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Current Member Opportunities

We are happy to share a number of opportunities for Signatory Members. This includes exclusive offerings available to Signatories through our external partnerships as well as engagement opportunities within the community.


Call for Contributions to the PRME Global Forum Breakout Tracks

Deadline: 16 January, 2026 at 11:59 P.M. ET

The Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME) will be hosting the 2026 PRME Global Forum on 28-29 June 2026 as part of the broader Responsible Management Education (RME) Week at the Onsi Sawiris School of Business at The American University Cairo, Egypt.

A significant portion of the Global Forum’s programme will be set aside for breakout tracks dedicated to four of the Seven Principles of PRME: Research, Teach, Partner, and Practice. These sessions are designed to help participants move from inspiration to implementation by sharing concrete practices, frameworks, and institutional pathways. The objective of the breakout tracks is to provide tools, resources, and knowledge on how the Principles can be utilized as vehicles for transformation and sustainable development integration into business and management schools. Each track at the Global Forum will include four sessions over two days, featuring a mix of contributions from the PRME Secretariat and Signatory Members. The Secretariat will only be considering proposals for sessions from PRME Signatory Members.



Applications Open: PRME Students Innovation Studio

Deadline: 31 January, 2026 at 11:59 P.M. ET

The PRME Students Innovation Studio, an initiative of the UN Global Compact, is a global incubator programme supporting interdisciplinary student teams in transforming bold sustainability ideas into impact-driven ventures. Selected teams will receive guided mentorship, access to global networks, and the opportunity to be awarded seed funding from a total funding pool of up to $45,000 USD*, as well as to showcase their solutions at the 2026 PRME Global Forum in Cairo, Egypt.

Why Should Students Participate in the Innovation Studio?

  • Build leadership and entrepreneurial skills: Gain hands-on experience turning prototypes into scalable ventures.

  • Access mentorship and networks: Work with industry experts, investors, and sustainability leaders worldwide.

  • Drive tangible impact: Develop ventures that address pressing global challenges and contribute to the SDGs.

Timeline:

  • Selected Teams Announced: Mid February, 2026

  • Programme Start/Announcement at CSW: Early March, 2026

  • Mentorship Phase: March to June, 2026

  • Semi-Finals (Virtual): End of April, 2026

  • Finals (Cairo, Egypt, PRME Global Forum): End of June, 2026



Climate Literacy Training (North America)

Timeline: Workshops begin in February 2026

Join this Climate Literacy Training Programme on 04, 11, 18, and 25 February at 12:00 PM ET. The fifth and final session on 04 March will be an assessment session. While it is targeted for those in the North American time zones, anyone can join.

This programme will equip you with the information and skills needed to make these high impact changes in your work for example research, teaching or consultancy work in order to reduce carbon emissions along with addressing multiple other SDGs. A certificate is given upon full participation and completion of the training.

Attendance of all five sessions is required. Register below:

  1. Positive Futures Scenarios and Climate Justice
  2. Climate Science and the Matching High Impact Climate Solutions
  3. Carbon Calculation and Individual Action
  4. Climate Change Mitigation: A Systems Approach
  5. Your own Action Plan

Upon attending all five sessions and completing an assessment form, participants have the opportunity to become certified carbon literate and trainers themselves.



PRME Chapter ASEAN: Call for Papers – Special Issue in Business and Society Review​

How are universities and businesses across ASEAN working together to advance responsible management and the SDGs? Business and Society Review invites submissions for a Special Issue on “PRME in ASEAN: Contextualising Education–Industry Collaboration in an Under-represented Region.”

We seek empirical, conceptual, and practice-based papers that:

  • Build the evidence base on PRME in ASEAN, where research is still limited.
  • Challenge Global North benchmarks with context-sensitive mechanisms and metrics.
  • Showcase education–industry partnerships (e.g. WIL, living labs, executive education, micro-credentials).
  • Link learning design to real capability-building and practice change in organisations and communities.

Key Dates

  • Extended abstracts/proposals (1,000 words) due: 15 February 2026
  • Editorial desk screening/invitations for full papers: 28 February 2026
  • Full manuscripts due via BASR system: 30 April 2026


Applications Open Ivey Case Competition

Deadline: 20 February, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. EST

Ivey Publishing, in collaboration with the Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME), an initiative of the United Nations Global Compact, has opened submissions for the second annual Sustainability Case Writing Awards.

The 2026 Sustainability Case Writing Awards continue to recognize excellence in case writing that advances responsible management education and prepares future business leaders to address complex social, environmental, and economic challenges.

Three winners and two honourable mentions will be recognized through the awards. The three winning authors or teams will be invited to attend and present their cases at the 2026 PRME Global Forum, taking place from 28-29 June 2026, in Cairo, Egypt. Winners will receive a travel support package to support their participation.

Join us in our mission to inspire and equip the next generation of leaders to advance sustainable development.


PRME and the Positive Impact Rating: Advancing Societal Impact in Business Education

PRME and Positive Impact Rating (PIR) are thrilled to strengthen their collaboration to accelerate societal impact in business and management education worldwide.

The PIR offers PRME Signatories a globally recognized, student- and faculty-driven framework to assess impact, aligned with the Seven Principles of PRME and designed to support Sharing Information on Progress (SIP) reporting and accreditation processes. Registration for the PIR 2026 survey is now open, with flexible participation options for PRME Signatories at different stages of their impact journey.



Routledge Call for Book Proposals

Timeline: Accepting proposals on a rolling basis

The Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME) and Routledge have partnered to produce a ground-breaking book series, focusing on responsible management education and its application in practice. The Editorial Board is currently accepting proposals.