Public lecture with Professor Mette Morsing

You're invited to hear Oxford Professor Mette Morsing speak on the new important purpose of the Sustainability Officer for business ethics. 

With a growing expectation on organisations to contribute to solving society’s biggest issues of the day, what is the role of a sustainability officer?

In this special lecture, Professor Mette Morsing will share her insights on the new important purpose these positions have and their impact on organisational ethics.

Event Details:

Date: Monday, 28 October 2024

Location: Melbourne Business School, 200 Leicester St, Carlton

Event Times:

• Arrival from 5.30pm
• Lecture: 6.00pm - 7.00pm

Mette Morsing is Professor of Business Sustainability and Director of the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment at the University of Oxford where she leads a team of scholars committed to achieving Net Zero, nature-based solutions and the UN Sustainable Development Goals through interdisciplinary, international and impactful teaching and research.

Previously, Professor Morsing served the United Nations for four years in New York as Head of UN Principles for Management Education, an initiative which works with over 800 universities and business schools to transform management education and develop the responsible decision-makers of tomorrow to advance sustainable development.

Professor Morsing’s research spans business ethics, leadership, strategy and cross-sector partnerships as a global governance mechanism to achieve sustainable development, which has won international awards and has been published in some of the world’s most highly regarded academic journals. She has also recently co-edited the textbook “Corporate Sustainability: Managing Responsible Business in a Globalised World.”

Following Professor Morsing’s presentation there will be a Q&A session with the audience.

This event is co-hosted by our Social Purpose Centre and Centre for Sustainability and Business.

Please RSVP by Monday, 21 October 2024 for in-person tickets