A reflective essay by Liz Wolohan, MBA 2022 and lead of the student-led LBS 2021 Social Impact Conference. In the summer of 2019, when I was considering which MBA program to attend, I knew that a strong social impact component was a personal requirement for my future school. During my bachelor’s study of finance and economics,…
Every year London Business School students gather to celebrate Social Impact week with an incredible speaker series, events and activities aimed at using our business skills for good. Capping off the week is the LBS Impact Consulting Club staple, the IMPACTathon. This 48-hour hackathon-style event challenges students to work with impact-oriented enterprises to tackle some…
Sonia Medina, named a World Economic Forum Leader in 2014, is one of the most influential voices in the UK climate change space. She is the Executive Director for Climate Change at the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF), where she oversees an active portfolio of USD $18B+, and is on the Boards of ClientEarth, Iniciative…
How does the world of technology link to the changing consumer behaviours?
The LBS Social Impact Club (SIC) works toward its goal of igniting purposeful leadership through its four pillars: Impact Investing, Development and Policy, Corporate Sustainability, and TechForGood.
LBS’s Impact Consulting Club members are using their business expertise to change the way non-profits do business.
A key pillar of the learning experience at LBS comes from initiatives driven by students. This year, I’m proud to be one of the Co-Presidents of The Tech & Media Club (TMC). We have over 3400+ members, and aim to build a community to empower students to explore and experience Technology & Media industries.
Aasha means “hope” in Hindi – this was one of the first things Emil Kichukov (MFA2020) and Fanni Luca Szente (MiM2020) learned when they were introduced to Project Aasha.
This year, the Student-led Learning team at LBS launched the Social Impact Cohort – with a focus on Sustainable Supply Chains for the pilot programme.
Looking back on the 2019/2020 academic year, it has been very encouraging to see the level of engagement around social impact at LBS. There are now over 2000 students and alumni involved in the Social Impact Club (SIC) and the club has delivered 40+ events this past year.