes, what would be the right mix of business policies to tackle them?
The course is taught by HEC Professor Marieke Huysentruyt, Strategy & Business Policy department
=> Human rights and Business
The course provides an introduction to business and human rights (BHR) through a series of concrete examples and testimonies from practitioners. The course is deeply rooted in some of the most pressing global challenges such as the elimination of child labour and forced labour (SDG 8.7) and articulated with the “BHR” framework: UNGPs, responsible business conduct, mandatory human rights due diligence.
The course is taught by Charles Autheman, international consultant for the International Labor Organization and other UN agencies.
The academies are a set of thematic seminars with alternating theoretical courses and practical workshops, field studies and group work and take place during two and a half weeks in January.
[NEW] The academy "French Red Cross and business models innovation"
The idea is to explore how to design sustainable and inclusive business models, that will bring solutions to social issues the Innovation Department of La Croix Rouge wants to tackle: digital inclusion, energy poverty, migration, social ties and loneliness, mental health, etc.
All these issues are indeed social innovation opportunities, and require creativity and the capacity to design innovative business models, that can be hybrid: partly relying on market mechanisms and if necessary partly subsidized.
Block Seminars are intensive one-week seminars on an in¬novative Management topic, run prior to or at the start of the MIM Term 1. Students from all CEMS Global alliance institutions gather for the Block Seminars that are usually led by teams of tea¬chers from different disciplines of Management studies.The intensive academic and cultural experience is an ideal starter for students to the MIM program.
The HEC Paris Seminar
The annual 5-day Block Seminar on Inclusive & Social Business is an opportunity for the Inclusive Economy Center’s team to challenge participants and question their roles as managers and future executives. Indeed, this Seminar critically investigates the set of reasons that prompt firms to contribute to the resolution of societal problems / poverty alleviation and analyzes the innovative inclusive and social business models that they develop. It explores how firms transform themselves when seeking to become more inclusive.
The S&O Block Seminar also host a full-day workshop on Systems Innovation with an important social issue/case that helps the students experience what complex systems are and understand that this methodology offers a systemic and more holistic way of problem solving around complex challenges. The PTCE-Vivre les Mureaux has been an exciting place for experimentation for four years.
MASTER IN MANAGEMENT - SPECIALIZATIONS IN 2nd YEAR
Certificate : Impact Investing & Entrepreneurship for Systemic Change
The aim of this certificate is to train a new generation of managers, aware of societal challenges and aspiring to be part of the solution. Students train in innovative business approaches that reduce poverty by offering new economic models in both developed and developing countries.
Master in Sustainability and Social Innovation
This program trains aspiring changemakers to transform enterprises into more sustainable practices.
MBA
MBA Specialization on Sustainable and Disruptive Innovation
Enormous challenges and deep transformations such as global warming, changing global powers, resource depletion and technological disruptions are shaping what businesses can and cannot do. As a result, developing radically innovative, sustainable and impactful business models is becoming an increasingly central preoccupation for executives whose expertise in sustainability is more and more valued by firms.
The Sustainable and Disruptive Innovation Specialization addresses this preoccupation. It empowers students to become a game-changer by providing the tools and the mindset to implement changes in business and innovation.
Executive Education
Companies must play a key role in building a more sustainable future, and some programs have been specifically designed to help leaders make informed decisions in this area.
FOCUS ON: Transforming Business Sustainability: The Revamped Sustainable Transition Management Program
Sustainability is the way to stay profitable in a world of changing priorities. Amid the growing urgency for businesses to adopt responsible practices, HEC Paris has overhauled its Sustainable Transition Management program to equip executives with the tools to navigate this complex landscape.
Comprising five dynamic online courses covering sustainability essentials, strategy, finance, marketing, and value chains, the STM program was launched in 2019 to address the pivotal challenges companies face in achieving sustainability. The primary goal is to empower managers and executives to lead their companies through a sustainable transition. What has made this program unique since day one? Its inclusivity caters to managers and executives ranging from sustainability novices to seasoned professionals.
Executive Specializations
Sustainable transition management
The multiple economic, environmental, and social challenges we are currently facing means that companies need to rethink their strategy, their business model, and their relationship with society.
The transition to a sustainable and responsible approach to business is more than just an imperative. It is an opportunity, which enables organizations to create new forms of competitive advantage, to invent new business models, to control their risks, to stimulate innovation, and to develop more inclusive management styles.
Everyone, at his or her level of the organization, has an important role to play.
The objective of the Sustainable Transition Management program is to help managers and executives drive the sustainable transition of their company, and thereby define and implement an harmonious approach to strategy, which focuses on economic performance and takes into account the major challenges of today and tomorrow.
Identifying the major sustainability challenges
HEC Paris and Stockholm School of Economics have combined their expertise to craft this international program on Sustainability.
Indeed the transition towards sustainable development is considered our time’s greatest challenge. Climate change, biodiversity loss, population growth, urbanization, geopolitics and inequality are increasingly impacting or being impacted by our socio-economic and ecological systems. This short program aims to introduce our major sustainability challenges and contextualize sustainable business strategies in line with the transformation being called for. Our program is science-based with a global outlook illuminating the complexities over time and space, and beyond simple solutions to multi-stakeholder perspectives and systems transformation.
Executive Master in Management - Sustainable Leadership in Africa
In order to meet the economic, social and environmental challenges, which are very specific to the African continent, the challenge of this Major is to define the leadership approaches that will lead to sustainable economic innovation and that will have a positive impact on the environment, society and individuals. This program was co-developed with two African academic institutions (UM6P in Morocco and UCT in South Africa). The aim of the Major is to inspire participants with the innovative practices of key stakeholders in Africa, and to apply them in an individual project.
Strategizing Sustainable Business Transformation
The multiple economic, geopolitical, environmental, and social challenges that we are currently facing means that companies need to rethink their relationship with society, their purpose, their strategy, and their business model. This program aims to help managers play an active role in the transition towards a low-carbon, biodiversity-friendly, circular and inclusive economy, which respects the limits of our planet and people. This is not only an imperative. It is an opportunity for organizations to re-invent new business models and to develop strong competitive drivers in the short, medium, and long term.