Opinion Sustainability

Have business schools helped or hindered social and environmental progress?

Reflections on the history of business and the role business schools should play to help rescue our planet.

13th June 2025

Royal Docks School of Business and Law

We are London's most career-led business school. Pioneers of future careers, the development of human skills and sustainable innovation and enterprise.

You live in a world facing exponential change. That is why choosing a future-proof degree with a proven careers and sustainability focus is essential.

Our classes are immersive, practical and never boring. Our work-ready teaching and world-class facilities prepare our creative and adaptable students to embrace careers in future industries and services. We give our students exposure to some of the biggest brands and names through partnerships, placement opportunities, live project briefs, joint courses, and research collaborations.

Our students are resilient and fully prepared. Our pioneering Professional Fitness and Mental Wealth Initiative develops human skills to help you be the best you can be. Our graduates are capable people; ready to embrace the unpredictable challenges and opportunities of technology driven change to become effective and inspiring leaders.

Where entrepreneurs are supported. You will be embedded in an entrepreneurial ecosystem with access to funding and business support with dedicated school and university-led careers services.

Careers support does not end when you graduate. We will continue to provide opportunities for you to continually update your knowledge and ensure it remains relevant through CPD. There is also mentoring and coaching available to you through our global alumni network and help to establish and grow your professional network.

We are an educational hub that reaches out to the world-leading resources on our doorstep and beyond. With a wide range of industry links and connections, we give our students exposure to some of the biggest brands and names through partnerships like the Sustainable Digital Infrastructure Alliance, placement opportunities, live project briefs, joint courses, and research collaborations.

Our programmes are as dynamic and diverse as our student community and our city. We operate at the crucial interface of business, technology and entrepreneurial thinking and we actively support positive change through championing sustainability, equity and social justice.

With inspiring teaching, and by partnering with some of London's most innovative businesses, our students develop their creativity, employability and self-belief. Through a focus on practice-based learning in our new facilities and lively campuses, you will experience the benefit of real communities, real challenges, and real London.