Degrowth, less consumerism, population dynamics and various quantitative measures to economic success: these terms are seen and applied in many situations world-wide when arguing for the importance of sustainability.

 

Today, we are seeing increasing developments towards responsible growth. There is however still an urgent need to accelerate the agenda for circular growth to ensure future success for life on our planet. The place of continuous learning in responsible growth within the corporate sector and its collaboration across sectors is addressed in this urgency.

 

Charlie Mpengula is Head of Circularity and Sustainability and Associate Professor in business management with a focus on responsible strategy, organization and strategic marketing at Niels Brock Copenhagen Business College, Denmark’s oldest business college founded more than 140 years ago.

 

Charlie’s focus is on the circular economy and Cradle-to-Cradle, sustainability and ESG within business management and business start-ups. He has a background of working in management consulting, financial and educational sectors in developed and developing economies. He has headed and tutored in educational programmes in Asia for several university partnership agreements for more than 15 years and has held visiting lectureships in several European universities and university colleges. He was member of a parliamentary think-tank pioneering Denmark’s green business transition fund and by consecutive appointment by Danish ministers to the Danish Business Authority, was responsible for vetting and allocating state funds to support companies transitioning to circular business strategies.

 

This combined background has enriched his insights on the approaches of business and business education to responsible management and enviropreneurship.