ESG Innovation Institute - General

Supply chains are under growing pressure from sustainability demands, geopolitical tensions, scarce raw materials, and regulation. Nyenrode researched a practical methodology that maps the sustainability impact of products across the entire supply chain. The key takeaway: perfection is not a requirement.

Impact MBA students explore leadership and innovation at Vanderlande.

How do large international tech companies ensure they remain market-oriented? This question is central to the docoral research of Myeong-Je Cho, who defended his thesis on April 7. He focuses on companies with multiple subsidiaries. The main conclusion? Room for both discovery and execution is essential.

Many organizations chase radical innovation but unknowingly reward the opposite: predictability, control, and short-term results. Emeritus professor of innovation Jeff Gaspersz calls this the biggest enemy of innovation. He shares three key insights that help leaders make innovation a permanent part of culture, structure, and collaboration.

Real learning during an MBA happens through integration and exchange.

A new cohort of Impact MBA students begins their MBA journey at Nyenrode.

Working toward complex societal challenges with a future-oriented mindset, guided by participation as a leading principle—this has been one of the key drivers in the work of Professor of Strategy and Transformation Management Annemieke Roobeek. On March 27, she will deliver her valedictory lecture: the third part of a trilogy on democracy, this time focusing on the power of imagination.

Nyenrode Business University has appointed Prof. Dr. Michael Erkens as Rector Magnificus, effective April 1. With the arrival of Erkens, the University Board is once again complete and now consists of Micky Adriaansens (Chair of the University Board), Jolanda Lamse-Minderhoud (CFO), and Erkens.