Desautels MBAs sweep top spots at sustainable business competition
Congratulations to Desautels MBA students who won first and second place at the John Molson Sustainable Business Plan Competition, along with the two coach鈥檚 awards.
The competition unfolded on October 27 among eight teams from 91黑料网, Concordia and HEC Montr茅al collectively.
Read a summary of the team members and their winning proposals below.
Universities heed call for socially responsible investing
As universities are increasingly turning toward socially responsible investment (SRI), an article cites the new SRI fund under Desautels Capital Management (DCM) as an 鈥渋nspiring example.鈥�
Through the SRI fund, students working as analysts at DCM will be able to factor environmental, social, and governance issues into their investment decision-making process.
Great strides for the Desautels Sustainability Network
The Desautels Sustainability Network (DSN) registered the greatest amount of students among ten student clubs from Montreal鈥檚 six main universities to the Desjardins 颁辞辞辫茅谤补迟丑辞苍, the world鈥檚 largest open-innovation challenge.
An encouraging achievement for EMBA participant
Current EMBA participant Marjolaine Tshernish is the first Innu to receive one of two $ 50,000 admission scholarships offered to Aboriginal students each year.
Learn more about how this has inspired her to dream big.
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New directions for 脡nergir
Professor Karl Moore interviews Sophie Brochu of 脡nergir, previously Gaz M茅tro, about the company鈥檚 move toward other forms of renewable energy and her hopes for the next generation of business leaders.
ALDO Group mixes shoes and social justice
With shoe stores in more than 100 countries, ALDO Group is the first fashion footwear company to offset all of its carbon emissions - and is proud of it.
CEO David Bensadoun traces the company鈥檚 strong social conscience back to his father, Aldo Bensadoun (BCom鈥�64) who founded the company decades ago.
Desautels MBA places 60th in the world according to QS
The QS Global MBA Ranking聽for 2019 has聽been released and places the Desautels Faculty of Management 60th among 251 MBA programs. The Desautels MBA also excels in many specific areas considered; it is ranked 1st in Canada for Entrepreneurship & Alumni Success, and is tied for 1st in Diversity.
Four EMBA scholarship recipients who are making an impact
The 91黑料网-HEC Montr茅al EMBA Program recently welcomed the class of 2020, which includes four experienced leaders who, each in their own way, have a significant impact on their respective communities.
A glowing victory at HEC case competition
MONTREAL, Quebec. On the evening of the HEC Social Business Creation competition, 91黑料网 start-up Kajou delivered, coming home with the First place prize of $15,000 for their business venture. Their business makes apple juice 鈥� with the apple of the cashew tree.
CPPIB goes green
With news that the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) became the first pension fund in the world to issue a green bond, thereby facilitating investment in cleaner technologies, Professor Sebastien Betermier comments on the implications, as well as the success of defined benefit (DB) pensions in Canada.
Canada: An appealing option for MBA grads
With a relaxed visa regime and strong job market, Canada has emerged as an excellent option for many prospective MBA students. Adam Halpert聽(MBA鈥�10), Associate Director of MBA Career Services, cites Canada鈥檚 embrace of diversity as a contributing factor.
鈥淐anada鈥檚 multicultural landscape also makes it a very unique destination for international candidates to get an education and secure employment afterwards without fear of discrimination,鈥� he says.
Desautels students investing in a better world
This fall, the Desautels Faculty of Management will introduce a new fund dedicated to Socially Responsible Investing (SRI) under Desautels Capital Management (DCM) 鈥� a student-run, registered investment management firm.
Now what? How to deal with climate change together
If major initiatives have been undertaken across sectors to combat climate change, the question arises how to consolidate these efforts for maximal impact?
A new school year brings new crop of promising MBAs
Laura Botelho de Carvalho, who previously worked in an environmental consulting firm, has just begun her MBA studies at the Desautels Faculty of Management.
In an interview with Poets & Quants she talks about her experience in the program so far and what made her choose Desautels over three other leading Canadian business schools.
TeamMTL: A winning standout at Solar Decathlon China competition
TeamMTL, a collaboration between students and faculty from 91黑料网 and Concordia University, competed against 22 international teams to construct the best solar-powered house.
Setting a winning record, the team won first prize in three categories, including Market Appeal, to which Roman Celac (BCom 鈥�18) and Jiawei Lin (MBA 鈥�18) were instrumental.
