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Sustainable development, business ethics, CSR and responsible management have been in the core DNA of Maastricht School of Management (MSM) since its inception. Not only is it clearly at the heart of MSM's vision, mission and values, but it is also propagated by the students as they journey through the MSM experience, the passionate and international MSM staff and faculty, MSM's international partner institutes and the corporate partners that share MSM's vision for 'working together for better global management'.

This is a first in a series of articles highlighting how MSM as an institute, our students and alumni contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals. In this article, the spotlight is on Gabriele Suares, an MSM Master in Management alumnus.

A Master thesis on circular music festivals
While studying the Master in Management at MSM in Maastricht, Gabriele Suares got inspired on the topic of circularity. "Studying economics, having a background in music and getting more and more interested in sustainability, circular music festivals seemed the perfect topic to combine all three of my main interests at one time: economy, music and environmental awareness," Gabriele explains. This formed the breeding ground for Gabriele's Master thesis Going green: An explorative study of the practices and motivational drivers behind circular music festivals in the Netherlands.

Born in Italy, Gabriele moved to Berlin to pursue a Bachelor of Arts in audio engineering. After completing his Bachelor, he worked in the music industry as a songwriter/producer and audio technician before moving to the Netherlands to study at MSM. At the same time, his girlfriend was studying environmental science in the UK. This 'European' context added an extra dimension to Gabriele's growing interest in circularity: "I was learning more on the topic while studying my Master in Management at MSM and at the same time I was able to compare the status of the transition towards circularity in different European states: the Netherlands, the UK, Germany and Italy."

Distinction between sustainability and circularity
When asking Gabriele about the most valuable take-away of his thesis, he has a clear answer: "That is the clear distinction that I discovered between sustainability and circularity. While becoming sustainable means that a particular link of the chain wants to become greener, to become environmentally conscious and basically to survive in the long run, to become circular means that all the interconnected links in the chain must become sustainable to make the whole chain zero-waste and to 'close the loop'. There is so much interdependence between all the entities involved that it is much more difficult for circularity to happen than for sustainability. For example, monoculture of soybeans destined to make recyclable cups (sustainable) are destroying the biodiversity of a particular rural area (unsustainable)."

Festivals as small-scale test labs for smart cities
Apart from the obvious benefits of festivals becoming circular, Gabriele sees another big advantage: "Since a festival is confined both spatially as well as temporally, you can immediately see the direct positive effects of implementing a circular mindset and sustainable technologies. In this sense, as one of my interviewees mentioned, the festival can be a small-scale test lab for the smart cities of the future."

Surprising statistics
The statistics of Gabriele's thesis were quite surprising. In his findings, the top 10 - 20% of festivals in the Netherlands are doing a terrific job. They are the forerunners of the country and additionally they are playing an important pioneering role in the rest of Europe. Unfortunately, the rest of the industry lags far behind. "Only 16% recycle, 14% offer unbottled free water and 11% encourage the usage of e-tickets to reduce paper waste," Gabriele explains. "The most common practice emerged was the hard cup system, in which you get a reusable hard plastic cup for the whole festival, with 19% of the festivals using this".
For his research Gabriele reached out to three festival organizers in Maastricht, namely Social Events, Inkom Festival (introduction week festival for Maastricht University) and the 9-day WE Festival. "Furthermore I included two festival organizers in Amsterdam: DGTL, which is THE circular festival in the Netherlands and in the world, and ID&T, which is a huge organization behind festivals such as Tomorrowland, Def.qon, Amsterdam Open Air, Milkshake, Valhalla and more."

Contribution of circular festivals to the SDG's
Gabriele sees circular festivals contributing to several SDG's: "Circular festivals are contributing directly to the achievement of the SDGs, especially SDG #12 "Responsible consumption and production". However, circular festivals could also help in attaining a positive effect on SDG #8 "Decent work and economic growth", SDG #11 "Sustainable cities and communities", SDG #7 "Affordable and clean energy" and SDG #13 "Climate action"."

Taking the thesis research to the next step
While Gabriele's research was initially in the loop for funding by the Dutch government, this did not work out. The team of researchers that will work on taking the thesis research to the next level, is now searching for funding sources within Europe. About his role in this research, Gabriele is not sure yet: "The research will start in January 2020 and I am still discussing with the researchers to define my role in it. I would love to help, but I acknowledge that I am not as experienced nor skilled in writing a scientific research as a professional one would be."

Hope for the future
Gabriele's hope for festivals is to become an example for other industries in circularity: "The transition towards circularity is long and complicated, but is feasible and reaps great benefits. The amount of counseling and guidance these festivals could give to, for instance, ecological urbanists or circular supply chain companies is invaluable."

Gabriele's Master Thesis Going green: An explorative study of the practices and motivational drivers behind circular music festivals in the Netherlands was supervised by Jakomijn van Wijk, PhD, Associate Professor Sustainable Business at MSM. Her research focuses on processes of institutional change towards sustainability in organizations and industries, partnership networks in global value chains and entrepreneurship for inclusive development.

Sustainable development and circularity in MSM's education programs

Learning about sustainable development is an important part of MSM's education programs. In the Master in Management program, students conduct a real-life group company project focusing on Sustainable Development. In our MBA programs Global Responsibility is a core module which consists of courses in Corporate Responsibility & Ethics and Managing Cultural Diversity. In addition, MBA students can choose to specialize in International Business Development & Sustainable Development, which includes courses on sustainability in the global economy, green and inclusive innovation, international Human Resource Management, fair trade and global value chains.

In our Executive Education portfolio, we offer specific programs focusing on Sustainable Business Development. In the Corporate Social Responsibility course, participants explore how companies can meet stakeholder expectations in a manner that balances social, environmental and economic goals. In the Value Chain Analysis course, the promotion of green and inclusive value chains is a core subject.

Capacity building solutions for sustainable development

Besides being a business school offering management education, MSM is also a management development institute offering capacity building solutions for clients around the world, with the concerted goal to enhance sustainable economic development. Circularity and sustainable development are the core topics in a specialized diploma program that MSM is currently developing with its long-term partner in Peru, Centrum Graduate Business School. Driven by the increased demand in the Peruvian market for diploma programs with topics, such as the circular economy, development of a sustainable HR strategy, impact investment and social innovation, MSM has set-up this custom made training to assist Centrum Graduate Business School in the development of this Specialized Diploma on Sustainable Development Management. The development of this training is funded by the Nuffic Orange Knowledge Programme (OKP).

This is just one example of MSM's capacity building projects with the aim to contribute to sustainable development. Other examples can be found here.

MSM faculty focusing on sustainable development

MSM's faculty members are passionate about what they do and tenacious in finding solutions to the toughest business challenges with the aim to contribute to sustainable development. Our faculty members publicize regularly on topics related to circularity and sustainable development.

Please find some examples of recent publications below:

van Wijk, J., Zietsma, C., Dorado, S., de Bakker, F., & Martí, I. (2019). Social innovation: Integrating micro, meso and macro level insights from institutional theory. Business & Society, 58(5), 887-918.

Stanišić, M., & Nedeljković, J. (2019). Regulatory framework of forestry for climate change mitigation and adaption. In W. Leal Filho, U. Azeiteiro, A. Azul, L. Brandli, P. Özuyar, T. Wall (Eds.), Climate Action. Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Cham, Switzerland: Springer.

van Wijk, J., & Meerns, A. (2019). Initial Business Case Ideas on Sustainable Tourism, Home Textiles, Apparel, and IT-Outsourcing in Egypt; Macadamia Nuts, Fresh Fruit and Vegetables, and Fish in Kenya; and Sustainable Tourism in Uganda. Utrecht, Netherlands: Fair & Sustainable Consulting.

Limpens, G., van Dijk, M. P., & de Boer, D. (2019). Telephone Farming - A new approach for agricultural development, a project with the Latia Resource Centre, Kenya (MSM Working Paper No. 2019/03).

van Dijk, M. P. (2018). Smart Eco-Cities Are Managing Information Flows in an Integrated Way: The Example of Water, Electricity and Solid Waste. In M. Dastbaz, W. Naudé & J. Manoochehri (Eds.), Smart Futures, Challenges of Urbanisation, and Social Sustainability (pp. 149-168). Cham, Switzerland: Springer.

Maastricht School of Management: Working together for better global management

As a signatory to the Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME), MSM strives towards making the world a better place through responsible management. MSM aims to contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG's) in all its activities: the international capacity-building programs, the custom made programs, research activities and in its education programs. To learn more on how MSM contributes to the SDG's, click here.

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Embracing the Sustainable Development Goals - A Master thesis on circular music festivals

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This is a first in a series of articles highlighting how MSM as an institute, its students and alumni contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals. In this article, the spotlight is on Gabriele Suares, an MSM Master in Management alumnus, who graduated with his thesis on cirucular music festivals.

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Salzburg festival without plastic bottles

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BWT steigt in die Riege der Hauptsponsoren ein. Die vorerst auf fünf Jahre fixierte Partnerschaft wurde am heutigen Montag, dem Weltwassertag, vorgestellt. Präsidentin Helga Rabl-Stadler bezeichnete dabei die Festspielrede Peter Sellars im Jahr 2019 und dessen Inszenierung der Mozartoper "Idomeneo" als Auslöser. "Er verdammte damals geradezu den sorglosen Umgang mit den Schätzen dieser Erde", sagte sie heute.

Neue Umwelt-Maßnahmen bei den Festspielen

Der Verzicht auf Plastik-Wegwerfflaschen soll aber nicht die einzige Umwelt-Maßnahme bleiben. Die Audi-Flotte der Festspiele bestehe schon zu 100 Prozent aus Elektroautos, sagte Rabl-Stadler. Der kaufmännische Direktor Lukas Crepaz wiederum kündigte die Gründung eines Nachhaltigkeitsbeirates an, der die Sanierung und Erweiterung der Festspielgebäude in den kommenden neun Jahren begleiten soll. "Es geht hier schon um einen Beitrag zur Erreichung der Klimaziele für 2040 oder 2050."

Weltweit hohe Produktion an Plastikflaschen

BWT-Gründer Andreas Weißenbacher wies darauf hin, dass jede Minute weltweit über eine Million Plastikflaschen erzeugt und danach rund um die Welt transportiert würden. Dabei sei sein Unternehmen in der Lage, überall auf der Welt Wasser zu bestem Trinkwasser aufzubereiten. Durch die Partnerschaft mit den Festspielen erhoffe er sich, dass diese Botschaft in die weite Welt hinausgetragen werde.

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BWT steigt in die Riege der Hauptsponsoren ein. Die vorerst auf fünf Jahre fixierte Partnerschaft wurde am heutigen Montag, dem Weltwassertag, vorgestellt. Präsidentin Helga Rabl-Stadler bezeichnete dabei die Festspielrede Peter Sellars im Jahr 2019 und dessen Inszenierung der Mozartoper "Idomeneo" als Auslöser. "Er verdammte damals geradezu den sorglosen Umgang mit den Schätzen dieser Erde", sagte sie heute.

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2021 FOR PADLET How Schools Can Respond...Music

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Het Regenboogkoor bouwt een muzikale brug in alle kleuren van de regenboog naar zingende mensen van overal ter wereld die in Genk hun nieuwe thuis vinden.

In het Regenboogkoor zijn alle Genkenaren welkom die graag zingen en muziek maken. Mensen afkomstig uit alle hoeken van de wereld komen samen om te zingen en een kleurrijk repertoire op te bouwen.

Iedereen is er welkom ongeacht de moedertaal. Deelnemers kunnen er hun Nederlands oefenen, terwijl ze samen zingen en muziek maken. In een ongedwongen een aangename sfeer leren verschillende deelnemers elkaar kennen en begrijpen.

Het koor bestaat uit zowel Nederlandstalige als anderstalige leden. De Nederlandstalige deelnemers zorgen er mee voor dat de nieuwe Genkenaren zich thuis voelen in onze stad en maken hun wegwijs.

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Het Regenboogkoor bouwt een muzikale brug in alle kleuren van de regenboog naar zingende mensen van overal ter wereld die in Genk hun nieuwe thuis vinden. In het Regenboogkoor zijn alle Genkenaren welkom die graag zingen en muziek maken. Mensen afkomstig uit alle hoeken van de wereld komen samen om te zingen en een kleurrijk repertoire op te bouwen.

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CULTUUR IN UITVOERING

Kunstzinnige vorming is belangrijk voor de persoonlijke en algemene ontwikkeling van kinderen en jongvolwassenen. Muziekonderwijs op school, bij een vereniging of individueel levert daaraan een belangrijke bijdrage.

Stichting Cultuur in Uitvoering wil dat alle kinderen in het lager onderwijs kwalitatieve muzieklessen krijgen. Om dit te kunnen bereiken, maken ze gebruik van muziek docenten.

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Kunstzinnige vorming is belangrijk voor de persoonlijke en algemene ontwikkeling van kinderen en jongvolwassenen. Muziekonderwijs op school, bij een vereniging of individueel levert daaraan een belangrijke bijdrage.

Inschrijven
Inschrijven voor naschools aanbod.

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Zusammenklänge - making music with refugees

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SUPERAR - free musical education for children and adolescents

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Make music. Have fun. Move yourself. Perform together. Become friends. Overcome prejudices. Feel free. Experience opportunities. And a difference.

Kostenlose Musikförderung für jedes Kind.

Superar arbeitet mit professionellen Musiker*innen und bietet Kindern und Jugendlichen kostenlosen Zugang zu kultureller Förderung. So erreicht die vielschichtige positive Wirkung von Musik Kinder und Jugendliche unabhängig von ihrem kulturellen, religiösen, sprachlichen und ökonomischen Hintergrund. Insgesamt arbeitet Superar derzeit mit über 3000 Kindern und Jugendlichen in sieben europäischen Ländern.

Hierfür werden etablierte Strukturen und die Kooperation mit Schulen und anderen Institutionen genutzt. Der Austausch zwischen den Musiker*innen und Kindern, als auch zwischen den 26 Superar Standorten ist ein wesentlicher Bestandteil um Grenzen aller Art zu überwinden und Brücken für die Zukunft zu bauen.

Musik bringt Freude und Potenzial zur Entfaltung.

Musik wirkt. Sie bringt uns zum Lachen und zum Weinen. Sie animiert zum Tanzen und Mitsingen. Sie verbindet. Selbst Menschen, die sonst nichts gemeinsam haben. Durch musikalische Förderung entwickeln sich nicht nur die musischen Fähigkeiten der Kinder und Jugendlichen weiter. Gleichzeitig werden auch wichtige Zusatzkompetenzen wie Konzentration, Kommunikationsfähigkeit, Kreativität, Selbstwahrnehmung, Selbstdisziplin, Selbstbewusstsein und Verantwortungsgefühl gestärkt. Positive Auswirkungen der wunderbaren Welt der Musik, die wissenschaftlich bewiesen sind.

Eine Bühne
für viele Talente.

Bei Superar ist jedes Kind - unabhängig seiner sozialen und finanziellen Situation oder seiner religiösen und kulturellen Abstammung - ein Superstar. Und bekommt genau deshalb auch die Bühne, die einem Superstar gebührt.

Grenzenlose Freude und Freundschaften.

Musik kennt keine Grenzen. Weder sichtbare noch unsichtbare. Freundschaften werden über soziale, ethnische, religiöse oder politische Barrieren hinweg geschlossen.

Das gemeinsame Musizieren schärft die Sinne für Toleranz, Rücksichtnahme, Teamwork und Kommunikationsfähigkeit.

Das gemeinsame Musizieren schärft die Sinne für Toleranz, Rücksichtnahme, Teamwork und Kommunikationsfähigkeit. Es schafft ein Gemeinschaftsgefühl und das Verständnis dafür, dass jede Sprache und jedes kulturelle Erbe gleich viel wert ist. Es hilft dem Einzelnen, seine Identität zu finden und zu verankern und es bereichert uns alle, diese Vielfalt zu erleben. Integration, Chancengleichheit und Bildungsförderung - dafür steht Superar.

Der kleine Beginn von
etwas Großem.

Die Geschichte von Superar beginnt 2009, gegründet von Wiener Konzerthaus, den Wiener Sängerknaben und der Caritas der Erzdiözese Wien. Unter dem damaligen Programmnamen „Vorlaut" unterstützt Superar 350 Kinder an drei Wiener Volksschulen im Fach Chorgesang.

2012 gründet Superar den ersten Programmstandort außerhalb Österreichs in der Schweiz. Das Ergebnis eines standortübergreifenden Projekts ist 2013 der Beginn des Aufbaus der Orchesterprogramme. Es ist das erste, frei zugängliche Angebot im Instrumentalunterricht von Superar. Im selben Jahr starten weitere Standorte in Österreich; Steiermark und Vorarlberg, sowie in der Slowakei und Rumänien.

2014 markiert einen weiteren Meilenstein: Am Gelände der Brotfabrik in Wien, Favoriten, eröffnet Superar erstmals sein administratives und gleichzeitig musikalisches Zentrum. 2015 beginnt die Tätigkeit in Liechtenstein. In Wien findet der Eurovision Song Contest statt. 80 Superar Chorkinder singen bei der Eröffnung in der Wiener Stadthalle vor einem Millionenpublikum.

2016 startet das Programm in Bosnien und Herzegowina. Die Kooperation mit den Vereinigten Bühnen Wien ermöglicht Superar den Start des Musicalprogramms. In Kooperation mit der Musik und Kunst Privatuniversität ruft man 2017 eine Perkussionsklasse ins Leben. 2018 finden erste Kooperationen mit der Wiener Staatsoper statt und es werden die Programmstandorte Mödling und Superar Ungarn gegründet.

Heute singen und musizieren mit Superar über 3000 Kinder in sieben europäischen Ländern über Grenzen hinweg gemeinsam. Auch zukünftig wollen wir weiter- und zusammen wachsen.

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Make music. Have fun. Move yourself. Perform together. Become friends. Overcome prejudices. Feel free. Experience opportunities. And a difference. Superar arbeitet mit professionellen Musiker*innen und bietet Kindern und Jugendlichen kostenlosen Zugang zu kultureller Förderung. So erreicht die vielschichtige positive Wirkung von Musik Kinder und Jugendliche unabhängig von ihrem kulturellen, religiösen, sprachlichen und ökonomischen Hintergrund.

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Embracing the Sustainable Development Goals - A Master thesis on circular music festivals

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Pedro

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Sustainable development, business ethics, CSR and responsible management have been in the core DNA of Maastricht School of Management (MSM) since its inception. Not only is it clearly at the heart of MSM's vision, mission and values, but it is also propagated by the students as they journey through the MSM experience, the passionate and international MSM staff and faculty, MSM's international partner institutes and the corporate partners that share MSM's vision for 'working together for better global management'.

This is a first in a series of articles highlighting how MSM as an institute, our students and alumni contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals. In this article, the spotlight is on Gabriele Suares, an MSM Master in Management alumnus.

A Master thesis on circular music festivals
While studying the Master in Management at MSM in Maastricht, Gabriele Suares got inspired on the topic of circularity. "Studying economics, having a background in music and getting more and more interested in sustainability, circular music festivals seemed the perfect topic to combine all three of my main interests at one time: economy, music and environmental awareness," Gabriele explains. This formed the breeding ground for Gabriele's Master thesis Going green: An explorative study of the practices and motivational drivers behind circular music festivals in the Netherlands.

Born in Italy, Gabriele moved to Berlin to pursue a Bachelor of Arts in audio engineering. After completing his Bachelor, he worked in the music industry as a songwriter/producer and audio technician before moving to the Netherlands to study at MSM. At the same time, his girlfriend was studying environmental science in the UK. This 'European' context added an extra dimension to Gabriele's growing interest in circularity: "I was learning more on the topic while studying my Master in Management at MSM and at the same time I was able to compare the status of the transition towards circularity in different European states: the Netherlands, the UK, Germany and Italy."

Distinction between sustainability and circularity
When asking Gabriele about the most valuable take-away of his thesis, he has a clear answer: "That is the clear distinction that I discovered between sustainability and circularity. While becoming sustainable means that a particular link of the chain wants to become greener, to become environmentally conscious and basically to survive in the long run, to become circular means that all the interconnected links in the chain must become sustainable to make the whole chain zero-waste and to 'close the loop'. There is so much interdependence between all the entities involved that it is much more difficult for circularity to happen than for sustainability. For example, monoculture of soybeans destined to make recyclable cups (sustainable) are destroying the biodiversity of a particular rural area (unsustainable)."

Festivals as small-scale test labs for smart cities
Apart from the obvious benefits of festivals becoming circular, Gabriele sees another big advantage: "Since a festival is confined both spatially as well as temporally, you can immediately see the direct positive effects of implementing a circular mindset and sustainable technologies. In this sense, as one of my interviewees mentioned, the festival can be a small-scale test lab for the smart cities of the future."

Surprising statistics
The statistics of Gabriele's thesis were quite surprising. In his findings, the top 10 - 20% of festivals in the Netherlands are doing a terrific job. They are the forerunners of the country and additionally they are playing an important pioneering role in the rest of Europe. Unfortunately, the rest of the industry lags far behind. "Only 16% recycle, 14% offer unbottled free water and 11% encourage the usage of e-tickets to reduce paper waste," Gabriele explains. "The most common practice emerged was the hard cup system, in which you get a reusable hard plastic cup for the whole festival, with 19% of the festivals using this".
For his research Gabriele reached out to three festival organizers in Maastricht, namely Social Events, Inkom Festival (introduction week festival for Maastricht University) and the 9-day WE Festival. "Furthermore I included two festival organizers in Amsterdam: DGTL, which is THE circular festival in the Netherlands and in the world, and ID&T, which is a huge organization behind festivals such as Tomorrowland, Def.qon, Amsterdam Open Air, Milkshake, Valhalla and more."

Contribution of circular festivals to the SDG's
Gabriele sees circular festivals contributing to several SDG's: "Circular festivals are contributing directly to the achievement of the SDGs, especially SDG #12 "Responsible consumption and production". However, circular festivals could also help in attaining a positive effect on SDG #8 "Decent work and economic growth", SDG #11 "Sustainable cities and communities", SDG #7 "Affordable and clean energy" and SDG #13 "Climate action"."

Taking the thesis research to the next step
While Gabriele's research was initially in the loop for funding by the Dutch government, this did not work out. The team of researchers that will work on taking the thesis research to the next level, is now searching for funding sources within Europe. About his role in this research, Gabriele is not sure yet: "The research will start in January 2020 and I am still discussing with the researchers to define my role in it. I would love to help, but I acknowledge that I am not as experienced nor skilled in writing a scientific research as a professional one would be."

Hope for the future
Gabriele's hope for festivals is to become an example for other industries in circularity: "The transition towards circularity is long and complicated, but is feasible and reaps great benefits. The amount of counseling and guidance these festivals could give to, for instance, ecological urbanists or circular supply chain companies is invaluable."

Gabriele's Master Thesis Going green: An explorative study of the practices and motivational drivers behind circular music festivals in the Netherlands was supervised by Jakomijn van Wijk, PhD, Associate Professor Sustainable Business at MSM. Her research focuses on processes of institutional change towards sustainability in organizations and industries, partnership networks in global value chains and entrepreneurship for inclusive development.

Sustainable development and circularity in MSM's education programs

Learning about sustainable development is an important part of MSM's education programs. In the Master in Management program, students conduct a real-life group company project focusing on Sustainable Development. In our MBA programs Global Responsibility is a core module which consists of courses in Corporate Responsibility & Ethics and Managing Cultural Diversity. In addition, MBA students can choose to specialize in International Business Development & Sustainable Development, which includes courses on sustainability in the global economy, green and inclusive innovation, international Human Resource Management, fair trade and global value chains.

In our Executive Education portfolio, we offer specific programs focusing on Sustainable Business Development. In the Corporate Social Responsibility course, participants explore how companies can meet stakeholder expectations in a manner that balances social, environmental and economic goals. In the Value Chain Analysis course, the promotion of green and inclusive value chains is a core subject.

Capacity building solutions for sustainable development

Besides being a business school offering management education, MSM is also a management development institute offering capacity building solutions for clients around the world, with the concerted goal to enhance sustainable economic development. Circularity and sustainable development are the core topics in a specialized diploma program that MSM is currently developing with its long-term partner in Peru, Centrum Graduate Business School. Driven by the increased demand in the Peruvian market for diploma programs with topics, such as the circular economy, development of a sustainable HR strategy, impact investment and social innovation, MSM has set-up this custom made training to assist Centrum Graduate Business School in the development of this Specialized Diploma on Sustainable Development Management. The development of this training is funded by the Nuffic Orange Knowledge Programme (OKP).

This is just one example of MSM's capacity building projects with the aim to contribute to sustainable development. Other examples can be found here.

MSM faculty focusing on sustainable development

MSM's faculty members are passionate about what they do and tenacious in finding solutions to the toughest business challenges with the aim to contribute to sustainable development. Our faculty members publicize regularly on topics related to circularity and sustainable development.

Please find some examples of recent publications below:

van Wijk, J., Zietsma, C., Dorado, S., de Bakker, F., & Martí, I. (2019). Social innovation: Integrating micro, meso and macro level insights from institutional theory. Business & Society, 58(5), 887-918.

Stanišić, M., & Nedeljković, J. (2019). Regulatory framework of forestry for climate change mitigation and adaption. In W. Leal Filho, U. Azeiteiro, A. Azul, L. Brandli, P. Özuyar, T. Wall (Eds.), Climate Action. Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Cham, Switzerland: Springer.

van Wijk, J., & Meerns, A. (2019). Initial Business Case Ideas on Sustainable Tourism, Home Textiles, Apparel, and IT-Outsourcing in Egypt; Macadamia Nuts, Fresh Fruit and Vegetables, and Fish in Kenya; and Sustainable Tourism in Uganda. Utrecht, Netherlands: Fair & Sustainable Consulting.

Limpens, G., van Dijk, M. P., & de Boer, D. (2019). Telephone Farming - A new approach for agricultural development, a project with the Latia Resource Centre, Kenya (MSM Working Paper No. 2019/03).

van Dijk, M. P. (2018). Smart Eco-Cities Are Managing Information Flows in an Integrated Way: The Example of Water, Electricity and Solid Waste. In M. Dastbaz, W. Naudé & J. Manoochehri (Eds.), Smart Futures, Challenges of Urbanisation, and Social Sustainability (pp. 149-168). Cham, Switzerland: Springer.

Maastricht School of Management: Working together for better global management

As a signatory to the Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME), MSM strives towards making the world a better place through responsible management. MSM aims to contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG's) in all its activities: the international capacity-building programs, the custom made programs, research activities and in its education programs. To learn more on how MSM contributes to the SDG's, click here.

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Embracing the Sustainable Development Goals - A Master thesis on circular music festivals

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This is a first in a series of articles highlighting how MSM as an institute, its students and alumni contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals. In this article, the spotlight is on Gabriele Suares, an MSM Master in Management alumnus, who graduated with his thesis on cirucular music festivals.

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Magdalena

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Das Lake of Charity fand in diesem Jahr in einem speziellen Format statt. Aufgrund der aktuellen Corona-Bestimmungen wurde aus dem Lake of Charity Festival eine kleine, aber außergewöhnliche Fiesta in Form einer Rooftop-Feier am Dachgarten des Saalbacher Hofs. Mittels Tombola, Versteigerung und Eint…

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Magdalena

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Save the Date 14.07.-29.07.2023 NEWS Wir brauchen eure Meinung! Liebe Besucher*innen, wir brauchen eure Meinung! Um in Zukunft noch besser auf eure Wünsche eingehen zu können, bitten wir euch, unseren Fragebogen auszufüllen. Alle Daten werden anonym und vertraulich behandelt. Wenn ihr eure Kontaktdaten hierlassen möchtet, gibt...

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Foundation that encourages all kinds of (education) institutions to implement the SDGs

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Foundation that encourages all kinds of (education) institutions to implement the SDGs

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Music lessons at schools, for all children

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Music lessons at schools, for all children

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Ella

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Muziek draagt op een unieke manier bij aan de ontwikkeling van kinderen - wetenschappelijk onderzoek toont dat keer op keer aan. Het bevordert bijvoorbeeld de sociaal-emotionele ontwikkeling en de ontwikkeling van het brein. Daarom is muziekonderwijs op de basisschool zo belangrijk.

Stichting Méér Muziek in de Klas heeft als doel structureel muziekonderwijs voor alle basisschoolkinderen in Nederland. Samen met onder andere onze partners, ambassadeurs en sponsoren werken we aan het behalen van deze ambitie.

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Muziek draagt op een unieke manier bij aan de ontwikkeling van kinderen - wetenschappelijk onderzoek toont dat keer op keer aan. Het bevordert bijvoorbeeld de sociaal-emotionele ontwikkeling en de ontwikkeling van het brein. Daarom is muziekonderwijs op de basisschool zo belangrijk. Stichting Méér Muziek in de Klas heeft als doel structureel muziekonderwijs voor alle basisschoolkinderen in Nederland.

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Simple song with movements
Sarah

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Sarah

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Op vraag van de koorwereld

'Sing Me In, collective singing in the integration process of young migrants' is ontstaan op vraag van de koorwereld. Om de situatie van kinderen en jongeren met een migranten- of vluchtelingenachtergrond beter te leren kennen. Maar vooral: wat kunnen we betekenen voor hen en waar kunnen we het verschil maken?

Inhoud project

We verzamelen goede praktijkvoorbeelden van samen zingen met jonge migranten en vluchtelingen. We gaan op zoek naar geschikt repertoire. We stellen drie meertalige gidsjes samen. Een eerste over het werken met jonge vluchtelingen in opvangcentra, een tweede over jonge migranten in bestaande koren. In een derde focussen we ons op gemengde groepen op school. We testen de aanbevelingen en het repertoire met internationale experts op dit gebied. We publiceren tenslotte de projectresultaten en organiseren vormingsmomenten.

Europese samenwerking

Sing Me In loopt van oktober 2016 tot en met september 2018. Het Europese project wordt ondersteund door het Erasmus+ programma voor de Jeugd van de Europese Unie. In Vlaanderen wordt het project gesteund door het Bijzonder Fonds van het Forum voor Amateurkunsten.

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'Sing Me In, collective singing in the integration process of young migrants' is ontstaan op vraag van de koorwereld. Om de situatie van kinderen en jongeren met een migranten- of vluchtelingenachtergrond beter te leren kennen. Maar vooral: wat kunnen we betekenen voor hen en waar kunnen we het verschil maken?

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpOoWZ_WbMs

2 easy songs with some movements :) - Noor

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Noor

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Sinds september 2012 geeft opMaatorkest kinderen uit Antwerpse lagere scholen, die zich hoofdzakelijk in sociaal achtergestelde en multiculturele buurten bevinden, de kans om in aanraking te komen met klassieke muziek, in groep een instrument te leren bespelen en hun talenten te ontwikkelen. Kinderen leren verantwoordelijkheid opnemen, een engagement aangaan en toekomstgericht werken. Gedurende twee jaar vormt opMaatorkest een uur per week een onderdeel van het vaste lessenpakket op school. Met opMaatorkest wil het Antwerp Symphony Orchestra elk kind de kans geven om zich op een ongedwongen en speelse manier muzikaal te ontwikkelen.

Voor het project werkt het Antwerp Symphony Orchestra samen met vier Antwerpse basisscholen (Omnimundo, Sint-Eligius, Aan de Stroom en De Schakel) en het opMaatorkest telt ongeveer 400 muzikanten.

Docenten zijn leerkrachten uit het Deeltijds Kunstonderwijs. Momenteel komen trompet, tuba, klarinet, fluit, saxofoon, slagwerk, viool, cello en altviool aan bod.

opMaatorkest is een unieke samenwerking tussen het basisonderwijs en het Antwerp Symphony Orchestra.
Concert

vr 09.06.2023 - 11.00 | concert door de leerlingen van het eerste jaar opMaatorkest in de Koningin Elisabethzaal

vr 09.06.2023 - 14.00 | concert door de leerlingen van het tweede jaar opMaatorkest in de Koningin Elisabethzaal

Project gerealiseerd met de steun van het Koningin Mathildefonds, beheerd door de Koning Boudewijnstichting.

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Sinds september 2012 geeft opMaatorkest kinderen uit Antwerpse lagere scholen, die zich hoofdzakelijk in sociaal achtergestelde en multiculturele buurten bevinden, de kans om in aanraking te komen met klassieke muziek, in groep een instrument te leren bespelen en hun talenten te ontwikkelen. Kinderen leren verantwoordelijkheid opnemen, een engagement aangaan en toekomstgericht werken.

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Music education for socially disadvantaged children and sustainability at festivals - Klara

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Music education for socially disadvantaged children and sustainability at festivals - Klara

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Damit du auch weißt wer hinter Zukunftsmusik steckt, möchten wir uns einmal bei dir vorstellen:
Wir sind Bernard, Lea und Steven und wir sind der Vorstand des Vereins. Gemeinsam mit einer wachsenden Anzahl an Vereinsmitgliedern übernehmen wir die Verantwortung für die Projekte von Zukunfsmusik.

Auch wenn wir vollkommen unterschiedliche Musikgeschmäcker haben, sind wir uns in einer Sache einig:
Musik ist in unserem Leben allgegenwärtig, und auch wir haben sie lange als selbstverständlich angesehen.

Durch unser gemeinsames Ehrenamt und die Sozialprojekte im Rotaract Club Köln haben wir gelernt, auch mal hinter die Kulissen zu schauen und die scheinbar selbstverständlichen Dinge des Lebens mit anderen Augen zu sehen.

Aus dieser Liebe zur Musik und der Leidenschaft für das soziale Engagement entstand der Zukunftsmusik e.V.!

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Zukunftsmusik e.V. - Für Nachhaltigkeit auf Festivals.

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Damit du auch weißt wer hinter Zukunftsmusik steckt, möchten wir uns einmal bei dir vorstellen:Wir sind Bernard, Lea und Steven und wir sind der Vorstand des Vereins. Gemeinsam mit einer wachsenden Anzahl an Vereinsmitgliedern übernehmen wir die Verantwortung für die Projekte von Zukunfsmusik.

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Please think about the following Statements in advance of the Summer School:

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Please think about the following Statements in advance of the Summer School:

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1. In what way(s) is there a lack of equity of opportunity in music education for young people (mainly in schools, but also generally)?

2. Are there particular 'types of student' that are left out / have fewer chances to engage and succeed?

3. How can one ensure that there are opportunities for all children/ young people to fully engage in music in schools?

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SDGs and Music - Position Paper of the International Music Council (IMC)

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SDGs and Music - Position Paper of the International Music Council (IMC)

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References for MG's Inclusion with Technology session

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References for MG's Inclusion with Technology session