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Initiatives

Discover below how the Institute for Business in Society prepares students and organizational leaders to address critical issues impacting business and society.

Concordia P3 Summit

P3 Impact Award

The P3 Impact Award was created by Concordia, the University of Virginia Darden School Institute for Business in Society, and the U.S. Department of State’s Office of Global Partnerships to recognize and honor leading public-private partnerships (P3s) that improve communities and the world.

Health Care Initiative

The initiative provides students with a suite of world-class curricular, experiential and professional offerings to support their educational interests and long-term career pursuits in health care.

Tri Sector Leaders Panel

Tri-Sector Leadership Fellows Program

The Tri-Sector Leadership Fellows (TSL) program is a cross-university effort designed to explore effective, responsible leadership and the importance of multi-disciplinary perspectives in decision-making.

Artificial Intelligence Initiative

LaCross Institute for Ethical Artificial Intelligence in Business

IBiS co-hosted Darden's Artificial Intelligence Initiative which evolved to become the LaCross Institute in September 2024. The new institute aims to generate interdisciplinary research, foster dialogue, and support education that provides the intelligence and insights that decision-makers will need to address this important challenge.

GVV infographic

Giving Voice to Values

Giving Voice to Values (GVV) is an innovative approach to values-driven leadership development in business education and the workplace.

Professor R. Edward Freeman teaching a class at UVA Darden

Stakeholder Theory

A foundational idea developed by Professor Ed Freeman, Stakeholder Theory offers a view of capitalism that asserts the interconnected relationships between a business and its customers, suppliers, employees, investors, communities and others who have a stake in the organization.

Billie Jean King

Billie Jean King Foundation Case Study Series on Gender Equity in Sports

Darden partners with the Billie Jean King Foundation to produce a series of case studies through Darden Business Publishing.

Sustainability Initiative

Sustainability Initiative

The Sustainability Initiative provides a space for discussion around the environmental, economic, and social issues that businesses grapple with today.