Q2. What are the future works in this paper?
The authors will develop the capabilities of students to be future generators of sustainable value for business and society at large and to work for an inclusive and sustainable global economy. The authors will interact with managers of business corporations to extend their knowledge of their challenges in meeting social and environmental responsibilities and to explore jointly effective approaches to meeting these challenges. The authors will incorporate into their academic activities and curricula the values of global social responsibility as portrayed in international initiatives such as the United Nations Global Compact. The authors will facilitate and support dialogue and debate among educators, students, business, government, consumers, media, civil society organisations and other interested groups and stakeholders on critical issues related to global social responsibility and sustainability.
Q3. How many SDGs were adopted by the UN in 2015?
Building on the Millennium Development Goals set in 2000, 17 SDGs were formally adopted by all 193 member states of the UN in September 2015, aiming at ending extreme poverty, protecting the planet and ensuring prosperity for all by 2030 (UN, 2015).
Q4. What is the role of the MBA in promoting sustainable development?
MBA students include administrators, accountants, lawyers, engineers, entrepreneurs and other professionals from a variety of sectors, such as finance, manufacturing, energy, resources extraction, health care, construction and public services, including senior managers who work for companies with international aspirations.
Q5. Why did the UK business school work on the Principles of Global Compact?
Motivated by business needs and accreditation bodies, the UK business school – who is responsible for the design and delivery of the MBA course in both countries – has worked for more than a decade towards the Ten Principles of the UN Global Compact (Global Compact, 2014) and efforts were intensified as a result of the 2008 global financial crisis.
Q6. What is the role of the private sector in human development?
Although companies have established public-private partnerships, participated in policy developmentand sponsored development actions, there is potential for leveraging the role of the private sector in human development (World Bank, 2009).
Q7. What is the purpose of this paper?
This paper contributes to enhancing the literature about interdisciplinary practice in sustainable development education, including practices aligned to the Six Principles of PRME.
Q8. What is the purpose of the role-play pedagogy?
Pavey and Donoghue (2003, p. 7) suggest role-play pedagogy is useful “to get students to apply their knowledge to a given problem, to reflect on issues and the views of others, to illustrate the relevance of theoretical ideas by placing them in a real-world context, and to illustrate the complexity of decision-making”.
Q9. What is the main purpose of the MBA?
In alignment with PRME Principle 4, Research, connecting real examples with a contextual framework setting, while demonstrating that innovation and sustainability can enhance investment return, has contributed to increase the number of MBA research projects focused on topics aligned to sustainability.
Q10. What are some of the initiatives that have been developed to promote sustainability?
A number of concrete initiatives have been developed to promote sustainability within the private sector, including ethical sourcing, social standards, audits and socially responsible investing rankings, such as Dow Jones Sustainability Indices and FTSE4Good.
Q11. What is the definition of sustainable development?
This paper adopts the definition for sustainable development proposed by the Brundtland Commission (WCED, 1987, p. 43): “development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs”, reiterated by the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED, 2002): the goal of integrating economic activity with environmental integrity, social concerns and effective governance systems, while maximising the contribution to the well-being of the current generation, fairly sharing the cost and benefits, without compromising the potential for the next generations to meet their needs.
Q12. What was the first international conference on interdisciplinary teaching and research in universities?
According to Klein (2006), proactive interdisciplinary initiatives started at the beginning of the twentieth century and in 1970s, the first international conference on interdisciplinary teaching and research in universities took place, cosponsored by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).