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To gain a deeper understanding of the world’s current situation, modern business practices, and how to become agents of transformation, professors encouraged students to work on real-world scenarios in the field.  

 - Conduct a due diligence exercise  (i.e. Alibaba Group, Cargill, UEFA, Novartis...);

 

 - Establish a benchmark of sustainable practices in a specific sector abroad (i.e. railwail, renewable energies...)

 

 - Draw a stakeholder mapping

 

 - Elaborate a materiality matrix analysis

 

 - Analyse extra-financial or integrated reports

 

 - Conduct ethical risk analysis of specific organizations based on a complete analysis of their business footprint, the faced scandals and evaluation of the measures taken to mitigate these risks;

 

 - Build an entrepreneurial project in team based on a common interest for a social or environmental cause of their choice;

 

 - Obtain Bloomberg certificates (i.e. “Bloomberg Market Concepts” on financial markets and “Environmental Social Governance”) about implementing ESG reporting and strategies following online courses in self-paced.

 

 - Work on the B Impact Assessment (BIA) for different start-ups, SMEs or multinationals from diverse industries, identify areas for improvement, develop concrete and practical recommendations and critically analyze the BIA and B Corp certification.(B Corp Life experience) 

Alongside classroom’s exercises, students are confronted with various guest speakers from both research and business on several topics such as CSR in sport, ESG and embedding sustainability into corporate processes, climate transition, sustainable finance, implementation of SDGs, driving the integrity agenda in Belgian public sector, Ethical Discussions in Artificial, Intelligence Applications, or still entrepreneurs and social purpose organizations.

 - Definition of social entrepreneurship and entrepreneurs (UNAGO)

 - The social and ecological transition in the field of mobility: the case of urbike (URBIKE)

 - Social and sustainable entreprneurship opportunities and business models (ASmartWorld)

 - Becoming effective changemakers (Harvard Business School & Harvard Kennedy School)

 - Assessing the social impact of social enterprises: mission impossible? (Chair "Social Economy")

 - Governance challenges at Hellow (Hellow)

 - Social impact and scaling (TADA)

 - Finance challenges in social and sustainable initiatives (Better.app)

 - Driving the integrity agenda in Belgian public sector (Cabinet of deputy prime minister)

 - GDPR & Artificial Intelligence Act - an introduction (Eubelius)

 - Sustainable IT (Institute for Sustainable IT)

 - Introducing Sustainability at Umicore (Umicore)

 - Demystifying ESG and embedding Sustainability into corporate processes (ELIA)

 - Materiality (B the Change)

 - B Corp (Statik)

 - Science Based Targets (BACA)

 - An introduction to Commonland (Rotterdam School of Management)

 - Debate following the movie from Festival Alimenterre (Rikolto)

 - CSR Reporting (Cap Conseil)

 - Presentation of Yuman as a case study (Yuman)

AB InBev :                                 

  - Rodrigo Cunha (2018/2020)

  - Ben Graham (2020)

Alpha Resources Network
  - Pierre-Yves Maniquet (2014/2015)
Altérez-vous! : Patrick Ayoub, Member & co-foundor (2017)
aSmartWorld: Geoffroy van Humbeeck (2020)
Banque Degroof Petercam: Marc Flammang (2014)
BEES Coop : Audrey Renier, Foundor (2018)
BE.Impact : Philippe Eiselein - Mission coordinator (2021)
Belgacom (Proximus) :  Loïc Van Custem, CSR manager (2011)
BioForum : Frédéric Ghys (2014)
Birdie: Maxime Parmentier (2021)
Bpost : Thibault d’Ursel, Global Head of Sustainability BPost Delivering Sustainable Mail and ecommerce (2018/2020)
Business in the Community BITC : Catherine Van Loo (2018)

Cabinet Tellier: Aurélie Laurent - Senior Sustainability & Impact Officer (2021)
MyFairDIamond :

Marie d’Huart (2018)

Serge De Backer (2013)

Carbon4: Mona Huys - Senior Carbon Data Analyst (2021)
Carrefour : Pascal Léglise, Director and Private Label Director, Carrefour Belgium (2015/2017)
C-Change : Katrien Barrat (2012)
Climact : Jérôme Meessen (2014)
Coca-Cola :  Arjanne Hoogstad, Senior Manager CSR Benelux (2013)
Cofinimmo : Chantal Cabuy, Head of HR & International Communication (2013)
Colruyt : Astrid van Parys – CSR Manager (2018/2020)
Coop City: Audrey Renier (2020)
Coopeos : Philippe  Drouillon, President of CA (2017)
COSUCRA: Jacques Crahay , CEO 
Creo2 : Thomas Vanesse, Co-founder member of Creo2 (2018/2017)
CSR Europe :  Jan Noterdaeme (2014)

Danone : Sophia Bonus, Sustainability Manager (2018-2020)
Delhaize :

  - Fatma Keskin, VP Legal, Ethics and Compliance (2021)

  - Katrien Verbeke, Communication manager (2013)

  - Charlotte de Vroey (2020)

Deloitte : 

  - Corentin Hericher, consultant, Belgique (2021)

  - Sofia Ridray, Consultant, Corporate Compliance & Business Ethics in Belgium (2018/2020)

  - Claire Van Bergen, Director Corporate Responsibility (2013)

DUO for a JOB : Frédéric Simonart, Co-founder member (2017/2018)

essenscia :

  - Corine Petry – Communication Manager (2016 - 2018)
  - S. Walraedt (2017)
  - Sophie Bracke, Sustainability Strategy Advisor (2014/2020)

Ethiquable : Stefan Vincent - Co-founder et directeur (2015)

Eubelius : Jean-Marc Gollier (2012)

European Comission: Beatruz Sanz Redrado (2020)

FEB : Philippe Lambrechts, Secretary General of the Federation of Entreprises in Belgium (2011)
Financité : Charlaine Provost, Project Manager chez Financité (2017)
Fostplus : Gaëlle Janssens (2014)
Funds for good: Nicolas Crochet
G2G (Good to Give): Isaline Desclée (2013)
GDF Suez - ENGIE : Jacques Spelkens, coordinator CSR Belgium (2011-2015/2020)
Gimv : Vincent Van Bueren (2020)
 
 
Groupe One: Eve-Anne Henskens (2020)
Grenoble Ecole de Management: Hugues Poissonnier, professeur (2021)
Honeywell, Mahsa Sina (Sweden), Compliance officer of Middle East (2021) 

ICC (Belgium International Chamber of Commerce) : Mathieu Maes, Secretary General ICC Belgium (2016-2020)
ING : Philippe Ledent, Senior Economist at ING Frederic Dalaidenne, Investment Officer Funds at ING (2018/2020)

Innergic : Damien Dallemagne, Founder and CEO Innergic (2013 - 2018)

Lidl Belgium : Philippe Weiler, Head of Sustainability (2018/2020)
LIST Technology Institute: Benoît Otjacques (2020)
L’Oréal : Stéphanie Cols, Recruitment Manager (2013)
Made and More : Stéphanie Fellen, Fondatrice (2015)
Maersk : Alexander Ghazvinian, Chief Compliance Officer (2019)
Mars : Bruno Roche, Chief economist (2015)
Michelin : Laurent Dorigny, Directeur commercial Benelux (2013)

Nestlé Belgilux:

  - Diane Faynsztein (2020)

  - Odile Ledesert, Human resource director (2015/2017)

  - Jean-Michel Pardeans, Corporate Communication Nestlé Belgilux

NewB: Charles van Doorslaer, Chief Compliance Officer, Belgique (2020)

OLAF : Beatriz Sanz Redrado, Director, OLAF (2018 for the courses Corporate Social Responsibility)

Ontex: Elise Barbé, Group sustainability manager, Belgique (2020)
Paysans-Artisans: Thérèse-Marie Bouchat, présidente (2021)
Philosophie & Management asbl  - Euractiv : Laurent Ledoux, Managing Partner chez PHUSIS (2014-2021)
Pwc :

  - Marie Gauthier, CSR officer (2013)

  - Dominique Laurent – Head of Infrastructure department (2013)

  - Valérie Arnold – Partner Audit, Corporate Responsibility Leader, PWC Luxembourg (2016 -2020)

  - Alice Schmitz- Consultant | Sustainable Business Solution (2021)

Teach For Belgium : Christel Ergo, Pierre Pirard & Philipe Mauchard (2014)
Technip sa: Nathalie Gouache, Senior VP and Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer (2021)
Total: Hilde Luystermans
Transparency International :
  - Pannel Discussion introduced by Dominique Dussart (TI's Chairman) with Mona Caroline Chammas (GOVERN & LAW), Philippe Dechamps (Lawyer), Thierry Gillis (General Inspector at the local and Federal police), and Alain Lallemand (Journalist) (2018)
  - Guido de Clercq (2020)
Randstad : Benoît Van Grieken (2012)
ROMAX: Damien Deroanne - Consult (2021)
Sapiensa: Anaud Lequime (2020)
SciencePo: Mathieu Jahnich (2021)
SHAYP: Impact & Sustainability Manager
Smart :
  - Sarah  De Heusch, Advisor at Smart (2018/2020)
  - Yvon Jadoul, General Secretary 
Solar Impulse: Bertrand Piccard (2021)
Spadel : Ann Vandenhende ,CSR Manager (2013)
SPF Mobilité et Transports : Laurent Ledoux (2015)
Solvay :

  - Michel Bande, Solvay (2016/2017)

  - Ilham Kadri, CEO (2021)

  - Michel Washer, Deputee Sustainability Manager (2019-2021)

STIB : Frédérick Damilot, Director HR Business Development & Performance (2013)

SNCB: Alain Dupont, Specialist Environnement & Energy (2022)

Unilever :

  - Aurélie Gert, External Affairs/Media Relations Manager Beligium (2012)

  - Pascale Nicolas, Category Manager (2011)

  -  Marie Somers, Junior Brand Manager Lipton Tea (2011)

  - Sophie Gilbert, Category Management Trainee (2011)

URBIKE: Philippe Lovens - Co-foundor & CEO
Usitoo: Frédéric Chromé (2020)

Visuality: Mara Callaert - Managing Partner (2021)

Yuman: Co-Founder

Wavre en transition: Hugues Dethienne
WWF : Sonia Bonus, Corporate Partnership, Manager (2013)

Other activities are also organized to raise students' awareness of sustainability and the actions they can take in their daily lives to contribute to it.

 - Corporate visits to discover companies’ sustainability practices and to exchange with their representatives

 - Visualization of impactful movies such as “duty of care” about a citizen's trial against the government and some actors in controversial sectors about their lack of drastic actions to tackle societal and environmental issues.  

 - Encouragements to participate in environmental challenges such as the Colibri Challenge to create a high environmental and social impact.  

 - Meetings (non-exhaustive list):

with Walloon CEOs to speak about their different companies, how they have evolved, the threats they faced always keeping in mind the sustainability dimensions.

RH managers to discuss how companies are currently considering humans as a capital person contributing to the company and how they are taking care of employees’ well-being.

With Queen Mathilde as Ambassador of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals to discuss the theme "Challenging the business world in the light of the Sustainable Development Goals"

 - Go to action  :  

Discussions about rethinking our relationship with energy, resources and living creature, including relation to each other

Helping the community with “community services”