2026 Esade Sustainability Week

As part of Sustainability Week, this initiative invites the entire Esade community to take part in a meaningful and sustainable action: giving books a second life.

BBA English students have created short call-to-action videos to encourage their peers to donate second-hand books and become part of the change. The winning videos will be screened in language classes across both campuses to inform and motivate other students to take part in this solidarity initiative.

All collected books will be donated to the NGO AIDA, which sells them in its solidarity bookstores to fund social and humanitarian projects in Spain and abroad.

The 2026 Esade ESG Investing Challenge is an experiential learning initiative in which students manage a simulated one-hundred thousand dollar portfolio in the U.S. market over the course of two months. The challenge has a dual objective: to maximize financial returns while rigorously integrating Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) criteria into every investment decision. Through this experience, participants connect theory with the real practice of sustainable finance, learning to analyze companies beyond their traditional financial metrics—identifying material risks and growth opportunities through an ESG lens, a skill that is increasingly strategic in a sector where sustainable investing has experienced exponential growth in recent years.

At the end of the challenge, participants prepare a reflective report in which they articulate their investment strategy, the challenges encountered, and the key lessons they take away from the experience—thus consolidating learning that goes far beyond portfolio performance.

We are delighted to invite you to a special internal event for our employees, dedicated to celebrating the progress we have made in sustainability over the past few years. This event is not only a testament to our collective efforts but also an opportunity to recognize and congratulate the individuals and teams who have made these achievements possible.

Let us come together to celebrate our successes, acknowledge the hard work and commitment of our colleagues, and inspire each other to continue striving for excellence in sustainability.

Registrations here

Talk with Jeanne Lépine, Founder of L’Occasion Rêvée (Second-Hand Bookstore)

As part of Sustainability Week, Esade invites you to explore how entrepreneurship and sustainability can come together through concrete, everyday practices.

After a career in journalism, Jeanne Lépine chose to take a different path: she founded L’Occasion Rêvée, a second-hand bookstore in Barcelona offering books in several languages and built on the principles of circular economy, community, and access to culture.

Through her journey, she will share how personal choices, business realities, and sustainable values intersect. What does it mean to build a viable business around second-hand? Can sustainability be both a conviction and a strategy?

Join us for an inspiring conversation on purpose-driven entrepreneurship, responsible consumption, and the sometimes difficult decisions involved in aligning a project with one’s values.

Don’t miss this opportunity to reflect on how we consume, build businesses, and make decisions.

Event organized in collaboration with the Esade Language Center.

This event will be held in Spanish.

Registration link

Take part by writing a pledge and get a seasonal fruit and vegetable smoothie.

Organized by Eurest.

The Family Business Club, the Women Empowerment Club of Esade Alumni, and Juno House are organizing this round table, with the aim of offering an honest and inspiring conversation about the role of women in family businesses from the perspective of the next generation.
We will have a panel that will allow us to explore challenges, opportunities, experiences, and lessons learned through real stories of leadership, entrepreneurship, and management.

Organized by Esade Alumni.

Event held in Spanish.

Registrations here

In a context of growing social and environmental challenges, corporate social innovation is emerging as a key strategy to create shared value. It helps companies define their purpose, develop new business models, apply sustainable open innovation, and strengthen culture and leadership.

In this Esade – Fundación SERES session, we will explore different approaches and implementation mechanisms, both internally and through partnerships. We will discuss how to design solutions to address social needs more efficiently while generating competitive and social value.

Join the conversation to identify the areas that drive these strategies, the resources involved, and their alignment with business goals.

Organized by the Institute for Social Innovation and the SERES Foundation.

Event held in Spanish.

Registrations here

Join us on the Sant Cugat campus for an inspiring aromatic plants workshop in collaboration with the Fundació Gaspar de Portolà. Together, we’ll plant and care for aromatic species while learning more about the foundation’s meaningful work through inclusive employment. This activity invites participants to reconnect with nature, embrace sustainable practices, and discover how social impact and environmental care can grow hand in hand.

Organized by General Services and Fundació Gaspar de Portolà. 

Registrations here

Take part by writing a pledge and get a seasonal fruit and vegetable smoothie.

Organized by Eurest.

The European Union's "CSDDD" directive obliges large companies to take responsibility for human rights and the environment throughout their entire supply chain, even outside of Europe. We will analyze how this regulation "crosses borders" to influence third countries, generating a debate between protecting universal values and respecting the sovereignty of other nations. Ultimately, we will explore whether the EU has the authority to impose its sustainability standards on the rest of the world. 

Welcome:     
Marie Vandendriessche, Academic director, Bachelor in Global Governance, Economics and Legal Order
Andrea Izaguirre, 4th year Double Degree in Law + Global Governance, Economics and Legal Order student

Participants:     
Elisabeth de Nadal, partner at Cuatrecasas
Maria Alejandra Gonzales Pinedo, 4th year Bachelor’s student in Law

Organized by Law School Students – Esade Law Review 

Registrations here

This event will be held in Spanish.

Take part by writing a pledge and get a seasonal fruit and vegetable smoothie.

Organized by Eurest.

The objective of this activity is to introduce French students to the Fusion Point and the various projects they carry out (courses, challenges, methodology, research, etc.). They will discover how interdisciplinary teams work on projects that have a social impact on society. Additionally, they will be able to see some of the prototypes of the projects carried out by the students.

After conducting their research in class, the students will attend a presentation in French by Laura Bellorini and Imma Rueda and visit the Fusion Lab and other spaces on the Rambla of Innovation. Based on the information received during the presentation, the visit, and their questions, the students will transfer this knowledge and their experience to other French students from another program.

Organized by Esade Language Center 

This event will be held in French.

An interactive, science-based workshop that helps participants understand the causes and consequences of climate change through a collaborative card game built on IPCC findings. By connecting the dots between human activity, environmental impact, and systemic risks, the session fosters shared understanding and empowers participants to identify meaningful actions.

Registration link:
Send an email to juancarlos.diaz.ext@esade.edu

Get inspired by fellow Fusion Point ex-students from Esade, UPC and IED school sharing how they are bringing to reality and impacting society with their Fusion Point course projects: The ROOTS project in The Gambia from CBI 2024 and the silicon nanoribbons implementation for cooling systems from TeSI 2025.

Organized by Fusion Point Team. 

Registrations here  

Take part by writing a pledge and get a seasonal fruit and vegetable smoothie.

Organized by Eurest 

To be confirmed

Activity open to the entire community.

Organized by Identity and Mission Team, registrations here before April 15th, 

For more information, please contact: identityandmission@esade.edu

As part of Sustainability Week, ESADE invites you to take part in a two-week second-hand book collection in support of the NGO AIDA.

AIDA collects donated books and gives them a second life by selling them in their bookstore in Barcelona, helping to fund social and humanitarian projects in Spain and abroad.

This initiative combines circular economy and solidarity, while bringing the community together around a simple, concrete action with real impact.

Bring your books and take part in a collective effort that goes beyond our campus - a small gesture that can make a real difference.

An initiative organized in collaboration with the Esade Language Center.