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In 2002, the EFMD (then European Foundation for Management Development) held its annual meeting. The theme was “Global Responsibility” and there was a consensus, especially in the wake of 9/11, that EFMD could and should take action on this vital issue. The GRLI resulted as the first organised relationship between the United Nations and business schools (UNGC & EFMD MOU 2003). In 2004 UNGC & EFMD invited 21 Companies & B-Schools to hands-on address the question of how to develop a generation of globally responsible leaders. This resulted in the 2005 founding call of the GRLI.

Subsequently GRLI played a central role in the development of the Principles and the establishment of the Principles of Responsible Management Education PRME (2006-2007). In 2012, following the impact of the 50+20 vision and GRLI’s pioneering work on Whole Person Learning, AACSB International and EFMD entered into a strategic partnership agreement with the GRLI in terms of which “GRLI will serve as a primary operational arm of AACSB and EFMD in the arena of responsible leadership and sustainability”. The Strategic Partnership agreement with AACSB and EFMD was reset in 2016 to include UNGC and in terms of which GRLI hosts a collaboratory on Responsible Management Education which includes co-facilitation of the PRME Champions.

Today, the GRLI is both a formal partnership of 50 organisations (11 companies, 36 learning institutions and 3 global organisations) and a less formal global community comprising a number of organisations involved informally in communities of responsible action.

Within this we have important strategic partnerships with EFMD and AACSB International as well as the UNGC. We also have a total of 32 alumni organisations that have been involved in the GRLI at one time or another since its inception and are currently not actively engaged (though we maintain informal links with many of the individuals within those organisations).

The GRLI’s vision is:

Global responsibility embedded in leadership and practice of organisations and societies worldwide.

The GRLI’s mission is to catalyse the development of globally responsible leadership and practice in organisations and society worldwide.

Through visible advocacy, thought-and-action leadership, and hands-on prototyping and experimentation the GRLI community works to:

• Convene, facilitate and foster collaboration amongst actors and actions that hold a shared interest in promoting and developing responsible leadership.
• Pioneer and prototype new methods for learning and community building.
• Incubate ideas and initiatives that create impact and that accelerates progress and transformation towards global responsibility.
• Contribute systemic and integrative thinking to the discourse on responsible leadership in education, research and practice.
• Promote awareness of global responsibility as the highest order of responsibility and contribute to the realisation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

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The Academy of Management is a professional association for scholars of management and organizations that was established in 1936. It publishes several academic journals, organizes conferences, and provides others forums for management professors and managers to communicate research and ideas.

From 1994 to 2016, the Academy was headquartered on the Briarcliff Manor, New York campus of Pace University. Since then it has been based off-campus in independent space in Briarcliff Manor.

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The United Nations Global Compact is a non-binding United Nations pact to encourage businesses and firms worldwide to adopt sustainable and socially responsible policies, and to report on their implementation. The UN Global Compact is a principle-based framework for businesses, stating ten principles in the areas of human rights, labor, the environment and anti-corruption. Under the Global Compact, companies are brought together with UN agencies, labor groups and civil society. Cities can join the Global Compact through the Cities Programme.

The UN Global Compact is the world's largest corporate sustainability (a.k.a. corporate social responsibility) initiative with 13000 corporate participants and other stakeholders over 170 countries with two objectives: "Mainstream the ten principles in business activities around the world" and "Catalyse actions in support of broader UN goals, such as the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)". Moving forward, the UN Global Compact and its signatories are deeply invested and enthusiastic about supporting work towards the SDGs.

The UN Global Compact was announced by then UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan in an address to the World Economic Forum on 31 January 1999, and was officially launched at UN Headquarters in New York City on 26 July 2000. The Global Compact Office works on the basis of a mandate set out by the UN General Assembly as an organization that "promotes responsible business practices and UN values among the global business community and the UN System." The UN Global Compact is a founding member of the United Nations Sustainable Stock Exchanges (SSE) initiative along with the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP-FI), and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).

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Case Western Reserve University is a private institution that was founded in 1826. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 5,433 (fall 2020), its setting is urban, and the campus size is 267 acres. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. Case Western Reserve University's ranking in the 2022 edition of Best Colleges is National Universities, #42. Its tuition and fees are $54,020.

Case Western Reserve University is known for its world class research, but with more than 200 student organizations, there are plenty of opportunities to get involved outside the classroom, too. The Case Western Spartans varsity teams compete in the Division III University Athletic Association. The Greek system, which stresses a commitment to on-campus and community service, involves about one third of students. The campus is located about 20 minutes from downtown Cleveland, where students have free access to a handful of downtown museums like the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Great Lakes Science Center. On campus, freshmen live in one of four themed residential communities, which are called Cedar, Juniper, Magnolia and Mistletoe. All students are invited to the annual SpringFest, a collection of music, carnival games and activities that is the largest student-run event on campus.

Case Western Reserve University boasts a broad range of top-rated specialty graduate programs, like its health law curriculum at the School of Law. The university also has renowned offerings in biomedical engineering at the School of Engineering and nonprofit management at the Weatherhead School of Management. In addition to its suburban campus, the school owns University Farm, a 400-acre plot of land about 10 miles from campus where students research and take courses in biology, ecology and art. Notable alumni include former U.S. Representative Dennis Kucinich and Craig Newmark, creator and namesake of Web site Craigslist.

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At the Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University, future leaders are built for the advancement of business and society through innovative curriculum that infuses business with analytics, technology and design thinking. Learn concepts from world-class faculty with industry experience and gain the skills to be competitive for in-demand positions upon graduation.

The Weatherhead School of Management proudly embraces a student-centered culture of excellence, promoting collaboration, inclusion and diversity.  The Weatherhead School of Management is a place where innovation, entrepreneurship and critical thinking come together to inspire big ideas and take careers to the next level. More than 1,400 students study in 17 graduate and seven undergraduate programs. Weatherhead is home to business concepts taught and practiced around the world. Groundbreaking principles were developed here by our faculty that shape the way people around the world lead and manage their companies including Appreciative Inquiry, Emotional Intelligence, Flourishing Enterprise, Intentional Change Theory and Manage by Designing.

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The Fowler Center for Business as an Agent of World Benefit exists to create a world where business can prosper, human beings can flourish and nature can thrive. The Fowler Center was established in 2009, with the timely and generous gift of Chuck and Char Fowler. Originally named the Fowler Center for Sustainable Value, the donation launched the inquiry into Business as an Agent of World Benefit initiative, started in 2002, to a new level of priority, scale, and scope as an interdisciplinary center of excellence. The Fowler Center's aim is clear: to build on and leverage the legacy and to create the finest research, education, and applied center for Business as an Agent of World Benefit in the world.

The Weatherhead School of Management proudly embraces a student-centered culture of excellence, promoting collaboration, inclusion and diversity.  The Weatherhead School of Management is a place where innovation, entrepreneurship and critical thinking come together to inspire big ideas and take careers to the next level. More than 1,400 students study in 17 graduate and seven undergraduate programs. Weatherhead is home to business concepts taught and practiced around the world. Groundbreaking principles were developed here by our faculty that shape the way people around the world lead and manage their companies including Appreciative Inquiry, Emotional Intelligence, Flourishing Enterprise, Intentional Change Theory and Manage by Designing.