As we emerge from a global pandemic, businesses are being forced to re-evaluate their role. More than ever, businesses are being held accountable for demonstrating purpose and acting responsibly. Alexandra Palt, Executive Vice-President and Chief Corporate Responsibility Officer of L’Oréal, the world’s number one cosmetics group, will discuss how companies can transform their business model to ensure the respect of planetary boundaries, encourage their ecosystem of suppliers, customers and consumers to follow their lead, and be part of the solution to some of the world’s most pressing challenges.

Meet our speaker and chair

Alexandra Palt is Executive Vice-President and Chief Sustainability Officer of L’Oréal and Executive Vice-President of the L’Oréal Foundation.

Sandy Pepper is Professor of Management Practice in the Department of Management at LSE.

More about this event

The Department of Management (@LSEManagement) is a world class centre for education and research in business and management. At the heart of LSE’s academic community in central London, we are ranked #2 in the world for business and management.

This event forms part of LSE’s Shaping the Post-COVID World initiative, a series of debates about the direction the world could and should be taking after the crisis.

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Podcast & Video

A podcast of this event is available to download from What Does Responsible Business Look Like in a Post-Pandemic World?

A video of this event is available to watch at What Does Responsible Business Look Like in a Post-Pandemic World?

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