Francesca Long | Anna Mowbray Kupe Leadership Scholar

Master of Global Studies

With the rapid increase in global interconnection, globalisation has drastically changed how humans interact and what we experience globally. The way this generation and the following deals with such changes can determine whether these global challenges become positive growth opportunities or continuous negative drawbacks for our hapori’s future. With recent global phenomena such as COVID-19, climate change, global conflicts/wars, and advancements in AI technology, sustainability has become an increasingly relevant priority. However, apart from environmental sustainability, three other critical sustainability pillars should also be interwoven- human, social, and economic. 

I strongly believe that multinational corporations in New Zealand play a forefront intersection role in bringing positive and/or negative global experiences into our local whanau. I would love to explore their approaches, policies, and practices of holistic sustainability in an increasingly dynamic and unpredictable global environment, and the impacts such practices have on Aotearoa and other countries’ workers, consumers, and communities.

Sponsor: Anna Mowbray

Mentor: Rachel Maidment