August 22, 2024

11:00AM - 12:00PM (Eastern Time)

In a time where sustainability is more crucial than ever, educators play a key role in preparing future leaders to address global challenges. This panel explores how case-based learning effectively teaches sustainability to business students.

Join us for the inaugural panel of the Ivey Publishing and PRME Sustainability Case Writing Awards, as our expert panelists share their experiences, best practices, and insights on how real-world cases can inspire and engage students in sustainable business practices.

Learn more about the Sustainability Case Awards here.

Session Overview: This session brings together faculty members specializing in sustainability education. Attendees will gain insights into: 

• Case-based learning dynamics: Exploring how teaching with cases enriches sustainability education by integrating theory with practical applications. 
• Key elements of effective cases: Insights into crafting compelling case studies that resonate with students and highlight sustainability solutions across industries. 
• Impact and Engagement: Strategies for engaging students in sustainability issues and measuring the educational impact. 
• Case Writing Advice: Practical tips for educators and case writers on developing impactful sustainability-themed cases, aligned with the standards of the Ivey Publishing Sustainability Awards. 

Moderator:

• Tima Bansal – Professor, General Management, Sustainability & Strategy, Ivey Business School

Panelists 

• Aurora Díaz Soloaga – Senior Lecturer, Almaty Management University; Co-Vice Chair, Teaching and i5 pedagogy for PRME Chapter Eurasia
• Robert D. Klassen – Professor, Operations Management and Sustainability, Ivey Business School
• Subhasis Ray – Professor of Marketing, XLRI Xavier School of Management, Jamshedpur, India

About the Panelists

Tima Bansal

Tima Bansal is a Professor of Sustainability and Strategy at the Ivey Business School. She holds honorary doctorates from the University of Hamburg, Université de Montréal, and the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. She is also affiliated with the University of Cambridge and Monash University. Tima leads Innovation North, which is reimagining business innovation to create better businesses and a more resilient, prosperous and sustainable society. Tima also founded the Network for Business Sustainability and Ivey’s Centre for Building Sustainable Value. Tima is currently the Chair of the Board of the United Nation’s Principles for Responsible Education and is the Chair of the Impact Committee for venture capitalist, Shift4Good. Tima has received significant accolades for her scholarship. She holds a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Business Sustainability; she is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and a Fellow of the Academy of Management; she holds the Hellmuth Prize from Western University, the Distinguished Scholar Award by the Organizations and Natural Environment; and, was the first Canadian to be named a Faculty Pioneer for Academic Leadership by the Aspen Institute, a global forum for business and society headquartered in Washington, D.C.

Aurora Díaz Soloaga



Aurora Díaz Soloaga, MSM, is a Senior Lecturer at the School of Management (AlmaU), where she teaches Leadership, Corporate Social Responsibility, and Global Management, among other subjects. In 2022, she was named the CEEMAN Teacher of the Year. She enriches her classes with an active approach, promoting a sense of transformative education and advocating for Responsible Management Education in the eclectic environment of Kazakhstan and Central Asia. Due to her commitment, Aurora has become an active member of the Expert Pedagogy Group of the Impactful5 (i5), the flagship project of the platform “Principles of Responsible Management in Education” (PRME) — a United Nations Global Compact initiative. She represents the PRME Eurasian Chapter among 20 experts from around the world.

Robert D. Klassen

Robert's research interests focus on exploring the linkages between operations and sustainability with a particular focus on supply chain management. This research has emphasized, first, characterizing management practices and organizational capabilities, and second, understanding both the antecedents and performance outcomes of these practices and capabilities. His research has been published in Management Science, Production and Operations Management, Journal of Operations Management, Academy of Management Journal, and International Journal of Operations & Production Management, among others. He is currently serving as co-Editor for International Journal of Operations & Production Management, and as co-Department Editor for Production and Operations Management.

Subhasis Ray

Professor Subhasis Ray has three decades of experience in corporate and academia. In his corporate career, he worked for subsidiaries of leading MNcs- Fosroc, HIlti and the Tata group- in strategy and business development. In his academic career, Professor Ray has taught and researched in the area of marketing, CSR, sustainability and social entrepreneurship. He has taught/spoken on marketing/sustainability in 26 countries at leading universities including Harvard Business School, Yale, Cornell, INSEAD, Tsinghua, University of Queensland and University College London.