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Zukunft gestalten - Der Podcast der Bertelsmann StiftungDie Welt hat sich verändert, die Erde nicht: Nachhaltigkeit in KrisenzeitenIn dieser Folge von „Zukunft gestalten“ sprechen Malva Sucker und Jochen Arntz mit ihren beiden Gästen über Nachhaltigkeit in Unternehmen. Was sind die aktuellen Herausforderungen und Chancen, auch im Hinblick auf das kürzlich beschlossene Sondervermögen, von dem ein Teil für den Klimaschutz und den klimafreundlichen Umbau der Wirtschaft vorgesehen ist.Unsere Gäste, Prof. Dr. Laura Marie Edinger-Schons und Jakob Kunzlmann, teilen ihre Expertise und Erfahrungen. Laura ist Professorin für Nachhaltiges Wirtschaften an der Uni Hamburg und Chief Sustainability Officer (CSO), während Jakob seit zehn Jahren als Nachhaltigkeitsexperte bei der Bertelsmann Stiftung tät...2025-03-3136 min
Revise and Resubmit - The Mayukh ShowStairway to impact or highway to failure? (Esau et al., 2024)Welcome to Revise and Resubmit, the podcast where we dive deep into groundbreaking research published in the world’s most prestigious academic journals. This is the show for curious minds eager to explore ideas that shape the way we think, work, and innovate.
In today’s episode, we delve into a fascinating study published in the Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, a proud member of the FT50—the elite list of the world’s top 50 business journals maintained by the Financial Times. The title alone intrigues: Stairway to Impact or Highway to Failure? A Cognitive Perspective on Business Model Design P...2025-01-1617 min
Wissenswelle„Es muss einfacher werden, sich für Nachhaltigkeit zu entscheiden“Was brauchen Unternehmen, Staaten oder auch einzelne Menschen, um sich nachhaltiger zu verhalten? In der neuen Folge der Wissenswelle erklärt die Professorin für Nachhaltiges Wirtschaften an der Universität Hamburg, Laura Marie Edinger-Schons, wie man dafür benötigte Daten erhebt und neue Definitionen für den Erfolg von Organisationen entwickelt.
Am Beispiel der Osterinseln beschreibt die Wirtschaftsprofessorin Laura Edinger-Schons gelegentlich, wie schwierig es sowohl für Einzelne wie auch für Gesellschaften ist, Gewohnheiten zu verändern und zu einer nachhaltigen Lebensweise zu kommen. Denn dort wurden für den Transport der berühmten Steinskulpt...2024-04-3039 min
The Sustainable Business PodcastTaking the sustainable path in and beyond business - ESG Business Integration at HenkelUwe Bergmann, Director ESG Business Integration at Henkel, joins Prof. Dr. Laura Marie Edinger-Schons as a guest in this episode of The Sustainable Business Podcast to discuss past and current challenges in sustainability management. Based on his experience of more than twenty years at Henkel, he was lucky enough to build on the expertise of important sustainability pioneers, working towards standardization and certification approaches, formulating sustainability visions, and implementing them in strategy and practice. For him, achieving the vision of 9+ billion people living well within the limits of our planet requires data transparency, efficiency improvements, and the smart use...2023-02-2844 min
The Sustainable Business PodcastAndrew King: Between system boundaries and centralization – steering towards a holistic measure to capture a company’s impactProf. Dr. Andrew King, Questrom Professor in Management at Boston University, is Prof. Dr. Laura Marie Edinger-Schons’ guest in this week’s episode of The Sustainable Business Podcast. He elaborates why, despite potential positive effects on the management level, the concept of ESG does, per definition, not imply positive effects of a firm on the planet. He shines light on the conditions that pose challenges to impact measurement and valuation: economic, environmental, and social dimensions are all embedded in their own systems, and complex dynamics make complicate the search for a single metric that centrally captures the entire impact a co...2022-12-2132 min
The Sustainable Business PodcastHow being “enkelfähig” can drive potfolio management and can improve innovationIn this week’s episode of The Sustainable Business Podcast, Axel Berger, HOW Digital & Sustainability Lead at Franz Haniel & Cie. GmbH, is Prof. Dr. Laura Marie Edinger-Schons’ guest. In the completely family-owned busuiness based in Duisburg, his mission is to make all the company’s investment portfolio “enkelfähig”, i.e., sustainable and value-creation for future generations (“grandchildren”). Axel Berger discusses the synergies between sustainability and digitalization, as well as potential emerging threats to sustainability that arise from digitalization yet emphasizes how the past years have shown that society is capable of quickly creating digital solutions to drive sustainability. To him, fosteri...2022-11-2931 min
The Sustainable Business PodcastTransitioning to slow fashion - sustainable and innovative business model design in sustainable fashionReducing the pace of fashion: how can a business model for a sustainable fashion retailer look like? What are the biggest challenges along the way towards slow fashion? And why should you stick with that favorite pair of jeans as long as you can?
In this episode of the Sustainable Business Podcast, Prof. Dr. Laura Marie Edinger-Schons hosts Isabelle Kempf, founder of Mannheim’s sustainable fashion store “Umgekrempelt”. Isabelle discusses how she was inspired by her grandmother secretly repairing the holes of her favorite jeans, and how very personal customer and stakeholder relationships continue to shape her business model...2022-11-1523 min
The Sustainable Business PodcastBetween financial markets and the real economy – towards a common understanding of an adequate ESG frameworkristina Jeromin is Prof. Dr. Laura Marie Edinger-Schons’ guest in this episode of “The Sustainable Business Podcast”. Since 2018, Kristina Jeromin is Managing Director of the Green and Sustainable Finance Cluster Germany, acted as Vice Chair of Sustainable Finance Advisory Board of the German Federal Government from 2019 to 2021 and continues to be a member. During her prior work at Deutsche Börse Group in sustainability communication and as Head of Group Sustainability, she experienced the transition from sustainability approaches rather focused on charity to an increasing ESG materiality focus in the financial sector. Kristina Jermonin emphasizes the importance of a close d...2022-11-0422 min
The Sustainable Business PodcastSpeaking a common language - how impact valuation drives sustainability in businessHow to steer a company towards positive impacts for the environment and society? How to help executives grasp the impacts their company has? And how no quantify these impacts? Vikram Nagendra, Director of Corporate Sustainability at SAP, is Prof. Laura Marie Edinger-Schons’ guest in this episode of “The Sustainable Business Podcast”. He explains what he considers the necessary requirements to maximize companies’ social and environmental impacts to be, and how to enable them to steer towards an overall positive impact. Although he feels like the acceptance of understanding the holistic impact still needs to mature further, he highlights promising trends i...2022-10-2529 min
The Sustainable Business PodcastImpact valuation – building a yardstick for long-term value creationIn this episode of “The sustainable Business Podcast”, Prof. Dr. Laura Marie Edinger-Schons meets Sonja Haut, Head of Impact Valuation at Novartis, to discuss the significance of impact valuation that goes beyond ESG ratings and pure outputs. Sonja Haut explains how impact valuation can serve as an invitation to the discussion table, and why perfectly complete datasets are not always without alternatives. Her past experiences, for example as one of the first participants at the Impact Valuation Roundtable, have taught her that attempts of creating a yardstick for social impact can already go a long way, taking out the burd...2022-10-1838 min
The Sustainable Business PodcastDriving change through sustainable investments as a Private Equity InvestorIn this episode of The Sustainable Business Podcast, Elin Ljung, Director of Communication and Sustainability at Nordic Capital, discusses the changing regulatory landscape surrounding impact investment with the host Prof. Dr. Laura Marie Edinger-Schons. She gives insights into the opportunities to take active ownership as a private equity firm, as well as challenges, such as lacking definition clarity and standardization, how to translate societal change brought by companies in monetary terms, or responding to the risk of impactwashing.2022-10-1129 min
The Sustainable Business PodcastHow ESG data should shape responsible investment decisions / The value of ESG data for Responsible InvestmentsHow can investors be guided towards integrating sustainability considerations intro their investment decisions? Why is ESG data essential to doing so? And what are current challenges for regulators in ensuring ESG data quality and consistency?
Prof. Dr. Laura Marie Edinger-Schons’ guest in this episode of The Sustainable Business Podcast is Margarita Pirovska, Director of Policy. Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI). Having started her career in the natural gas and energy sector, she then worked in the sustainable finance sector in the USA and has thus experienced both reporting to ESG agencies, as well as relying on their pr...2022-10-0439 min
The Sustainable Business PodcastHow social innovation can leverage long-term welfare and economic opportunitiesHow can innovators and corporations help to foster social innovation? How can we create long-term solutions for pressing social issues like the refugee crisis?
In this episode of Prof. Dr. Laura Marie Edinger-Schons’ Sustainable Business Podcast, Zarah Bruhn, founder of the social startup Social Bee, shares experiences from her career in a venture capital company, from her journey as a founder, as well as from her new role as Commissioner for Social Innovation of the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research.
Having started as a social entrepreneur looking for suitable funding opportunities, she currently exp...2022-09-2725 min
The Sustainable Business PodcastCompanies’ role in the legal transformation towards more corporate sustainabilityThe current transformation of the legal landscape in Germany and the EU highlights a promising trend towards more corporate social responsibility. Nevertheless, many companies lack the knowledge of a suitable starting point. How can they design their activities and strategies to become more sustainable and avoid harm, e.g., through human trafficking and modern slavery?
In this episode of @Laura Marie Edinger-Schons’ Sustainable Business podcast, @Anahita Thoms explains where companies should start when choosing their strategic CSR priorities and why improving financial performance, supply chain resilience, and social impact often go hand in hand. Which corporate responses to...2022-09-2030 min
The Sustainable Business PodcastAnahita Thoms – Companies’ role in the legal transformation towards more corporate sustainabilityThe current transformation of the legal landscape in Germany and the EU highlights a promising trend towards more corporate social responsibility. Nevertheless, many companies lack the knowledge of a suitable staring point. How can they actually design their activities and strategies to become more sustainable and avoid harm posed by human trafficking and modern slavery? In this Episode of Prof. Dr. Laura Marie Edinger-Schons’ podcast, Anahita Thoms explains where companies should start when choosing their strategic CSR priorities and why improving financial performance, supply chain resilience, and social impact often go hand in hand. Which corporate responses to customer an...2022-09-0630 min
The Sustainable Business PodcastDeveloping the business model of “Share” to create impact in the FMCG industryHow can a FMCG business create a sustainability impact? How can the business measure it? And how can it communicate this impact to consumers so that they can grasp their potential role and start to engage? Sebastian Stricker, the founder and CEO of Share, was Prof. Dr. Laura Marie Edinger-Schons‘ guest and discussed these questions with her. Reflecting on his career, he shares insights on how he began to understand the extent of global food insecurity while working for the United Nations World Food Program. He describes what it took to start „Share the Meal“, his first startup, and how he...2022-06-2131 min
Mensch MannheimDiese Forscherin will Konzerne nachhaltiger machenEin Podcast des MANNHEIMER MORGEN
Sie fühlt der Unternehmenswelt - auch in der Metropolregion - auf den Zahn. Ökologisches Verhalten, Menschenrechte, Lieferketten: Wie geht heute verantwortliches und zugleich wirtschaftliches Handeln? Laura Marie Edinger-Schons ist Professorin für Nachhaltiges Wirtschaften und Prorektorin an der Universität Mannheim und erforscht, wie Unternehmen soziale, ökologische und ökonomische Belange in Einklang bringen können. Im Gespräch mit MM-Chefredakteur Karsten Kammholz sagt Edinger-Schons: „Wenn wir schneller konsumieren, als der Planet sich regenerieren kann, haben wir langfristig ein Problem. Und das tun wir im Moment.“2022-06-1129 min
The Sustainable Business PodcastHow can we create large scale change?How can organizations achieve unity in diversity? How can new forms of organizing create large-scale change? What are the roles of scholars, and how do they engage with complexity? And how can digital transformations have an impact on work, organizing, and leadership? In this episode, Prof. Dr. Laura Marie Edinger-Schons talked with Dr. Ali AslanGümüşay, Head of Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Society Research Group at Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society, who focuses on all these questions in his research. Ali shares insights on his idea of an engaged scholar and what challenges engaged scholars face. Additionally, Laura and...2022-06-0740 min
The Sustainable Business PodcastSustainability Reporting and the EU Taxonomy – what does good reporting look like?Dawn Slevin has worked on the development of the EU taxonomy, co-chaired the do no significant harm technical screening criteria across four objectives, and contributed to an EFRAG paper on good company reporting on risks and opportunities and its linkage to sustainable business models. In this episode, Dawn shares insights into her work at the EU and discusses good practices and chances of sustainability reporting with Prof. Dr. Laura Marie Edinger-Schons. Dawn explains the idea behind the EU taxonomy and its implications for sustainability reporting. Additionally, she addresses good practices for sustainability reporting and how it helps companies understand...2022-05-2437 min
The Sustainable Business PodcastCorporate Purpose and Employee Sustainability Behaviors – how companies can create sustainability ownership amongst their workforceWhen do customers reward companies for having a higher purpose and acting on it? What external and internal forces enhance the engagement of companies in sustainability issues?And how do sustainability and psychological ownership relate to employee engagement? Prof. Dr. Laura Marie Edinger-Schons discussed these questions with CB Bhattacharya, H.J. Zoffer Chair in Sustainability and Ethics at the University of Pittsburgh. CB explains how his view on marketing has shifted after having included environmental and social attributes as possible drivers for sales beyond the 4 Ps of marketing. Moreover, CB shares insights about his research regarding external and especially...2022-05-1030 min
The Sustainable Business PodcastCorporate socio-political activism – What role do companies have in social issues?Corporations become more and more involved in socio-political activities. Whether it is the climate crisis, the covid pandemic, or most recently, the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, companies release statements, take a stand, and speak out about controversial issues. But how do stakeholders react to this new role of companies? What role do CEOs play in corporate socio-political activism? What are the reasons for companies to get involved in social issues? And what about the legitimacy of corporate socio-political activism? Prof. Dr. Laura Marie Edinger-Schons discussed these questions with Doug Schuler, associate professor of business and public policy at...2022-04-2635 min
The Sustainable Business PodcastThe automotive industry, sustainability, and social engagementThe automotive industry is not typically known as the most sustainable industry. However, companies have been changing their core businesses, investing in innovations, and are moving to more ecologically sustainable solutions for sustainability. But what about the social impact of automotive companies? How do they build social business engagement? And what does social engagement mean in the automotive context? Prof. Dr. Laura Marie Edinger-Schons and her co-host Michael Alberg-Seberich, managing director at Wider Sense, discussed these questions with Francois Rouvier, CSR director of the social business MOBILIZE Programat Renault Group. Francois shares insights on how Renault’s CSR strategy is...2022-04-0533 min
The Sustainable Business PodcastThe Corporate Social Mind – How purpose drives corporate social responsibilityHow can companies approach social issues and achieve societal action for social change? What role does an authentic and credible approach to corporate purpose play? And what role do leaders and corporate culture play in embracing change? Prof. Dr. Laura Marie Edinger-Schons discussed these questions with Derrick Feldmann, speaker, researcher, author, and Michael Alberg-Seberich, managing director at Wider Sense. Derrick and Michael share insights from their latest book, “The Corporate Social Mind”, and how the roles of purpose and responsibility regarding societal issues have challenged the understanding of corporate approaches to CSR and corporate citizenship. Additionally, they emphasize the role...2022-03-2244 min
The Sustainable Business PodcastHow can companies manage the transformation towards a more sustainable economy and deal with a fast changing regulatory environment?What is the current Status Quo of the sustainability transformation in Germany? What is needed to manage the change towards greener business models? In this podcast episode, Prof. Dr. Laura Marie Edinger-Schons discussed these questions with Jakob Kunzlmann, Project Manager at the Bertelsmann Foundation, and Alexander Krämer, Founder andMember of the Board of the Peer School of Sustainable Development. Together, they review the results of the latest Sustainability Management Monitor, a collaboration between the Bertelsmann Foundation, the Peer School for Sustainable Development, and the Chair of Sustainable Business of the University of Mannheim which provides insights into the s...2022-03-1532 min
The Sustainable Business PodcastImpact Measurement and Valuation – Going beyond the outputWith new policy papers, frameworks, and demands from stakeholders, impact measurement and valuation is becoming more critical to companies. But how can we measure the connection between businesses and societies? Where are risks and opportunities? And what are the ethical implications of valuation? Prof. Dr. Laura Marie Edinger-Schons discussed these questions with Samuel Vionnet, director and founder of Valuing Impact. Samuel explains how impact measurement helps to identify risks and opportunities of companies and how it challenges the status quo. Furthermore, Samuel and Laura talk about the implications that the knowledge of one's impact and valuation has for companies...2022-03-0836 min
The Sustainable Business PodcastHow impact measurement and valuation contribute to rethinking performanceHow can companies define their purpose, and why is corporate purpose essential to understand the impact of a company? Why do companies need to go beyond classical performance measurement and learn to understand their activities' social and environmental outcomes and impact? Prof. Dr. Laura Marie Edinger-Schons discussed these questions with Judith Stroehle, research and program lead of the Oxford Rethinking Performance Initiative at Said Business School, University of Oxford. Judith explains how impact measurement is critical for companies' long-term strategic thinking and management decision-making. Lastly, Judith stresses the importance of double materiality for impact measurement.2022-03-0146 min
The Sustainable Business PodcastThe Value Balancing Alliance – Harmonization of methodologies for sustainability performanceHow can we make impact measurement more comparable, and why do harmonized methodologies to measure the sustainability performance of companies play a key role in this process? Prof. Dr. Laura Marie Edinger-Schons discussed these questions with Christian Heller, CEO of the Value Balancing Alliance. Christian explains what the Value Balancing Alliance is doing and talks about its uniqueness as a non-profit organization because of its structure and operation. Furthermore, Christian explains how they develop their methodologies and their piloting procedure with companies of their network. Lastly, Christian stresses the importance of the "value to society and value to business"...2022-02-2243 min
The Sustainable Business PodcastSustainable Finance – ESG ratings and their divergenceESG data has become more and more critical in finance over the last few years. In fact, in Europe, flows into ESG funds doubled in 2020 alone. However, the ratings diverge significantly from one data-provider to the other. How is that possible? Prof. Dr. Laura Marie Edinger-Schons and co-host Prof. Dr. Oliver Spalt, professor of financial market and financial institutions at the University of Mannheim, discussed the topic of ESG data with their guest Florian Berg, a researcher at the Massachusetts Instituteof Technology (MIT). Florian explains that the divergence in ratings can come from scope, weights, and measurement divergence and...2022-02-1544 min
The Sustainable Business PodcastUN PRME – Sustainability in Management EducationMette Morsing, Head of UN PRME and today's guest, describes business schools as the supply chains of the business world. That is why it is, in her view, essential to strengthen sustainability education at universities. In the last episode of this year's season, Laura and Mette talk about the opportunities and the enormous responsibility that business schools have to drive change towards sustainable development. They discuss the importance of society in the stakeholder model, the need to redefine business success, and how universities need to engage students to think more holistically. Furthermore, Mette stresses the importance of teaching a...2021-12-2131 min
The Sustainable Business PodcastSustainable finance and impact investmentsImpact investments are still a relatively small field in the finance sector. However, the demand for sustainable portfolios and investments has grown in the last few years. Prof. Dr. Laura Marie Edinger-Schons and her co-host Prof. Dr. Oliver Spalt talked with Martin Ewald, Lead Portfolio Manager Impact Investments Managing Director at Allianz Global Investors, about his work and the current developments in the sustainable finance sector. Martin shared insights on Allianz Global Investor’s funds and which environmental and social criteria they use to choose projects. Furthermore, he explains how they distribute the risks of their investments and why tr...2021-12-1444 min
The Sustainable Business PodcastGLS Bank – Sustainability and transparency in the finance sectorThe field of sustainable finance has grown immensely in the past few years. But how can the financial sector contribute systematically to a better future? And why is it essential to not only think outside the box but to throw the box away when it comes to rethinking the system? Prof. Laura Marie Edinger-Schons discussed these questions with Jan Köpper, Head of Impact Transparency and Sustainability at GLS Bank. Jan stresses the importance to prioritize planetary boundaries and the social impact when launching a new business project. Furthermore, Jan explains why GLS Bank focuses on impact transparency, talking a...2021-12-0729 min
The Sustainable Business PodcastA Critical Review of the Materiality Analyses of the DAX CompaniesTo decide which topics to report on in their sustainability reports, most companies use materiality analyses. But although these materiality analyses could also be a key input for sustainability strategy building, these materiality analyses differ broadly with regard to their quality. To investigate this topic further, Prof. Laura Marie Edinger-Schons has invited Jule Schwab to this episode. Jule Schwab analyzed the materiality analyses of the DAX 30 companies in her bachelor thesis. Jule explains in which respects the materiality analyses vary. Laura and Jule discuss factors like quality, frequency of publication, inclusiveness, and methods used. Furthermore, Jule stresses the importance...2021-11-3026 min
The Sustainable Business PodcastTransparency and the need of engaging sustainability communicationHow can we get more people involved in sustainability? Why is engaging communication to external stakeholders crucial? And how can a company holistically implement transparency? Professor Laura Marie Edinger-Schons discussed these questions with Lisa Fiedler, Head of VAUDE Academy. Lisa explains their approach to partnerships with their suppliers and various other stakeholders. Furthermore, Lisa stresses the importance of attractive reporting and communication of sustainability topics to a broad audience. Lastly, Laura and Lisa talk about the need for disruptive answers to sustainability challenges.2021-11-2335 min
The Sustainable Business PodcastThe housing sector and sustainabilityHow do we have carbon-neutral building stock and still offer affordable housing? And which risks does the housing sector face? Prof. Laura Marie Edinger-Schons and her co-host Dr. Volker Proffen, Corporate Governmental Affairs at Südzucker, discuss these questions with today’s guest Jonathan Przybylski, Sustainability Manager at Vonovia. Jonathan talks about which materials (social and ecological) are of particular concern for the company. Furthermore, he explains how sustainability, as a long-term issue, challenges traditional risk management. Lastly, Laura, Volker, and Jonathan discuss how sustainability in the housing sector challenges social questions.2021-11-1637 min
The Sustainable Business PodcastProfessor Sankar Sen on sustainability, consumer behavior & psychologyNowadays, it is prevalent that companies communicate their sustainability and CSR strategies and their contributions to society. But how do consumers respond to these claims on sustainability and social issues? What challenges does sustainability communication bring? What is crucial for good communication? And what hot topics does the future bring? Professor Laura Marie Edinger-Schons discussed these questions with Professor Sankar Sen, Lawrence and Carol Zicklin Chair in Corporate Integrity and Governance, and Professor of Marketing at Baruch College/City University of New York. Furthermore, Sankar shares some information and anecdotes on his pathway from traditional consumer psychology to sustainability...2021-11-0940 min
The Sustainable Business PodcastHow can we tackle the climate crisis in the most effective way?The climate crisis is a global issue and needs to be tackled systemically across borders. In today’s episode, Prof. Laura Marie Edinger-Schons and co-host Apurva Gosalia have invited Dr. Estelle L.A. Herlyn to discuss the challenges that the aim of carbon neutrality brings. Estelle stresses how reducing, avoiding, and offsetting emissions must go hand in hand. Furthermore, she explains her perspective on how to do offsetting right. Lastly, Laura, Apurva, and Estelle discuss the financial gaps that slow down the implementation of the Agenda 2030 and how this crisis requires international financing, the transfer of technology, and the co...2021-11-0235 min
The Sustainable Business PodcastCircular Economy and why we need more PartnershipsThe resources which our planet can offer are limited and the consequences of consumingtoo much of them are already noticeable. Therefore, alternative business models of thecircular economy”are urgently needed. In today ́s episode Prof. Laura Marie Edinger-Schons is supported by Co-Host and circular economy expert Talke Schaffrannek, Director Circular Economy at BASF. Together they interview Christoph Teusch, who is Corporate Responsibility Manager at “AfB social & green IT”. Christoph talks about his motivation to engage in the topic of sustainability, the company’s principle of linking social and ecological issues and how all of this ties into prolonging the life-span...2021-10-2629 min
The Sustainable Business PodcastCircularTree – Why digital services are essential for a sustainable and transparent supply chainSupply chains can get complex very fast. That is why more transparency and traceability are needed to manage them well and to reduce the supply chain's carbon footprint. In this episode, Prof. Laura Marie Edinger-Schons and Gunther Walden, founder and CEO of CircularTree, discuss why digital services are essential for good supply chain management and how the lack of information regarding supply chains makes the measurement of a product's carbon footprint inaccurate. Moreover, Gunther Walden stresses the importance of collaboration and incentive systems to get as many companies as possible on board. Because, as Gunther Walden perfectly said: "You...2021-10-1930 min
The Sustainable Business PodcastInsurance in times of Climate ChangeHow does sustainability work in the insurance sector and what about the importance of stakeholders in this context? Prof. Laura Marie Edinger-Schons and her guest Belén Barona, Sustainability Manager at Allianz, discuss these and more questions. Belen offers an insight into her expertise and talks about how she helps integrate the ESG goals into the business processes at Allianz. Belén talks about materiality analysis at Allianz as well as their risk assessment. She explains how the company makes sure to involve and engage stakeholders and why meeting their goals is so important. She says climate change is th...2021-10-1227 min
The Sustainable Business PodcastReview of the corporate decarbonization strategies of the DAX 30Nowadays, corporate decarbonization strategies are a must for big companies. But the strategies differ widely, e.g., with regard to scope, time frame, or transparency of reporting. In this episode, Prof. Laura Marie Edinger-Schons talks with Isabella Aleweld, who wrote her bachelor thesis on the corporate decarbonization strategies of the DAX30 at the Chair of Sustainable Business, University of Mannheim. Isabella explains that the strategies of many companies may not be Paris-aligned and how the quality of indicators and targets differs widely. Furthermore, Isabella explains what companies with good decarbonization strategies have in common.2021-10-0517 min
The Sustainable Business PodcastBen & Jerry's and the role of corporate activismCorporate activism is becoming more and more important these days. Especially in social media, companies are expected to speak out and take a stand on important social issues. Authenticity and credibility are essential here. In today's episode, Prof. Laura Marie Edinger-Schons talks to Volker von Witzleben, Ben & Jerry's Social Mission Activist Germany. Volker emphasizes that credible activism only works if it is aligned with the company's values. He also explains which focus topics Ben & Jerry's has and why change is more important to Ben & Jerry's in the long run than a short PR campaign.2021-09-2851 min
The Sustainable Business PodcastDriving the transformation from linear to circular economyThe limited resources on planet earth and the climate crisis challenge us to rethink our economic system. How can we use our resources in the best manner? Why do we need a transformation from a linear to a circular economy? How does the retail industry find solutions to these challenges? And what hurdles still need to be overcome to make the circular economy the dominant system? Prof. Laura Marie Edinger-Schons and co-host Talke Schaffrannek discuss these questions with Anna Frankenberg, CSR Manager at Prezero.2021-09-2126 min
The Sustainable Business PodcastGRI Standards - The importance of standards for sustainability reportingWe experience a growing momentum for sustainability reporting. Nevertheless, one of the biggest challenges continues to be defining materiality. What is the definition of materiality for GRI? How are the GRI Standards created? Why do you need to understand your impact on society and the environment for financial materiality? And how and with whom is the Global Reporting Initiative collaborating? Prof. Laura Marie Edinger-Schons discusses these questions with Sabine Content, director of Corporate and Stakeholder Engagement at Global Reporting Initiative (GRI).2021-09-2029 min
The Sustainable Business PodcastGRI Standards - The importance of standards for sustainability reportingWe experience a growing momentum for sustainability reporting. Nevertheless, one of the biggest challenges continues to be defining materiality. What is the definition of materiality for GRI? How are the GRI Standards created? Why do you need to understand your impact on society and the environment for financial materiality? And how and with whom is the Global Reporting Initiative collaborating? Prof. Laura Marie Edinger-Schons discusses these questions with Sabine Content, director of Corporate and Stakeholder Engagement at Global Reporting Initiative (GRI).2021-09-1430 min
The Sustainable Business PodcastHow right.based on science’s XDC Model makes climate impacts more transparentSustainability strategies and net-zero goals have become an integral part of the business world. Nevertheless, there is still room for improvement, especially regarding transparency. What does the path to net-zero 2040 look like? How many emissions will still be emitted until then? How does it contribute to the Paris Agreement? Prof. Laura Marie Edinger-Schons discusses these questions with Hannah Helmke, CEO, and founder of right. based on science, a climate change impact Start-Up. Hannah Helmke explains how their software contributes to actual Paris-compatible climate goals and strategies for companies and how it improves the transparency of sustainability and decarbonization strategies...2021-09-0732 min
Werte und Wirklichkeit - der WZGE-Podcast für WirtschaftsethikWerte und Wirklichkeit #6: Corporate ActivismDer Begriff Corporate Activism beschreibt unternehmerisches Engagement, das darauf abzielt gesellschaftliche Probleme zu adressieren und öffentliche Debatten aktiv mitzugestalten. Dies umfasst beispielsweise die Positionierung gegen Fremdenfeindlichkeit und Rassismus, aber auch kontroversere Aktivitäten, wie zum Beispiel Lobbyismus. Um das Thema aus verschiedenen Perspektiven zu betrachten, diskutieren Prof. Dr. Laura Edinger-Schons (Universität Mannheim), Moritz Appels (Doktorand) und Prof. Dr. Philipp Schreck (Universität Halle-Wittenberg) gemeinsam mit Lisa-Marie Heimes darüber, ob von Unternehmen erwartet wird sich zu positionieren, welche Vorteile und Risiken mit Corporate Activism einhergehen und was Unternehmensvertreter*innen beachten sollten, wenn sie öffentlich Stellung beziehen.
Music: “Clear Pr...2021-06-0841 min
Professor Game PodcastLaura and Carmela with the Sustainability Games | Episode 178Laura Marie Edinger-Schons is Professor of Sustainable Business at the University of Mannheim. In her research, she focuses on the question of how organizations (from for-profit to non-profit) can contribute to sustainable development as defined in the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Specific topics which she is interested in are Employee Engagement in Sustainability, Social Entre/Intrapreneurship, Digital Social Innovation, Corporate Democracy, and New Work. Her work has been published in renowned academic journals including Journal of Marketing, Journal of Consumer Psychology, Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, and Journal of Business Ethics. Carmela Aprea is Professor at...2021-03-2232 min
THINK TWICE! Podcast über Innovation, Werte und WandelEpisode 17: “Power To The People ?!” Dr. Lars Lengler-Graiff zu Gast bei Niels BensonIn der aktuellen Episode haben wir Dr. Lars Lengler-Graiff zu Gast. Lars und Niels sprechen eine nachhaltig investierte Stunde über das “Zeitalter des Kunden”.
“Power To The People ?!” ist tatsächlich ein Statement aber auch die Frage nach dem Grad der Einbindung des Kunden in Unternehmensprozesse. Gerade auch wenn es sich um Themen rund um Corporate Social Responsibility handelt.
Lars hat im Rahmen seiner Doktorarbeit u.a. untersucht, dass Selbstbestimmung kein wesentlicher Treiber für die Bereitschaft, sich an Unternehmensprozessen zu beteiligen. Wichtige Treiber sind Relevanz und selbst wahrgenommene Kompetenz.
Zudem diskutieren wir Möglichkeit...2020-11-241h 10
Deep DiveLaura Marie Edinger-Schons: Nachhaltiges Wirtschaften, Crowdfunding eines LehrstuhlsLaura Edinger-Schons ist Professorin für Nachhaltiges Wirtschaften an der Universität Mannheim. In ihrer Forschung fokussiert sie sich auf die Frage, wie Organisationen zu einer nachhaltigen Entwicklung im Sinne der 17 Ziele für nachhaltige Entwicklung der UN beitragen können.2020-10-211h 35
openSAP InvitesThought Leaders Episode 6: New Work and Purpose
Welcome to a special Thought Leaders episode with Prof. Dr. Laura Marie Edinger-Schons and Manuel Kreitmeir, in which we discuss and further explore the topic of New Work and Purpose, which was the theme of their recent openSAP course.
I’m your host Elisabeth Riemann and I’m thrilled to welcome Laura and Manuel back to openSAP. Their MOOC joins a series of openSAP courses that have been produced jointly with academic partners, aiming at a balanced combination of academic theory and business practice. Several stakeholders ranging from politicians over startup founders to the corporate sector contributed to this course to complement the...2020-09-3036 min