Green finance refers to financing and investment activities that benefit the environment and further sustainable development.

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) refers to the responsibility businesses take for their impact on society.

Europe’s latest heat wave is not simply a weather story. It is a story of human loss and mounting economic cost.

As we celebrated the school’s 30th anniversary, 2024 marked a year filled with impactful moments, groundbreaking events, and inspiring milestones for CEIBS that underscore its commitment to academic excellence, responsible leadership, and global business impact. 

Nearly ten years after the adoption of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the organisation is encouraging business leaders in China and the rest of the world to step up in their mission to drive meaningful progress.

The Greater Bay Area is symbolic of China’s economic transformation over the past four decades, standing today as an innovation hub and economic gateway to the global market.

The Greater Bay Area is symbolic of China’s economic transformation over the past four decades, standing today as an innovation hub and economic gateway to the global market. As a meeting point of East and West in the realms of business, finance, and culture, this is a region that always has something important to say about China’s economic future.

Join us for a CEIBS Executive Forum on April 9, 2024, with Mr. Aymeric Chandavoine, Executive Vice President and President Europe, A.P. Moller - Maersk, who will have a fireside chat with Professor Frank Bournois on Navigating Disruption and De-carbonisation: Building Resilience for the Future.

Please join us for our upcoming CEIBS Executive Forum on May 22, 2023, with Mr. Matthew Driver, Executive Vice President, Head of Services, Asia Pacific, Mastercard, and Mr. Donald Ong, Senior Vice President, Mastercard Advisors, Asia Pacific, who discuss Realizing ESG through Payment – The Most Common Business Activity.

The first time I heard the story of Coffee Commune, it quietly touched something deep inside me.

Eric Baden, a German had spent over a decade in China, helping coffee farmers in Yunnan build a better life. His identity and choices made me curious: what makes someone leave everything behind, cross oceans, and devote themselves to something that seemingly “doesn’t make money”?
It reminded me of a dream I once had while studying in the UK — to start a social enterprise offering work opportunities to the homeless, helping them slowly return to society. Unfortunately, the pandemic ended that plan before it began. I returned home, and it became one of my unfinished stories.

So, when I learnt that Mr Eric had stayed true to his original vision and persevered for ten years, I felt something stir again.

“If he can hold on for a decade,” I thought, “then when he needs support, I must step up.”

Serial entrepreneur, leader of an international packaging brand, and franchisee of a social enterprise, Cynthia Huang is a highly versatile leader capable of founding, building, maintaining and expanding all manner of businesses. Currently a student of the CEIBS Global EMBA 2023 class, Cynthia is committed to embedding ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) into every part of her professional life. For her, “doing well” and “doing good” in business can and should go hand in hand.

Social entrepreneurship is one of the most challenging business types to start and sustain, given the competing needs of generating both profit and societal good. Here, Li Xia (Susan), Founder and CEO of Shenzhen Power-Solution and recent winner of a 2024 Schwab Foundation Social Innovation Award at the World Economic Forum in Davos, shares her story of founding, building and expanding a social enterprise.