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PRME Champions

Background

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).

Mission

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:

  • Work collaboratively to achieve higher levels of performance in transforming business and management education in five key areas: curricula, research, educational frameworks, sustainability-based partnerships, and thought leadership.
  • Serve the broader PRME community through active engagement with existing PRME Chapters, PRME Working Groups, SIP Reporting and other global opportunities, as well as to support broader and deeper implementation of sustainability principles in the institutional context of the PRME initiative.
  • Contribute to broader UN goals and issues, particularly helping to realize the Sustainable Development Goals.

Being a PRME Champion

Participation in the Champions group enables highly engaged PRME signatories to:

  • Be recognised as a thought and/or action leader in the responsible management education community. Help to develop and implement “game changing” projects and serve as a sounding board for PRME, Global Compact, and the UN on timely issues, such as the SDGs.
  • Be a role model and pioneer in sharing information on progress: Co-develop the new model for sharing information on progress and contribute good examples of institutionalized and transformational sustainability practices.
  • Be recognised as an Ambassador for the PRME community: Engage and support local businesses and peer institutions, including by playing a visible role in PRME Chapters, at PRME Regional Meetings, and/or with Global Compact Local Networks. Serve as a role model for the PRME community locally, regionally, and globally.
  • Be eligible to take leadership roles: Engage in PRME Chapters and/or Working Groups and provide strategic advice to the PRME Secretariat.
  • Receive preferential access for students to UN Global Compact opportunities, including internships and volunteer opportunities with the PRME Secretariat and the UN Global Compact, as well as PRME related student competitions and events such as those hosted by PRME Global Students (PGS).

Manifesto on SDG4

2023 PRME Champions Manifesto on SDG4

As leaders in the space of responsible management education, PRME Champions commit to responding to the global systemic challenges identified by the UN SDGs. In September, representatives of the 2023 Champions cycle gathered in Lisbon, Portugal to address the challenges and opportunities facing responsible management education in the ‘Halfway through the 2030 Agenda’ sessions, specifically focusing on SDG 4.

Responding to this evidence, the PRME Champions agreed to draft a Manifesto, to call out to PRME Champions and PRME Signatories to reaffirm their commitment to accelerate the implementation of SDG 4 and the associated targets through research, education and advocacy.

Download the Manifesto

2024-2025 PRME Champions

  • Aalto University School of Business, Finland

  • Audencia Business School, France

  • Berlin School of Business and Innovation, Germany

  • Budapest Business University, Hungary

  • Conestoga College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning, Canada

  • Cork University Business School (CUBS) and the Irish Management Institute (IMI), University College Cork, Ireland

  • CUNEF Universidad, Spain

  • Deakin Business School, Australia

  • EGADE Business School, Mexico

  • ESIC Business & Marketing School, ESIC University, Spain

  • Freeman College of Management, Bucknell University, United States

  • Goa Institute of Management (GIM), India

  • Gordon Institute of Business Science, South Africa

  • Gordon S. Lang School of Business and Economics, University of Guelph, Canada

  • IEDC-Bled School of Management, Slovenia

  • International Business School Suzhou at Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, China

  • International Institute of Management Development (IMD), Switzerland

  • Iscte Business School, Portugal

  • ISEG - Lisbon School of Economics and Management, Universidade de Lisboa Portugal

  • John Molson School of Business, Canada

  • Keele University, United Kingdom

  • Kemmy Business School, University of Limerick, Ireland

  • Kristianstad University, Sweden

  • La Trobe Business School, Australia

  • Loughborough Business School, United Kingdom

  • Newcastle Business School, United Kingdom

  • Nottingham Business School, Nottingham Trent University, United Kingdom

  • Nottingham University Business School, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom

  • Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics, University of New Hampshire, United States

  • Queen's Business School, United Kingdom

  • School of Business, Government, and Economics, Seattle Pacific University, United States

  • School of Business, Monash University Malaysia, Malaysia

  • School of Business, Woxsen University, India

  • Sobey School of Business, Saint Mary's University, Canada

  • Stockholm School of Economics, Sweden

  • T. A. Pai Management Institute, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, India

  • UC Business School, University of Canterbury, New Zealand

  • Universidad Externado de Colombia, Colombia

  • University of Applied Sciences of the Grisons, Switzerland

  • University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business (UCT GSB), South Africa

  • University of Dubai, United Arab Emirates

  • University of Dundee School of Business, Scotland, United Kingdom

  • University of Nicosia, Cyprus

  • University of Plymouth, United Kingdom

  • University of Sussex Business School, United Kingdom

  • University of Winchester, United Kingdom

  • Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW) School of Management and Law, Switzerland