📢 SAVE-THE-DATE: GRONEN WORKSHOP 2025 📆
✨ Join us for the GRONEN Workshop on “Insider Social Change Agents: Research, Education, and Impact” on October 10, 2025, at Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development, Utrecht University. This in-person event will delve into the pivotal role of #insider #social #change #agents—individuals within organizations who drive initiatives addressing societal and environmental challenges. ✨
This is just the save-the-date, the official call for registration should be done around May.
In the workshop, we will #collaboratively explore:
🔎 #Research: Examining the diverse identities, motivations, and organizational roles of insider social change agents and how their efforts can aggregate to catalyze broader societal transformations.
👨🏫 #Education: Discussing strategies to equip current and future practitioners with the skills to act as effective change agents within their organizations.
🔃 #Impact: Understanding the activities and outcomes of insider social change efforts, including the challenges they face and the broader social impacts they aim to achieve.
The workshop will provide a #collaborative #space to co-create new insights and materials, fostering a deeper understanding of how insider change efforts can lead to significant #social #impacts.
👤 This event is open to all interested individuals, from PhD students to full professors, as well as practitioners eager to contribute to the conversation.
📍 We plan for an in-person event.
💲 The workshop will be free of charge, but participants will need to cover their own travel.
🚆 Utrecht University is just a 30-minute train ride away from Amsterdam.
Stay tuned for further details, and for now: Save the date!
➡️ If you would like to receive future #updates, sign up here: https://lnkd.in/etCkxwSS
Note: The GRONEN reading group will meet in person the day before (9th October 2025) in Utrecht. The GRONEN Reading Group (GROReG), a platform dedicated to discussing sustainability-related papers at the ‘revise & resubmit’ stage. If your work is under review with a journal ranked at least 3 in the ABS list, this is an excellent opportunity to gain valuable feedback in a supportive environment. The call for submissions will also be launched in due course.
We look forward to welcoming you!
Topic Hosts: Katrin Heucher (U Groningen) & Sara Soderstrom (U Michigan)
Local Host: Christina Bidmon (U Utrecht) & GRONEN Workshop Team: Leyla Azizi (TU Dresden), PhD. María del Mar Martínez-Bravo (U Almeria)
Dr. Bhavesh Sarna is a Post-Doctoral Researcher and Coordinator for the Corporate Environmental Management Master’s program at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland. With a Ph.D. in Corporate Environmental Management, he specializes in sustainability, circular economy, and responsible business practices. Dr. Sarna has extensive teaching experience, including courses on environmental management and sustainability strategies. He is the principal applicant for the KODECET project, funded by an Erasmus+ EU Research Capacity Building Grant. His research focuses on employee-CSR relationships and microfoundations of corporate social responsibility. Dr. Sarna actively participates in international conferences, contributes to academic publications, and serves as a reviewer for reputed journals in his field. You may find more details about him on his website https://www.bhaveshsarnav.com/