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“Today I have the chance to work for an organization where I can use my knowledge and energy to bridge the gap between research and creating a real impact for the patient. I try to do this with purpose everyday”
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Chiara Chianese
Development Scientist en Ferring Pharmaceuticals
International MBA
2018-19
“My purpose is to continue facing challenges that become great opportunities to change the world. Being able to incorporate a positive vision of the future in the present. Keep doing little things that transform our reality”
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Leticia Andrades
Directora del Área de Personas at Asproseat Group
Executive MBA
2017-19
“For me, if they really want to make it happen, they need to match their personal values with the business values and use that as an enabler to leave a footprint on society”
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Rafael Salgado Tourinho
Director Supply Chain Excellence at E.ON
International MBA
2004-05
“If you have a purpose as a leader from a personal and professional point of view, you never switch it off. Honouring that purpose is when it really works and comes naturally”
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Peter Odemark
Co-Founder & Managing Partner at Gullpang Re:food
International MBA
2003-04
“We have managed to build a business around advanced technology, which also respects the environment, making it a sustainable project from the beginning”
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Lucyanna Barbosa
Co-Founder & CEO at Bicosome
Global Executive MBA
2013-15
“From a social perspective, there is a need to raise awareness of the need for inclusion and for diversity to be one of the values of the company so that everyone forms part of its talent base”
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Rodrigo De Oliveira
Chief of Staff Global Customer Operations at AXA Partners
Executive MBA
2015-17
“We must always be aware of the social problems that exist and when we come up with a possible solution, we should try and implement it”
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Mª José Pujol
Fundadora y Directora General de Icaria Iniciatives Socials
International MBA
1992-94
“I wanted to do something different so I changed career paths so I could contribute to change and a fairer society. Today, technology enables us to reduce the inequality gap that exists in the world”
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Stephanie Hoyle
Venture CEO Farmauna
International MBA
2017-18
“My purpose in life is to be one of the people who supports female entrepreneurs in Africa so that Africa is not left behind in the digital transformation and the technological change that is happening. I think women can be the drivers of that digital change in Africa”
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Salmine Sassi
Co-Founder of She Starts Africa and Strategy & Innovation Consultant
International Master in Management
2021-22
“One of the purposes of Col·lectiu Cultura, which is the entrepreneurial project that I amb developing in rural areas, is to break down borders between the sector and society, in order to bring it closer. By doing this, we will achieve social transformation and a change of system and communication”
Xènia Gaya
Founder and CEO of Col·lectiu Cultura & Innovation
PDG
2021-22
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Our purpose is to train and support managers and future business leaders, from their entry into the labour market until they achieve professional growth and maturity, towards a sustainable and responsible leadership, which in addition to enhancing their professional competencies and abilities, bases their values and practices on human sustainability, society, the environment, the economy, ethics and equal opportunities.
We strongly believe in the multiplier effect and the impact that current and future business leaders can create in society through this type of leadership, in both existing profit-driven companies and future purpose-driven organisations.
Purpose-driven companies and organisations follow a strategy which goes beyond owner and shareholder profits and looks after the wellbeing and development of other relevant stakeholder groups such as the community it operates in, its employees and the environment.
A company's purpose states the values the business is seeking to create and for whom, offering its employees, stakeholders and shareholders a clearer definition of its objectives and expectations.
For a purpose to be properly developed, all of the stakeholder groups must be involved. At EADA, we use our own model of Sustainable Leadership which builds a purpose based on work by the individual to improve the alignment between the individual purpose and the company's strategy.
This model enables people to learn about and better understand themselves, identifying the purpose that most represents them, and from there move towards new styles and ways of relating to stakeholder groups to achieve their purpose.
According to the Manifesto to legally acknowledge purpose-driven companies, recently presented by Fundación B Lab Spain, one of the driving forces behind the #BCorp movement in Spain, there is an urgent need to create a legal entity, "Sociedades de Beneficio e Interés Común (SBIC)" (Companies for Common Benefit and Interest), which officially recognizes the companies that achieve the highest standards in terms of society, environment, transparency and good corporate governance.
As its founders explain, "there is a need to promote a new business model, which already exists in other countries, whereby private resources are used to create a positive impact in society to guarantee transparency and good governance as well as compliance with sustainability standards."
Currently more than 50 organisations, including EADA, have signed the manifesto created by the global BCorp organisation for a law to promote purpose-driven companies. Click here for more information >>
EADA's business road map over the next few years is focused on enhancing our mission towards a more sustainable and responsible leadership, thereby reaffirming our commitment to promoting new leadership among our participants (individuals), our Alumni (community), corporations and companies (collectives) and whose values and practices are based on human sustainability, society, the environment, the economy, ethics and equal opportunities.
At EADA, we understand this idea of new leadership as an evolution in the demands of society on the business world which leads to a change in the way that people and organisations operate to become leader in their sector and maintain their position. Generating economic growth is no longer enough; social responsibility, ethical conduct and leadership practices are also key.
Our work as a business school involves preparing professionals and organisations to achieve the highest social, economic or environmental standards, and guarantee that they understand, get involved and promote this environment, enabling them to meet their obligations with all the different stakeholders. Leadership which combines social, environmental as well as economic responsibility.
The sustainable leadership model at EADA is based on 8 axes, 4 related to people and 4 to impact:
*Image Campus EADA Barcelona (C/ Aragó, 204) completely remodelled and inaugurated in September 2019.
Building in which sustainability and energy savings are key features, in addition to its unique and distinctive architecture.
SDG 4: Quality Education
SDG 5: Gender Equality
SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth
SDG 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
SDG 10: Reduced Inequality
SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
SDG 12: Responsible Consumption and Production
SDG 17: Partnerships to achieve the Goal
EADA promotes in all training programmes the adoption of the six Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME), which was an initiative promoted in 2007 by several business schools, with the support of the United Nations. We also incorporate and disseminate the 10 principles of the Pacto Mundial Red Española.
POSITIVE IMPACT RATING: EADA is recognised as one of the most transformative business schools in the world, ranked level 4 (out of 5) in the third edition of the Positive Impact Rating (2022), which evaluates academic institutions according to their positive impact on the world and society. More information >>
BETTER WORLD RANKING MBA: EADA Business School was ranked among the 40 top business schools in the world at number 34, as a result of integrating sustainable development into its MBA programmes, faculty research on sustainability issues and the gender and ethnical diversity of its faculty. More information >>
OTHER ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: The most prestigious international rankings have recognized EADA Business School programmes:
In 2021, EADA has worked in partnership along its three main axes with worldwide and/or local organisations that create impact through their purpose. We have also published reports and studies of collective interest. These include:
Social entrepreneurship in the classroom: Through an agreement with Fundación Ashoka Spain, we promote social innovation to solve challenges with changemakers who inspire others and change the world. More information >>
Environmental focus in the classroom: Collaboration initiatives with the Centre for Ecological Research and Forestry Applications (CREAF) unite research, dissemination and training in the classroom.
Innovation as a transversal axis: our agreement with École des Ponts Paris Business School for the Global Executive MBA, which is a programme designed specifically for innovative and technological leaders. Our agreement with ISDI for programmes which combine digitalisation and leadership are led by top specialists: Master in Fintech and Business Analytics, and Master in Digital Business. Agreement with SKEMA Business School, a prestigious and ranked business school in France, for the development of the EADA-SKEMA Global BBA, the most global Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration.
We promote the development of Barcelona towards a more sustainable, inclusive city with a positive social impact. We are strategic partners of the Barcelona+B initiative, driven by B Lab.
The quest for knowledge through Reports and Studies are largely carried out in partnership and include a social scope. View our reports>>
Fundación EADA offers a package of scholarships via The EADA Fund for Positive impact, which raises funds for various projects with a clear objective: to boost talent and create more training opportunities, thereby facilitating labour market access to those who most need it.
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At EADA Business School we want to be a transparent organisation:
Find out more about what we do and how we work in our 2021 annual report
Read about our commitment in the EADA sustainability report
Consult our social balance sheet
Consult our code of ethics