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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