GLOBAL – UN-sponsored responsible business education initiative takes off

By Keith Nuthall A UNITED Nations-sponsored global initiative to encourage business schools to teach and promote social and environmentally responsible commercial practices has gathered a critical mass of support. More than 100 business schools worldwide have now signed up to the Principles for Responsible Management Initiative. Launched last July with the active support of UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon, the initiative's organisers are now preparing for a major conference at the global body's headquarters in New York this December. Supporting business school ...


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