Collaboration, connections and change

Carol Adams and Liliana Petrella

Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal, 2010, vol. 1, issue 2, 292-296

Abstract: Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to report on the highlights of the UN Global Compact Leaders Summit, the Principles for Responsible Management Education Global Forum and the Globally Responsible Leadership Initiative General Assembly held in New York and Boston in June 2010. It discusses the potential of the connections and collaborations between these organisations and others to lead to change. Design/methodology/approach - The paper draws out key themes of these concurrent events; connections and collaborations between these initiatives and others; and considers the potential of further collaborations to facilitate change. Findings - There is an acceptance on the part of business of the need to be more socially and environmentally responsible, but a lack of technical know‐how and leadership capacity. Universities generally, and business schools in particular, need to do more to develop graduates for a changing business context with specific reference to the overarching challenge of the twenty‐first century to achieve global environmental sustainability and social justice. Practical implications - Further collaboration between these organisations is important to drive change through, e.g. sustainability performance management at universities; accreditation processes; and, partnerships between business schools, business and civil society organisations. Originality/value - The originality and value of this paper is in summarising the highlights of three key interconnected events, the collaborations that led to them, the connections that are strengthening between the organisations and potential of those connections to facilitate change.

Keywords: Leadership; Auditing principles; Globalization; International cooperation; Management development (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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DOI: 10.1108/20408021011089284

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