Although evidence of climate change has been emerging for more than four decades, business schools have been late in acknowledging and responding to this urgent and existential issue. For some, there are political concerns � many leading schools are based in the U.S., where climate change has been politicized, making it harder to tackle the issues head on. Management academics may also feel underqualified: climate change is outside the typical areas of academic expertise found in business schools.
A group of eight business schools has come together to find ways in which business schools can collaborate to forge a community of responsible and educated business leaders.