Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 52.18
Liaison Jean-Michel Champagne
Submission Date June 28, 2018
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HEC Montréal
AC-10: Support for Research

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 4.00 / 4.00 Jean-Michel Champagne
Sustainable Development Officer
Infrastructure - Sustainability Office
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Does the institution have an ongoing program to encourage students in multiple disciplines or academic programs to conduct research in sustainability? :
Yes

A brief description of the student research program, including the incentives provided and any positive outcomes during the previous three years:

Being a business school, HEC Montréal plays an important role in encouraging its student to develop projects related to social or community service business. These initiatives are supported by the Pole IDEOS. IDEOS mission is to develop various project, including fellowship, mentorship and resources to encourage initiatives that are improving social and community business governance and management. Through its different programs and activities, IDEOS aims to raise awareness, document knowledge, adapt conventional business tool to social business, and develop training and fellowship programs that will help local business. It is a place where students can think about how their social management competences can be shared with the society, while promoting research projects which have positive impact on people.


Does the institution have a program to encourage faculty from multiple disciplines or academic programs to conduct research in sustainability topics?:
Yes

A brief description of the faculty research program, including the incentives provided and any positive outcomes during the previous three years:

HEC Montréal is strongly encouraging researches in sustainable development; in its strategic research strategy, othe third axis of research and knowledge sharing is dedicated specifically to social, economic and politic business’ environment. Faculty are encourage to propose research project related to sustainability in business management. Moreover, faculty are an important part of the Pole IDEOS. They can offer mentoring and fellowship to students, but also get tools and support to promote and share their research project.


Has the institution published written policies and procedures that give positive recognition to interdisciplinary, transdisciplinary, and multidisciplinary research during faculty promotion and/or tenure decisions?:
Yes

A brief description of the institution’s support for interdisciplinary, transdisciplinary, and multidisciplinary research, including any positive outcomes during the previous three years:

HEC’s Plan stratégique de recherche et de transfert 2015-2020 define the thress axis of research that are promoted by the school. The third axis is specifically devoted to research on social, economic and political business’ environment. This axis include project and research related to sustainable development, corporate social responsibility and the role and impact of public policies. By having this subject listed in the strategic plan make it easier for faculty and students to propose project related to sustainability, and obtain full support from the school.


Does the institution have ongoing library support for sustainability research and learning?:
Yes

A brief description of the institution’s library support for sustainability research, including any positive outcomes during the previous three years:

The library as a section dedicated to sustainability. One of the librarian, Daphné Bélizaire, is specialized in sustainability and provide full support to students and faculty members. The library sustainability section content is based on UN sustainability strategic objectives.


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