ESG Innovation Institute - General

Nyenrode Business University now ranks among the top 1% of business schools worldwide. With the awarding of AACSB accreditation, Nyenrode has completed the prestigious trio of the world’s leading international accreditations for business schools: AACSB, AMBA, and EQUIS.

Seven organizations show how ESG, digitalization, and systems thinking drive concrete solutions and long-term business value. By embedding ESG strategically, the focus shifts from compliance to future-oriented decision-making.

What can organizations learn from Jutta Leerdam’s path to gold? A reflection on giving space to independent-minded talent, the tension between control and innovation, and why this is a strategic choice for boards.

Nyenrode Business University has appointed Dr. R.P. (Ruud) van den Dool (1967) as Professor of Fiscal Economics & Tax Accounting, effective February 6. In this role, he will focus on research and teaching related to the economic effects of taxation on businesses and individuals, with particular emphasis on simplification and efficiency. Dr. van den Dool will be affiliated with the Nyenrode Center for Corporate Reporting, Finance & Tax.

Nyenrode Business University has appointed Prof. Dr. Ir. Nicolas Chevrollier as Professor of Sustainability Transitions. With this appointment, Nyenrode strengthens its focus on the acceleration of sustainable change in business and society. The chair is embedded in the Center for Entrepreneurship, Governance & Stewardship.

Organizations that strive for innovation, adaptability, and growth cannot do without rebels in their ranks. Rebels have the courage to swim against the current and are therefore able to break through stagnation. Nyenrode professor Bas Kodden’s advice is clear: cherish and facilitate the good rebels in your organization.

AI is developing fast and takes more and more tasks over. Yet Professor Nick van Dam does not see this as a threat, as long as we focus on the right question. “It’s not about how people can get better at what machines already do,” he says. “It’s about what fundamentally distinguishes humans from machines.”