Zoe and Nicolas, co-founders of Maison Sylvette and recipients of the Responsible Entrepreneurship Grant in the “Sustainability” category, share the impact of the Foundation's support.

An ESSEC alumnus and iconic professor, Laurent Bibard has just received an excellence award from the ESSEC Foundation. Balancing a quest for meaning with academic excellence, he looks back on a career driven by open mindedness.

If ESSEC was able to offer the same opportunities to succeed to 447 talented students in 2025, it is thanks to the generosity of the ESSEC Foundation’s donors. Discover the impact of this collective commitment through the testimonial of Emma and Sylvain, a donor couple, and Edouard, a scholarship student whose journey was made possible by this support.

On Saturday, March 14, 2026, ESSEC Business School made history by hosting its very first Class Reunion. This inaugural event brought together nearly 300 graduates to celebrate their milestone anniversaries. It was a day filled with emotion, shared memories, and pride, as 11 graduating classes (ranging from 1966 to 2021) returned to a transformed campus, now featuring modern facilities far different from those of their student days.

On Thursday, April 2, 2026, the annual ESSEC Foundation ceremony took place at the Institut Catholique de Paris. The evening brought together the entire ESSEC community: professors, researchers, students, donors, staff members, and alumni. It was an opportunity to celebrate three of the Foundation's core pillars: equal opportunity, academic excellence, and responsible entrepreneurship.

In a world marked by uncertainty, generosity across generations has never been more essential. In 2025, the ESSEC Foundation was able to amplify its impact thanks to the growing commitment of donors, whose numbers have never been higher. A record amount of €1.6 million was allocated to social scholarships. Since 2011, 3,200 committed donors in France and internationally have helped raise €30 million, contributing to the influence and development of ESSEC. We warmly thank them for their generosity and trust. Every donation strengthens ESSEC’s position as a leading global institution.