HEC Montréal, a French-language business school, will participate for the first time in the COP30 climate conference in Belém, Brazil as part of the Canadian delegation from November 9 to 16, 2025. In so doing, the School will expand its sustainable transition-related research and training activities that have been designed to mobilize leaders capable of addressing climate emergency challenges. Two representatives from the School will attend the conference:
- Dominique Anglade, Adjunct Professor and Executive Director of Executive Education HEC Montréal, and
- Luciano Barin Cruz, Professor in the Department of Management, Director of IDEOS (HEC Montréal's Social Impact Hub) and Academic Director of Executive Education HEC Montréal.
Committed to doing more and developing skills
HEC Montréal's participation in COP30 complements its already active involvement within the Quebec community. This conference is a golden opportunity to discuss climate issues, which require a profound transformation of our economic, social and environmental models.
HEC Montréal is committed to doing more to sustainably manage a world in transition. The School pledges to evolve continuously in order to actively contribute to major environmental and social challenges. As a higher education institution, the School must play a key role in leveraging its solid expertise through training, research and knowledge transfer, providing support to organizations, and its own practices.
"By participating in COP30, HEC Montréal reaffirms its commitment to training responsible leaders capable of tackling climate challenges for the sustainable transition of society and their organizations. In order to collectively navigate the transition towards a more sustainable economy, it becomes crucial for us to contribute to the development of essential skills related to sustainability issues among our students," explains Federico Pasin, Director of HEC Montréal.
"Sustainable transition is interdisciplinary and affects all sectors of the economy. HEC Montréal has been strengthening expertise-related synergies among its faculty members to address complex issues such as reducing the overall carbon footprint of organizations. The School is also working with academia, civil society, the business community and the public sector to accelerate this transition," emphasizes Camille Grange, Director of HEC Montréal's Sustainable Transition Office and Associate Professor, Department of Information Technologies.
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