Category: China

2019 PRiMEtime in Review – Good Practices in Responsible Management Education (part 2 of 2)

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This post is the second part of the end of year review. Click here to read part 1 . Environmental protection (SDG 6,7,9, 13,14,15) Schools are increasingly sharing examples of how they are engaging in and contributing to specific environmental issues. SDA Boconni School of Management is collaborating with several organizations on a project focused on … Continue reading 2019 PRiMEtime in Review – Good Practices in Responsible Management Education (part 2 of 2)

2019 PRiMEtime in Review – Good Practices in Responsible Management Education (part 1 of 2)

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This week I want to both celebrate the past and look forward to 2020. Over the next few days I will share the 2019 PRiMEtime review, highlighting some of the fantastic work PRME Signatories are undertaking across the globe. Then we will focus in on what we are looking forward to in 2020 with some … Continue reading 2019 PRiMEtime in Review – Good Practices in Responsible Management Education (part 1 of 2)

PRiMEtime Special Feature on Reporting on the SDGs – 17 Ways Schools are Engaging in the SDGs (part 2 of 2)

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This week PRiMEtime is celebrating the work that signatories around the world are doing in terms of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) as highlighted in their Sharing Information on Progress (SIP) reports submitted throughout 2018. This is part of the information that was collected late last year exploring how the schools are exploring the SDGs … Continue reading PRiMEtime Special Feature on Reporting on the SDGs – 17 Ways Schools are Engaging in the SDGs (part 2 of 2)

Reporting on Progress and RME in China – Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University in China (part 2 of 2)

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International Business School Suzhou (IBSS) at Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University is one of 20 schools in China that are part of the growing PRME network there. A growing number of business schools in China are exploring responsible management in their curriculum and research and operations. Given the diversity that exists across China, each school has the … Continue reading Reporting on Progress and RME in China – Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University in China (part 2 of 2)

Reporting on Progress and RME in China – Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University in China (part 1 of 2)

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International Business School Suzhou (IBSS) at Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University in China strives to be a model business school for other Chinese business schools to learn from and achieve sustainable growth. Their research-led teaching is an integral factor behind the creation of global and sustainable graduates. Through their work internally, and influence externally with other business … Continue reading Reporting on Progress and RME in China – Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University in China (part 1 of 2)

Engaging Secondary Students in Responsible Management and Sustainability

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Universities don’t just engage their own students in responsible management and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). They are also engaging their potential future students; secondary school students. Continuing on from last weeks celebration of International Youth Day, here are a selection of ways that Signatories are engaging with younger students on sustainability issues. Providing Equal … Continue reading Engaging Secondary Students in Responsible Management and Sustainability

Impact Investing Series – 10 Ways Schools are Bringing Impact Investing to Campus

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This month PRiMEtime is focusing in on the important and increasingly popular topic of impact investing. So far we have looked at what impact investing is and summed up a range of resources on the topic and have looked in depth at the Social Finance Academy, a new programme coming from Smith School of Business … Continue reading Impact Investing Series – 10 Ways Schools are Bringing Impact Investing to Campus

2016 Good Practices in Responsible Management Education (Part 1)

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It is once again it’s time for PRiMEtime’s year-end review. 2016 was another exciting year with a lot of innovative new initiatives and approaches at business schools around the world embedding responsible leadership and sustainability into their programmes. PRiMEtime provides an extensive and growing database of examples from schools around the world on how to … Continue reading 2016 Good Practices in Responsible Management Education (Part 1)

Sustainable Business Examples from Around the World – Hong Kong, Kenya, and Canada

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As businesses become more and more engaged in sustainability around the world, we are presented with an increasing range of examples of active companies. However, when I speak with students and faculty, they say that they often hear about the same examples from the same international companies over and over again. In an attempt to … Continue reading Sustainable Business Examples from Around the World – Hong Kong, Kenya, and Canada

When Business and Healthcare Meet: A Look at an Interdisciplinary Business Run By Students from Hong Kong Polytechnic University

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The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) Faculty of Business has a mission of IDEAS (Innovation Driven Education and Scholarship).  Underpinning this mission is the responsibility to develop future leaders who can contribute to the society meaningfully and innovatively.  Over the years, their Faculty has gradually stepped up its emphasis on ethics, responsibility, and sustainability in … Continue reading When Business and Healthcare Meet: A Look at an Interdisciplinary Business Run By Students from Hong Kong Polytechnic University