Enterprise for Society Center
The Enterprise for Society Center (E4S) is founded on the conviction that our world is at a critical juncture and that many drivers of our social and economic lives will soon be unrecognizable. This situation creates both uncertainties and opportunities. A joint venture of three institutes of academic excellence, the University of Lausanne (UNIL), IMD and the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), E4S’s mission is to inspire and activate the transition to a resilient and inclusive economy within planetary boundaries, mindful of the opportunities and challenges raised by scientific and technological change.
The E4S Center spearheads research on responsible management, sustainable technology and shared prosperity.
by Williams Amanda, Haack Patrick and Haanaes Knut Bjarne, Stanford Social Innovation Review (May 2023)
by Nick Sascha, I by IMD (December 2022)
Professor Guido Palazzo, who teaches ethics and critical thinking as part of the master’s degree in Sustainable Management and Technology, discusses what ethics is and why it is important in today’s world.
Featured report
True cost of food as a lever to transform the Swiss Food System
Food systems have substantial environmental, social, and health impacts that are not reflected in the cost of food. The current political context, both domestically and internationally, have identified True Cost Accounting for Food (TCAF) as a means to drive the transformation of food systems.
Read our latest research, which is regularly published in the world’s leading business and management journals.
