PRME in CUBS
In line with wider sustainability objectives within UCC, CUBS joined PRME and the UK and Ireland Chapter in 2022. CUBS as a newly established business school seeks to become a leader not just in Ireland but also globally in the sustainability and responsible management education space. Since PRME membership the PRME Committee within CUBS has undertaken different projects to both promote and embed the principles of responsible management within the Business School. The PRME Committee is led by Dr. Karen Neville and includes academics from different departments within CUBS.
PRME Funding Awards
PRME membership opens funding opportunities and institutional collaboration. Since joining PRME, CUBS has been successful in receiving responsible management award funding. For instance, Dr. Karen Neville was successful in applying for a PRME Seed Grant for a project entitled “All Ireland Industry SDG Skills-based and Emerging Roles Assessment to Develop Responsible Business Leaders of the Future”. This seed grand allowed CUBS to undertake research in tracking the sustainability and responsible management skills the current graduates of the Business School will need for their future employment. This project allowed CUBS to develop an in-depth picture of how not just CUBS, but also other PRME members can map their educational offerings to industry needs.
PRME Competitions
To promote the principles of responsible management within CUBS, the PRME Committee is currently developing new teaching and student competitions. The PRME teaching award seeks to recognise innovative and ground-breaking teaching in the responsible management and sustainability space within CUBS. For students the PRME Committee is currently designing an award which recognizes student work examining responsible management and sustainability.
PRME in Action
CUBS active role as PRME member has been recognised by the institution receiving PRME Champion status in 2024. This Champion status was in part due to CUBS participating in an Early Adopters Project so that the new reporting requirements of the SIP Report could be tested before general application.
As a PRME member CUBS has not only hosted seminars and workshops internally for CUBS lecturers but also for other PRME members. These seminars and workshops have tackled such issues such as how best provide information under the new SIP Review platform and how to better embed responsible management within curricula
PRME and ERS
CUBS members of PRME dovetails with the wider work of the ERS Committee in promoting responsible management and sustainability within CUBS educational programs. The international reach of PRME and the relationships the PRME Committee within CUBS have developed with other institutions such as Queen’s University Belfast, should further buttress the work of the ERS Committee in respect of institutional collaboration and best practices.