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To continue on the path of sustainable innovation, we will need to rely on qualified resources and we are convinced that future ESDES graduates will be able to contribute to our development.

Gattefossé makes 75% of its turnover from exports (in 80 countries through 12 affiliates and 50 distributors). The company is involved a lot in sustainable innovation. Its roadmap concerning social responsibility relies on 3 pillars : 

• Preserving our environment
• Taking care of our collaborators
• Acting as a global citizen

Its commitment has been recognized through the certificate ISO 14001 and is awarded the Platinum level by Ecovadis for its exemplarity in terms of CSR.

• I am in the field of circular economy
• the latest rankings achievement by the school convinced me to apply at Esdes Business School.
• the values of the Catholic University of Lyon and Esdes.

Wastes are a business on any markets where there are still wastes. Intern in a shop specialized in swimming pool materials, I just realized the opportunity to reuse, remake and renew the full range of swimming pool robots and motorized tools. We created L Local Piscine in 2020, with over 200% of growth we are convinced that the second-hand market will emerge as a natural way to equip personal pools. Circular economy is the key on both economic and ecological issues.

After my degree, I can confirm the program provided essential analytical skills for navigating the volatile business world, emphasizing cultural impact on decision-making and cross-border expansion. Taught by qualified professors and a supportive coordinator, it’s the only Lyon Catholic University and Esdes program with a truly multicultural class. After three years, I’ve made friends on every continent.

As CEO of Sopht, a company specializing in reducing the carbon impact of IT organizations, I have witnessed firsthand the critical importance of sustainable finance and the organizations, I have witnessed firsthand the critical importance of sustainable finance and fintech to the future of our industry. fintech for the future of our industry.

At Sopht, we put GreenOps at the service of companies’ FinOps strategy so that rationalize their infrastructure choices and associated costs, by measuring and comparing the by measuring and comparing the environmental efficiency of their various Cloud providers.

Educating young people on these topics is essential to ensure a prosperous and sustainable future for the technology industry. I am impressed by your commitment to this goal and am confident that this program will I am confident that this program will provide students with a thorough understanding of these topics and prepare them topics and prepare them to become innovative leaders in their field.

A program such as the one you wish to propose echoes our sector of activity but also our commitments. We are vigilant about our emissions, responsible in our financing by not financing any project linked to fossil fuels, but also by providing transparency to our clients on their impact.

We are vigilant about our emissions, responsible in our financing by not financing any project linked to fossil fuels, but also by giving transparency to our clients on their impact.

Having a pool of young talent, concerned about these issues and with knowledge and skills in the field, would be a real asset, given our new ecological challenges. knowledge and skills in this area, would be a real asset, given our new ecological and economic and economic challenges.

Huiyi GAO grew up in China. Prior to her PhD from the University of Lyon, she worked as a CFO for the Chinese branch of a Japanese firm. Her academic areas are international strategic management, focusing on the practices of French multinationals and on the penetration of Chinese firms in Europe. Her publications bridge Western and Eastern strategic thinking, identifying the characteristics of a new generation of Chinese business leaders.

From his time at ESDES, Benoît remembers… the essential recognition of the impact of social and human factors in the transformation of companies. His memories of social strategy classes are still a resource in his daily life today.

A graduate of the IAE of Lyon’s Master’s program, he is now Coordinator of the Master’s Specialization in Industrial Management and Engineering.

Daniel Suissa held several management positions in the IT industry before becoming passionate about teaching and business creation.

Alice is from Lyon and is passionate about the advertising business. So she naturally chose to specialize in marketing when the time came to choose her Master’s degree at ESDES.