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Research
The PRME Working Group on Climate Change and the Environment brings together an international network of scholars whose research aligns with SDG 13 ‘Climate Action’ and related Sustainable Development Goals.
The Working Group’s ambition goes beyond producing academic outputs. The group actively seeks to shape and influence the research agenda in ways that respond to the urgency, complexity, and interdisciplinary nature of climate and environmental challenges.
Research Expertise
Members of the Working Group contribute to a broad range of research areas, including:
The green energy transition and decarbonisation strategies
Climate change communication and stakeholder engagement
Biodiversity, ecosystems, and natural capital
Sustainable business models and responsible innovation
Net zero strategy and marketing
Responsible leadership and corporate governance
Climate policy and regulatory frameworks
Pedagogical research in climate change and sustainability education
This diversity enables us to approach climate and environmental challenges from multiple disciplinary perspectives including management, marketing, strategy, finance, operations, policy, and education.
Conferences and Scholarly Platforms
To foster scholarly exchange and collaboration, the Working Group organizes dedicated research tracks at major international conferences, including the European Management Academy (EURAM) annual conference. These tracks provide a platform for presenting cutting-edge research and for building a global community of scholars committed to advancing knowledge in climate change and the environment. In addition, members collaborate on edited volumes and books which aim to consolidate emerging insights and shape future debates in the field. These initiatives help strengthen the global research community working at the intersection of management education and climate change.
Networking and Collaboration
A central aim of the Research section is to enable meaningful collaboration across
institutions and countries.
To foster connections, the group:
Organise research “speed dating” sessions to connect members and stimulate new
partnerships
Facilitate interdisciplinary and cross-border research collaborations
Encourage joint grant applications and special issue proposals
These structured networking opportunities are designed to transform conversations into concrete research projects.
The group also organize webinars featuring leading and emerging researchers working on pressing climate and environmental topics. These webinars highlight current thinking, showcase innovative methodologies, and help identify gaps and priorities that shape our collective research agenda.
Looking ahead, the Working Group aims to further strengthen its research impact through the development of special issues in academic journals, collaborative grant applications, and interdisciplinary research initiatives. By building a vibrant international research community, we seek to advance scholarship that not only meets the highest academic standards but also contributes meaningfully to climate solutions and environmental sustainability worldwide.
Engagement Opportunities
Climate Literacy & Action Training:
The aim of this project is to get academics, students and others climate literate within a short time frame and to get as many people as possible actively involved in embedding climate solutions in their own life and work. In order to do so, train-the-trainer approach is utilized with worldwide virtual Climate Literacy & Action Trainings so that each certified participant can become a trainer in their own institution, community and in their home country if they choose to do so. The material for the training is provided and distributed under the Creative Commons. The training could be integrated as whole or/and participants can choose to include shorter activities in their teaching e.g. in a MBA programme.
This training was developed by Nottingham Business School, Nottingham Trent University, UK, in collaboration with the PRME Champions, Oikos International and the Carbon Literacy Project.
By taking part in this training, participants gain an understanding of:
The basic science behind the climate crisis
The impact different sectors such as food or AI have on our climate and vice versa
Climate Justice
Climate Change mitigation tools and solutions with the highest impact
Systems Thinking and Multisolving
En-ROADS from Climate Interactive and MIT Sloan School of Management
Strategies and skills for communicating and/or teaching climate actions
Opportunities for individuals to take action privately and in their current/ future roles
Participants who take part in all five sessions and submit an assessment form, will also receive a certificate issued by The Carbon Literacy Trust in Manchester (if successful).
Please contact Global Climate Literacy Training Lead Dr Marianna Poberezhskaya at climateliteracytraining@gmail.com if you are interested in offering Climate Literacy Training in your own institution or/and country.
Here is more info on The Carbon Literacy Project, how it works and has worked within PRME; alongside how interested people would go about getting an initiative accredited and ready to deliver themselves. There's also info about being a trainer yourself after you have taken the training: https://youtu.be/mxgmIRidYrA. Please bear in mind some costs have been updated since this video was created.
Open Call for Collaboration:
The Working Group warmly invites academics, corporate professionals, and other interested parties to collaborate and shape a positive future together! Please reach out to the Сo-Сhairs if interested.
For Academics: You are invited to join one of our subgroups, for example, research or biodiversity groups. If you would like to start a new subgroup, a new collaboration or/and offer a webinar, please contact Co-Chair Professor Petra Molthan-Hill via climateliteracytraining@gmail.com The group provides a monthly newsletter, sharing events, articles etc. and welcome you to sign up for it.
For Corporate Professionals: While our Climate Literacy & Action Training offered worldwide is aimed at academics and university staff, several of our members also offer tailored training for corporations. Please contact Co-Chair Professor Petra Molthan-Hill via climateliteracytraining@gmail.com for further information. The group welcomes your input to offer materials and webinars to be shared widely under the Creative Commons.
- For Organizations: The Working Group actively encourages diverse partnerships between business schools/universities and the private or public sector. While collaboration of all forms is welcome, potential opportunities are listed below:
Companies offer an essay competition around a ‘wicked’ problem for Masters students at PRME Signatories, with an incentive provided by the organisation for students who produce the best work.
Organisations could work with regionally appropriate Signatories to set up projects, where students develop a plan that would aid the host organisation to increase their carbon efficiency.
Organisations could provide a business school/ university with a relevant challenge that they’re facing (for example, “How can we change the behaviour of our employees/customers to incorporate…”). The students would be assessed by their tutors, with the best solutions to be presented to the organization.
Please contact Co-Chair Zoya Zaitseva on climateliteracytraining@gmail.com to explore mutually beneficial collaboration options.
Resource Development
Climate Literacy Training Padlet:
The Working Group provides all participants of our Climate Literacy Training with all the slides and activities to deliver either activities in existing programmes/trainings or to set up a Climate Literacy Training in their own institution. We recommend that you take the training first as you will get inspiration on how to deliver the activities.
Policy and Strategy Toolbox Development:
The Working Group is curating an easy-to-access toolbox of resources, including templates and examples for addressing climate change and other environmental issues with relevant policies and strategies in organizations. This coming resource aligns not only with the Principles of PRME but the organizational practice in a business school, university and beyond. These resources are organized by region, including templates from the EAUC in the UK. The Working Group encourages colleagues to send policy and strategy related resources from their countries, to be shared on this website with other colleagues. Templates for policies and strategies will include Carbon Policy, Environmental Policy, Environmental Strategy, and Learning and Teaching Strategy (including climate change education and other SDGs). Please contact Dr Muhammad Mazhar at climateliteracytraining@gmail.com for information on how to specifically join the subgroup focusing on Policy and Strategy Toolbox Development, and/or whether you would be interested in webinars or events that centre around a particular topic.
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