CARES: Community for Action and Research on Environment and Societies

CARES: Community for Action and Research on Environment and Societies

CARES brings together around 50 faculty members from all departments at Audencia who are engaging with environmental and social issues in management in their research and teaching.

Our aim

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Recognizing that grand challenges are complex and reach across disciplinary boundaries, CARES aims to develop and diffuse diverse expertise around key issues embodied in the UN Sustainable Development Goals and beyond. CARES offers a space to:

  • share the most recent scholarly research by faculty and invited researchers
  • stimulate inclusive, transversal and interdisciplinary discussion
  • explore tricky topics and experiment with unusual ideas
  • welcome external experts from different disciplines such as psychology, law, policy, geography and beyond
  • pick up weak signals about emerging challenges in a rapidly changing world
  • identify potential datasets and collaborators for research projects
  • connect research to teaching and wider societal impact

As active and engaged academic citizens, we strive to enable transformative change towards sustainability and regeneration by questioning existing paradigms, exploring alternatives, and imagining new possibilities. As the IPCC 2018 report on climate change stated, we need “rapid, far reaching and unprecedented changes in all aspects of society”. This, of course, can only be achieved in interaction and collaboration with others, including students, local communities, professionals, change makers, regulators, and many others.

Individually and collectively, we engage in research to strengthen and enhance both theoretical and practical foundations for sustainable development. This is done through regular interactions with scholars, practitioners and experts, but also with local communities within and outside our institution. We develop and implement teaching materials to challenge and rethink our curriculum. We also participate in local and global actions, movements and networks to contribute to broader societal change.

Activities

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CARES organizes regular activities and events through the year to bring researchers together including:

  • Monthly catch-ups explore new topics, latest updates or current projects of members
  • Seminars with internal and external researchers and experts bring insights on a range of issues
  • Workshops offer an opportunity to do a deep-dive into a particular topic
  • Writing retreats give space for faculty to work individually on their research projects in a supportive environment

Networks

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CARES brings together active members of a range of networks including:

  • United Nations Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME) 
  • International Association for Business and Society (IABS) 
  • European Business Ethics Network (EBEN)
  • Centre for Social & Environmental Accounting Research France (CSEAR)
  • Business and Society Research Seminar 
  • Environmental and Sustainability Management Accounting Network Europe (EMAN)
  • Network Business for Sustainability
  • B Academy (academic network of the B-Lab)

Insights from our experts

Women! Video series by the Knowledge Hub x CARES:

Audencia's Knowledge Hub and CARES have produced a series of 5 videos entitled Women! Knowledge Hub x CARES. Each one offers research insights and reflection from CARES members inviting us to rethink the role of women in society.

#1 Natalia Vershinina - Gender and Societal Structure

#2 Claire Champenois – Feminist and Gender  

#3 Christine Naschberger – Equality and Inclusion

#4 Yuliya Shymko – Idea of Leadership

#5 Nil Gulari - Art and Research

Resources

The CARES Teams page hosts a range of resources for faculty on topics as well as editorial information and calls for papers and conferences.