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Business & Entrepreneurship

Sustainable Capitalism in the Nordics?

When:

24 June - 10 July 2025

School:

CBS Summer University

Institution:

Copenhagen Business School

City:

Copenhagen

Country:

Denmark

Language:

English

Credits:

7.5 EC

Fee:

820 EUR

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Sustainable Capitalism in the Nordics?

About

Humanity faces significant challenges. Climate change, poverty, health & wellbeing, access to quality education, decent work, eradication of biodiversity, and growing inequalities are just a few of the interconnected “wicked problems” represented by the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) demanding urgent action. Against these challenges, the Nordics stand out as a valuable benchmark. Nordic countries and companies are routinely cited as global sustainability leaders, frequently topping sustainability performance indicators like the SDG Index. While the Nordics have their challenges, their standout SDG performances invite deeper exploration.

This course delves into the essence of capitalism. We begin with the question, “is capitalism sustainable?” and proceed from there in this discussion-based course. We compare the US and the Nordic contexts, thereby contrasting “American capitalism” with “Nordic capitalism.” As a base text, we utilize the (forthcoming) book Nordic Capitalism: Lessons for Realizing Sustainable Capitalism by the course instructor, Robert Strand.

In our explorations, we aim to understand the cultural norms and institutional factors of the Nordic context and hypothesize how they influence sustainability activities and outcomes at the societal and company levels. As a matter of comparison, we invoke considerations of the Nordic context vis-a-vis the U.S. context while welcoming participants to bring their comparative contexts from whatever parts of the world they may come.

Course leader

Robert Strand

Target group

This is a graduate level course. CBS Summer University courses at Copenhagen Business School is open to all and welcomes domestic and international students as well as professionals.

Fee info

Fee

820 EUR, EU/EEA/Swiss nationals

Fee

2000 EUR, Non-EU nationals

Interested?

When:

24 June - 10 July 2025

School:

CBS Summer University

Institution:

Copenhagen Business School

Language:

English

Credits:

7.5 EC

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