Giselle Weybrecht
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Past articles by Giselle:
What Business Schools Can Do About Climate Change
As governments and organizations globally take action to combat global warming and climate change, business schools have a role in both preparing graduates for responsible business leadership and also engaging their communities. → Read More
Special Feature on Modern Slavery – 28 Resources – PRiMEtime
To continue with this week’s special feature on Modern Slavery, here are several resources that can be used in the classroom relating to Modern Slavery. Alliance 8.7is an inclusive global partnership committed to achieving Target 8.7 of the 2020 Sustainable Development Goals. The International Labour Organization serves as Secretariat for the Alliance. The Alliance has… → Read More
2020 Reading List – Looking Forwards with the 2018-2019 PRME Champions – PRiMEtime
Now that 2019 is past us, lets focus on 2020. To start off the year I asked the 2018-2019 PRME Champions 5 questions in relation to PRME and will be posting their answers throughout the week. The first question can be found here. Second, I asked them to share one recent paper, research, book, website… → Read More
Sustainable Business Examples from Around the World – Australia, Malaysia, South Africa
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 often hear about the same examples from the same international companies over and over again. In an attempt to share some… → Read More
Meditation in the Classroom (Part 2 of 2) – Chiang Mai University
In the first part of this post we looked at how Chiang Mai University has integrated meditation into their business curriculum. The team guiding the meditation exercises at the University have provided some tips on how to meditate as well as tips on how to guide a meditation excercise. There are several ways to establish… → Read More
The SDGs at the University of Wollongong
In a past post I had the chance to speak with Belinda Gibbons, the coordinator of the Australia and New Zealand Chapter, about the Chapters transition from an Emerging to an Established Chapter as well as the specific Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that are most pertinent to that region. I also had the chance to… → Read More
Resources for the 17 Sustainable Development Goals – December Edition – Part 2 of 2
There are a growing number of excellent resources around the 17 Sustainable Development Goals, many of which can be used in the classroom or to inspire activities within University and Business School campuses. In this new series we will regularly feature a range of different resources that can be used to engage in, and raise… → Read More
Impact Investing in the African Context – University of Cape Town
This past month, PRiMEtime has featured a number of programmes from universities around the world focused on impact investing. We finish off the series with an example from South Africa, from the University of Cape Town. There one faculty member has created a special one week intensive course focused on impact investing in the… → Read More
Special Feature October: Impact Investing at Business Schools, What’s happening and why you should be taking note
Traditional finance students are perhaps the most sceptical when it comes to sustainability, often failing to see the relevance to them and to their careers. But this is changing significantly. Impact investing is now not only a tool that business students around the world are learning about, but a growing number of opportunities are being… → Read More
Sustainable Business Examples from Around the World – Canada and Nigeria
As businesses become more and 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 often hear about the same examples from the same international companies over and over again. In an attempt to… → Read More
Students Driving the Reporting Process – Boise State University (part 1 of 2)
At the 2017 Global Forum for Responsible Management Education, several Signatories were recognized for their efforts in reporting. The reports that received recognition represent different approaches to reporting on progress against the Six Principles of PRME. One of the Schools to receive recognition in the First Time Reporters category was the College of Business and… → Read More
A Selection of MOOCs on Sustainability and Ethics for September 2017 (Part 1 of 2)
Every year there is an increase in the number of MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) available on 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 three to eight hours per week to complete. Below is a selection… → Read More
Engaging Students in the Reporting Process – an example from KU Leuven Faculty of Economics and Business
A number of Sharing Information on Progress reports were recognized at the PRME Global Forum in New York this past July. The nine reports that were highlighted show only a snapshot of all of the interesting approaches to reporting that are coming from the PRME Signatories globally. Another interesting approach comes from KU Leuven Faculty… → Read More
Sustainable Business Examples from Around the World – Poland, Australia and Colombia
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 often hear about the same examples from the same international companies over and over again. In an attempt to share some… → Read More
Reporting on the SDGs – A Visual Tour of Different Approaches (Part 2 of 2)
Signatories are increasingly reporting on their efforts in relation to the SDGs in their Sharing Information on Progress Reports (SIP). Although we are still in the early stages of reporting on the SDGs within management education, there are already several schools that are exploring a range of approaches for their whole reports or parts. Here… → Read More
Management Education’s Role in the SDGs isn’t limited to providing quality education (SDG4). It is broader and more important than that.
When I discuss the Sustainable Development Goals with business school representatives, and ask what kind of initiatives they are working on in relation to these Goals, the answer is often the same: “We educate, therefore our focus is on SDG 4: Quality Education”. But focusing solely on, and stopping at SDG 4 is a mistake,… → Read More
Tackling the Grand Challenge of Inequality – UNSW
UNSW Sydney in Australia aims to lead the debate and shape the public discourse on some of the most important issues facing humanity. The Grand Challenges Programme was established in order to faci… → Read More
A Students Initiated Consortium Engaging Refugees – Leeds School of Business
In 2015, 2,250 refugees and refugee eligible populations were resettled in Colorado with the majority coming from Burma, Bhutan, Somalia and Iraq. Colorado saw an additional 3,000 refugees arrive in 2016. This, as well as the Principles for Responsible Management Education Secretariats call to action to business schools and management-related Higher Education Institutions in response… → Read More
100 seeds for a sustainable future: Part 10
A sustainable campus in Denmark saves $5.3 million, the University of Oxford cuts a third of emissions and a business school teaches brave leadership. → Read More
Integration Programmes for Asylum Seekers – Hanken School of Economics
In September 2015, The Principles for Responsible Management Education Secretariat issued a call to action to business schools and management-related Higher Education Institutions in response to the refugee crisis. Over sixty million people have been displaced by conflict. Although the primary responsibility for peace rests with Governments, the urgency of the global refugee crisis is… → Read More