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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.

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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

Previous PRME Champions

# Champions Cycle 2022-2023

Institution

Chapter

Country

Almaty Management University

EURASIA

Kazakhstan

Audencia Business School

France & Benelux

France

Birla Institute of Management Technology

India

India

Bucknell University Freeman College of Management

North America

United States of America

Budapest Business University

CEE

Hungary

College of Management, Mahidol University

ASEAN+

Thailand

Conestoga School of Business

North America

Canada

Copenhagen Business School

Nordic

Denmark

CUNEF Universidad

Iberia

Spain

Deakin Business School

AUSNZ

Australia

EGADE Business School, Tecnologico de Monterrey

LAC

Mexico

ESPAE, Graduate School of Management. ESPOL

LAC

Ecuador

Fachhochschule Graubünden (University of Applied Sciences of the Grisons)

DACH

Switzerland

Gabelli School of Business, Fordham University

North America

United States of America

Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow School for Business & Society

UKI

United Kingdom

Goa Institute of Management, Goa, India

India

India

Gordon Institute of Business Science

Africa

South Africa

Gordon S. Lang School of Business and Economics

North America

Canada

Hanken School of Economics

Nordic

Finland

IEDC-Bled School of Management

CEE

Slovenia

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

China Committee

China

International Institute for Management Development (IMD)

DACH

Switzerland

Iscte Business School

Iberia

Portugal

Kemmy Business School at University of Limerick

UKI

Ireland

Kristianstad University

Nordic

Sweden

La Trobe Business School

AUSNZ

Australia

Milpark Business School

Africa

South Africa

Newcastle Business School

UKI

United Kingdom

Nottingham Business School, Nottingham Trent University

UKI

United Kingdom

Nottingham University Business School

UKI

United Kingdom

Nova School of Business and Economics

Iberia

Portugal

Queen's Management School

UKI

United Kingdom

School of Business, Economics and Law at the University of Gothenburg

Nordic

Sweden

School of Business, Government, and Economics, Seattle Pacific University

North America

United States of America

School of Business, Monash University Malaysia

ASEAN+

Malaysia

School of Business, University of Dundee

UKI

United Kingdom

School of Management Universidad Externado de Colombia

LAC

Colombia

Sobey School of Business, Saint Mary's University

North America

Canada

T A Pai Management Institute, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal

India

India

The Stockholm School of Economics

Nordic

Sweden

UC Business School, University of Canterbury

AUSNZ

New Zealand

University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business

Africa

South Africa

University of Plymouth

UKI

United Kingdom

University of Stirling

UKI

United Kingdom

University of Sussex

UKI

United Kingdom

Woxsen University

India

India

Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW)

DACH

Switzerland

# Champions Cycle 2020-2021

Name of Institution

Country

Audencia Business School

France

Copenhagen Business School

Denmark

Deakin University

Australia

Fordham University, Gabelli School of Business

United States

George Mason University

United States

Glasgow Caledonian University

United Kingdom

Gordon Institute of Business Science

South Africa

Gordon S. Lang School of Business and Economics

Canada

Gothenburg School of Business, Economics and Law

Sweden

Hanken School of Economics

Finland

IEDC-Bled School of Management

Slovenia

IESEG School of Management

France

INCAE Business School

Costa Rica

Institute of Business Studies – Moscow, RANEPA

Russia

IPM Business School

Belarus

ISAE Brazilian Business School

Brazil

Kemmy Business School, University of Limerick

Ireland

Kristianstad University

Sweden

La Trobe Business School

Australia

Leeds School of Business, University of Colorado Boulder

United States

Newcastle Business School

United Kingdom

Nottingham Business School, Nottingham Trent University

United Kingdom

Nottingham University Business School

United Kingdom

Nova School of Business and Economics

Portugal

Queen's Management School

United Kingdom

Rohrer College of Business, Rowan University

United States

Seattle Pacific University

United States

Sobey School of Business, Saint Mary's University

Canada

Stockholm School of Economics

Sweden

T A PAI Management Institute

India

Universidad Externado de Colombia School of Management

Colombia

University of Applied Sciences of the Grisons

Switzerland

University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business

South Africa

University of Dubai

United Arab Emirates

University of Winchester

United Kingdom

ZHAW School of Management and Law

Switzerland

# Champions Cycle 2018-2019

Name of Institution

Country

Asian Institute of Management

Philippines

Audencia Business School

France

Babson College

United States

Business School Lausanne

Switzerland

Cass Business School, City, University of London

United Kingdom

College of Business and Economics, University of Guelph

Canada

Copenhagen Business School

Denmark

Deakin Business School

Australia

EGADE Business School, Tecnologico de Monterrey

Mexico

Fundação Dom Cabral‎

Brazil

George Mason University

United States

Glasgow Caledonian University

United Kingdom

Gordon Institute of Business Science

South Africa

Gustavson School of Business, University of Victoria

Canada

Hanken School of Economics

Finland

INCAE Business School

Costa Rica

Institute of Business Studies, RANEPA

Russia

Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad

India

IPM Business School

Belarus

ISAE

Brazil

Kemmy Business School

Ireland

Kristianstad University

Sweden

La Trobe Business School

Australia

Newcastle Business School

United Kingdom

Nottingham Business School, Nottingham Trent University

United Kingdom

Nottingham University Business School

United Kingdom

Seattle Pacific University

United States

Stockholm School of Economics

Sweden

T A PAI Management Institute

India

The Leeds School of Business, University of Colorado Boulder

United States

The Peter J. Tobin College of Business, St. John's University

United States

Universidad Externado de Colombia - School of Management

Colombia

University of Applied Sciences, HTW Chur

Switzerland

University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business

South Africa

University of Dubai

United Arab Emirates

University of St.Gallen

Switzerland

University of Winchester Business School

United Kingdom

ZHAW School of Management and Law

Switzerland

# Champions Cycle 2016-2017

Name of Institution

Country

Asian Institute of Management (AIM)

Philippines

Audencia Nantes School of Management

France

Babson College

US

CENTRUM Catolica Graduate Business School, Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru

Peru

Cologne Business School

Germany

Copenhagen Business School

Denmark

EGADE, Graduate School of Business Administration and Leadership

Mexico

Externado University

Colombia

Fordham University Schools of Business

US

Glasgow Caledonian University

UK

Hanken School of Economics

Finland

HTW Chur University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland

IEDC-Bled

Slovenia

IILM, Institute for Higher Education

India

INCAE Business School

Costa Rica

ISAE/FGV

Brazil

Kemmy Business School, University of Limerick

Ireland

La Trobe Business School

Australia

Leeds School of Business, University of Colorado Boulder

US

Mendoza College of Business, University of Notre Dame

US

Monash Business School

Australia

Nottingham University Business School

UK

Pforzheim University

Germany

S.P. Jain Institute of Management and Research

India

Seattle Pacific University

US

University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business

South Africa

University of Dubai

UAE

University of Guelph College of Business and Economics

Canada

Winchester Business School

UK

Asian Institute of Management (AIM)

Philippines

Audencia Nantes School of Management

France

Babson College

US

CENTRUM Catolica Graduate Business School, Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru

Peru

Cologne Business School

Germany

Copenhagen Business School

Denmark

EGADE, Graduate School of Business Administration and Leadership

Mexico

Externado University

Colombia

Fordham University Gabelli Schools of Business

US

# Champions Cycle 2013-2015

Region

Country

Organisation Name

Latin

America

Brazil

ISAE/FGV

Colombia

Externado University Management Faculty

Mexico

Instituto Panamericano de Alta Dirección de Empresa (IPADE)*

Peru

CENTRUM Católica Graduate Business School,

Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú

North

America

Canada

Ivey Business School, Western University*

Canada

Queen’s School of Business

Canada

University of Guelph College of Management and Economics

US

Babson College

US

Fordham University Schools of Business

US

Mendoza College of Business, University of Notre Dame

Western

Europe

Denmark

Copenhagen Business School

Finland

Hanken School of Economics

France

Audencia Nantes School of Management

Germany

Pforzheim University Business School

Ireland

Kemmy Business School, University of Limerick

Spain

Deusto Business School

Spain

ESADE Business School

Switzerland

HTW Chur University of Applied Sciences

UK

Aston Business School

UK

Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow School for Business & Society

UK

Nottingham University Business School

Central &

Eastern Europe

Turkey

Sabanci University

Slovenia

IEDC-Bled

Middle East

& Africa

Egypt

The American University in Cairo School of Business

Nigeria

Lagos Business School, Pan-Atlantic University

South Africa

University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business

UAE

University of Dubai

Asia

India

IILM, Institute for Higher Education

Philippines

Asian Institute of Management (AIM)

Philippines

Ramon V. del Rosario College of Business, De La Salle University

South Korea

Kyung Hee University School of Management

Australia &

New Zealand

Australia

La Trobe Business School



* Participated only in 2013-2014