PRiMEtime brings together good practices on how to mainstream sustainability into business education globally.
There are a growing number of MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) being offered on a range of sustainability topics. These courses are available for free online and open to anyone with an interest in the topic, lasting between three and fourteen weeks and taking between three and eight hours of time per week to complete. … Continue reading A Selection of MOOCs on Sustainability/Ethics for Fall 2015
A growing number of schools are choosing yearly themes that expose students to issues important to the community and their careers. At the Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas in the US, their Common Experience programme chooses a theme that is explored thoroughly throughout the University, including in the McCoy College of Business Administration. … Continue reading Examining the Impact of Diversity in Business – McCoy College of Business Administration
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
As businesses become 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 repeatedly hear the same examples from the same international companies. In an attempt to share some new examples of good practise, … Continue reading Sustainable Business Examples from Around the World – Germany, Nigeria and Costa Rica
The best way to develop more responsible leaders is to engage students in contributing solutions to real world challenges throughout their degree programmes. A project started by a small group of students who wanted to make a difference in their community at Universum University College has turned into an opportunity for the University to make … Continue reading Making a Real Impact – Universum University College Kosovo
On September 25-26, the Principles for Responsible Management Education Secretariat and CEEMAN co-organised the 2013 PRME Summit – 5th Annual Assembly in Bled Slovenia, held in conjunction with the 21st CEEMAN Annual Conference on September 27. The events brought together more than 200 members of responsible management education community and included some influential speakers including … Continue reading What happened at the 2013 PRME Summit – 5th Annual Assembly
The UN Global Compact Leaders Summit 2013: Architects of a Better World took place on 19-20 September in New York. The event brought together representatives from the business community to set the stage for business to shape and advance the post-2015 development agenda and put forward a framework for business to contribute to global priorities, such … Continue reading What happened at the UN Global Compact Leaders Summit 2013
- How do you engage students in finding business solutions to social challenges? Share your thoughts in the comments section below - EADA Business School in Spain places a focus on social impact in its strategy to embed sustainability and responsible leadership into its curricula and programmes. One of its student programmes is the Social … Continue reading Social Entrepreneurship Project – EADA Business School
Recognising the inter-disciplinary nature of sustainability, Chester Business School in the United Kingdom has brought together its Geography and Business departments to create a new MSc in Sustainability for Community and Business. The Masters focuses on the interface between communities, businesses, and the public sector. I recently had the chance to speak with Prof. Roy … Continue reading Creating an Interdisciplinary Sustainability Programme – Chester Business School
Each year, the United Nations promotes awareness of and action on a wide range of political, social, cultural, humanitarian, and human rights issues through a range of International Days focused on particular issues. The first International Day – Human Rights Day on 10 December – was approved in 1950. Today, there are dozens of International … Continue reading Bringing Sustainability into the Classroom – United Nations International Days (Sept-Dec)
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