This past week, I attended a cutting edge discussion addressing women in leadership; revamping the educational preparation of contemporary business students; improving attention to ethics, social responsibility in business education; and advocating collaborations between academics and the corporate world. The topics not only support current projects I am working on, my own pedagogical practices, leadership interests but personal perspectives as a professional in a globally connected world.
The event was the Middle East North Africa Region (MENA) regional PRME Conference held in Casablanca. The Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME) are a United Nations-supported initiative whose mission is to inspire and champion responsible management education, research and thought leadership globally.
Educators of future business leaders are charged with creating classrooms, teaching strategies, and assignments that honor the following six principles:
Principle 1 | Purpose: We will develop the capabilities of students to be future generators of sustainable value for business and society at large and to work for an inclusive and sustainable global economy.
PRME Principle 2
Principle 2 | Values: We will incorporate into our academic activities and curricula the values of global social responsibility as portrayed in international initiatives such as the United Nations Global Compact.
PRME Principle 3
Principle 3 | Method: We will create educational frameworks, materials, processes and environments that enable effective learning experiences for responsible leadership.
PRME Principle 4
Principle 4 | Research: We will engage in conceptual and empirical research that advances our understanding about the role, dynamics, and impact of corporations in the creation of sustainable social, environmental and economic value.
PRME Principle 5
Principle 5 | Partnership: We will interact with managers of business corporations to extend our knowledge of their challenges in meeting social and environmental responsibilities and to explore jointly effective approaches to meeting these challenges.
PRME Principle 6
Principle 6 | Dialogue: We will facilitate and support dialog and debate among educators, students, business, government, consumers, media, civil society organisations and other interested groups and stakeholders on critical issues related to global social responsibility and sustainability.
The above list may be found at the following PRME website: http://www.unprme.org/about-prme/the-six-principles.php
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