The CEMS International Business Project (IBP) is designed as a real-life learning experience for students, providing a unique opportunity to gain insights into corporate practice of an international player. Student teams deal with a real-life management challenge as a one-term activity tutored by university faculty and the CEMS IBP partner.
Project title: Sustainability & Future of Work: Interfaces and Challenges
Project partner: Deloitte
Focus: Sustainability; Sustainable HR; Green Workers; Future of Work; Sustainability Strategies; Organizational Transformation; Green Skills
Project brief: The aim of the business project is to perform a holistic analysis of the implications of sustainability in the future of work with the specific focus on human capital challenges and interfaces. The project scope is narrowed down by two core research questions:
- How can organizations transform their workforce to become sustainable from an environmental, social, and governmental perspective?
- How will this sustainability shift impact the skills & capabilities needed in future organizations? What will the jobs of the so-called green-collar workers look like? What skills and capabilities will be needed?
Moreover, the students are encouraged to elaborate on the relevant measurement and key performance indicators companies can utilize on their journey towards sustainable transformations.
The project comprises both, secondary as well as primary research. Considering the former, the students shall explore academic research as well as existing business insights on this topic. While there are no limitations considering the materials chosen, the students should focus primarily on the Austrian & German geographical region. The primary research will be conducted in the form of interviews with representatives of Austrian and/or German companies. Deloitte will provide a list with potential interview partners that the students may contact. However, students are more than welcome to leverage their own contacts not included in this list.
Consequently, the overreaching goal of the project is to combine the results gained in the holistic market research with the current interview insights and derive strategic directions & areas of focus for the practitioners operating in the sustainability field.
Useful prerequisites: Besides interest in and previous knowledge about corporate sustainability, fluency in German is beneficial due to the focus on German speaking countries.