CSR REPORT

2020

For Audencia, Corporate and Social Responsibility is a choice, a reality and part of everyday life. In the eyes of the school, this societal and environmental commitment is a genuine lever for innovation and economic performance. Audencia applies CSR in a cross-disciplinary fashion so that it becomes instilled in the teaching programmes, research, life on and off campus and also in partnerships established. It is an especially important dimension of the ECOS 2025 strategic plan recently unveiled to all our stakeholders.

Letter of renewed commitment to the Global Compact and PRME

As a signatory of the Global Compact since 2004 and of the Principles for Responsible Management Education since 2007, Audencia is renewing its commitment to these two United Nations initiatives, which allow the school to exchange ideas with other committed parties and draw inspiration from their practices. In 2021, as part of implementing its new strategic plan, Audencia will reinforce its commitment to CSR to provide an increased and better contribution to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG).
Backed by an ambitious development plan and thanks to research activities, training of students, innovative projects and in collaboration with all its stakeholders, with its new strategic plan for the next five years, Audencia is committing to having an impact on the following three major challenges:

  • The creation and use of responsible information and technology
  • The development and adoption of managerial approaches that promote inclusive organisations and societies
  • The design and implementation of sustainable business models and growth (with a focus on carbon neutrality objectives)

The impact of the projects and schemes launched by Audencia within the scope of the strategic plan will be evaluated using new performance measurement approaches devised by the school’s Multi-capital Global Performance chair. These approaches allow us to take into account and accentuate not only the economic dimension but also the social and environmental dimensions of the actions conducted by businesses and organisations. All our stakeholders will be able to get to grips with this new approach and learn to measure performance differently.

Audencia’s new “Raison d’être” is to position itself as an institution and player that accelerates the ethical transformation of individuals, organisations and society by concurrently being rooted in local ecosystems and committed to international scale projects in collaboration with other players in other parts of the world, particularly thanks to the Global Compact and Principles of Responsible Management Education networks.
Together, we can strengthen our impact on the academic world, students, businesses and society!

PRINCIPLE No. 1: OBJECTIVE

Develop the capacity of students to become creators of sustainable value for companies and society as a whole and work towards an inclusive and responsible global economy.

PRINCIPLE No.°2: VALUES

To incorporate CSR values in our academic activities and curricula as illustrated by international initiatives such as the United Nations Global Compact.

PRINCIPLE No.°3: METHOD

To create educational frameworks, content, processes and environments that are conducive to effective responsible management learning.

PRINCIPLE No. 4: RESEARCH

To commit to conceptual and empirical research in order to further our understanding of the role, dynamics, and impact of businesses in creating sustainable social, environmental, and economic value.

PRINCIPLE No. 5: PARTNERSHIPS

To interact with company directors to improve our understanding of the challenges they face in relation to CSR and seek out the most effective solutions together.

PRINCIPLE No. 6: DIALOGUE

To facilitate and support dialogue and debate among teaching staff, students, companies, government, consumers, the media, civil society, and any other interested groups and stakeholders about essential issues relating to CSR.

PRINCIPLE No. 7: SETTING AN EXAMPLE

Applying the principles of CSR which the Audencia Faculties showcase in their research and teaching activities.