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As business schools continue to embed sustainability, ethics and social impact across their curricula, social enterprise offers a powerful example of how business can be used as a force for good. Purpose-led organisations are demonstrating every day that commercial success and positive societal impact are not competing objectives, but mutually reinforcing goals that contribute directly to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In this guest blog, Tom Levitt, PRME Lead at t

This article draws on reflections gathered during a meeting of the PRME Champions group, held at the American University in Cairo on Friday 26 June 2026, ahead of the PRME Global Forum. The discussion explored the opportunities and challenges associated with the transition to the new PRME Sharing Information on Progress reporting framework (‘SIP 2.0’) and the PRME Commons. It was co-led by Laura Steele of Queen’s University Belfast and Petros Vourvachis of Loughborough Univer

Embedding sustainability within business education requires more than curriculum change. It calls for innovative, reflective and practice-based approaches that connect professional identity with global responsibility. In this blog, Dr Gráinne Kelly from Queen’s Business School explores how career storytelling, interdisciplinary collaboration and the UN Sustainable Development Goals can be integrated within HRM education to prepare future HR leaders for responsible practice. D

This blog by Dr Anjana Basnet of Salford Business School offers a timely reflection on this theme. Drawing on a recent PRME UK and Ireland i5 workshop, it highlights the value of stepping back from the pace of academic life to engage in meaningful dialogue, shared learning and creative exploration with colleagues. The i5 framework, which underpins PRME’s approach to innovative pedagogy, encourages learning that is meaningful, active, socially engaging, joyful and iterative. A

As the drive towards more sustainable and responsible business intensifies, circular economy approaches are gaining increasing attention across the PRME community. Charity retail, long associated with reuse and social value, now faces new pressures that demand innovative responses. In this blog, Olga Cieslak, Dr Kat Duffy and Professor Deirdre Shaw share insights from an ESRC-funded collaborative project exploring a circular clothing rental model within charity retail. Their

Insights from a PRME Chapter Africa and PRME Chapter UK & Ireland Webinar by Dr Laura Steele (Queen’s Business School and PRME Chapter UK & Ireland); Dr Mumbi Wachira (Strathmore University Business School and PRME Chapter Africa); and Dr Jill Bogie (Gordon Institute of Business Science and PRME Chapter Africa). For any questions, please contact Laura (laura.steele@qub.ac.uk). Preparing and submitting a Sharing Information on Progress (SIP) report is a core requirement for

This blog is written by Daisy Hudson, god-daughter of PRME Lead at Ulster University - Marc Duffy - where Daisy spent a weeks work experience in May 2026. by Daisy Hudson, Year 10 Student, near Sheffield - England. I am Daisy Hudson a Y10 student based in Sheffield England, in Y10 at my school you must complete a weeklong period of work experience placement. We use Unifrog as a careers and guidance platform, that helps students explore future pathways, record skill developmen

The following blog provides an overview of the insights from the PRME Chapter UK & Ireland webinar on SDG Mapping in Practice: Audits, Reporting Frameworks, and AI Tools held in May 2026 The Chapter wishes to extend its gratitude to the four presenters for sharing their expertise: Andrew Hunt (Plymouth Business School), Alan Hanna (Queen’s Business School), Constantine Manolchev (Exeter Business School), and Scarlett Whitthread (Exeter Business School). The webinar was facili

Dr Constantine Manochev - Senior Lecturer in Sustainable Futures, University of Exeter Business School, PRME UK and Ireland Chapter Steering Committee member and Lead of South West Working Group Dr Karen Cripps - Associate Professor in Responsible Management and Leadership, Oxford Brookes University Business School, PRME UK and Ireland Chapter Steering Committee member and Secretary Career Storytelling Workshop It is important for us to help students reflect on career pat

Dr Konstantina Skritsovali Senior Lecturer in Strategic Management k.skritsovali@ljmu.ac.uk Sarah Williams Senior Lecturer in Human Resource Management s.j.williams@ljmu.ac.uk Our PRME Blog is back, this time considering a recent PRME Pedagogical workshop, hosted by Liverpool Business School. Considering writing a blog for PRME UK & Ireland, got your own story to tell? Contact us at PRME@bcu.ac.uk In today's volatile and uncertain world, business schools face a critical c

In this informative blog, Andrew Hunt, Associate Head of School (Undergraduate) at Plymouth Business School, University of Plymouth ,...

PRME UK & Ireland Steering Committee Delegates Representatives from the PRME Chapter UK & Ireland Steering Committee were delighted to...

We are thrilled to announce that applications are now open for the 2025.2 cycle of PRME Student Regional Leaders! This is a fantastic...

Open on Monday (31st March) A New Era for SIP Reports: Transparency, Accountability, and Action Preparing and submitting a Sharing...

Friday 20 June 2025, 10am to 4pm Queen’s Business School, Belfast, Northern Ireland Please note, the Symposium will follow the 2025 PRME...

The Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME) UK and Ireland Chapter’s annual Responsible Business and Management Student...

Thursday 3 April 2025 The Winchester PRME Symposium will bring together speakers and participants from across the globe to engage in...

The Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME) UK and Ireland Chapter continues to champion the next generation of ethical...

Queens University Belfast Are you working on a PhD aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) or the Principles for...

Authentic Sustainability & Compliance! Join UK and Ireland Chapter Member, Ulster University Business School for a networking...

As a community committed to advancing the Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME) and the United Nations Sustainable...

University of Sussex Business School Guest speakers: Dr. Petros Vourvachis (Loughborough Business School) and Dr Laura Steele (Queen’s...

Ulster University are one of the newest Signatories t o PRME in the UK & Ireland (UK&I), and we are delighted to be here! Ulster have...

“Business & Business Education: Towards a Shared Southwest Agenda” 9th September 2024 Autumn is academia’s waiting room. Timetables for...

In sharing our tenth anniversary report, the PRME UK and Ireland Steering Committee would like to extend an enormous debt of gratitude to...

Written by Katie Lee (UKI PRME Intern) As the UKI PRME Chapter commemorates a decade of promoting responsible management education, we...

Edited by Katie Lee (UKI PRME Intern) We were delighted to announce the launch of our 2023 PRME UK and Ireland Chapter Seed Funding...

Our 7 local networks have been commemorating 10 years of the UKI PRME in 2023 by running showcase events and student competitions on the...

In the run up to the UK and Ireland PRME Chapter 10th Anniversary Conference and Doctoral Colloquium, our 7 local networks have been...

Welcome to the first in a series of blogs we are publishing celebrating our student competition winners. As we celebrate our 10th...

In the run up to the UK and Ireland PRME Chapter 10th Anniversary Conference and Doctoral Colloquium, our 7 local networks have been...

In the run up to the UK and Ireland PRME Chapter 10th Anniversary Conference and Doctoral Colloquium, our 7 local networks have been...

Welcome to the inaugural blog post of the UKI PRME 10th Anniversary Blog! As we commemorate a decade of promoting and embedding...