Sustainability in action: United Nations Principles of Responsible Management Education (UN PRME)

We actively create communities of shared interest and knowledge around critical issues related to responsibility and sustainability. Our Sustainable Business Group supports our pan-university focus on sustainability through the Sustainability Network, a vehicle for dialogue on sustainability topics with scholars, practitioners, and students. We engage in dialogue with businesses at external events such as the Edie Sustainable Leaders conference and through internal events including Cranfield’s Venture Day. We also share our approach to sustainability teaching and learning with other educators, for example by hosting an Exploring Sustainable Futures game workshop at the British Academy of Management conference. Led by our Energy and Environment Committee, we continue to improve our university’s own sustainability performance. We have set new 2030 targets on carbon, waste and water management, travel, biodiversity, pollution control and climate adaptation, and signed up to the UN University and College SDG Accord. We have also made progress on our objective to be a net zero campus by 2030, supported by significant investment in our energy infrastructure, and a newly formed team of energy champions.

One benchmark of the School of Management’s sustainability performance is the retention of our prestigious EQUIS, AACSB and AMBA accreditation for the maximum further five years. Our latest accreditation reports particularly commended our support for business start-ups, our work with charities and our community engagement, as well as recognising our commitment to high ethical standards in our teaching and research. Through our own endeavours, and through our partnerships with other university schools, businesses and the wider community, we apply the PRME principles to achieve a more inclusive and sustainable global economy. Professor David Oglethorpe Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Dean of Cranfield School of Management