Entrepreneurship and The Art of Networking

Two entrepreneurs and a packed session with practical networking exercises. Meeting people is an art and learn from those practicing it. Exercise your skills, show us that you can be an oikee and the international community will open its doors. Find more information here.

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posted August 30, 2016

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Social and Ecological Entrepreneurship in Transportation and Land-use Resource Planning and System Management

With Mr. Chandra Vikash, a strategy and innovation expert, oikos Kolkata will host a talk on social entrepreneurship and transportation. Join them at 4.00 – 5.00pm. The talk will be followed by a Q&A session on oikos. Find more information here.

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posted August 30, 2016

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General Assembly – Lunch Meeting

oikos NYC invites all interested students in NYC to join their first oikos NYC meeting of the Fall 2016 semester, their General Assembly! Go and learn all about oikos and join their projects. Find more information here.

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posted August 30, 2016

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oikos Maastricht Encourages Faculty to Take Sustainable Strategic Approach

At the end of the previous academic semester at Maastricht University, the newly re-estbalished chapter of oikos Maastricht wrote a letter to the University’s board. The quest: integrating more sustainability into the curriculum and overall strategy. By raising their voices and collecting efforts, oikos Maastricht proves that students have important ideas that need to be heard.

Read the letter here.

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posted August 25, 2016

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Towards the FutureLab Conference – WalkYourTalk Call I

Monday started the #WalkYourTalk series of online meetings for the oikos community that will lead all the way up to the FutureLab 2016.

Every second Monday we will meet online with all the members who are walking their talk to share, identify, progress and learn together. In this first call we heard from the Energy Learning Circle, Anita Negri who presented her walk the talk as the ‘role model’ section and we heard from updates from the entire FutureLab team. Make sure you do not miss out on the next ones, a lot of interesting exchange awaits you!

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posted August 24, 2016

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Sustainability Knowledge Management in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises: Investigating the Effects of Sustainability Management Tools

This PhD thesis examines the connections between sustainability knowledge management (SKM) and sustainability management tools in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). While previous literature has established that knowledge is essential for the application of sustainability management tools, the effects of such tools on knowledge management are under-researched in the sustainability context. Drawing on multiple academic papers and utilizing various research methods, including a systematic literature review, several quantitative surveys and a multiple case study approach, the thesis systematically examines how such tools can facilitate the identification, acquisition, conversion, application and retention of sustainability knowledge, and potentially lead to the improvement of SKM effectiveness in SMEs. Furthermore, it examines how support functions for sustainability management tools and SKM correspond with each other.
The findings reveal that sustainability management tools facilitate the SKM processes (identification, acquisition, conversion, application and retention), and align with the support factors (e.g. top management support, shared vision, employee qualifications) to advance SKM in SMEs. Particularly, such tools permit the institutionalization of sustainability knowledge into the daily routines and practices in SMEs. Additionally, tools create a support structure for SKM, embedding and preserving sustainability knowledge in documents, policies, procedures and norms for an enterprise’s collective knowledge for sustainability management. The thesis concludes with complementing areas of future research and offers practical implications for SME management.

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posted August 22, 2016

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oikos Warsaw Meets IKEA Foundation

oikos Warsaw hosted a talk with the IKEA Foundation which expressed how they were founded and what their mission and projects are. For more information (in Polish) read here.

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posted August 19, 2016

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How is the Economy Affecting Sustainability? Talk

oikos Barcelona organized a talk with Pedro Aznar, Josep Burgaya and Josep Domenech on how sustainability can affect the economy. Find the banner here.

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posted August 19, 2016

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oikos Newsletter August 2016

Drake once said that it is the journey that teaches us a lot about the destination. And we at oikos can happily agree to that. The first round of participants for the FutureLab got their invites and started their journey of #WalkTheTalk. If you haven’t registered already, scroll below and register now! Preparations for the Summer School are on extreme mode as the date approaches closer and the CEE meeting taking place in Bratislava is following not far behind. Do not forget to check the Meet Us section, to come and say Hi to our members or hear them talk and give workshops.  Don’t forget to check what the Learning Circles are up to and the 30 seconds of this month with alumni Niels from St Gallen.

Happy August!

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posted August 10, 2016

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oikos Alumni Debates Online

Value Creation from Sustainability

The market environment is fundamentally changing in the face of immense global environmental and social challenges, and the need for sustainable business practices represents an important opportunity for businesses and organizations to seize. Integrating environmental and social values into core business activities is the crucial for lasting profit and growth. Please join us on September 27th at 7pm CEST online for a lively panel by oikos Alumni on the role of sustainability in creating long-term value and business resiliency. How can sustainability be developed and leveraged as a competitive advantage? How can environmentally and socially responsible practices make businesses more economically profitable and organizationally resilient moving into the future? We will discuss the role that consultancies play in helping organizations strategically adopt and embed sustainable practices to create long-term value and resilience.

Two panelists will lead the discussion on Sustainability Consulting for Value Creation.

  • Katharina Beck, Manager, Accenture Strategy Sustainability Services
  • Thomas Petruschke,  Managing Director, BSD Consulting

Greg Ives will moderate the panel.

More info here.

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posted August 9, 2016

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