​The 2025 PRME Chapter UK & Ireland Annual Conference and Doctoral Colloquium took place from 17 to 19 June at Queen’s Business School, Queen’s University Belfast.

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In addition to being a highlight within the PRME calendar, it represented an important milestone as it was the first time the event had been held on the island of Ireland. The conference attracted over 130 delegates from across the UK, Ireland, and beyond.

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In line with PRME’s fifth Principle, Partnership, and the United Nations’ 17th Sustainable Development Goal (SDG), “Partnerships for the Goals,” the conference theme, “Partnering for Progress: Enhancing Collaboration, Building Communities, and Navigating Conflict to Accelerate Agenda 2030” acknowledged the transformative power of partnerships in achieving environmental, social, and economic sustainability.

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The conference featured over 50 papers and workshops, four keynote addresses, and three panel discussions with highly regarded speakers from academia, as well as the private, public, and voluntary/third sectors. In addition, the conference dinner, which was sponsored by Queen’s Business School, included a fireside chat with leading figures within the global PRME community, namely Prof. Carole Parks (University of Winchester) and Prof. Sheila Killian (University of Limerick).

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To learn more, you can download the 2025 PRME Chapter UK & Ireland Conference Report here. In addition, you may wish to view the Book of Extended Abstracts from the conference here.

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You can view an extensive gallery of images from the event here.

 

About Queen's Business School

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Queen's Business School (QBS) at Queen’s University Belfast offers world-class undergraduate, postgraduate, and executive education. The School has six core academic departments and one institute: the Departments of Accounting; Economics; Finance; International Business, Entrepreneurship, and Marketing (IBEM); Information Technology, Analytics, and Operations (ITAO); Organisation, Work, and Leadership (OWL); and the William J. Clinton Leadership Institute.

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QBS is accredited by EQUIS, AACSB, AMBA, and the Small Business Charter, holds an Athena SWAN Bronze Award, and has served as a PRME Champion institution since 2020. In addition, as a member of the Global Business School Network (GBSN), the School is connected through strategic partnerships across the world. Our MBA programme was recently ranked in the top 40 globally by Corporate Knights as part of its 2023 Better World MBA ranking which assesses the extent to which business schools integrate sustainability-related content within their curriculum.​​​