Business
in society

Advancing the role of business in society through research     and education

ABIS – The Academy of Business in Society is a global network of companies and academic institutions whose expertise, commitment and resources are leveraged to invest in a more sustainable future for business in society.

Our mission is to bridge business and business education towards systemic change and sustainable development. To reach this goal, we contribute to the debate and the practice involved in equipping current and future business leaders with the knowledge, skills, and capabilities for the long-term success of business in society.

What we do

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Think

Fostering though leadership through collaborative research and dialogue

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Share

Facilitating knowledge development and shared learning via a global network

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Integrate

Applying knowledge in the origanizational context to drive innovation and change

Our business academic network spread across the five continents

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4 key
areas of
engagement

We bring together and facilitate interactions among academics and sustainability change agents at different levels of seniority through 4 key engagement areas in order to form fruitful partnerships and accelerate systemic change for sustainability.

Knowledge Productivity

We create resources and facilitate access to relevant insights and research and share best practices to develop sustainability change agency & leadership.

Events and Opinion Leadership

Our ambition is to make a contribution to the debate and the practice involved in equipping current and future business leaders with the knowledge, skills and capabilities for the long-term success of business in society.

Institutional Development

We help to increase the outreach and visibility of our members´ activities and results.

Professional Development

We empower and foster individual development, change agency and shared learning by providing access to business and academic experts.

20+ years building a business-academic global network

150+

academic and corporate members partnered with

60+

special Issues, Reports and books published

30

flagship events organized

100+

roundtables, webinars and foresight workshops delivered

Upcoming events

Discover our flagship events, online and in-person workshops, discussion circles and webinar series on relevant topics of interest of our members.

Upcoming events

Discover our flagship events, online and in-person workshops, discussion circles and webinar series on relevant topics of interest of our members.

Resources and publications

Highlights Report 2023

29 Feb 2024
Special Issues,EU Projects, foresight workshops and trainings, the Annual Colloquium, networking opportunities, participation to high-level events...

Exploring foresight scenarios for the EU bioeconomy

26 Feb 2024
After our engagement with the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission in October 2022 and May 2023, we are delighted to share the final...

ABIS Special Issue: Driving impact through responsible investing and finance

4 Oct 2023
We are pleased to announce the publication of an ABIS Special Issue focusing on "Driving impact through responsible investing and finance". It all...

News

Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU) launches its Sustainability Hub

Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU) launches its Sustainability Hub

One of our valuable members, the Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU), has always been highly interested in the field of sustainability. The MMU...
Call for Reviewers for the ABIS Special Issue on

Call for Reviewers for the ABIS Special Issue on "Navigating Mulptiple Transitions"

In the light of the 22nd Annual ABIS Colloquium and the emerged discussions during the research presentations, as well as, thanks to our...

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