Check out last year's event in / Échale un vistazo a los eventos de años anteriores en: http://studentoffice.ie.edu/2007/07/celebrating-diversity.html (scroll down to Global Village Second Edition)

On the 17th of April the IE Business School Net Impact Chapter attempted a radical new fundraising event never before seen at IE Business School – a Professor’s Auction.

We were delighted with the overall positive response from the teachers and were able to sign up 9 of the 11 we approached! Students formed bidding groups in advance and came ready and determined the day of the event to bid generously for their professor of choice. Two dynamic students took the lead on auctioning the event, Marco Guarda and Ricardo Pedraza, and were able to work the crowd like professionals. Two amazing bids came in at €350 for Gonalzo Garland and the same amount for Juan Santaló! At the end of the day, we were able to raise about €1500 to raise money for Kabila, a local non-profit that supports African immigrants in Spain (www.kabila.org). Beyond the great response and turn out (despite the dodgy weather!), we already have students asking if we are going to do it again.

The professors (and administration) that participated were:
Margje Guerts
Manuel Becerra
Ignacio de la Vega
David Bach
Gayle Allard
Juan Santaló
Salvador Carmona
Gonzalo Garland
Tomás Gutiérrez
Gayle Allard
Juan Santaló
Salvador Carmona
Gonzalo Garland
Tomás Gutiérrez

On April 9th 2008, The Net Impact Chapter in collaboration with Ecologie, organized a conference on "Corporate Social Responsibility in a Multinational Company".

We counted also with the presence of David Bach, MBAs Vice dean and Academic Director of the IMBA, as moderator. In front of an enthusiastic attendance, the following topics were discussed: what is Corporate Social Responsibility (CRS) and why it is relevant for Companies nowadays, which strategy should be applied to implement CSR in a Company, which are the economic, social and environmental implications of Corporate Social Responsibility and finally the successful case of Ernst and Young and the advantages that Social Corporate Responsibility has brought to this multination.

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El pasado 9 de abril de 2008, el Capítulo de Net Impact del IE Business School en colaboración con Ecologie, organizó una conferencia sobre "Responsabilidad Social Corporativa en una Multinacional". Los ponentes invitados fueron Don Alfonso Cienfuegos Heredia, Senior Manager de Ernst and Young España y Don Carlos Arango Arconada, Head of Internal Communications and Corporate Responsability en la misma Compañía. Se contó también con la presencia de David Bach, Vicedecano de MBA y Director Académico del IMBA, como moderador. Ante una nutrida asistencia, se discutieron entre otros, los temas de Responsabilidad Social Corporativa (RSC) y su relevancia para las empresas hoy en día, la estrategia que debe utilizarse para implementar este tema dentro de una Compañía, las implicaciones económicas, sociales y ambientales de la RCS y finalmente el caso exitoso de Ernst and Young y las ventajas que le ha traído a esta multinacional la inclusión del tema de la Responsabilidad Social Corporativa.

Organized by IE Net Impact Chapter and IE Finance Club, with Morgan Stanley Ethic Fund

The event will take place in:
Classroom S-101 in Serrano 99, on Wednesday 16th of April from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
There are 64 places available - served on a first register first serve basis (see below).
The conference will be in English.

Fund management is nowadays a hot topic for many people because of the results that fund managers have been achieving for the last year. In order to know a little more about how they work we have invited Mr. Ignacio Dolz de Espejo, Morgan Stanley Ethic Fund Manager to talk about this issue, and in order to make it more interesting he will talk about social responsible investments in the fund universe, with the example of the Morgan Stanley Ethic Fund.

Who should attend? Anyone interested in fund management and/or social responsible investments.

Date: Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Time: 17:30
Place: María de Molina, 7, Aula D-101

Speakers:
Alonso Cienfuegos Heredia, Ernst & Young Spain, Human Resources Senior Manager
Carlos Arango Arconada, Ernst & Young Spain, Head of Internal Communications and Corporate Responsibility

Topics of Discussion:
• What is Corporate Social Responsibility and why is it important (both for society and companies)?
• How to start up CSR in a company - the basics
• The economic, social and environmental aspects of CSR
• What do we want to achieve with a CSR strategy?
• The case of Ernst & Young

Last week, on March 5th, IE Women in Business Club (IE WIB) organized, in collaboration with IE Finance Club, IE Net Impact Chapter and Club de Emprendedores Colombianos, a conference on Microfinance.

The conference started with a financial course on microfinance institutions, their target (self-employed poor, especially women, who have little or no access to formal credit), risks, assets and empowerment, conducted by Prof. Gutiérrez.

Marcela Torres Córdoba, IMBA08, Vice-President of IE Net Impact Chapter and of Club de Emprendedores Colombianos, illustrated the key concepts with her own microcredits project in Colombia.

Please, visit IE WIB Blog to read the article on this event and post any comments.

IE Women in Business in cooperation with the IE Finance, IE Net Impact Chapter and Colombian Entrepreneurs Clubs are delighted to invite you to the conference: "MICROFINANCE. The world of microloans: a women's world".

Microfinance refers to the supply of small amount loans, savings, and other financial and non-financial services to low income people. Microfinance programs have generally targeted poor women. It is an activity that has grown above the average of the industry and we invite you to find out about its origins, development and the reasoning behind the target segment and its high performance indicators.

Speakers:
Tomás Gutiérrez Pérez, Professor of Finance at IE Business School. Tomás will tell us about the history and background of the Grameen Bank, founded by Muhammad Yunus. He will explain why this is a women's world, the evolution of microloans and the future of Microfinance.

Marcela Torres, IMBA 2008 Student. A practical example. Marcela has done extensive research in this field and has launched a project in Colombia. She will tell us about her experience and how she has contributed to help women building successful businesses in Colombia.

When: Wednesday 5th March 2008
Venue: Aula Magna (María de Molina, 11)
Time: 6.30 pm (duration: 1.5 hours)
The conference will be held in English.

Net Impact invites you to "A Sustainable Perspective"

* Arthur Dahl : "The limits and potentials of planetary sustainability"
* Augusto Lopez Claros: "Why good policies matter"
* Daniel Truran will act as moderator.

FOR MORE INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION

Brent and Alfredo (IMBAs 2007) will present their case at New York JPMorgan HQ on December 6th and 7th, along with other finalist teams from Harvard, Columbia, Chicago, Standford, NYU and Cornell. IE is the only European Business School to reach the finals.

This is the last NGO to receive the money risen by the Global Village. More than 1500 € have been split among Un Techo para Vivir, Koinonia and Skip. Congratulations to all the participants and specialy to those who have participated in the co-ordination of the event. Soledad Pons (MBA2007), Laurence Friberg (MBA 2007), Guillermo Ortega (IMBA 2007), Stephane Yann Berton (IMBA 2007) and Brent Latham (IMBA 2007) Good Job!

Brent Latham (IMBA 2007) with children included in the Skip program

Supporting Kids in Peru is one of the Charities that the Students chose to support. The Global Village was a great opportunity to enjoy diversity and to have a great time, but also to think about the rest.

Roxana Buendía (MBA2006), who has been volunteering with Koinonia Community during the summer, had the opportunty to give them in person de Global Village Donation to this NGO. This funds will be used for the well being of the children they support.

Please clic in this JPG and you will be able to read the letter Koinonia Community has addressed to Max Oliva, our Associate Director for Social Impact Management, who was in charge of this project on behalf of IE.

GLOBAL VILLAGE, SECOND EDITION

Wednesday, the 4th of July, the Global Village took place at Instituto de Empresa. It was organized by IE Net Impact chapter but we would like to thank everyone who helped out in any manner. These people include the organizing committee, the country stand coordinators,