What’s up in sustainability? Information for Aaltonians

Welcome to join the Aalto Social's (social.aalto.fi) Sustainability Matters community and discuss sustainability there!

Additionally, you may join our internal Aalto sustainability email list by contacting jasmin.jarvinen@aalto.fi. The operation of the list is based on the community's own activity, and with it you can freely share any topics with a strong focus on sustainability that you think your colleagues should know about! Once you have been added to the distribution list, staying up to date and sharing topical sustainability related content with the list members is easy: just send your message to the address, aalto-sustainability@aalto.fi, and the message will be shared with more than 350 Aalto members interested in sustainability!

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Events
 

Sustainability transformations by the best experts – an open lecture series and doctoral course in the autumn 2025

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The Science for Sustainability call for abstracts is open 

The theme for the event is Bursting the Sustainability Bubble which aims to challenge sustainability myths and break down the barriers between disciplines and industries. The goal: to find solutions that pace up the sustainability transition.

Science for Sustainability is a joint collaborative effort between Finland’s two largest universities, the University of Helsinki, and Aalto University. The event will be held in the Helsinki region 30.9.-2.10.2025.

The event is undergoing changes not only in its name but also in its content. Formerly known as Sustainability Science Days, the event is now being renamed Science for Sustainability.

https://www.helsinki.fi/en/conferences/science-sustainability-2025

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15 June 2025: Call for Contributions: Rethinking Growth and Exploring New Possibilities for a Regenerative World: Unexplored Management Research and Education Areas that Reconnect Purpose to Responsible Business and Leadership

The 12th Responsible Management Education Research Conference, co-organized by the PRME Anti-Poverty Working Group and Faculty of Organizational Sciences, University of Belgrade will be held on 21-23 October 2025 at the Faculty of Organizational Sciences (FON) as the host institution. It will bring together management researchers and educators, business leaders, innovators, policy makers, youth, and other stakeholders to explore critical issues in responsible management education, with a special focus on addressing global challenges through innovative and sustainable practices.

Conference Tracks

• Alternative Paths and Models for Socio-Economic Development
• Artificial Intelligence (AI) in RME
• Artificial Intelligence (AI) in RME: Leveraging AI ethically for greater impact in responsible management education
• Beyond MBA: Multi-Track Mastery – Exploring Short Programs, DBAs, and More
• Bridge to the Future: Regenerative Sustainability as Purpose for Business and Leadership
• Bridging Generational Gaps in Business Education: Enhancing Experiential Learning in the Digital Era
• Can Organizations Become Sustainable and Responsible Consumers?
• Climate Change, Sustainability, and Responsible Management Education
• Emerging Technologies, Leadership and Ethics: Implications for Management Education
• Entrepreneurship and Women Entrepreneurship for Regenerative Growth: Implications for Responsible Management Education
• Forward Thinking for Sustainable Education
• Forward Thinking for Sustainable Futures – Overcoming Challenges and Seizing Opportunities for Purpose-Aligned Growth of Firms in the Context of AI and Global
• From Extraction to Regeneration – Integrating Indigenous Knowledge into Responsible Management Education
• Futuring for the SDGs
• Innovative Pedagogy in Teaching Responsible Management Education
• Learning from Failure
• Management Education for the Common Good
• Positive Tipping Points in and through Business Education
• PRME i5: Transformative Pedagogies for Responsible Leadership: Fostering Holistic Skills for Global Challenges
• Prosperity and Regeneration: Expanding the Conversation around Poverty Alleviation through Action-oriented Research and Innovative Learning Strategies that Advance Responsible Management
• Regenerative Finance – New Financial Ecosystem
• Responsible (Response-able) Management Education at the Historic Turn the World Is Facing: Voices from Different Regional, Historic and Cultural Perspectives
• Student-Focused Research: Using student insights to shape the next generation of responsible leaders.
• Sustainable AI for Sustainability
• The Power of Youth Engagement in Responsible Management Education
• The Future of Education Through the ESG Lens: Challenges and Opportunities for Educational Systems
• Transforming educational and professional landscape: From sustainable toward regenerative HRM
• Unexplored Frontiers in Organizational Sciences: Integrating Responsible Management Education and Regeneration for a Sustainable Future
• General Track

Poster section: The Power of Responsible Student Engagement

Deadlines:

Deadline for Contributions (Abstracts/Papers): 15 June 2025

Deadline for Early Bird Registration: 8 September 2025

Deadline for Late Registration: 3 October 2025

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FIBS events and trainings are free for Aalto personnel

FIBS (Finnish Business & Society) is the largest corporate responsibility network in the Nordic countries. Our purpose is to accelerate responsibility changemakers towards more sustainable world.

FIBS produces dozens of events every year on current responsibility topics, from webinars to workshops. The events address e.g. the latest sustainability tools and practices, provide inspiring case examples from different industries, and share information and experiences. In addition to this, FIBS services include a comprehensive news and information service from research reports to newsletters, publications and to dozens of webinar recordings.

Check what FIBS can offer you: https://fibsry.fi/briefly-in-english/