Social Responsibility

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  • Rethink: It''s a blog about marketing, management, digital economy, business and sales, written by renowned experts and conceived as an open space for dialogue, debate and exchange.
  • Alumni ESIC magazine It is a free access and dissemination magazine that talks about current business trends, best practices, entrepreneurship and professional development around the world, from ESIC alumni.
  • ICEMD: ICEMD conducts studies of companies and sectors "Knowledge development" which are available free of charge on the ICEMD website.
• Events: ESIC organizes several events open to all audiences for different purposes and free of charge. On the ESIC events website you can find e-talks, seminars, master classes, presentations... You also can see the calendar of online and offline events that are held. Some of the events that have taken place include the following:
  • Alumni Talks
  • The New Retail Paradigm
  • Positive stress
  • ESIC Generation
  • Open Days
  • BUSINESS SUMMER CAMP
  • Young Business Talents
  • Junior Challenge
  • Today is marketing
• Services: The following services are available to anyone, whether or not they are students of the school or university, free of charge.
  • Project #Relanza-T
  • ESIC Entrepreneurs

CHARGED ACCESS:

• Courses:
  • Professional Training
  • Bachelor's Degrees
  • Higher Education programs
  • Graduate Programs and Master's Degrees
  • Life Long Learning Courses.
  • Online Courses.
  • ESIC Languages.
  • ESIC Corporate Education area.
  • Project acceleration program for entrepreneurs.
• Content:
  • ESIC Editorial: ESIC Editorial provides research and dissemination of economic, business and marketing topics. Its editorial collection, has more than 500 living titles, whose authors are mainly university professors and professionals, experts in our business environment.

AD HOC

• Workshops at UPI. (Permanent Research Unit)
  • Our Permanent Research Unit (UPI) began to function in September 2017 and we have achieved more than 60 publications, including JCR articles, Case Studies, Books, Book Chapters and SCOPUS articles.
  • In addition to all the internal meetings that we hold each month between Principal Investigators, we also meet quarterly with Associate Investigators. This also includes activities open to the entire academic community.
• Masses: ESIC celebrates masses open to the entire community during the academic year from Monday to Saturday at 9:00 am.

ON PROGRAMME BASIS

• Events
  • Most ESIC Events are open to the general public.
  • Furthermore, The Entrepreneurship Meetings are open to all those who want to become entrepreneurs. Some examples are
    • Entrepreneurship workshop: creativity: an indispensable condition and process in entrepreneurship
    • Entrepreneurship workshop: be the entrepreneur you want to be
• Community educational events
  • Advice in Marketing and Communication to NGOs
  • Carrera empresas by ESIC virtual edition: During the pandemic, ESIC organized a virtual race open to both the ESIC community and companies wishing to participate. In an online format, the race consisted of 8 km that could be run whenever and wherever the runners wanted and was registered in an app.

AD HOC AND ON A PROGRAMMED BASIS

• Corporate Education: Our training offer is made up of tailor-made training for groups through our custom solutions, individual training through our open programs.
• Business Breakfast: Professional meetings where you can chat, debate and share knowledge based on different themes, sectors or environments. These can be scheduled by ESIC or structured by the participating companies.
• Xchange: Through the development of exclusive meetings, by invitation only, with executives to foster knowledge exchange, forge relationships with relevant companies in the innovation ecosystem and relevant companies in the innovation ecosystem and promote active listening to the entrepreneurial ecosystem.

ON PROGRAMMED BASIS

• Events from ICEMD: ESIC host events that are open to the general public referring to executive education programs.
• Life Long Learning Courses: ESIC has a specific area of Life Long Learning that offers specialised programs and courses in various subjects and with different formats;
  • Specialized Courses (EC)
  • Specialised Online Courses (SOC)
  • Senior Management Program (SMP)
  • Advanced Programs (AP)
  • Bootcamp (BC)
  • Online Intensive Courses (OIC)

AD-HOC

• Voluntary student-run schemes: Cities where it takes place: Madrid and Valencia.
• Hackaton: "is a different way of interacting students, teachers and companies. It consists of posing a challenge for a company or companies to solve, in a limited time and with limited resources, as in real life".
• The Inclusive Cultural Club between ESIC and the Achalay association: was born as an initiative of David Tanarro, coordinator of Liceo Achalay, and José Manuel López-Agulló, professor at ESIC. Organize cultural workshops on various topics, for which a first session of cineforum on the film 'The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe' was scheduled.
• "Food bank: ESIC Business&Marketing School through its initiative #BetterTogether y másESIC. In response to the emergency situation generated by Covid19, launched an appeal in early May to citizens and companies in Madrid to be able to cope with the 30% increase in aid requested by almost 190,000 families in the Community.
• “La Operación Frío”: the students of ESIC Pozuelo, as well as the teaching and administrative staff of our School, have been bringing tents, thermal blankets, sleeping bags, coats and shoes, among other items, to try to make these months more bearable for the people of La Cañada Real de Madrid, who are at risk of social exclusion with addictions, homeless.
• Sweetening difficult moments: In the most complicated and difficult moments of the global pandemic of COVID-19, ESIC Business School through its #BetterTogether initiative has distributed more than 5,000 jars of jelly beans to various entities that have been working tirelessly these days.
• Project #Relanzate: online project.

On programmed basis

• Encounters of Educational Centres: Cities where it takes place: MADRID, BARCELONA, VALENCIA, ZARAGOZA, NAVARRA, SEVILLA, MALAGA.
• IMAT International: Cities where it takes place: VALENCIA.

• Corporate Social Responsibility policy
• Functional diversity policy
• Diversity project
• Five cultures: 5 cultures that complete our identity, diversity, excellence. That enrich our seal, the seal of ESIC, the one that unites us and at the same time, differentiates us.

In the following degree reports it can be seen the measurement of the entry profile, the dropout rate by profiles, the graduation rate, external internships, mobility students, teaching staff, etc.

ESIC students: men (52%) and women (48%)

• Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration and Management.
• Bachelor's Degree in Marketing.
• Bachelor's Degree in Digital business.
• Bachelor's Degree in Advertising.
• Private Degree in Marketing.

• Admission policy: ESIC has an admissions policy which states that all staff involved in the admissions process of the ESIC University Area must comply with the requirements set out in this Policy on:
  1. Specific Admission Requirements for candidates by Degrees, and exceptions.
  2. Requirements to be taken into account for the scheduling of Interviews and Assessments of Candidates.
  3. Conduct of Candidate Interviews.
• Social Responsibility policy:
  "ESIC is a higher education institution that is against any kind of discrimination and harassment in relation to all its stakeholders. Specifically, ESIC provides access to all people who meet the academic prerequisites for their studies, whether undergraduate, graduate, etc., and is committed to not discriminate against students on the basis of race, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion, disability or gender or any other legally protected factor. ESIC also guarantees and promotes the admission and participation of men and women equally in the institution, both students and teaching and administrative staff, pledging not to discriminate on the basis of gender in the different job positions".
• Diversity Project: At ESIC we try to build every day an inclusive training center, in which all people have equal opportunities in both studies and employment, this promoting a society in equity and without discrimination against any group. ESIC's Diversity project supports the contribution of women in the professional environment.
• Equality plan: It is approved by the Works Council and the General management in 2021. It offers equal protection and expansion of the rights of women and men in the school, and it applies to workers as well as students.

• Mentoring
  • Advice: The areas of Careers and Internships provide advice on CV preparation, personal branding and digital footprinting and the definition of a strategy for the search for new opportunities.
  • Coaching:
    • Personal Coaching: It focuses on enhancing the areas of private life, health, and relationships.
    • Professional Coaching: It focuses on empowering your career through introspection, SWOT analysis and skills development.
    • Coaching for entrepreneurs: It focuses on helping all those who wish to undertake, have undertaken or want to make professional changes that will make them escape their comfort zone.
    • Mentoring: Focuses on developing people's potential through knowledge transfer and experiential learning. Stimulates, challenges and encourages the mentoree to do his or her best personally and professionally in the long term.
• Scholarships:ESIC has the Woman + Leadership grant: The objective of this scholarship is to enable women with great potential and motivation to take a postgraduate program (MBA, IMBA or EMBA) at ESIC, at any of the campuses where they are taught. A scholarship of 50% of the tuition will be awarded.
  In addition, ESIC has numerous scholarships that can also be accessed by both women and men on an equal basis, such as:
  • Bachelor's Degree Scholarships
  • Master's Degree Scholarships
• Others:
  • Tutorships:These include receiving students, finding out what motivates them to progress and gain self-confidence, guiding and advising them and accompanying students throughout their education. They also encourage students to interact, among other aspects. The tutors are at the disposal of all female students for any problem or need that may arise.
  • Coordination Department and Students Services: ESIC's coordinator has the purpose of attending to students by solving their problems or questions, and they thereby support the work of tutors. Female students are therefore always able to consult a female coordinator if they prefer, to raise any type of question or need that may arise.

THROUGH UNIVERSITY OUTREACH:

• ScholarshipsESIC encourages applications by women through scholarships. ESIC has the Women + Leadership grant, as women are not under-represented in terms of areas of knowledge, but rather in terms of educational level. That is, while in degree and junior master's degree courses women are present in a similar percentage to men, in management programs such as MBAs or Executive MBAs, as well as other upper management programs, the percentage of women drops in comparison with men.
• Participative forums:ESIC promotes the participation of women in participative forums, these are some examples. These were not only taught entirely by women, but also dealt with current issues related to the role of women in society and business.
  • "Women's leadership and soft power".
  • "Conscious leadership for women entrepreneurs".
  • "What is a company equality plan?".
  • "Women and communication.
• Academic ProductionESIC produces research and articles on gender equality and the importance of women's presence in business, these are some examples:
  • "Gender diversity on boards of directors".
  • "Are there gender differences among communication students when they opine about sexualized children's fashion images?".
• ESIC encourages women to research and produce. In 2020 we found the following data in research by gender:
  Research production: 49% men and 51% women.

THROUGH COLLABORATION WITH OTHERS:

• "ESIC and GIRA MUJERES join forces to promote female talent: ESIC promotes with CocaCola a program which the finalist of the edition will be able to enrich their training with the specialized courses offered by ESIC, a leader in management, marketing and technology training.
• Generating changes: Equality Plans for SME's of the Community of Madrid: SMEs have the opportunity to reflect on and responsibly incorporate gender criteria that will enable them to improve both their competitive position and the social benefit they generate.
• ESIC Aragón and the Association of Businesswomen of the Province of Huesca have signed a collaboration agreement with the aim of supporting the development and training of women and their businesses.
• Collaboration with the NGO Luz Casanova: Inclusion of women and minors who are victims of gender violence. In addition, 5 students have carried out active online volunteering as school support for children who suffer gender-based violence.

• Diversity Charter: Building a diverse workforce: the company should encourage the integration of people with diverse profiles (regardless of gender, sexual orientation, race, nationality, ethnic origin, religion, beliefs, age, disability, etc.).
• Social responsibility policy that applies to all stakeholders. ESIC is a higher education institution that is against any kind of discrimination and harassment in relation to all its stakeholders. Specifically, ESIC provides access to all people who meet the academic prerequisites for their studies, whether they are undergraduate, postgraduate, etc., and is committed to not discriminating against students for reasons of race, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion, disability or gender or any other legally protected factor.
• Equality plan that applies to all stakeholders but with an emphasis on faculty and management staff. Carried out with the intention of promoting gender equality among the members of the ESIC Community.
• One of ESIC's 9 values is "Respect for the diversity of cultures, religions and gender", to ensure equality and non-discrimination.
• ESIC Diversity Project: ESIC wants to attract people to their classrooms regardless of their gender, race, religion, or functional diversity, are being discriminated against in a business environment.
• CCPE Regulatory Framework "The community of students in ESIC will always act displaying deep respect for the diversity of others, respecting cultural, religious, gender, ideological and all other types of difference, within the school as well as outside it. They must always treat all ESIC personnel properly and with respect".

• Social responsibility policy: ESIC is committed to not discriminating against students on the basis of race, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion, disability or gender, or any other legally protected group.
• Diversity Charter: Building a diverse workforce: the company should encourage the integration of people with diverse profiles (regardless of gender, sexual orientation, race, nationality, ethnic origin, religion, beliefs, age, disability, etc.).
• ESIC Diversity Project: The Diversity Project of ESIC is committed to being an inclusive training center, fostering a society with equal opportunities and non-discrimination of people, including transgender people. ESIC aims to be a mirror for the labour market, offering training and social-labour inclusion to people who have suffered some discrimination in employment or have a disability.
• ESIC 5 Cultures Project Our mission is to train professionals capable of creating companies or carrying out managerial or technical work, supported by two values that we share in ESIC: Commitment and Closeness. The "5 Cultures Project" was born to further root these values. The 5 cultures that complete our identity, that enrich our stamp, the seal of ESIC, the one that unites us and at the same time, differentiates us.
• ESIC also has the CCPE Regulatory Framework which specifies: "The community of students in ESIC will always act displaying deep respect for the diversity of others, respecting cultural, religious, gender, ideological and all other types of difference, within the school as well as outside it. They must always treat all ESIC personnel properly and with respect".

• ESIC applies existing state policies regarding maternity and paternity leave.
• No restrictions are placed on reductions or extensions of timetables to encourage family conciliation. The timetables of all staff are adapted to conciliation processes, so there are as many timetables as there are people.
• It also has a policy of flexibility in the working day in the case of maternity as well as paternity leave, as well as for any other personal situation that has to be considered.

• Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration and Management.
• Bachelor's Degree in Marketing.
• Bachelor's Degree in Digital business.
• Bachelor's Degree in Advertising.
• Private Degree in Marketing.

• Academic Guide University Area: Academic document containing a guide for students' conduct, "very serious misconduct: Discrimination on grounds of race, sex, religion, social status, opinion, place of birth or any other personal or social circumstance any other personal or social circumstance".
• Academic Guide Master Area: Academic document containing a code of expected professional behaviour: "ESIC doesn't tolerate conduct or attitudes that may be related to harassment, segregation or related to harassment, segregation, discrimination, xenophobia, etc. (even those that appear to be superficial or humorous tone). Offences against these principles of coexistence will result in sanctions. Serious cases may result in students may be asked to leave the programme".
• In addition, ESIC has a suggestion box, which aims to provide a means of communication open continuously, where to express opinions, initiatives, incident reports, proposals for improvement, or any aspect related to ESIC.
  It is also a channel for those who want to report incidents related to discrimination, both for students and staff.

• ESIC is subject to the state policies regarding minimum interprofessional salary, as well as ESIC pays its employees according to the following agreement: XIII State-level collective agreement for university education and research centers / XIII Statewide collective bargaining agreement for university education and research centers, but ESIC pays all its employees in all categories the basic salary and supplements above the agreement.
• Merco Ranking results: The Merco Empresas ranking once again included ESIC among the best companies in Spain with the best reputation and the greatest capacity to attract and retain talent, thanks to the evaluations among others of employees. One of the questions in the report is if you consider that you receive a salary consistent with the function performed.

• ESIC recognizes the right of association, of all workers, including international and women staff. At ESIC, an Electoral Board is established, as provided for in Article 73 of the Workers' Statute, which promotes the resolution to hold elections for the creation of a Works Council, at the request of the workers. The members of the Electoral Board are determined according to the data provided by the company and in accordance with Article 73.3 of the Workers' Statute. Meetings of the Works Council (mentioned in Articule 63.) are held periodically and the proposals and resolutions are reported through different channels.
• ESIC also maintains a continuous dialogue with the workers. Any employee may contact this committee by email: comite.empresa@esic.edu

• ESIC is a higher education institution that is against any kind of discrimination and harassment in relation to all its stakeholders, including workplace. This is reflected in ESIC's social responsibility policy.
• Non-discrimination at ESIC is a reality. Our work and learning spaces constitute a real environment where students, faculty and staff are a reflection of our society in which respect and coexistence prevail. For this reason, ESIC has launched the DUE (Diversity University-Company Diversity) Project, which articulates an organizational structure, procedures, policies and adequate resources to develop action plans each year that are integrated into the School's Quality Policy. The Project, of national scope, is directed by the General Secretary of ESIC, who is responsible for its monitoring, review and proposals for improvement.
• Equality plan: It is approved by the Works Council and the General management in 2021. It offers equal protection and expansion of the rights of women and men in the school, and it applies to workers as well as students.
• Diversity Charter: Building a diverse workforce: the company should encourage the integration of people with diverse profiles (regardless of gender, sexual orientation, race, nationality, ethnic origin, religion, beliefs, age, disability, etc.).
  • Principle number 2: Building a diverse workforce: the company should encourage the integration of people with diverse profiles (regardless of gender, sexual orientation, race, nationality, ethnic origin, religion, beliefs, age, disability, etc.).
• ESIC has an agreement with ONCE (a non-profit organization that supports people with disabilities and fights against discrimination) to provide scholarships for people who have experienced harassment in the workplace.

• ESIC, in its mission to develop ethical values and corporate social responsibility, is committed to promoting these values in everyone in the organization and, in turn, in society as a whole.
• As an academic institution committed to responsible leadership, is a member of the Spanish Network of the Global Agreement and Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME) promoted by the United Nations in the areas of human rights, labor, the environment and anti-corruption.

• Signatory to the Diversity Charter:
  ESIC, as a member of the Diversity Charter, extends and communicates its commitments and values to supplier companies: inviting them to join the community of companies in Spain that adhere to the voluntary commitment promoted by the Charter.

• ESIC applies existing state policies on equal pay for men and women.
• Also, ESIC applies the Article 28 from the Workers' Statute "Equal pay for men and women".
• Equality plan: It is approved by the Works Council and the General management in 2021. It offers equal protection and expansion of the rights of women and men in the school, and it applies to workers as well as students.
• In addition, ESIC through its events and webinars, tries to give visibility to the professional gaps that exist in the workplace between men and women, to raise awareness of this problem. An example of this was the conference held by ESIC to present the GERDERCOM report.
  "Salary gap, glass ceiling and stress: an x-ray of women in the communication sector".
• ESIC has signed "The Diversity Charter" ESIC has signed an agreement where the principles of equal opportunities and respect for diversity must be included in the company's values and be disseminated among employees.

• ESIC reports to MERCO the salary bands of workers, which make no distinction based on gender, as well as other data regarding working conditions.
• There is wage equality without distinction according to gender, and there has never been a difference in wages due to this reason. Wages are classified according to position and category, as well as academic level in the case of the teaching staff.
  On the other hand, to ensure that women apply for management positions there is a process that guarantees equal opportunities for professional careers.
• Equality plan has a diagnosis to measure salary deviations and positive and negative discrimination has been measured.

• For any questions about payments, there is an email address, nominas@esic.edu, that is maintained by Human Resources.
• For any question about the employee rights or another issue the email adress is rrhh@esic.edu
• There is a direct channel with the quality department to report any incident, doubt or question that administrative or academic staff may have regarding their labor rights.
• Through the Works Council of ESIC, employees can send their doubts and suggestions so that they can be passed on and heard by the board of directors. Comite.empresa@esic.edu
• ESIC gives relevance to interpersonal communication and dialogue with management and Board of Directors.

• Admissions policy: ESIC has an admissions policy which states that all staff involved in the admissions process without discrimination from the ESIC University Area must comply with the requirements set out in this Policy on:
  1. Specific admission requirements for candidates by degree, and exceptions.
  2. Requirements to be taken into account for the scheduling of Interviews and Evaluations of Candidates.
  3. Conducting Candidate Interviews
• The Application Forms and registration form it is required that the applicant has to select if belongs to any of the aforementioned groups. The objective is to be able to discuss the case with the Diversity Technical Unit and to accompany the person during the whole process at ESIC.
  • Application forms of Admission for Undergraduate students
  • Application forms of Admission for Postgraduate students
  • Registration form
• ESIC Corporate Social Responsibility Policy: This policy establishes that ESIC is against any discrimination in any process, be it regarding students or school staff.
• Possitive discrimination: As positive discrimination, at ESIC we have scholarships to encourage under-represented groups:
  • Women + Leadership grant
  • Diversity Grant for Undergraduate students and graduate students
  • Expiga grant
  • ONCE Foundation Scholarships called "Opportunity for talent".

Below, it can be seen the ratios by country and by gender of the students admitted in 2020:

Students by gender:

International students:

• Students with disabilities/special needs:
  • Number of students with disability/special needs: 179
  • Number of studens requiring Diversity technical unit services: 87
• Students with low financial capabilities:
  • Students studying on scholarship by ESIC: 1688
  • Students subscribing to continuity insurance by ESIC: 4.148
  • Students benefiting from continuity insurance by ESIC: 17

• There is an international development unit to recruit international students, staff and faculty: With activities, agreements, academic partners and other international projects that allow faculty, staff and students to live and transfer the intangibles of internationalisation at every point of the "ESIC experience". For this reason, ESIC has integrated into many of its programs international options, of long or short duration.
• International Programmes: ESIC has programs with international institutions to encourage an international experience and recruit international students and faculty.
• ESIC buddy program: This program aims to help international students in the integration process in our campus and country.
• Activities and Alliances:
  • ESIC is present in numerous informative fairs in Latin America, Africa, Europe, India, Canada, including here numerous countries not represented in the classrooms.
  • ESIC also organizes international activities like Open Days, Global Days, Business Study Tours, Induction week...
  • Also ESIC has a network of agreements / alliances with some of the most recognized institutions for the promotion international programs in another countries:
• Radigital: ESAN University and ESIC Business & Marketing School have created RADigital with the aim of bringing together the most innovative universities in Latin America. with the aim of bringing together the most innovative universities in Latin America in this network with the aim of promoting digital transformation in their countries.
• To recruit teachers / management staff:: ESIC has an agreement with Inserta, which is the national employment exchange for people with disabilities, designed to encourage hiring in the School of personnel with disabilities. This project started in 2018. All ESIC selection processes are inclusive. Proactively acting in the hiring of these groups.

• Scholarships: ESIC has scholarships to postgraduates and undergraduates students aimed at people from under-represented groups:

  For the undergraduate and graduate area the scholarships would be as follows:

  • The Diversity Grant: This is for students of High School, IB Diploma, A levels, Baccalaureate (or the equivalent educational system) and Higher Degree Educational Courses, and who are studying any of the University qualifications offered by ESIC. It is for candidates who have a disability of 33% or more, and the sum of the grant will cover up to 30% of teaching fees. For postgraduate students ESIC has the Diversity Grant for candidates who have suffered discrimination or who have functional diversity.

  For the undergraduate area in particular, the grants would be as follows:

  • International mobility grant: ESIC tries to help international candidates from all over the world, supporting them so that they can from all over the world, supporting them so that they can carry out their university studies at one of ESIC's ESIC campuses in Spain.
  • National mobility grant This scholarship aims to facilitate the mobility of candidates who are not from the Autonomous Community where the ESIC Campus is located so that they can study at one of the national campuses.
  • Large family grant Aimed at new students who belong to a large family.
  • Study assistance grant Aimed at students with justified financial need due to family or personal circumstances that arise during their studies.
  • ESIC Continuing Education Insurance The School offers an insurance policy that aims to cover the costs of training

  For the graduate area in particular, the grants would be as follows:

  ESIC's scholarships

  • Women + Leadership grant: ESIC encourages applications by women through scholarships. While in degree and junior master's degree courses women are present in a similar percentage to men, in management programs such as MBAs or Executive MBAs, as well as other upper management programs, the percentage of women drops in comparison with men. Because of that, ESIC made this scholarship.
  • Talent grants: It is only for applicants to the Full Time MBA and International MBA programmes with a score on the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) more than 600 points*.

  External's scholarships:

  • ONCE Foundation Scholarships called "Opportunity for talent". ESIC decided to launch this scholarship in the face of the deficit and the demand for aid, which, among other things due to the economic crisis, existed by students with disabilities.
  • Expiga Grants Which have the aim of offering education to individuals who need to improve their education in the field of marketing and/or advertising, and who are employed by social organisations which work for the cause of peace and the development of the most disadvantaged people. These grants are aimed at Spanish individuals or those from countries where the opportunities for education are limited, and who will be able to have a positive influence on those who have a disability of 33% or more, and the sum of the grant will cover up to 30% of teaching fees.

• Social Responsability Policy: ESIC is a higher education institution that is against any kind of discrimination and harassment in connection with all its stakeholders.
• University Ombudsman: In order to ensure respect for the rights and freedoms of teachers, students and administrative and service staff in the actions of the different university bodies and services, ESIC has established the figure of the University Ombudsman in its organizational structure. Its actions, always directed towards the improvement of university quality in all areas, are governed by the principles of independence and autonomy.
• ESIC has an equality plan that conceives an orderly set of measures designed to guarantee equal treatment of opportunities between men and women in the organisation and to prevent any type of discrimination in any group. ESIC has the aim of developing relationships in an area of non-discrimination, respect for diversity and promoting a safe and healthy environment for everyone.
• Academic Guide University Area: Academic document containing a guide for students' conduct, "very serious misconduct: Discrimination on grounds of race, sex, religion, social status, opinion, place of birth or any other personal or social circumstance any other personal or social circumstance"(Pg, 21).
• Academic Guide Master Area: Academic document containing a code of expected professional behaviour: "ESIC doesn't tolerate conduct or attitudes that may be related to harassment, segregation or related to harassment, segregation, discrimination, xenophobia, etc. (even those that appear to be superficial or humorous tone). Offences against these principles of coexistence will result in sanctions. Serious cases may result in students may be asked to leave the program". (Pg, 12)

• Quality Committee: which is responsible for ensuring the Quality Policy of ESIC and the revision of the Quality Management System, including those that affect Equality and Diversity.
• Equality Commission: The Equality Commission is made up of 6 members (3 men and 3 women) It is a joint commission, which meets at least once a year to monitor the measures proposed in the Equality Plan.
• Works council: ESIC recognizes the right of association, of all workers, including international and women staff. At ESIC, an Electoral Board is established, as provided for in Article 63 of the Workers' Statute, which promotes the resolution to hold elections for the creation of a Works Council, at the request of the workers.

• For all our stakeholders: Events and Webinars offer support by providing visibility, knowledge, and possible solutions to under-represented groups in the ESIC Community:
  • Grupo social la Once adaptation and self-improvement as tools for social inclusion:
  • Women's leadership and soft power:
  • Conscious leadership for women entrepreneurs:
  • What is a company equality plan?
  • Women and communication:
• For all our stakeholders: Academic ProductionESIC produces research and articles on gender equality and the importance of women's presence in business, these are some examples:
  • "Gender diversity on boards of directors: The objective of this research is to analyze the implications on gender diversity in the corporate governance of Spanish listed companies, of the rules and regulations that seek to promote the presence of women on the boards of directors".
  • "Are there gender differences among communication students when they opine about sexualized children's fashion images?"
• For faculty members: ESIC encourages women to research and produce. In 2020 we found the following data in research by gender:
  Research production: 49% men and 51% women
• International students or faculty: If any student, teacher or staff has any questions about the international development unit, please contact us through this link. internacional.madrid@esic.edu
• Students or faculty with special needs: ESIC also has a Diversity Technical Unit that can be contacted. Any ESIC student, teacher or staff who has suffered discrimination or has functional diversity or special needs. diversidad@esic.edu
• For all our stakeholders: #RelánzaT: ESIC, in its aim to serve society, has designed this solidarity platform that will allow small companies and self-employed people affected by the Covid-19 to access various tools to activate their businesses. In the framework of Agenda 2030, this initiative is designed to respond through actions linked to SDG 4, 8 and 10.
• For all students and alumni with disabilities: From the ESIC Professional Careers service: Through the email: empleo.diversidad@esic.edu we manage communications related to programs for functional diversity: If a person with disabilities goes to our employability services, they receive guidance and strategies for job search with special focus on these pages, platforms and companies specialized in functional diversity.
• MásESIC University pastoral care: We launch different proposals in which students, faculty and staff from under-represented groups can participate throughout the year. Some examples from the last year are: Pilgrim's Routes to Santiago, "Javieradas", Christian reflection groups, volunteering meetings, solidarity experiences and prayer retreats.
• For all students ESIC offers coaching and mentoring services to all those people linked to the school who request them.
• For all students: Students can also turn to their tutors and academic coordinators for support on any issues they may have of an academic or personal nature:
• For all the stakeholers: Aster Marketing and Values Award At ESIC we understand that it is important to make visible the importance of integrating human and social values in the management of the company and in the different marketing and communication actions that it develops and that is why it is an essential part of the academic orientation of the centre. As ESIC is a marketing school, the ASTER MARKETING & VALUES Award is nothing more than a reflection of our social responsibility.

• In December 2015, ESIC's campus in Zaragoza obtained for the first time the Dalco certification under the UNE 1700001-1:2007, a certification that has been renewed for the in this last academic year. The achievement of this certificate guarantees that any person who accesses this campus will be able to count on the appropriate accessibility for their mobility in the facilities. Diploma certified in 2015 and reaccredited from 2019 until December 2021.
• The business school has presented its new location in Madrid: a technological, sustainable and accessible space. In order to facilitate non-discriminatory, independent and safe access to and use of buildings by persons with disabilities, the functional conditions and accessible features set out in the following document shall be complied with.
• ESIC is recognised by Ilunion for its commitment to universal accessibility and care for people with disabilities. A benchmark in accessibility training and in the evaluation of physical and technological environments, presented ESIC Business & Marketing School, together with other companies, institutions and different administrations with which it has worked, with an accreditation diploma on 30 October in recognition of its commitment to universal accessibility and care for people with disabilities, and consequently, to the construction of a barrier-free society.
• Canvas Platform: Ensuring an accessible and pleasant experience to all users, regardless of disability, is a key element of Canvas software. The Canvas platform was built using the most modern HTML and CSS technologies and is committed to W3C's Web Accessibility Initiative and Section 508 guidelines. The Voluntary Product Accessibility Template, or VPAT, is a tool that administrators and decision-makers can use to evaluate Canvas' conformance with the accessibility standards under Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act.

• All the information about the diversity project, the scholarships, the adaptations, the grants, etc. are described on the ESIC website:
• ESIC also has a Diversity Technical Unit that can be contacted. Any ESIC student, teacher or staff who has suffered discrimination or has functional diversity or special needs. diversidad@esic.edu.
• ESIC develops volunteering for its students, teachers and PAS to accompany people with disabilities. See MasESIC
• ESIC has signed "The Diversity Charter" a European charter of principles that is voluntarily signed by companies and organisations in Spain to make their commitment to diversity and inclusion in the workplace visible. It is committed to the need to extend this message to the entire business environment in order to promote a community that shares the same principles and therefore enhances the quality of life and work of people and their organizations.
• ESIC also has the Bequal certificate which determines the degree of commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility and Disability in essential areas of organizations.
• Achalay, Inclusive Cultural Club: Opportunities for people with intellectual disabilities to expand their work and personal skills.

Our Technical Unit for Diversity aims to provide support to all the people who are part of the Diversity Project.

This team will carry out actions nationwide aimed at meeting the following objectives:

• Awareness and training days
• Reception procedures and orientation to new entry
• Scholarships and grants
• Accessibility (Physical and Technological)
• Employability support for people of all groups
• Promote socially responsible purchasing at ESIC
• Work orientation and intermediation actions (internship and professional careers service)
• Actions to promote entrepreneurship

People who are part of the Diversity group may request any help from the Technical Unit to Diversity(diversity@esic.edu), both physical and technical as well as academic. This Unit will coordinate the necessary actions to solve specific needs with all ESIC areas /departments.

• General Policy of the Support Programme for students with functional diversity or special educational needs at ESIC.
• ESIC offers scholarhsips for people with disabilities to help them pay for their studies
  • Undergraduates Grants
  • Graduate Grants
  • The Diversity Grant: This is for students who have a disability of 33% or more, and the sum of the grant will cover up to 30% of teaching fees. For postgraduate students ESIC has the Diversity Grant for candidates who have suffered discrimination or who have functional diversity.
  • ONCE Foundation Scholarships called "Opportunity for talent". ESIC decided to launch this scholarship in the face of the deficit and the demand for aid, which, among other things due to the economic crisis, existed by students with disabilities.
  • Expiga Grants: Which have the aim of offering education to individuals who need to improve their education in the field of marketing and/or advertising, and who are employed by social organisations which work for the cause of peace and the development of the most disadvantaged people. These grants are aimed at Spanish individuals or those from countries where the opportunities for education are limited, and who will be able to have a positive influence on those who have a disability of 33% or more, and the sum of the grant will cover up to 30% of teaching fees.

• Steering Committee: is ESIC's highest governing body, and includes the Dean of Graduate and Corporate Education, and the Rector of ESIC University, who look after the interests of the student body. Faculty. The other members of the steering committee look after the interests of the different departments of ESIC involving all staff members.
• Students: through the delegates who meet every semester with the dean to pass on the class's doubts and suggestions. The delegates also participate in the "Degree Commissions" whose objective is to analyze the quality of the titulación in order to make improvements. They meet at least twice a year. Academic Guide University Area.
• Faculty: through the Dean of the University, the Academic Management, the ESIC Executive Committee, the Faculty meetings.
• Staff: The staff is represented through the works council which transmits the suggestions and requests of the workers to the ESIC management. Furthermore, each employee has six-monthly meetings with their superior in order to be able to communicate their impressions, objectives, development and progress in their professional career.

• ESIC Alumni ESIC ALUMNI is the ESIC Alumni Association that links students that have completed their formal training studies in both the undergraduate and postgraduate areas.
• Delegates' meetings: Students meet among themselves, by class, to discuss their opinions, needs, complaints and congratulations, and then the class delegates pass on these comments and opinions to the dean and the academic management. (page 17, point 6.11.5).
• Through MasEsic, a group open to students, activities are carried out throughout the year in the areas of volunteering, sports, culture and solidarity.
  • Students can join ESIC Theatre society, a powerful tool for personal growth, to learn to communicate with a professional approach, increasing synergies and improving group work and empathy.
  • In addition, in the field of sport, students can join university sports teams, ESIC gives the opportunity to practice sports together with students and alumni, faculty and ESIC staff. You can practice football 7, basketball, paddle tennis, golf, volleyball and also E-Sports. In addition, the ESIC Sports Club offers you agreements and discounts with gyms and establishments for sports practice.
  • Active Volunteering: Throughout the year our volunteers carry out socio-educational support, leisure and free time activities in foundations and NGOs related to diversity, childhood, social exclusion, senior citizens and gender violence.

All this information is collected and extended in the student's welcome manual on pages 21 - 23

• With the local community, organizing and promoting cultural activities: conferences, classical music concerts, theatre performances, etc., as well as sports and cultural activities organized by the local community.
• Also from business for business [Executive Education training area]. ESIC provides training for companies in different sectors.
• It also provides language skills through ESIC Idiomas.
• We have relationships through the Advisory Board by professionals and management staff.
• Presence in secondary schools and vocational training centers, holding free training events, information fairs, competitions, activities... etc.
• With students and professionals from Spain and other countries, ESIC collaborates through the "Global Marketing Competition", the ASTER Awards and the "Global Marketing Competition".
• Specialisation for the relationship with professionals has the event "Hoy es Marketing", presentations by experts and marketing directors from leading companies.

Stakeholders are identified in all procedures and policies of the School, including the premises outside the university (stated on the second page of each procedure). They have been available since the 20th of November 2006 on the ESIC website. And they have been updated since then.

• MasESIC works to raise awareness within and outside the ESIC community of a culture of ethical values that builds bridges between the academic, professional, cultural and social spheres. Some of the activities of MásESIC with local stakeholders are:
  • Ande
  • International Cooperation
  • Achalay
  • Madrid Food Bank
  • San José Institute Foundation
  • Luz Casanova
  • Caritas
  • Solidarity
  • Children's Villages
  • San Isidro Social Home Center
  • Red Cross
  • Las Praderas Residence
  • Social Samur
  • Sponsor Foundation
  • Tossall
  • Tumaini solidarity travel
  • Veron Foundation
  • Health and Community Foundation
• ESIC library ESIC reaches an agreement with the Pozuelo City Council, where ESIC has its campus, to build a local library that can be freely accessible.
• From the Corporate Education area, courses are given to the government institutions, Public Administrations, Foundations, etc among which are the following:
  • SEVILLE CITY COUNCIL
  • CITY COUNCIL OF TRES CANTOS
  • MUNICIPALITY OF ARGANDA DEL REY
  • COMMUNITY OF MADRID
  • COLLEGE OF VETERINARIANS OF MADRID
  • CONFEBUS CONF. SPANISH BUS TRANSPORT CONFEBUS
  • CONFEDERATION OF BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS OF THE BALEARIC ISLANDS
  • EUROCAJA RURAL FOUNDATION
  • HORIZON XXII FOUNDATION
  • VET+I FOUNDATION
• Large national and international companies in the private sector have placed their trust in us to provide training programs for its employees.
  ACCENTURE
  ACCIONA
  ACCON
  ADIDAS
  AIR LIQUIDE
  ALIMARKET
  ALLERGAN
  ALTRA AIRZONE
  AMADEUS
  AMAZON
  AMC NETWORKS
  ATENTO
  ATRESMEDIA
  AZUCARERA ESPAÑOLA
  BANC SABADELL
  BANCO NACIONAL COSTA RICA
  SANTANDER BANK
  BANKIA
  BASF
  BAYER
  BBVA
  BMW
  BON AREA/GUISSONA
  BONDUELLE
  BOSTON MEDICAL
  BRICO DEPOT
  BSH
  C.U. CARDENAL CISNEROS
  CAIXABANK
  CAJA RURAL DE NAVARRA
  CAJAMAR
  CAMPOFRIO
  CARREFOUR
  CELGENE
  CEPSA
  COFACE
  COFARES
  FROZEN PRODUCTS OF NAVARRA
  CONSUM
  CONTENUR
  CONTINENTAL
  CORREOS
  COSTA CRUCEROS
  DEKRA
  DIVINA PASTORA
  DKV
  DRAEGER
  EATOUT
  EDELVIVES
  EDP

  EL CORTE INGLÉS
  ENDESA
  ENRESA
  EXIDE
  FERROVIAL
  FERROVIAL SERVICES
  FRATERNIDAD MUPRESPA
  FUTURE SPACE
  GENERALI INSURANCE
  GESTHISPANA
  GESTILAR
  GONVARRI
  ÁGORA GROUP
  CARRERAS GROUP
  COSENTINO GROUP
  GODÓ GROUP
  MARS GROUP
  SAMCA GROUP
  SM GROUP
  GYRO
  HAZERA
  HENNEO
  HENRY SCHEIN
  HINOJOSA
  HMY
  HYDRO BULDING SYSTEM SPAIN
  IBERCAJA
  IBERDROLA
  ICCS IKEA
  INDITEX
  INFORMA D&B
  INSUD PHARMA
  INTERMALTA
  IPSEN
  IRIS MEDIA
  JTI
  LEROY MERLIN
  LIMAGRAIN
  LIMASA
  DIRECT LINE INSURANCE
  LLYC
  LOGALTY
  MAPFRE
  MERCEDES BENZ
  MICHELIN
  MIXER PACK
  MULTIOPTICAS
  MUTUA MADRILEÑA
  NATURA HAIR SYSTEM
  NAVANTIA

  NIELSEN
  OPPLUS
  ORACLE
  ORANGE
  PALIBEX
  PELAYO
  PEPE JEANS
  PETRONAS
  PIERRE FABRE
  PIKOLIN
  PONS IP
  PRISA
  PULLMANTUR
  PWC
  RCABLE
  REPSOL
  RGA
  ROYAL CANIN
  SACYR
  SAICA
  SAINT GOBAIN
  SANTALUCIA INSURANCE
  SAP
  SCHAEFFLER
  SECURITAS DIRECT
  SEUR
  SIKA
  SMC
  SP GROUP
  STADLER
  SUPERSOL
  TECNATOM
  TELEPERFORMANCE
  THYSSENKRUPP
  TIENDANIMAL
  TOLSA
  TRAGSA
  TSB
  UNICAJA BANK
  UNIVERSAL MUSIC
  VIDACAIXA
  VODAFONE
  VOLKSWAGEN
  WINTERHALTER
  ZENA ALSEA
  ZOETIS
• Another of ESIC's most relevant stakeholders are the employers of our students and alumni. Some of them are:
  DHL
  FACEBOOK
  MAPFRE
  MAHOU SAN MIGUEL
  FORD
  PORSCHE
  SAMSUNG
  SONY
  PEPE JEANS
  TELEFONICA
  BULGARY
  CAMPOFRIO
  TELEPIZZA
  IBERDROLA

  ACCENTURE
  HEINEKEN
  PASCUAL
  JUST EAT
  DELIVEROO
  REPSOL
  VODAZONE
  WARNER BROSS
  RED BULL
  KPMG
  ADIAS
  ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
  BMW
  McCANN
• In addition to our faculty, at ESIC we have a large group of collaborators who are experts in different areas and in the development of methodologies that provide solutions to the reality of business and society. Our collaborations are a meeting point between academic experts and prestigious executives from the business world and invite them to reflect. As a result, books, scientific articles and documentation notebooks are published and disseminated by ESIC Editorial and the ESIC Research Department. OUR PARTNERS are

  Sergio A. Berumen
  Rey Juan Carlos University of Madrid

  Álvaro Anchuelo Crego
  Rey Juan Carlos University of Madrid

  Maria Angeles Chavarria
  Independent Consultant and Trainer

  Ángel Baguer Alcalá
  Technologist at the University of Navarra in Spain

  Isabel Buil Carrasco
  University of Zaragoza

  Sergio Cantarero Martínez
  Mahou-San Miguel Group

  Carmen de Pablos Heredero
  Rey Juan Carlos University of Madrid

  Mónica de Pablos Heredero
  Rey Juan Carlos University of Madrid

  Luis Gallardo Frontaura
  Atos Origin

  Francisco García Fernández
  Polytechnic University of Madrid

  Ramon Garcia Garcia
  CEL Logistics

  Antonio Iglesias López
  MORSE Spain

  Santiago Izquierdo Izquierdo
  MTP (Methods and Process Technology)

  Francisco José lanco Jiménez
  Rey Juan Carlos University of Madrid

  David López Berzosa
  Polytechnic University of Madrid

  Javier López Martínez
  San Pablo CEU

  José Luis Montes Botella
  Rey Juan Carlos University of Madrid

  Marcelo Navarro del Egido
  VIPS Group

  Ana Rosado Cubero
  Complutense University of Madrid

  Francisco J. Sarabia Sánchez
  Miguel Hernández University

  Jesus Soler

  Nerea Urcola Martiarena
  Urcola, Training&Consulting

  José Luis Villa Martínez
  Via Célere

• We are one of the leading institutions in both training and business and we are recognized by companies and universities in Spain and abroad. At ESIC we have agreements, relationships and affiliations with other centres and universities with the aim of offering programmes characterized by their excellence. It also allows us to act as a bridge between training and the business world and to offer our students the guarantee of being a proactive and leading school.
  • Institutional agreements:
    • Bilbao Chamber of Commerce
    • Marketing Club of Navarra
    • International School of Management
  • Attachments of Public Universities:
    • King Juan Carlos University
    • Universitas Miguel Hernandez
    • San Jorge University
    • Rovira i Virgili University
  • Memberships of Institutions and Associations:
    • Spanish Association of Business Schools of Management (AEEDE)
    • Spanish Association of Digital Economy (ADIGITAL)
    • Diversity Charter in Spain
    • Bequal Foundation
    • Marketing Association of Spain
    • Inserta Forum, ONCE Foundation.
    • Association of Asia Pacific Business Schools (AAPBS)
    • News Global Performance Chalenges and Implications for Management Development (CEEMAN)
    • Latin American Council of Management Schools (CLADEA)
    • European DFoundation for Management Development (EFMD)
    • Executive Education Consortium (UNICON)
    • The Executive MBA Council (EMBAC)
    • Principles of Responsible Management Education (PRME)
    • Business Transfer Programme
    • Ministry of Education of Brazil
    • AACSB
    • MBA CSEA
  • Founding member of AEEDES.
• Through the Advisory Board, ESIC also involves the public and private sector as advisors.

  D. Hilario Albarracín Santa Cruz
  President of KMPG in Spain

  D. Carlos Alemany
  Partner of Alemany&Partners

  D. Pedro Clavería García De Rueda
  Co-Founder & Managing Director of Playtomic

  Mr. Jaime De Jaráiz Lozano
  President and CEO of LG Electronics Iberia

  D. Marcos De Quinto
  Management Consultant

  Ms. Ana Delgado Galán
  General Manager of ABC

  D. Alberto Durán López
  Executive Vice President of Fundación Once

  Ms. Begoña Elices García
  General Director of Communications and Chairman's Office, Member of the Executive Committee of Repsol and Member of the Board of Trustees of Fundación Repsol.

  Mr. Juan Ignacio de Elizalde
  General Manager of Coca-Cola Iberia

  D. Alfredo Fraile Navas
  Director HR Strategy Santander Spain

  D. Ramón Rovira i Pol
  Audiovisual General Manager of Grupo Godó

  Ms. María Garaña Corces
  Vice President EMEA of Adobe Professional

  D. Pedro García Guillén
  Chief Executive Officer of Prisa Radio

  D. Ignacio Izquierdo Saugar
  CEO of Aviva Italia

  Mr. Juan Pablo Lázaro
  President of Sending Transporte

  Mr. Jaime Lobera Crespo
  Partner Strategy Director of Apple Tree

  Ms. Pilar López Álvarez
  President of Microsoft Spain

  Ms. Marta Lozano Barrero
  BP Global Brand and Communications Director

  Mr. Ignacio Osborne Cologan
  Chairman of the Osborne Group and Chairman of the Forum of Remobricated Brands

  D. Goyo Panadero Illera
  Director of Brand, Communication and Marketing at EY Spain

  D. Samuel Pimentel
  Executive President of Ackerman International

  D. Pedro Puig Pérez
  President of Aldeas Infantiles

  Mr. Jorge Santacana
  Vice President Lujodigital.org

  Ms. Susana Voces
  CEO of Entradas.com

As a higher education institution involved in the development of current and future professionals, ESIC is a signatory of the Global Compact. ESIC in its aim to transform business and management education and develop the responsible leaders of tomorrow, follows the standards of the Global Compact that establishes the ten principles in the areas of human rights, labour, the environment and the fight against corruption in which ESIC is in favour of the achievement of these objectives.

These principles are set out in ESIC's PRME report.

• ESIC Corporate Social Responsibility Policy: this policy establishes that ESIC supports academic freedom.
  ESIC encourages the academic freedom of its faculty members who are also engaged in different lines of research connected to university education. In this way, academics provide knowledge that is applicable to the business world and contribute to quality teaching, by applying different teaching methodologies based on the results of their academic and business research.
• All ESIC teachers can make the proposals that they consider appropriate for work and research, as well as apply them to their teaching as can be seen in the school's research policies.

• From the Corporate Education area advice is provided to the following government institutions, Public Administrations, etc.
  • MADRID CITY COUNCIL
  • SEVILLE CITY COUNCIL
  • CITY COUNCIL OF TRES CANTOS
  • MUNICIPALITY OF ARGANDA DEL REY
  • COMMUNITY OF MADRID
  • COLLEGE OF VETERINARIANS OF MADRID
  • CONFEBUS CONF. SPANISH BUS TRANSPORT CONFEBUS
  • MINISTRY OF THE PRESIDENCY OF THE REGIONAL GOVERNMENT OF CASTILLA Y LEÓN.
  • CONFEDERATION OF BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS OF THE BALEARIC ISLANDS
  • EUROCAJA RURAL FOUNDATION
  • HORIZON XXII FOUNDATION
  • VET+I FOUNDATION
  • ANDALUSIAN GOVERNMENT
  • REGIONAL GOVERNMENT OF CASTILLA Y LEÓN. MINISTRY OF FAMILY AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES
• We have worked for Institutions and Business Associations, Foundations, Chambers of Commerce, Universities, Confederation of Transport, etc.
  • INSERTA EMPLEO ASSOCIATION
  • CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF CASTELLÓN
  • CETM CONF. ESPAÑOLA DE TRANSPORTE DE MERCANCÍAS
  • MARKETING CLUB OF LA RIOJA
  • COLLEGE OF ECONOMISTS OF ASTURIAS
  • COLLEGE OF ECONOMISTS OF ALICANTE
  • COLLEGE OF VETERINARIANS OF MADRID
  • CONFEBUS CONF. SPANISH BUS TRANSPORT CONFEBUS
  • CONFEDERATION OF BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS OF THE BALEARIC ISLANDS
  • EUROCAJA RURAL FOUNDATION
  • HORIZON XXII FOUNDATION
  • VET+I FOUNDATION

ESIC provides outreach, general education, continuing education and capacity building services to policy- and law-makers on relevant topics from the Corporate Education such as Social, economic and environmental sustainability.

ESIC collaborates with the government on national research projects, which are set out in our annual research report. Some of the research projects in which ESIC has collaborated with the government are

• González Santamaría, A. I. (Dir.) (2020). How to support the Sahel countries to face terrorism? Economic, social and cultural approaches. Madrid: Ministry of Defense, Technical Secretariat.
• Danvila del Valle, I. (2020). Socioemotional Wealth and Strategic Behavior of the Family Business. Funding Agency: Ministry of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness.
• Jaspe, J. (2020). Journalism and Spanish Armed Forces: cooperation for peacekeeping. Madrid. Funded by the Ministry of Defense (Admón. del Estado).
• Roger Monzó, V (2020). Study of food fashions through the communicative ecosystem. Agency of the call: Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities.
• SDGs Observatory Lab: The Department of Sustainable Economy, Productive Sectors, Trade and Employment, in collaboration with ESIC, has set up three Social Transformation laboratories that aim to disseminate the principles and good practices of the social economy and transfer them to the rest of the actors in the productive sectors.
  The first laboratory will be called "LAB-ODS" and will focus on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It is made up of researchers trained in different fields of science, which makes its work dynamic a constant interdisciplinary exchange and debate, as required by the SDGs themselves.

ESIC encourages its teaching and administrative staff to actively participate in the discussion of the new challenges facing education in all areas, including sustainability and social responsibility.

Our collaborations are a meeting point between academic experts and prestigious executives from the business world where they are invited to reflect. As a result, books, scientific articles and documentation notebooks are published and disseminated by ESIC Editorial and the ESIC Research Department.

In addition, our advisory board, made up of professionals from leading companies in their sectors, actively participate in meetings and debates of national and international reputation on how to face the new challenges affecting the business world at congresses.

Some of the events attended by the board and the executive committee, as well as academic and administrative staff include:

GLOBAL ORGANIZATIONS

• EMBA COUNCIL: Annual EMBA Council Congress.
• UNICON: Annual Directors' Conference Corporate Education Department
• CHEA: CHEA Annual Conference
• AACSB: International Conference and Annual Meeting ICAM; Annual Accreditation Conference: Europe, Middle East, and Africa.
• ACBSP: ACBSP Conference; ACBSP region international virtual fall conference; Webinar: Certificate Accreditation Process & Benefits
• USA: 2021 European Quality Assurance Forum; Annual Conference
• EFMD: EQUIS Accreditation Seminar; EFMD Annual Conference
• AABS: AABS Connect Annual Conference
• AAPBS: Annual Meeting
• CLADEA: Cladea Annual Meeting
• AMBA: AMBA & BGA Business School Leaders Summit; AMBA & BGA Accreditation Forum; Global Deans and Directors Conference
• WEB SUMMIT: Annual Conference

NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:

• AEEDE: Regular meetings
• ANECA: ANECA Conference with UCM; ANECA Conference with UIMP
• ACPUA: Regular meetings
• AQU: Regular meetings
• MADRIDMASD FOUNDATION: Regular meetings
• AVAP: Regular meetings
• QPRIMA: Regular meetings

MEDIA/ RANKINGS PUBLISHERS

• FUNDACION CYD: Attendance at the annual conferences
• MBA CSEA: Full Time MBA Standards Q&A; European Conference; Globall Conference
• TIMES HIGHER EDUCATION: Leadership & Management Summit; Teaching Excellent Summit; Innovation & Impact Summit. World Summimt Series.
• QS: EduData Summit

• Every year the School publishes its Annual Report following the standards of the Global Compact (ESIC is also a member of Global Compact since 2010), which sets out the ten principles in the field of human rights, work, the environment and the fight against corruption. The Annual Report by ESIC is an institutional reference document for our stakeholders, and it contains the most complete data on its management in 2019 demonstrating the Strategic Plan and transparency ESIC Business & Marketing School.
• ESIC, an academic institution committed to its mission and values, achieved the validation and publication of its first Progress Report in 2012 as a signatory of the United Nations Global Compact (UN Global Compact). The business school carries out the development of ethical values and corporate social responsibility through its Social Responsibility Project, with the aim of promoting ethical values in all members involved in the institution as well as society in general. The United Nations Global Compact encompasses all CSR-related actions and is a strategic initiative for companies that commit to align their operations and strategies with ten universally accepted principles in the areas of human rights, labor, environment and anti-corruption.
• Observatory on SDGs: The Regional Ministry of Sustainable Economy, Productive Sectors, Trade and Labour presented the launch of three Social Transformation laboratories, including the first ODS Laboratory in the Valencian Community in which ESIC Business and Marketing School is fully involved. It is a meeting point university-business-public institutions, to bring research and development of innovative proposals and especially to its productive fabric, on the articulation of sustainability through the contribution to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

ESIC organizes and participates in many workdays and cross-sector conferences in connection with the SDGs. Some recent examples are shown below:

• One of the closest examples is the "SDG Fest: KNOW, AWARE AND ACT. 5 INSPIRING CASES". This webinar puts the emphasis on these different stages and invited 5 different organisations to share their experience in their journey to know, raise awareness and act in and from their organisation, encouraging other social agents.
• Some of the webinars that ESIC organized in 2020 on the SDGs were:
  • SDG 1 vs. COVID-19. why is it important to end poverty worldwide?:
  • SDG 2. The challenge of ending hunger: food, consumption and sustainability
  • The SDGs as an opportunity for your business
  • The role of business in facing the challenges of Higher Education: SDG 4
  • What companies do to improve the health and well-being of their employees?: SDG 3
  • Beyond partnerships with SOS Children's Villages: SDG 17
  • Observatory of Economic Intelligence: Presentation of the Report "Determining factors in the survival and development of SMEs": SDG 8
• ESIC staff also participates in social responsibility conferences organized by third parties:
  • Participation in Global Initiatives:
    Global Compact, UN Global Compact Leaders Summit. United Nations - June 15-16, 2020 (online)
    2. UN PRME - 2020 Global Forum for Responsible Management Education, June 17-18, 2020 (online)
  • Participation in Global Initiatives:
    Global Compact, UN Global Compact Leaders Summit. United Nations - June 15-16, 2020 (online)
    2. UN PRME - 2020 Global Forum for Responsible Management Education, June 17-18, 2020 (online)

• ESIC collaborates with Associations and Institutions internationally. We report and support the initiative projects of the following associations in areas of SDGs:
• ESIC Business & Marketing Schoolan academic institution committed to its mission and values, achieved the validation and publication of its first Progress Report in 2012 as a signatory of the United Nations Global Compact (UN Global Compact). The business school carries out the development of ethical values and corporate social responsibility through its Social Responsibility Project, with the aim of promoting ethical values in all members involved in the institution as well as society in general. The United Nations Global Compact encompasses all CSR-related actions and is a strategic initiative for companies that commit to align their operations and strategies with ten universally accepted principles in the areas of human rights, labor, environment and anti-corruption.
• Observatory on SDGs: The Regional Ministry of Sustainable Economy, Productive Sectors, Trade and Labour presented the launch of three Social Transformation laboratories, including the first ODS Laboratory in the Valencian Community in which ESIC Business and Marketing School is fully involved. It is a meeting point university-business-public institutions, to bring research and development of innovative proposals and especially to its productive fabric, on the articulation of sustainability through the contribution to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Some of the international projects in which members of the ESIC academic staff have taken part to support international collaboration and research by reviewing comparative approaches and developing best international practices to tackle SDGs are listed below (Corporate Social Responsibility, ethics, social and environmental issues):

• Castelló-Sirvent, F. (2020). Agenda 2030 in Spain: an analysis of the Sustainable Development Goals during the period 2015-2020", presented at II Conferência Euroamericana para o Desenvolvimento dos Direitos Humanos: Agenda 2030 CEDH 2020 Proceedings, Coimbra (Portugal).
• Méndez-Suárez, M., Monfort, A., & Gallardo, F. (2020). Sustainable Banking: New Forms of Investing under the Umbrella of the 2030 Agenda. Sustainability,12(5), 2096.
• Bajo Sanjuán, A. (2020). The sustainability: Definition and historical evolution. In, C. Florit, N. Del Barrio Fernández & J. A. Soto Pineda (Eds.), Interdisciplinary study of the challenges set by the 2030 Agenda (pp. 23-43). Navarra: Thomson Reuters Aranzadi.
• Sendra-Pons P., Roig-Tierno N. and Mas-Tur A. (2020). Raising awareness on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through Lego Serious Play (LSP) presented at International Conference on Innovation, Documentation and Teaching Technologies.
• Sendra-Pons P., Roig-Tierno N. and Mas-Tur A. (2020). Sustainable Development Goals and Innovative Education: Strategic Decision-Making presented at International University Congress on Communication: Contents, Research, Innovation and Teaching (CUICIID).
• Innovation Series: SUSTAINABILITY. Sectoral report on trends in sustainability innovation.

Student volunteering programs:

• Orbayu: is a non-profit foundation of the SCJ Congregation whose purpose is to grant microcredits in the third world. ESIC and GRUPO SANTALUCÍA also participate in the foundation.
• More ESICIt is a group of volunteers made up of students and teachers, which allows us to grow as a person by helping others. The initiative, launched in 2013, aims to contribute to creating a better and more caring world. ESIC collaborates with the following non-profit organizations this year:
  • Caritas and Fundación San Martín de Porres - EAPN Institutions that fight against social exclusion and poverty with which we have developed Webinars to increase the visibility of their work and social awareness of the problems they face.
  • Food Bank and Fundación Madrina: Participation in the "Gran Recogida del Banco de Alimentos" and "Operación Kg" respectively to fight against social exclusion.
  • Health and Community Foundation - Fundación Instituto San José: ESIC has participated in "Operation Cold" with these two foundations that fight against social exclusion. ESIC organizes blood donations
  • SDG 4 and 8. Veron Foundation: Educational projects that improve social and labor social and labor integration.
  • SDG 5. Luz Casanova: Inclusion of women and minors who are victims of gender violence. In addition, 5 ESIC students have carried out an online active volunteering as school support for minors who suffer gender violence.
  • Achalay, Inclusive Cultural Club: Opportunities for people with intellectual disabilities to expand their work and personal skills.
  • SDG 10 and 2. Tossall.org: support for the solidarity and social shopping and sales platform by the organisation of an online solidarity market to raise funds for the construction of a social soup kitchen in Ecuador.
  • Tumaini NGO that connects volunteers with development projects in Asia, Africa and Latin America.
  • SDG 16. NGO "International Cooperation: Social transformation through volunteering, awareness, innovation and development. ESIC has actively participated in the toy operation "An smile for Christmas", promoting solidarity and volunteering.

Development of educational resources:

• Development of educational resources: In a closer environment, ESIC participates in the "P. Dehon" Foundation of the SCJ Congregation, which provides scholarships and financial assistance to students from schools run by the Congregation who are in a disadvantaged situation.

• ESIC, since its inception, has a commitment to an education around the SDGs: ESIC's mission: To disseminate in society a culture based on ethical values and business rationality that allows dialogue between the university and the company to train students in the requirements requested by companies and encourage entrepreneurship.
• This year ESIC has inaugurated the Higher Degree in Sustainability Management, providing future business leaders with knowledge and awareness of the importance of sustainability.
• In all the final projects of Master programs, it is required that topics related to sustainability appear. In addition, as an example, the International MBA, has 252 hours referring to social, ethical and CSR issues.
  "Skills that develop students' professional profile by working on critical thinking, management skills in leadership, communication, teamwork, and ethics. These subjects raise students' awareness and provide them with the necessary elements to be a global and responsible citizen in their professional and personal life".
• Below are some subjects, with themes of the SDGs that they can be found in the academics programs of each Degree and Master:
  • Ethics in fashion
  • Responsibility and Social Marketing
  • CSR, Good Governance and Sustainability
  • Corporate Governance and Corporate Social Responsibility
  • Corporate responsibility and business ethics
  • Christian social thinking
  • Business ethics
  • Anthropology