Research Centre - #ESCPSTAR
ESCPSTAR
Centre for Sustainability Transformation & Applied Research
We envision a world in which companies can transform sustainably.
At ESCP STAR, we build ecosystems and create bridges between academia and business, bringing academic work to practitioners and vice versa, resulting in a platform for knowledge transfer, continuous learning and community engagement.
Anastasia ShevchenkoDevelopment Director
With ESCP STAR, we aim at a research- and education-based transformation of purpose of organisations. Sustainability is not a tool to solve business challenges. Business is the tool to solve Sustainability challenges.
Prof. Dr. Florian Lüdeke-FreundCo-Founder & Academic Director
ESCPSTAR
Centre for Sustainability Transformation & Applied Research
As we live in a rapidly changing world where technological progress and cultural shifts create both significant opportunities and serious challenges, organizations find it increasingly difficult to keep pace. Positioned at the forefront of economic and geopolitical activity, businesses face mounting pressure from a complex regulatory environment, proactive social movements, expanding international competition, and evolving expectations of new generations of workers and consumers.
At the ESCP STAR Center, we recognize the intricacies of navigating these challenges. Drawing on over 200 years of leadership in business education and a steadfast commitment to innovative developments, we are uniquely equipped to offer support, guidance, and clear orientation in the expansive field of sustainability transformation.
Get in touch today to discover how we can combine our forces to help you achieve your sustainability and innovation goals.
Vision & Mission
Vision
A world in which companies can transform sustainably.
Mission
STAR creates an environment in which organisations and individuals get inspired, learn, and exchange about sustainable business model transformations.
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Featured Programmes
Our Partners
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Main focus areas
Sustainable transformation is enabled via improved sustainability literacy
Our work is driven by academic research transfer events and activities where stakeholders from diverse backgrounds collaborate to develop a comprehensive understanding of emerging issues and trends. Our STARbowl transfer events provide a safe space for businesses to engage in meaningful dialogue with top decision-makers in our joint networks. This environment fosters thought leadership and lays the groundwork for fruitful collaborations and innovations in sustainable and innovative business practices.
These activities include:
- Developing, funding, and sponsoring flagship studies on sustainable business model transformation, such as a studies we did in partnership with the Bertelsmann Foundation and the Borderstep Institute for Innovation and Sustainability
- Curating and presenting top-notch sustainability research for practitioners and professionals, in the form of infographics, whitepapers, one-pagers, small reports and case studies in our Newsletter and via LinkedIn
- Organising and contributing to conferences and symposiums, joining forces together with other researchers, institutions, and collaboration partners
Sustainability transformation can only be achieved through proper education
Understanding that people are at the core of any transformation, we empower individuals at every level of organizations to channel their energies toward resolving today’s critical social and environmental challenges. Through specialized, customized executive education programs, we integrate cutting-edge research, innovative teaching methods, and proven field initiatives to arm professionals with the tools needed to drive progress, ensure competitiveness, and secure long-term success.
These activities include:
- Executive Education Open Programme on ESG & Sustainability for Innovation Leaders
- Developing Customised Programmes (incl. on Sustainable Business Model Design)
- Organising and contributing to workshops and immersions in which professionals dive deeper into highly specialized and customized topics of interest
- Offering student-led Company Consultancy Projects (CCPs) to organisations dedicated to finding solutions to sustainability challenges
Sustainability transformation is propelled forward by scientific inquiry and thought leadership
In the Knowledge Economy, customized research solutions are vital. We help organizations leverage their strengths and clarify their unique value propositions in an ever-changing landscape. Through joint scientific queries, we co-create enduring, future-proof solutions that address mid- to long-term challenges while positioning organizations as market leaders by advancing and sharing critical knowledge with their chosen partners.
These activities include:
- Co-creation of solution-oriented customized research together with corporate partners
- Organisation of research transfer events in safe spaces facilitated by researchers and experts
OUR Past Activities
Building a Greener Future: Harnessing Digital Technologies for Sustainable Buildings
ESCP STAR Center: Two Years of Progress, Impact, and Hope for Sustainable Business
A Joint STARbowl Event: “Digitalisation for Sustainability”
3rd Symposium
STAR CENTRE EVENT · 01/07/2024
A joint symposium between UNEP and ESCP Business School looked into the newest trends and developments around the topic of teaching and curriculum development in Sustainability Entrepreneurship.
Governance and centre management
ESCP STAR Advisory Board Members
Alexis Figeac
Sustainability Investors LLP
Anke Weidling
Egon Zehnder
Axel Bachmann
Ex Coca-Cola
Daniel Perzweig
Gowling WLG
Ioannis Hatzopoulos
Procter & Gamble
Jan Ehlers
Kuehne Logistics University
Klaus Kunz
Ephrin
Maureen Müller
Chamaeleon Reisen
Martin Rebs
Nortal AG
Peter Mockler
Ex Bearing Point
Sven Scheid
ESCP Business School
Thomas Schmitz
ESCP Business School
Student Engagement
Participate in a ESCP STAR development project in small teams
In the frames of the ongoing partnership with the Light House, ESCP students can work on specific ESCP STAR development projects for a durations of a couple of months.
Example of activities:
- Developing a comprehensive market research and marketing strategy for various ESCP STAR projects
- Developing an institutional fundraising strategy for ESCP STAR
- Identifying governmental institutions and foundations for collaborations and partnerships
- Identifying potential sponsors who could support ESCP STAR's activities
Gain working experience at the ESCP STAR by doing your 6 weeks internship
To take your sustainability commitments to a whole new level while gaining valuable experience, developing new skills, and growing your sustainability network.
Example of activities:
- 6 week internship of ESCP BIM graduate Maria Raviolo
Drive sustainability transformation as a part of your CCP project
As an ESCP Student in a specialised master programme, you have a unique chance to work on a ESCP STAR CCP.
Example of activities:
- In December 2023-January 2024, a group of 5 students from two of ESCP's specialised master programs in Sustainability delivered an ESCP STAR CCP
- In the frames of the CCP, the student group came up with a fundraising strategy and organised an event with ESCP professors, sustainability managers and consultants
- The resulting event named "Catalyst for Sustainability", was a great success and saw 50 participants on ESCP Berlin campus