Enterprise for Society Center
The Enterprise for Society Center (E4S) is a research and action center created by three institutes of academic excellence: the University of Lausanne through its Faculty of Business and Economics (UNIL-HEC), the Institute for Management Development (IMD), and the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) under the stewardship of its College of Management Technology. Our mission is to inspire and activate the transition to a resilient and inclusive economy within planetary boundaries, mindful of the opportunities and challenges raised by scientific and technological change.
The E4S Center spearheads research on responsible management, sustainable technology, and shared prosperity.
By Edoardo Chiarotti, Boris Thurm, Thomas Höhne-Sparbort, Felix Philipp, Julie Shuyue Qiao
By Alisa Gessler, Manon Schläpfer, Michel Jaccard
The SMT Master’s program trains students to be the leaders of a sustainable, prosperous, and inclusive society. Learn more.
Featured report
True cost of food as a lever to transform the Swiss food system
Food systems have substantial environmental, social, and health impacts that are not reflected in the cost of food. The current political context, both domestically and internationally, have identified True Cost Accounting for Food (TCAF) as a means to drive the transformation of food systems.
