Navigating ESG Challenges: Business Skills for Transition

ESG is one of the most important current and future challenges in the business world. However, there is a considerable amount of scepticism about its design and achievability as well as serious concerns about risks in ignoring its relevance for firm purpose and business models.

The event will feature an insightful talk delivered by Ismail Ertürk, Senior Lecturer in PMO Management and Organisation Studies at AMBS, where we will explore:

• The concerns and risks of ignoring ESG’s relevancy
• Leadership frameworks for ESG
• The importance of integrating social and environmental responsibilities into business models
• Why shareholder value primacy has failed as a company’s purpose
• Roadmaps for ESG strategy, drawing on interdisciplinary research

The event will be facilitated by Kieran MacCourt, Head of Client Relations at AMBS and is aimed at both the alumni community, and those interested in Executive Education.

Please note: This is an in-person only event which will not be recorded or streamed.

8:00-8:30am - Arrival, registration, and pastries

8:30-9:30am – Navigating ESG Challenges: Business Skills for Transition with Ismail Ertürk

9:30-10:30am – Networking

During the session you'll have the opportunity to network with fellow alumni and senior leaders from a variety of industries, as well as finding out more about AMBS's portfolio of professional development courses.

There will be a selection of breakfast pastries for you to enjoy before the discussion whilst you network with fellow alumni and industry peers.

Ismail Erturk

Ismail is also the course lead for AMBS’s professional development course, Leading ESG and Sustainability, a 4 day holistic course for leaders who are looking to develop ESG strategies, evaluate their performance effectively, whilst also responding to societal needs and avoiding sustainability box ticking exercises.

Ismail has widely published on corporate governance, social context of finance, financialisaton and cultural economy. His current research focus on green finance, central banking, ESG, stakeholder capitalism.

He participated in funded research programmes including European Social and Economic Models of Knowledge Economy, Centre for Research into Socio-cultural Change, European Cooperation in Science and Technology.

As well as holding various international visiting teaching and research positions, Ismail also sits on the boards of art organisations and non-profit organisations with social purpose. He regularly appears in international media including BBC and Bloomberg to comment on finance and economy.