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Gail Whiteman’s experiential classroom on Portuguese television Professor Gail Whiteman and her MBA students were interviewed on Portuguese television.
17-11-2011
Gail Whiteman finalist in The Aspen Institute 2011 Faculty Pioneer Awards Gail Whiteman was one of eight finalists of the 2011 Faculty Pioneer Awards organised by the Aspen Institute Center for Business Education.
17-11-2011
Market forces will not halt climate change, argues Gail Whiteman in Nature In the current edition of Nature, Gail Whiteman, Professor of Sustainability and Climate Change, reviews the book Climate Capitalism: Capitalism in the Age of Climate Change by L. Hunter Lovins and Boyd Cohen.
12-05-2011
Sustainable Sources for New Professor’s Celebrations The celebrations surrounding the Inaugural Address of Prof. Dr. Gail Whiteman as the first Professor of Sustainability and Climate Change at Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University unsurprisingly set a high standard when it came to sustainable sources.
13-04-2011
Paradigm shift needed in business education “If we want to save the world, we have to reinvent business education.” This is the recommendation of an Engaged Business Leaders’ Forum held on Friday 1 April, an invitation-only event attended by 17 distinguished guests. The event was organised by Professor Gail Whiteman. The group of senior executives of leading companies, environmental organisations and foundations, included H.R.H. Princess Irene of the Netherlands, chair of the Lippe-Biesterfeld Natuurcollege, and H.R.H. Prince Carlos de Bourbon de Parme, director of the Institute for Sustainable Innovation and Development (INSID).
08-04-2011
Making Sense of Climate Change: How to Avoid the Next Big Flood -- Management Lessons for the 21st Century On Friday 1 April 2011 Gail Whiteman presented her inaugural address entitled ‘Making Sense of Climate Change: How to Avoid the Next Big Flood -- Management Lessons for the 21st Century’. The focus of this lecture was how to make better sense of climate change. Professor Whiteman argued that it is essential for managers and academics to take a more systemic approach and collaborate with the natural sciences and local people. She ended with management lessons for the 21st Century.
07-04-2011
Gail Whiteman introduces the Eco-Toga For her inaugural address on 1 April 2011, Professor Gail Whiteman, Ecorys NEI Chair in Sustainability & Climate Change, will wear an Eco-Toga made of Returnity fabric. This fabric is Cradle to Cradle (C2C) certified, produced with a low environmental and social impact and is, after use, totally recyclable.
01-04-2011
Gail Whiteman in the Arctic Professor dr. Gail Whiteman, ECORYS Chair in Sustainability and Climate Change, has been invited to participate in a prestigious scientific journey through the North West Passage of the Arctic on the ship Louis St. Laurent. Her blog is available below.
09-07-2010
What gets measured, gets done An issue faced by many organisations is not a lack of information but their limited capacity to deal with it. This is primarily true in the current days, where individuals and organisations are bombarded by information. The context where organisations find themselves has increased in complexity and the number of issues vying for attention is countless. How do organisations attend and respond to this information overload?
06-07-2010
Professor Gail Whiteman to hold new ECORYS Sustainability and Climate Change Chair Renowned Sustainability and Climate management scholar Gail Whiteman has been appointed as the holder of the newly established Sustainability and Climate Change endowed chair at Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University. The new chair is sponsored by ECORYS Nederland and will be in the department of Business-Society Management, where social and environmental issues in business are a core part of research and education.
26-04-2010
Gail Whiteman featured in Nature Both Gail Whiteman, Associate Professor of Business-Society Management and visiting professor Noreena Hertz are featured in this week’s issue of the reputable magazine Nature. The issue is talking about the global economic downturn that brings both predicament and promise. How will science fare and what role should scientists play on the long road back to recovery and growth? Ten of the world’s leading thinkers and practitioners, amongst which Gail and Noreena, provide analysis, experience and advice.
24-02-2009
Jo van Nunen participates in RTL 7 TV Series on Sustainable Mobility The 8-part TV series ‘Vakwerk NL Duurzame Mobiliteit” will address the crucial need for sustainable mobility to the Netherlands. The series is an initiative of Transumo, who commissioned a national research programme on the topic, headed by Professor Jo van Nunen. The goal is to inform the greater public, in a clear and simple manner, what the transition to sustainable mobility will mean to them and how it may affect them.
30-10-2008
Michael Braungart at RSM on Cradle to Cradle: the Goal is Quality Over 200 people listened attentively to Braungart’s thought-provoking remarks on the cradle-to-cradle concept he developed in cooperation with William McDonough. Braungart argues that the conflict between industry and the environment is not an indictment of commerce but an outgrowth of purely opportunistic design.
28-05-2008
Bettina Wittneben Winner at the 2007 Emerald/EFMD Outstanding Doctoral Research Awards Bettina Wittneben has won the 2007 Emerald/EFMD Outstanding Doctoral Research Award in the 'Management and Governance' category with her dissertation, entitled 'Institutional Change in the Transfer of Climate-Friendly Technology.'
07-01-2008
RSM Erasmus University MBA Scores Highly in Ranking on Social and Environmental Issues RSM Erasmus University has demonstrated significant leadership in integrating social and environmental issues into its MBA programme, according to the Aspen Institute’s 2007-2008 Beyond Grey Pinstripes.
06-11-2007
RSM Leadership Panel "The Commerce of Climate Change" The event concentrated on the outcome of The Stern Review 2006: The Economics of Climate Change, which claims that scientific evidence is overwhelming; climate change presents very serious global risks, and it demands an urgent global response.
12-09-2007
Bettina Wittneben is finalist for Best Dissertation Award at the Academy of Management Conference Every year the Social Issues in Management division of the Academy of Management awards a Best Dissertation Award. This year, Bettina Wittneben is one of the three finalists.
27-06-2007
 
 
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