Profit, people and planet - today’s businesses have to take care of all three. In this business simulation your students have to balance financial sustainability with environmental and social responsibility.
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Sustainability is not a siloed discipline - it impacts all business disciplines. The Sustainable Business simulation can add engagement and plenty of a-ha moments for many different courses including:
Suitable courses
Sustainability impacts
Suitable courses
Sustainability impacts
Don’t see your course here? No problem, the simulation is designed to fit your course, not the other way around.
Get a free trialThe impact of climate change is rapidly becoming more visible and tangible worldwide. We are also seeing its effects more and more clearly in the economy as climate risks translate into financial losses. (..) I hope it is obvious why sustainability is key in business education and in business simulations.
The Hubro Sustainable Business simulation will give your learners an engaging learning experience that shows how sustainability intersects with financials, strategy and operations.
Learners have to make strategic decisions that balance financial and environmental sustainability. Should they invest in new product lines, cost-cutting, or cutting emissions? Should they build their own factories or outsource production? These are just some of the decisions they will face.
The learners’ businesses have huge carbon footprints, but the market is pressuring them to reduce their emissions. Becoming a sustainable manufacturer is both a challenge, and an opportunity to gain competitive advantages.
The businesses have many stakeholders, including employees and the community surrounding the company. The learners will encounter situations and even scandals concerning diversity and equality, the work environment, harassment, and transparency that will impact their performance.
Blindly making environment-friendly decisions will not lead to success in the simulation. To make their businesses financially sustainable, the learners must make a profit, maintain a healthy cash flow, and take a position in the growing markets.
Business leaders today need to think about profit, planet and people simultaneously. In Hubro’s Sustainable Business simulation, learners are challenged to take on this responsibility whilst considering the many different stakeholders.
Each stakeholder either impacts or is impacted by how the business acts. Customers expect sustainable products. Investors factor in climate risk using an ESG index. The government may introduce carbon taxation and governance requirements. Employees and society as a whole expect businesses to behave responsibly and ethically.
To lead their businesses to success, the learners must balance the requirements of all these stakeholders. Short-sighted focus on profit won’t cut it, and neither will blindly making “green” investments. The truly sustainable businesses are both financially and environmentally sustainable.
Get a free trialThe simulation requires only an internet connection and a modern web browser.
The simulation is designed to work on desktop, mobile and tablet screen sizes.
