Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business and Cartier International has recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to empower women impact entrepreneurs.

This groundbreaking partnership represents a significant milestone as it marks the inaugural collaboration between a prestigious Chinese business school and a renowned luxury brand. Rooted in shared values and a dedication to nurturing impact entrepreneurship and socially responsible business practices, this collaboration brings together CKGSB’s wealth of experience in business education and social innovation with Cartier’s deep commitment to supporting impact entrepreneur

CKGSB’s Dean and Dean’s Distinguished Chair Professor of Finance Li Haitao expressed the school’s belief in empowering women through social innovation. “Closing the gender gap requires meaningful collaboration involving the private sector, governments, multilateral and non-profit institutions, and civil society, which we refer to as social innovation at CKGSB. We strongly believe that, through social innovation, we can empower women and help to achieve the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals. Against this backdrop, we are proud to contribute our expertise in entrepreneurship, innovation, leadership, and impact-driven businesses in support of women leaders, and to collaborate with Cartier in powering these leaders to create a positive ripple effect in society.”

“At Cartier, we believe in the importance of collective actions to deliver change, for good. That is why we are excited to kick off the collaboration with the Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business (CKGSB) and the Cartier Women Initiative. This tailored program aims at offering women entrepreneurs in China additional academic and mentoring support to increase their positive development and impact,” said Cyrille Vigneron, President and CEO of Cartier.