CEC European Managers will launch the new Sustainable Leaders website in the framework of its Sustainable Leadership Project, early July. On this occasion,  the Research Report on Sustainable Leadership in European Management, conducted among 1000 managers in six European countries will be published. The representative findings will help to design a new evidence-based leadership model and a customized training programme to help European managers transition to new standards of management practice, aligned with the EU Green Deal, the SDGs, and the Paris Agreement.

In many ways, the Coronavirus crisis has showcased the vulnerability of our healthcare system, as well as the fragility of our economy. The globalised world economy seems to be currently in reanimation mode, although it is unclear which business models will survive in the long-term. What is clear, in times of crisis, is that value creation and survival have a lot to do with planetary and societal needs, a long-term outlook, and adopting a stakeholder approach. As a recognised social partner of the European Commission, CEC  European Managers also highlights the role social dialogue plays in shaping the transition.

The ecological emergency and unprecedented global inequalities leave great opportunities for new kinds of innovation, for collaborative economic ecosystems, and for a positive socio-environmental impact, while still realising economic gains. As CEC’s report on the Coronavirus showed, managers are to increasingly consider the role of (digital) people management, professional purpose, and mental well-being. Against that background, it will prove important to give managers the right tools to change their modus operandi.

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