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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)

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)

Business and Business Schools Working Together at the Local Level (Part 1)

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Goal 17 of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) focuses on revitalising global partnerships for sustainable development. Two key stakeholders already working on issues relating to the SDGs are PRME and the United Nations Global Compact. Both groups operate as a network of networks, with local offices focusing on rooting both the Principles of PRME and … Continue reading Business and Business Schools Working Together at the Local Level (Part 1)

2015 Good Practices in Responsible Management Education (Part 2)

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It is once again time for PRiMEtime’s year-end review. 2015 was another exciting year with a lot of innovative new initiatives and approaches at business schools around the world to embedding responsible leadership and sustainability into their programmes. Sixty articles were posted featuring over 182 examples from more than 114 schools in 38 countries. In … Continue reading 2015 Good Practices in Responsible Management Education (Part 2)

2015 Good Practices in Responsible Management Education (Part 1)

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It is once again time for PRiMEtime’s year-end review. 2015 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. Sixty articles were posted over the year on responsible management education, featuring over 182 examples from more than … Continue reading 2015 Good Practices in Responsible Management Education (Part 1)

Business Examples from Around the World – Sweden, Egypt and the UK

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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 Business Examples from Around the World – Sweden, Egypt and the UK

Women on Boards – The American University in Cairo

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The UN Global Compact’s Women Empowerment Principles are a set of principles for business offering guidance on how to empower women in the workplace, marketplace and community. The initiative emphasises the business case for corporate action to promote gender equality. But it isn’t just businesses supporting and implementing the principles—academic institutions and in particular business … Continue reading Women on Boards – The American University in Cairo

2014 Good Practices in Responsible Management Education (Part 1)

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It is that time again for PRiMEtime’s year-end review. 2014 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. More than 60 articles were posted over the year on responsible management education, featuring over 200 examples from … Continue reading 2014 Good Practices in Responsible Management Education (Part 1)

Implementing Sustainability Principles – Sharing Information on Progress

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Every month, several new Sharing Information on Progress (SIP) reports come across my desk. These SIP reports are full of interesting and innovative projects aimed at embedding the Principles of PRME across campus. In this new series of blogs, I will feature just a small selection of these projects taken from recently submitted reports. This … Continue reading Implementing Sustainability Principles – Sharing Information on Progress