PRME - Principles for Responsible Management Education
The SEB LU has committed itself to the Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME) and the Six Principles advocated by the United Nations’ Responsible Management Education initiative. The PRME promote responsible management education and thought leadership. The primary objective is to develop a new generation of business leaders capable of managing the complex challenges faced by business and society in the 21st century.
The SEB LU became one of the signatories to the UN Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME) in 2009. PRME encourages business schools to integrate the concepts of sustainable development and social responsibility in their education and research activities.
In 2011, the SEB LU prepared its first PRME 2009–2010 Progress Report. In the following PRME Progress Reports SEB LU focused on the achievements in relation to the implementation of the Principles. All reports are published below.
PRME 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.
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.
Principle 3: METHOD
We will create educational frameworks, materials, processes and environments that enable effective learning experiences for responsible leadership.
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.
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.
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.
SEB LU PRME report 2009-2020
Other activities the SEB LU has been involved in continuously are:
- encouraging paper and environmentally-friendly waste collection by providing segmented bins and collection points
- adjusting working conditions and the working schedules of employees to operate as a family-friendly employer
- incorporating ERS into course content, student assignments and in the overall curricula
- encouraging the inclusion of ERS topics into undergraduate, master and doctoral theses
- integrating ERS into the SEB LU’s executive education highlights
- integrating ERS into research and development highlights
- promoting social responsibility through diverse socially responsible projects initiated and organised by the SEB LU staff and students
- organising and participating in other events promoting ERS (such as round tables, conferences, academies)
- providing physical education highlights for all first-year students at the undergraduate level
- promoting sports activities among employees and their families with sports courses at the premises of the University of Ljubljana
- supporting the faculty’s sports teams
- continuously improving accessibility for disabled people by adding new wheelchair ramps; the SEB LU’s Centre for Student and Career Services also provides tutors for students with special needs.
