Last academic year, we continued our successful collaboration with the CEMS network, which offers a globally recognised Master’s in International Management. Four students were selected to develop a tool that would help SMEs better understand and implement Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CS3D).
Elyn Bindels , Diego Renato Canova, Laure Mignot, and Arnaud Péters, all four graduates from the Louvain School of Management, received weekly guidance from former TIB board members Carlos Desmet and Emma Delaude, as well as from Howard Liebman and Guylian-Antoine Bouffioux. TIB also put them in contact with several member companies, including Manuchar, GSK, and Schreider, allowing the students to present and test their tool.
The final result was outstanding and has been highly praised by both their UCL faculty and our TIB members. Their tool helps SMEs better understand the CS3D regulations and includes a user-friendly self-evaluation form. Most impressively, the students developed an AI-powered chatbot that provides companies with instant answers to their CS3D-related questions.
We are incredibly proud of the students’ work and are confident it will be a valuable resource. This project is a powerful testament to how education can promote transparency, integrity, and accountability, values we remain committed to advancing.
TIB-CEMS student collaboration delivers CS3D tool for SMEs
