Anita McGahan in conversation with Tima Bansal

November 25, 2024
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About the Guest


Interview Speaker

Tima Bansal

Professor of Sustainability and Strategy, Ivey Business School

Tima Bansal is a Professor of Sustainability and Strategy at the Ivey Business School. She holds honorary doctorates from the University of Hamburg, Université de Montréal, and the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. She is also affiliated with the University of Cambridge...

Reflections from the Interview


Tima and I began our conversation by reflecting on whether Corporate Social Responsibility has run its course.  Tima had a two-part answer.  First, she said, it’s clear that CSR has been polarized.  We are dealing with Greenwashing, Woke and AntiWoke-ism, and a whole slate of related criticisms about how CSR has become politicized.  But second, it’s not entirely clear whether CSR has run its course.    Tima believes that CSR is still a valuable framework, although the core of the opportunities...

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