Can business contribute to improving society and the planet? We believe.

A visionary global alliance founded in 2011, the Council on Business & Society engages faculty, students, business leaders, practitioners, NGOs and policy-makers to explore how business can positively contribute to society, Planet, and the common good.

The Council on Business & Society
The Council on Business & Society (CoBS) publishes research and thought leadership via its quarterly magazine Global Voice, weekly articles on its Community blog, white papers, eBooks and learning pods.
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Our Recent News
Now published and available on free download: The WashU Olin-CoBS special issue magazine on Business & Health
This special 101-page issue features a Foreword and Afterword by Olin’s Dean and Professor Mike Mazzeo and Prof. Patrick Aguilar, Managing Director of Health, and 19 research-backed articles from leading faculty in the CoBS schools and guest institutions.
Download by clock on the front cover and join in the debate via the CoBS on LinkedIn!

The 8th CoBS Global Alumni Meet Up: November 12th 2026!
Hosted by Trinity Business School, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland. 5.30pm-9.30pm, The Dargan, 182 Pearse Street, Dublin 2, D02 F6N2. The event proposes an interactive evening with TBS Dean Laurent Muzellec and industry experts on the theme Skills that Matter in the Age of AI, a presentation of the CoBS and international networking around drinks & buffet. Register on the CoBS Alumni page!

Download the previous event learning takeaway!
From the Singapore Green Plan to the Future
of Business Education
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“[The Council's] Global Voice – yet another boring think tank, you might say? Not at all! The content is professional, exhaustive and explained. The tone is interesting, certain articles are wittily pitched and the style is fluid. Highly recommended!”
Nicolas Berrou, Business-cool.com
The special summer 2026 issue of the CoBS Global Voice magazine #36
We’re delighted to post this special summer issue 2026 of Global Voice magazine that features the winners, runners-up, and finalists from the CoBS Case Development Competition, Module 2 of the Council’s Advanced International Certificate in Responsible Business Practices.
On the Council Community blog and special Gender Equality issue of Global Voice:
"This is one of the best sites I have ever visited. We all need to support women entrepreneurs in every aspect. The content is very informative. Thank you for sharing it."
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Routledge-CoBS wins book award
Huge congrats to Prof. Daniel Malan at Trinity Business School & The CoBS whose Routledge-CoBS book “Power and Corporate Responsibility: Dimensions, Purpose and Value” was named joint winner of the prestigious SIM Division, AOM Best Book Award 2024!
Check out the winning book here.









