SHENZHEN, China, May 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Cheung Kong Graduate
School of Business (CKGSB) and Cartier International are proud
to announce a groundbreaking Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)
aimed at empowering women entrepreneurs to drive impactful
change.
This historic partnership marks the first collaboration between
a leading Chinese business school and the luxury brand, built upon
shared values and a commitment to fostering impact entrepreneurship
and business for good. Leveraging CKGSB's expertise in business
education and social innovation, alongside Cartier's passion for
supporting impact entrepreneurship, the MOU sets the stage for
joint initiatives focused on enhancing women's business strategies,
governance practices, and sustainable social and environmental
development, such as joint programs, academic research and
forums.
CKGSB's Dean and Dean's Distinguished Chair Professor of Finance
Li Haitao expressed the school's belief in empowering women through
social innovation. "Closing the gender gap requires meaningful
collaboration involving the private sector, governments,
multilateral and non-profit institutions, and civil society, which
we refer to as social innovation at CKGSB. We strongly believe
that, through social innovation, we can empower women and help to
achieve the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals. Against
this backdrop, we are proud to contribute our expertise in
entrepreneurship, innovation, leadership and impact-driven
businesses in support of women leaders, and to collaborate with
Cartier in powering these leaders to create a positive ripple
effect in society."
Cyrille Vigneron, President and
CEO of Cartier, shared his enthusiasm for this collaboration,
emphasizing Cartier's continued commitment to support women impact
entrepreneurs to reach their full potential and multiply their
collective impact. "At Cartier, we believe in the importance of
collective actions to deliver change, for good. That is why we are
excited to kick off the collaboration with the Cheung Kong Graduate
School of Business (CKGSB) and the Cartier Women Initiative.
This tailored program aims at offering women
entrepreneurs in China additional
academic and mentoring support to increase their positive
development and impact," said Cyrille
Vigneron.
The partnership agreement was signed by Dean Li Haitao and Cyrille Vigneron and announced at the Cartier
Women's Initiative Awards Ceremony held on May 22, 2024 in Shenzhen, China.
Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business (CKGSB) is China's first privately-funded,
research-intensive and not-for-profit business school, dedicated to
developing business leaders with a global vision, sense of social
responsibility, innovative mindset, and the ability to lead with
empathy and compassion.
A reference in the world of luxury, Cartier through its Cartier
Women's Initiative program, strives to shine a light on women
impact entrepreneurs and provide them with the necessary financial,
social and human capital support to grow their businesses and build
their leadership skills.
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