CBS-LUMS organised an immersive five-day workshop for students of low-cost public schools, on key digital skills in August 2025
Centre for Business and Society
Rethinking business in a collectively conscious and responsive society
The Centre for Business and Society (CBS) is a platform that brings efforts and conversations at the intersection of business and society onto a wider stage of influence. It is a medium for all, to form a network that works towards research communications, policy discussions, debates, student engagement and edutainment events to engender a positive impact on society.
Our spectrum of activities:
Change Starts With Inspiration
CBS’ blueprint draws largely from the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Ethics, collective awareness and social responsibility are the underlying themes for all the centre’s activities. The centre’s thematic areas include cross-cutting themes of education, gender, sustainability, diversity, inclusiveness, health, governance, public policy, micro/social entrepreneurship and capacity building and equal access for all.
Quick Facts
- 77%Students and graduates are recognized nationally while 23% abroad
- 4500+Individuals Trained
- 4,000Middle and Senior Managers Trained
- 4International Conferences
- 300Case Studies and Policy Briefs
- 50+Seminars and Talks
- 50+Student Engagement Activities
- 6+Student Competitions
- 10+Edutainment Events
Research and Publications
Projects
Inspiring Change
CBS projects foster knowledge exchange between a diverse set of audience to collaborate and work towards a collective goal of rethinking the role of businesses for sustainable societies.
Other
STEMBridge: Virtual Coaching Programme
CBS-LUMS partnered with Moawin Foundation for a virtual coaching summer internship titled "STEMBridge" that spanned from June - August 2025
Highlights at a Glance
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Women Microenterprise Exhibition
CBS-LUMS, in partnership with Kaarvan Crafts Foundation, hosted the “Women Microenterprise Exhibition: #BridgingTheGap” on Saturday, April 19, 2025
Other
#JoiningHandsofKindness: Visit to an Orphanage
CBS organised a one-day visit to "Mera Ghar Orphanage" in March 2025 as a part of its #JoiningHandsofKindness initiative
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#JoiningHandsofKindness: Visit to an Old Age Home
CBS organised the second volume of its #JoiningHandsofKindness: A student-led visit to an Old Age Home, on February 20, 2025
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#BridgingTheGap Volume VIII: Digital Literacy and Life Skills Workshop for Female Microentrepreneurs
CBS in collaboration with Kaarvan Crafts Foundation organised the eighth volume of its flagship "#BridgingTheGap: Digital Literacy & Life Skills Workshop for Female Microentrepreneurs" on Jan 25-26, 2025
I believe in the philosophy in giving back to the society. It is a smart way of reshaping and reorganizing ourselves in the area of knowledge. We learn interesting facts about life patterns when we start giving what we have. That is my core purpose of joining the CBS Ambassadors for Change…
Usama
Bin Qasim
Researcher. Department of Electrical Engineering, SBASSE
I took Urdu and Math classes from this programme. We had both male and female teachers, all of them taught us extremely well. They treated us very well and always answered all our queries. LUMS taught me in many different ways however the most important was my confidence level that I…
Samreen
Afzal
TCF Alumni, CBS Ambassadors Programme 2019 - 2020
Videos
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Inspiring Voices Series
Inspiring Voices Series
