Since the inception of the UN-backed PRME initiative in 2007, there has been increased debate over how to adapt management education to train a new generation of business leaders capable of managing the complex demands faced by business and society in the 21st century. While the Six Principles provide a guiding framework, not many schools have successfully demonstrated broad scale implementation yet. The Rio Declaration of the 2012 PRME Global Forum included a call from the PRME community for the creation of a leadership group.
In 2013, PRME launched a two-year pilot group of engaged PRME signatories committed to working collaboratively to develop and promote activities that address shared barriers to making broad scale implementation of sustainability principles a reality. In the 2nd cycle (2016-2017), as leaders in the space of responsible management education, PRME Champions undertook advanced tasks and game changing projects that responded to systemic challenges faced by the PRME community, as well as to key issues identified by the United Nations and the UN Global Compact. In the 3rd Cycle (2018-2019), PRME Champions focused on taking transformative action on integrating the SDGs in curriculum, research and partnerships, with the aim to produce a comprehensive Blueprint for SDG Integration in Business Schools to be made available to the wider PRME community (first version expected end March 2020).
The mission of the PRME Champions group is to contribute to thought and action leadership on responsible management education in the context of the United Nations sustainable development agenda.
In so doing, PRME Champions commit to:
In 2020, the PRME Champions programme enters its 4th cycle and participating institutions have joined a two-year journey of amplifying commitment to the Six PRME Principles and transforming business and management education in support of the SDGs. Guided by the collective work and output from previous Champion cycles and in line with the Champions Mission, the focus of this cycle will be on thought and action leadership, knowledge sharing and peer-learning with the aim of future-proofing participating institutions and demonstrating the impact of their sustainability efforts.
In this flagship PRME programme, faculty members, students and industry leaders will be provided with a safe space for innovative collaborations and a 'living lab' for ambitious new ideas for developing the next generation of sustainability-driven business schools and management-related higher education institutions in support of the SDGs.
Participation in the Champions group enables highly engaged PRME signatories to:
Organisation Name | Country |
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Audencia Business School | France |
Copenhagen Business School | Denmark |
Deakin Business School | Australia |
EGADE Business School | Mexico |
Fordham University, Gabelli School of Business | United States |
George Mason University | United States |
Glasgow Caledonian University | United Kingdom |
Gordon Institute of Business Science | South Africa |
Gordon S. Lang School of Business and Economics | Canada |
Gothenberg School of Business, Economics and Law | Sweden |
Hanken School of Economics | Finland |
IEDC-Bled School of Management | Slovenia |
IESEG School of Management | France |
INCAE Business School | Costa Rica |
Institute of Business Studies - Moscow, RANEPA | Russia |
IPM Business School | Belarus |
ISAE Brazilian Business School | Brazil |
Kemmy Business School, University of Limerick | Ireland |
Kristianstad University | Sweden |
La Trobe Business School | Australia |
Leeds School of Business, University of Colorado Boulder | United States |
Newcastle Business School | United Kingdom |
Nottingham Business School, Nottingham Trent University | United Kingdom |
Nottingham University Business School | United Kingdom |
Nova School of Business and Economics | Portugal |
Queen's Management School | United Kingdom |
Rohrer College of Business, Rowan University | United States |
Seattle Pacific University | United States |
Sobey School of Business, Saint Mary's University | Canada |
Stockholm School of Economics | Sweden |
T A PAI Management Institute | India |
Universidad Externado de Colombia School of Management | Colombia |
University of Applied Sciences of the Grisons | Switzerland |
University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business | South Africa |
University of Dubai | United Arab Emirates |
University of Winchester | United Kingdom |
ZHAW School of Management and Law | Switzerland |