Philippe de Woot Award, 2019

Philippe de Woot de Trixhe was Doctor in Law and Economics and Professor Emeritus at the Université catholique de Louvain. His research and teaching fields were strategic management, change in a turbulent environment, ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility. He was the author of several major works among which “Pour une doctrine de l’entreprise” (1968), “Should Prometheus Be Bound?” (2005 ; 2009), « Rethinking the Enterprise : Competitiveness, Technology and Society » (2014), « Responsible innovation » (2016) and « Maîtriser le progrès économique et technique » (2016). He served on the board of directors and advisory committees of several national and international corporations. He received in 2002 the Prix Economique de l’Institut de France (Prix Zerilli Marimo) rewarding the works that highlight the role of the market economy in the progress of society and the future of man. He was a member of l’Académie Royale de Belgique and correspondent of l’Institut de France. He was the co-founder of the Louvain CSR Network and an active member of the Global Responsible Leadership Initiative (GRLI).

The “Philippe de Woot Award”, an initiative of the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL), aims to promote sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility by awarding, every two years, one prize to one or several Master thesis(es) which constitute(s) an original contribution to the understanding and thinking about Corporate Social Responsibility. The award is for any student graduated from a University or Business School at Master level and whose Master thesis is about corporate social responsibility or the contribution of companies/organizations to sustainable development.

Objectives
The inter-university “Philippe de Woot Award”, an initiative of the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL), aims to promote sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility by awarding, every two years, one prize to one or several Master thesis(es) which constitute(s) an original contribution to the understanding and thinking about Corporate Social Responsibility. The award is for any student graduated from a University or Business School at Master level and whose Master thesis is about corporate social responsibility or the contribution of companies/organizations to sustainable development.

For whom
The award is for any student graduated from an University or Business School at Master level over the world and whose Master thesis is about corporate social responsibility or sustainable enterprises and sustainable development.
Candidates must have completed their thesis during their academic year in 2017 – 2018 or 2018-2019.
Candidates can only participate once to this award.

Periodicity
This prize will be awarded every two years, during an award ceremony animated by reputed speakers from different backgrounds on the theme of CSR.

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Philippe de Woot Award, 2019