In this issue:
1. Global INSEAD Day: how companies turn biodiversity protection into opportunity
2. Mentorship Pilot – Alumni guiding MBAs into impact-driven careers
3. Propeller Launch –Nasaru Naturals & Sea2Carbon, our first propelled ventures
4. SECE x Fairphone – Students design market entry strategy for ethical tech
5. NAA Brazil Leads to COP30 – Alumni event with Dean Veloso & top business leaders
6. Small Grants – Fuel your NAA/GC sustainability meet-ups
7. Stay Connected – WhatsApp + LinkedIn for real-time INDEVOR Global updates
1. GLOBAL INSEAD DAY WEBINAR: THE BUSINESS-NATURE NEXUS
Global INSEAD Day Webinar: how companies turn biodiversity protection into opportunity
To celebrate Global INSEAD Day 2025, INDEVOR Global Club hosted a flagship webinar on how businesses can turn the 70% global biodiversity decline (WWF) into an opportunity for resilience, innovation, and long-term value.
Speakers Megan Pillsbury (MBA’07J), Philippe Dongier (MBA’93D), and Drea Burbank shared insights on linking profit with purpose, in a session moderated by Kiku Loomis(MBA’93D). The event drew strong alumni and student participation worldwide, underscoring INSEAD’s role in shaping sustainable business leadership.
YouTube recording link: https://youtu.be/Mq5fdeAimbE
Updated webinars page: https://blogs.insead.edu/indevor-globalclub/webinars/
2. INDEVOR-CIC launches small grants program for NAA & GC mentorship to advance sustainability awareness, advocacy and action.
Mentorship Pilot – Alumni guiding MBAs into impact-driven careers
We’re connecting INSEAD MBA 25Ds with alumni leaders in sustainability and social impact: from consulting, social enterprise, impact investing, philanthropy, CSR, to climate tech and more. As a mentor, you’ll share insights, guidance, and networks to help students explore impact-driven career paths. Commitment: only 3 sessions across 2.5 months. 👉 Please sign up this week to be matched with the mentees!
Propeller Launch –Nasaru Naturals & Sea2Carbon, our first propelled ventures
INDEVOR-Community Impact Challenge is excited to announce the first two impact companies selected to propel with Propeller!
Propeller is a global community, promoted by INDEVOR Global Club and Community ImpactChallenge, designed to propel profitability, people and planet. It aims to help impact-driven companies grow profitably by connecting them with INSEAD alumni investors, corporates, experts, and supporters who can offer what these companies need – funding, partnerships, mentorship, and market exposure.Eligible companies must be INSEAD-founded, built on a potentially viable business model, fundamentally sustainable, and driven by disruptive innovation.
Companies to Propel:
Nasaru Naturals: the world’s first carbon-negative spirulina farm at origin.
Sea2Carbon: pioneering marine biomass for a sustainable world.
How can you support?
1. Watch these short videos introducing the ventures (links in the names above).
2. Consider whether you might support these bold entrepreneurs and their compelling value propositions.
3. Share this message with others in your network who may be interested.
Interested? Please reach out to the entrepreneurs directly, and copy [email protected] to help us build a community around Propeller.
To learn more about the Propeller community or to express interest in joining the community, please email [email protected]
4. SECE: STUDENTS WILL DEVELOP A MARKET-ENTRY STRATEGY FOR FAIRPHONE
SECE x Fairphone – Students design market entry strategy for ethical tech
The Dutch Sustainability Club and the INDEVOR Student Club are launching their latest Social Enterprise Consulting Experience (SECE) this fall – a tradition that lasts for more than 3 years already.
An MBA team will craft the market-entry strategy for a new Fairphone product – covering market analysis, value proposition, and go-to-market recommendations. Hosts receive pro-bono consulting; students gain real-world experience and course credit. This mutually beneficial project is well received by both the students and the hosts.
To know more about SECE or to propose a SECE assignment, please contact:
Tim Bett – [email protected].
5. INSEAD’S NATIONAL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OF BRAZIL: GETTING READY FOR COP30
NAA Brazil Leads to COP30 – Alumni event with Dean Veloso & top business leaders
Brazilian Business at the Forefront: The Last Stop Before COP30.
The INSEAD Alumni Association Brazil and INDEVOR Club invite you to a hybrid event exploring Brazil’s pivotal role in the global sustainability agenda ahead of COP30.
🎤 Featuring:
Francisco Veloso, Dean of INSEAD
Beto Abreu, CEO of Suzano
Patrícia Ellen, MBA’05J, Managing Partner at SYSTEMIQ Brasil and COP30 commentator for CNNBrasil
🗓️ Friday, October 3
📍 In-person: 7:30 am BRT | 💻 Online: 6:55 am ET • 12:55 pm CEST
Please note: the event will likely be held in Portuguese.
6. INDEVOR-CIC SMALL GRANTS PROGRAM FOR NAA & GC MEET UPS
Small Grants – Fuel your NAA/GC sustainability meet-ups
Inspired to try the Sustainable Decisions workshop in your city? INDEVOR and Community Impact Challenge has launched a small grants program that can help. We grant up €250 per application to support alumni engagement around sustainability. Our first grant funded a meet up in Amsterdam for alumni working on green start-ups. For more information contact INDEVOR GC Treasurer Ashish Agarwal at [email protected]
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Stay Connected – WhatsApp + LinkedIn for real-time INDEVOR Global updates’
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