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Enterprise for Society Center

Driving the transition towards a sustainable and inclusive society through research, education and innovation.

Enterprise for Society Center

Driving the transition towards a sustainable and inclusive society through research, education and innovation.

The Enterprise for Society Center (E4S) is a research and action center created by three institutes of academic excellence: the University of Lausanne through its Faculty of Business and Economics (UNIL-HEC), the Institute for Management Development (IMD), and the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) under the stewardship of its College of Management Technology. Our mission is to inspire and activate the transition to a resilient and inclusive economy within planetary boundaries, seizing the opportunities and addressing the challenges raised by scientific and technological change.

Announcing four new research projects supported by E4S in 2025

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University Tuition Fees and Student Outcomes: Literature Review from a Swiss Perspective

By Marius Brülhart, Rafael Lalive, Marie Polier, Enrico Rubolino

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Present and Future of Circular Economy in Europe

By Edoardo Chiarotti, Boris Thurm, Thomas Höhne-Sparbort, Felix Philipp, Julie Shuyue Qiao

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E4S 2024 Highlights: A Year of Impact

We are proud to present the Enterprise for Society Center 2024 Highlights, showcasing our key achievements in research, education, and activation over the past year. Read the full report and discover how E4S is driving the transition to a sustainable, resilient, and inclusive economy.

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Showcase is back on 10 September 2025

Innovating for the Wellbeing of Humans and Ecosystems

Showcase is E4S’ sustainable innovation summit that gathers the academic community, businesses, NGO’s, policy-makers, and civil society, to engage in an action-driven platform and find solutions to our century’s most urgent challenges.

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The SMT students present their Transformative Projects

Teams of 3-4 students from the SMT Master’s program work together over three months on a topic developed by a company with the objective to propose new perspectives and solutions that can have the potential to transform industry or societal practices.

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Discover the Sustainability Portal

The University of Lausanne, IMD and EPFL Sustainability Portal maps the projects and people working to solve pressing social and environmental challenges within the three universities.