Babson’s socio-ecological systems (SES) core courses provide a strong background for future entrepreneurial leaders in integrative systems thinking approaches to problem solve by simultaneously addressing ecological integrity, social injustice, and responsible value creation.
Beyond just social impact or corporate social responsibility, socio-ecological systems for integrated sustainability allows students to develop as system change leaders who bring different disciplines together to understand and solve some of humanity’s greatest environmental challenges.
A 2024 article published by the Academy of Management and Learning Education (AMLE) calls for management education to shift and focus on the socio-ecological systems, which Babson College faculty have been doing since 2020. The AMLE article recognizes the intricate interdependence between businesses, society, and ecological systems. This perspective highlights that businesses cannot thrive in isolation from the natural environment or societal well-being, as both are foundational and essential to economic sustainability. By integrating ecological considerations into management education, this approach aims to shift from resource-dependent practices towards a model that fosters human and ecological flourishing. This approach encourages future managers to consider the broader impacts of their decisions on the environment and society, promoting a more sustainable and just future.
Babson’s socio-ecological systems (SES) core courses directly teach Babson’s Undergraduate Learning Competency of integrated sustainability and are fully co-taught bringing the social sciences and ecological sciences together, which actively demonstrates the collaboration learning competency.
The environmental sustainability concentration is a study of how sustainability has become a primary driver for innovation, social justice, and business success as supply chains became more transparent over the last few decades.
The Undergraduate Professional Accelerator Fund provides funding for undergraduate students to pursue professional and personal development opportunities outside of Babson College. Specifically, it will fund costs associated with student participation in external virtual experiences such as case competitions, conferences, forums, hackathons, webinars, etc.
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Sustainability at Babson is always evolving. We, as a community, work together to define what Sustainability at Babson is and what it needs to be in the future—we welcome any and all feedback.
