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NEW YEAR UPDATE Chapter Sustainability and Employability Working Group Event – 16 January 2024 Partnership with Chartered ABS @ LTSE Conference – May 2024 Watch out for PRME Conference Call for Papers – due out this week Welcome to our first Chapter newsletter of 2024. It’s quite brief but contains two great opportunities to start your year working with the Chapter in a rewarding  way. PRME Chapter UK+ Ireland Sustainability and Employability Working Group Event – 16 January 2024, 12 – 1.30pm, online webinar Our events programme for the year is kicked off by the Chapter Working Group on Sustainability and Employability. Oli Coles, founder and CEO of the sustainability reporting platform, Windo, will offer a presentation entitled Employers' Sustainability Communications; Leading Practices for Young Talent Attraction. Windō holds sustainability data, including Environmental Impact, DEI (Diversity, Equity &Inclusion) and Employee Wellbeing data for 450+ companies. During this webinar Oli will unveil 14 Leading Practices for effectively communicating a company’s DEI and sustainability story and progress. The session will provide a comprehensive look at the adoption of these practices among FTSE100 companies, whilst highlighting employers from across the globe that excel at each practice and their influence on the job decisions of talented young people. Full event details are in this linked pdf. As part of the event, Working Group organisers Karen Cripps and Jonathan Louw will also introduce a research project into placement and graduate employer practices they are leading in tandem with Windo. This will also offer opportunities for other Chapter Members to contribute to the project through encouraging employers they are connected with to take part in the data gathering. Register for this event on Tuesday 16 January from 12-1.30pm here And do remember our Linkedin group as well Chapter Partnership with Chartered Association of Business Schools (CABS) We are delighted to partner with the Chartered Association of Business Schools for the 2024 CABS Learning Teaching & Student Experience (LTSE) conference to be held in Birmingham on 14-15 May 2024. CABS LTSE brings together over 400 participants representing 90% of the UK's business schools. This year's conference will explore: latest innovations in business and management education; how educators are supporting the health and wellbeing of students and fellow educators; how sustainability and climate action goals are being reflected in business & management education; and how business schools are tackling inequalities and working to support disadvantaged and underrepresented staff and students. CABS LTSE Theme 1: Creating future-fit graduates through innovative curricula and teaching is supported by PRME UKI. To ensure that the conference programme is of the highest quality each submission is peer reviewed by the Chartered ABS's Learning, Teaching & Student Experience Committee and other reviewers who are business & management academics and also a Certified Management & Business Educator (CMBE). The Chapter has undertaken to help facilitate the management of Theme 1 in a variety of ways both before and at the LTSE. Right now, if you are a CMBE or AMBE, we would like to invite individuals from Chapter member schools to contribute to the scholarly process of creating the LTSE 2024 conference programme by volunteering as submission reviewers. If you do so volunteer, please make it clear on the CABS form that you are volunteering as a result of this appeal. Key LTSE Dates for your diary: Register as a Volunteer Reviewer – by 08:30 Tuesday 16 January via the link above Submission Deadline – Friday 26 January Reviewer Briefing – 16:00-17:00, Tues 30 January, via Zoom, see link above Submissions circulated to Review Panels – Wednesday 31 January Completed feedback forms returned to CABS – Wednesday 21 February Conference and Doctoral Colloquium 2024 – Calls for Papers The Calls for Proposals (papers, workshops, abstracts) will be out within the next few days. So watch your email inbox closely and, in the meantime, make sure that you have 20-21 June in your diary for the conference and 19 June if you would like to attend the Doctoral Colloquium. Both events will be hosted by and at the University of Exeter. Chapter Events Calendar If you’re organising a Chapter-related event or wanting to find out what is on, please remember to check our Chapter Events calendar. Additions and enquiries can be emailed to our PRME Administrator, Jackie Hicken, on PRME@bcu.ac.uk Items for future news updates Local Network Co-ordinators and other event organisers, when you run a PRME event do send us a short report afterwards (with links to any relevant resources) for wider publicity through these newsletters. Send items to Jackie Hicken on the email address noted above. That’s it for now – best wishes from the UK and Ireland Chapter Steering Committee.

Written by Dr Lucy Gill-Simmen (RHUL) Our Developing Pedagogy competition has run since 2020 and was initiated in recognition of the financial barriers that often exist preventing individuals and groups from putting their innovative teaching ideas into practice. Dr Lucy Gill-Simmen, Professor Sukanya Sen Gupta of Royal Holloway, University of London and Visting Artist Birungi Kawooya were one of our 2022 winners in the special Impactful Five (i5) Category with their ‘Self-Portraiture – Empowering Students to Make a Difference’ project. Dr Lucy Gill-Simmen, Vice Dean for Education & Student Experience, School of Business and Management and project lead, reflects on the "Portraits of Your Future Self" workshop which was central to the project. Our recent workshop "Portraits of Your Future Self" utilised creative self-expression to provide students a welcoming and safe environment in which to explore their hopes, values, and what gives their life meaning. Through introspective artmaking and a supportive community, participants were able to connect with their authentic selves and to voice and portray their aspirations. The workshop aligns with several i5 methods. Active engagement was encouraged through open-ended creation of personal future portraits and through engagement with the facilitator. The process involved self-directed iteration and experimentation with materials towards a final product which was encouraged and discussed throughout the session amongst participants. Social interaction thus occurred organically as students reflected together on identity and goals and discussed their outputs and the meaning which underpinned them. Framing the activity around meaningful personal growth and inner wisdom activated significant learning opportunities for participants. Finally, the non-judgmental creative space prioritised student wellbeing, peace, relaxation, and finding joy in the process. Funding awarded from the Innovative Pedagogy competition allowed purchase of diverse art supplies for the session including frames, fabric and plant fibres from Uganda. These high-quality materials were crucial for spurring imagination and self-expression by providing a myriad of options and media for students to represent their desired future states. The grant also enabled hiring of a former marketing professional and now professional artist to expertly lead the workshop and to assist students in creation of meaning through their portraits. Participant reactions highlight the activity's positive impacts. One student shared that after initially feeling directionless, the process of selecting materials and playing with visual metaphors "made me think ahead, wildly not just studies, and made me stop and think about what I actually want?" Others felt "like a kid again" re-experiencing the freedom of uncomplicated creation. Multiple students described finally having "time for myself" and losing awareness of other responsibilities during the absorbing activity which reflects the characteristics of ‘flow’ leading to joy and wellbeing. The non-judgmental creative space facilitated new understandings of fellow students and an opportunity for students to open up and to connect not only with their own self but others too. Overall, the immersive self-exploration through art catalysed stress relief, connection with authentic self, optimism about personal growth, and renewed enthusiasm for learning - all whilst fostering community. These outcomes show the merits of our pedagogical approach to advance inclusion, equity, and reconciliation within business education. By valuing the inner worlds of those who may feel marginalized or out of place in typical academic classes, transformative educational experiences become possible that embrace diverse perspectives. The PRME Chapter UK and Ireland is one of 17 Regional Chapters of the global United Nations PRME movement (established 2007). All Chapters are joined in a collective mission to transform management education and develop the responsible decision-makers of tomorrow to advance sustainable development. Globally, PRME has over 800 Higher Education Institutions as signatories. Established in 2013, the UKI Chapter currently has 75 institutional members and is led by a 13 person Steering Committee elected by the membership. The Chapter seeks to nurture a mutually supportive community of committed responsible management educators and researchers. Members benefit from a Chapter-wide event programme, an annual conference and doctoral colloquium, a growing set of Local Networks each with its own event schedule, and three annual, Chapter wide competitions focused on Innovative Pedagogies, Responsible Management Research and Student Writing. Full details of Chapter activities can be found here.

We are delighted to announce the launch of the next PRME Chapter UK and Ireland   Research Seed Funding Competition. The purpose of the competition is to incentivise and support research that delivers on the key aims of the Chapter, centred on delivering impact relating to the Principles of PRME and/or the UN Sustainable Development Goals. This year the competition features a prize fund of £6,000. We invite fully-costed entries for awards of up to £1,500. There is no set number of awards across the Seed Funding Competition, but all awards will be made within the total funding pot of £6,000. Please find an application form and competition poster below The closing date for applications is 19 February 2024. Queries and applications should be directed via email to Dr Georgina Gough on Georgina.Gough@uwe.ac.uk The Chapter Steering Committee looks forward to your submissions, and thanks all Members for their Chapter annual financial contributions that make these awards possible.

Deadlines, dates for your diaries and details of initiatives that may interest you. END OF YEAR UPDATE Chapter Steering Committee News Farewell to our PRME Intern, Katie Lee London and South East Local Network – Report on Birkbeck College Event Chapter Sustainability and Employability Working Group Event – 16 January 2024 Conference and Doctoral Colloquium 2024 - Update Innovative Pedagogy Competition 2023-24 – 15 December Closing Date Research Seed Funding Competition 2024 – to launch in the next week Chapter Steering Committee News Following recent elections within the Steering Committee, new office-holders for the three years commencing 1st January 2024 can be announced. In recent months the Committee has also reviewed its wider allocation of roles and responsibilities to ensure a good fit between Chapter needs and Committee member expertise. The table below reflects all these Chapter leadership roles for the coming period. The current Chair, Jonathan Louw, steps down from the Steering Committee at the end of his term on 31.12.23 but will continue his leadership of the Student Wri ting Competition from outside the Committee. Goodbye and thank you to Katie Lee This week we bid a grateful farewell to our PRME Intern, Katie Lee, who leaves us for pastures new. In her 9 months with us Katie has made very significant contributions to our 10th Anniversary conference and wider anniversary events, our social media profile, the rollout of the i5 project in the Chapter and Europe more widely and in the refreshing of our website. As a shared role with the UN Global Compact UK network, she has also done sterling work in ensuring greater visibility of UNGC programming available to PRME signatories. We are sure you will join everyone on the Steering Committee in thanking Katie for her enthusiastic and thoughtful support of the Chapter – any final messages can be sent to her on katie.lee@unglobalcompact.org.uk.  Also watch out for Katie’s last  publication, a celebration of the 10th Anniversary year, due out shortly. A further joint appointment with UNGC is planned for the new year. Building sustainability education into the curriculum across disciplines – a report on the PRME London and South East workshop at Birkbeck University, London PRME London and Southeast hosted a face-to-face meeting at Birkbeck University of London on 5 December 2023. Dr Pamela Yeow (Reader in Management) hosted the workshop, facilitated by Dr Aideen Foley and Dr Dale Mineshima-Lowe - Academic Directors of Environmental Education Projects. It was a great opportunity for local network members to enjoy a plant-based lunch in the beautiful Keynes Library at Birkbeck. The workshop showcased Birkbeck’s work on sustainability education, including a pioneering ‘Environment Minor’ offer.  Deep discussion ensued on the question posed ‘Why does environmental education matter?’, highlighting the value of environmental literacy, the importance of developing it based on inclusive design, and what can be learned from the field of ‘eco pedagogy’. For a full report on this interactive and well attended event see here. PRME Chapter UK+Ireland Sustainability and Employability Working Group Event – 16 January 2024, 12 – 1.30pm, online webinar News now of a January 2024 event offered by the Chapter Working Group on Sustainability and Employability. Oli Coles, founder and CEO of the sustainability reporting platform, Windo, will offer a presentation entitled Employers' Sustainability Communications; Leading Practices for Young Talent Attraction. Windo holds sustainability data, including Environmental Impact, DEI (Diversity, Equity &Inclusion) and Employee Wellbeing data for 450+ companies. During this webinar Oli will unveil 14 Leading Practices for effectively communicating a company’s DEI and sustainability story and progress. The session will provide a comprehensive look at the adoption of these practices among FTSE100 companies, whilst highlighting employers from across the globe that excel at each practice and their influence on the job decisions of young talent. Full event details are in this linked pdf. As part of the event, Working Group organisers Karen Cripps and Jonathan Louw will also introduce a research project into placement and graduate employer practices they are leading in tandem with Windo. This will also offer opportunities for other Chapter Members to contribute to the project through encouraging employers they are connected with to take part in the data gathering. Register for this event on Tuesday 16 January from 12-1.30pm here and join our LinkedIn group as well. Conference and Doctoral Colloquium 2024 at the University of Exeter Please make sure you have saved the dates of what will, as always, be the highlight of the Chapter year. Our 2024 Doctoral Colloquium will be on Wednesday 19 June 2024, followed by our conference on 20+21 June. The Calls for Proposals can be expected in the coming week. Deadline for the Chapter’s Innovative Pedagogy Competition 2023-24 A reminder: the closing date for submissions to our Innovative Pedagogy Awards for 23-24 is Friday 15 December 2023. Full details can be found here. Launch of the Chapter’s Research Seed Funding Competition 2024 Watch out for details of the latest round of our Research Seed Funding Competition, which will be released in the coming week. The closing date for submissions will be 19 February 2024. Chapter Events Calendar If you’re organising a Chapter-related event or wanting to find out what is on, please remember to check our Chapter Events calendar. Additions and enquiries can be emailed to our PRME Administrator, Jackie Hicken, on PRME@bcu.ac.uk Items for future news updates Local Network Co-ordinators and other event organisers, when you run a PRME event do send us a short report afterwards (with links to any relevant resources) for wider publicity through these newsletters. Send items to Jackie Hicken on the email address noted above. That’s it for now – best wishes from the UK and Ireland Chapter Steering Committee.

Written by Katie Lee (UKI PRME Intern) As the UKI PRME Chapter commemorates a decade of promoting responsible management education, we are taking the time reflect on the chapter’s impact over the last 10 years and explore how we can continue the pursuit of responsible management education. You can find these posts on our 10th Anniversary Blog Carole Parkes, our former UKI Chapter Chair from 2014 to 2017 and Emerita Professor of Responsible Management & and Leadership at the University of Winchester, has been at the forefront of the PRME movement since its foundation. At the PRME 10th Anniversary Global Forum, she was presented with a PRME Pioneer Award ‘for her leadership and commitment to the development of PRME’ and appointed a Global PRME Special Advisor. In this blog, we delve into her insights on the chapters development and her vision for the future of PRME. Carole at the PRME 10th Anniversary Global Forum in New York in July 2017 Carole described the challenges of pursuing responsible management education before the inception of PRME and its six principles in 2007. She described how "in the early 2000s, it was quite an uphill struggle”, although “I was lucky, we had a Dean that was supportive, when in so many places it wasn't really part of the agenda.” Carole worked to develop and embed social responsibility and sustainability into the business school at Aston University, including ensuring these topics were a compulsory part of the MBA programme. Carole offered her lessons for the future of PRME and the UKI Chapter. She has worked collaboratively with other PRME chapters across the globe over the past 17 years and has seen how other chapters have ensures ensured business schoolses more engage more actively engage with business esschools. "I think that's a lesson for us," she reflected, "to strengthen the Global Compact and PRME relationship in the UK and leverage it for the greater good." Since PRME’s inception, Carole has observed how sustainability has “become more desirable”, and the need to ensure PRME participation is “not a mere tick the box" activity. Carole emphasised the commitment to real change as priority for ensuring UKI PRME continues to push forward responsible management education. Carole highlights the importance of ensuring that institutions joining PRME are genuinely committed to making tangible changes in their curriculum and organizations. Looking ahead, Carole also identifies inclusivity as a continuing challenge for PRME. She believes “PRME needs to be thoughtful about how we genuinely engage with South Asia, South America, South and Sub Saharan Africa,” where remarkable initiatives are already underway. She wants to find know “how do we get all the schools around the world to want to be part of PRME.” We extend our gratitude to Carole Parkes for generously sharing her valuable insights and experiences. Her unwavering dedication and passion have played a pivotal role in driving the growth and success of PRME in the UK and Ireland. As PRME embarks on its next decade, Carole's wisdom serves as a guide forward in the pursuit of responsible management education. Stay tuned for more content on the UKI PRME 10th Anniversary Blog as we delve deeper into the themes of reflection, refreshing, and re-envisioning. Sign up to our Newsletter and follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn to stay up to date with the chapter. The PRME Chapter UK and Ireland is one of 16 Regional Chapters of the global United Nations PRME movement (established 2007). All Chapters are joined in a collective mission to transform management education and develop the responsible decision-makers of tomorrow to advance sustainable development. Globally, PRME has over 800 Higher Education Institutions as signatories. Established in 2013, the UKI Chapter currently has 62 institutional members and is led by a ten person Steering Committee elected by the membership. The Chapter seeks to nurture a mutually supportive community of committed responsible management educators and researchers. Members benefit from a Chapter-wide event programme, an annual conference and doctoral colloquium, a growing set of Local Networks each with its own event schedule, and three annual, Chapter wide competitions focused on Innovative Pedagogies, Responsible Management Research and Student Writing. Full details of Chapter activities can be found here.

Dear Members of UKI PRME, I am pleased to bring to you our December edition of engagement opportunities and tools and resources from the UN Global Compact UK Network open to the UKI PRME Chapter at no cost.  Please share these offerings with your colleagues and networks. UN Global Compact Network UK Engagement Opportunities NEW! Disabilities, Neurodiversity, & OSH – Tuesday 12 December, 10am to 11:30am GMT Health and safety policies should never be used as a false excuse to justify discrimination against employees with a disability or long-term health condition. With more than seven million people of working age with a disability or long-term health condition in the UK, understanding the benefits to inclusive occupational health and safety policies is crucial and must include considerations for those with disabilities or who are neurodivergent. With support from International SOS, the UN Global Compact Network UK is delivering a four-part webinar series which will support businesses to level up their OSH agendas and incorporate issues relating to mental health, gender, and disabilities. To learn more and register, please visit the website or contact Fernanda Cervantes, Social Sustainability Project Manager. Collecting Scope 3 Data Webinar Series – February 2024 The UN Global Compact Network UK is hosting a four-part webinar series to support businesses to efficiently collect Scope 3 emissions data from across their value chain. This series will explore how companies can collect Scope 3 data using a variety of tools, surveys, and software and will feature case studies and insights from businesses on good practice in this area. The series will cover four key themes over the course of one month, including: Supplier Engagement – Thursday 1 February, 10am to 11:30am GMT Upstream Emissions – Thursday 8 February, 10am to 11:30am GMT Downstream Emissions – Thursday 15 February, 10am to 11:30am GMT Employee Engagement – Thursday 22 February, 10am to 11:30am GMT You can learn more and register here. Global Engagement Opportunities NEW! Sign the UN Global Compact Call-to-Action on the 20th anniversary of the UN Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) The Call-to-Action urges governments to underscore anti-corruption and good governance as fundamental pillars of a sustainable and inclusive global economy and embrace them as important tenets of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. It will be submitted at the 10th session of the Conference of the States Parties to the UN Convention against Corruption, to serve as the basis for governments’ discussions and decisions. You can find more information about the campaign and sign the Call-to-Action here. Signatories will be provided with communications assets to promote their support. If you have any further questions, contact Erin Sharpe, Governance & SDGs Project Manager. 11th Briefing on Regulatory Trends in the European Union and at the International Level – Monday 11 December, 1pm to 2pm GMT * The regulatory frameworks governing corporate actions in the context of sustainability and corporate responsibility issues are rapidly evolving. After a long period mainly shaped by industry self-regulation, companies now face comprehensive expectations, detailed both in soft law standards and – increasingly – hard law. Join the Global Compact Network Switzerland & Liechtenstein and ECOFACT AG for a briefing call which will update you on what to expect from the European Union and from international standard setters. Learn more and register here. * Please note this event is organised by the UN Global Compact Network Switzerland & Liechtenstein. Tools and Resources UN Global Compact Network UK SDG Playbook for SMEs The UN Global Compact Network UK has launched the SDG Playbook for SMEs, the go-to guide for smaller companies to unlock the competitive advantages of embracing the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The SDGs remain the greatest catalyst for global action. Companies, no matter how big or small, need to raise their sustainability ambitions to the standards laid out by the SDGs. The SDG Playbook for SMEs, produced in partnership with Irwin Mitchell, provides the building blocks for small and medium-sized enterprises to integrate the SDGs into core business functions. Whether you’re a small business at the start of your journey, or a large multinational engaging smaller companies in your supply chain, take action today to future-proof your business. You can download the report here. UN Global Compact-Accenture Global Private Sector SDG Stocktake report The world is at a pivotal moment. At the midpoint to 2030, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are in peril. If trends continue, none of the goals will be reached. An outsized impact is needed — and a blueprint for change is here.  The SDG Stocktake, produced by Accenture in partnership with the UN Global Compact, offers an appraisal of the private sector contributions to the SDGs thus far and charts out a detailed path for businesses to make an accelerated impact ahead of 2030. You can download the report and a key takeaways infographic here. SDG Lapel Pins and Flags available to purchase! Spread awareness of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and demonstrate your commitment to the 2030 agenda with our SDG lapel pins and SDG flags! SDG pins are sold in packs of 20 for £45 including UK shipping and can be ordered from the UN Global Compact Network UK website here. SDG flags are made of fully recycled material and can be purchased for £45 including UK shipping on our website here. Join us by working #TogetherForTheSDGs all year round. Past Webinar Recordings For those who missed out the first time, there are a host of past webinar recordings available on the UN Global Compact Network UK website, including: Creating Impactful Climate Transition Plans Webinar Series Transitioning to a Circular Economy Webinar Series Your On-demand Learning Platform: UN Global Compact Academy Webinar Environment Q&A Surgeries Reducing Scope 3 Emissions Webinar Series Pride Plus: Building LGBTIQ+ Inclusive Business Climate & Human Rights: Building Resilience for Business Climate Action Summit: Delivering a Net Zero Future Sustainability Reporting Open Opportunities from Members of the UN Global Compact UK Network NEW! Smiley Charity Film Awards: The Corporate Cause Category * The UN Global Compact Network UK are proud supporters of the Smiley Charity Film Awards. It is the largest campaign in the world to promote cause-based films, spotlighting charities tackling the most pressing issues of our time. The Corporate Cause category enables companies who put people, planet, and purpose at the heart of their business operations to submit films that promote a cause, issue, or societal agenda that advance action on the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Last year, ASDA took home the Corporate Cause award, with the film ‘The Real Self-Checkout’, detailing its Tickled Pink initiative that supports the work of leading breast cancer charities. The Awards are free to enter and the submission deadline for the Corporate Cause category is Wednesday 31 January 2024. Find out more and enter here. The Charity Film Awards will take place on Wednesday 20 March 2024, the United Nations International Day of Happiness, at The Odeon Luxe in Leicester Square, London. *Please note this initiative is not organised by the UN Global Compact Network UK The UN Global Compact Network UK also offers additional engagement opportunities to members, please click here to find out if your institution is a member. Warm Regards, Katie Lee PRME/Global Compact Network UK Participant Engagement Coordinator

Edited by Katie Lee (UKI PRME Intern) We were delighted to announce the launch of our 2023 PRME UK and Ireland Chapter Seed Funding Competition for Developing Innovative Pedagogic Approaches and Teaching Practices in PRME in October. Our Developing Pedagogy competition has run since 2020 and was initiated in recognition of the financial barriers that often exist preventing individuals and groups from putting their innovative teaching ideas into practice. The closing date for applications this year’s competition is the 15th December 2023. Drs Sean Tanner, Conor Drummond, Helen McGrath, Michael Murphy, Dave Alton, and Tadgh Nagle were our 2022 winners in the special Impactful Five (i5) Category with their ‘Teach, Play, Learn, Repeat’ project. We spoke to Dr Sean Tanner, project lead, on how the competition funding aided in implementing playful pedagogy at Cork University Business School. Students at Cork University Business School engaging with ‘Teach, Play, Learn Repeat’ How did ‘Teach, Play, Learn, Repeat’ use an innovative pedagogical approach to impact the learning experience? ‘Teach, Play, Learn, Repeat’ sought to adopt a more playful approach to teaching on our MSc Marketing programme in Cork University Business School, University College Cork, through a series of play-based activities and teaching interventions. The key driver of the project was to create engaged learning spaces where students could actively engage with marketing challenges in a lively and collaborative manner. The project adopted an iterative approach to play with a series of activities employing both simulative (mimicry) and competitive play elements. The project encompassed four interventions employing elements of simulative and competitive play. Simulative approaches to play involved working closely with PR and media professionals to allow students to role-play responses to hypothetical business crises. We additionally incorporated dramaturgy working with local actors to build students’ active listening skills and understanding around group dynamics, both relevant to the workplace. Play also involves rules, and using the board game Monopoly as a platform, students worked on redesigning the game to identify areas of inequity in international markets and propose potential solutions to address such issues. Students also completed a market-based ‘treasure hunt’ through the eyes of personas representing various consumer demographics with a view towards understanding of the challenges a diverse range of consumers in the community may face. How did ‘Teach, Play, Learn, Repeat’ align with the PRME i5 principles (Active Engagement, Iteration, Social Interaction, Meaningful Learning and Joy and Well-being)? During the project, the PRME i5 playbook was a fantastic resource. It helped to structure not just the teaching interventions but also our thinking around how play could be used to support our teaching. In particular, it provided a very useful lexicon to reflect on our work and how the project could be further developed to make learning Meaningful, Joyful, Social, Active and Iterative. For instance, given the novel nature of the approach, we divided the project into several events whereby we sought feedback and refined on an iterative basis. As educators, the experience afforded us a greater sense of students’ experiences, views and challenges, forcing us to also reflect on our own teaching practice. Given the participative nature of play, the activities really supported the development of class bonds and team-work. Feedback from our dramaturgy based, active listening role plays saw some very powerful reflections on the impact of dignifying others’ perspectives and worldviews. How has your team utilized the funding received from the Innovative Pedagogy competition to further advance and enhance your project? The funding provided through the initiative was hugely beneficial as it offered the teaching team the opportunity to explore alternative approaches and demonstrate a use case for future cohorts. In particular, the funding was crucial in allowing us to gain interdisciplinary perspectives and understanding of approaches. I would highly recommend anyone with an idea or teaching challenge they are trying to realise and resource to engage with the PRME pedagogy seed funding and PRME i5 Playbook. The project pushed both the students and us as educators to consider how we might learn differently. Can you share any notable student or participant feedback related to your innovative pedagogic approach, highlighting the positive impact it has had on the learning experience? The project has had a fantastic impact on class dynamics with students highlighting how they came to appreciate and learn from others’ experiences and perspectives. In particular, the playful spaces created were noted as giving the students a safe environment to make mistakes and gain learning from the experiences. Almost consistently, students noted moving outside of their comfort zone and learning more about themselves and other students and considering new ways of thinking and working: “I went into this with a negative view, but that quickly changed”. For the research team, the most positive feedback from the whole activity has been that students are asking for more of these type of activities throughout the semester. Much like the students, the project has also offered us an opportunity to learn and repeat and going forward we are looking to further embed this teaching approach into our practice to create more engaged learning spaces. We extend our thanks to Dr Sean Tanner for speaking to us on the ‘Teach, Play, Learn, Repeat’ project and hope this blog serves as inspiration for future entries. To find out more about the 2023 competition entry requirements, please click here. To find out about other winning entries from last year, please click here. To find out more about the i5 project and download the i5 playbook, click here. Stay tuned for more content on the UKI PRME 10th Anniversary Blog as we delve deeper into the themes of reflection, refreshing, and re-envisioning in our Anniversary year. Sign up to our Newsletter and follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn to stay up to date with the chapter. The PRME Chapter UK and Ireland is one of 16 Regional Chapters of the global United Nations PRME movement (established 2007). All Chapters are joined in a collective mission to transform management education and develop the responsible decision-makers of tomorrow to advance sustainable development. Globally, PRME has over 800 Higher Education Institutions as signatories. Established in 2013, the UKI Chapter currently has 62 institutional members and is led by a ten person Steering Committee elected by the membership. The Chapter seeks to nurture a mutually supportive community of committed responsible management educators and researchers. Members benefit from a Chapter-wide event programme, an annual conference and doctoral colloquium, a growing set of Local Networks each with its own event schedule, and three annual, Chapter wide competitions focused on Innovative Pedagogies, Responsible Management Research and Student Writing. Full details of Chapter activities can be found here.

We are delighted to see more than 40 of you already signed up for our Sharing Information on Progress (SIP) 2.0 webinar on Friday. This is a final call in case anyone missed our previous announcements and would still like to join. Many of you will have attended the PRME Global SIP 2.0 report launch webinar in early November. From 2024, signatories will be required to complete and submit the new PRME SIP questionnaire via the PRME Commons Platform. Reporting will take place during a universal submission period, which will run from March to June each year. Our Chapter Lead on Organisational Learning and SIP Reporting, Laura Steele, will be facilitating our follow-up webinar on Friday 1 December 2023 from 10am to 11.30am. This will include an overview of the questions in the new SIP 2.0, specific consideration of the UK and Ireland context and how it may influence reporting, and a Q&A with SIP 2.0 'Early Adopters'. To book, please click here. We are aware from a recent update from PRME Global that the very final version of the new SIP 2.0 format, to be based on the updated set of Principles, is still not available. However, we are assured that there are no substantive changes in the pipeline and that the questions available here are still to be expected albeit in perhaps a different sequence. SIP 2.0 provides a real opportunity for enhanced learning across the PRME network, and we are impressed to see high levels of engagement with the new requirements by Ireland and UK Chapter members. Thanks to all those signed up, and please join us this Friday if you are not yet registered and would like to do so. Warm regards, Jonathan Louw Chapter Chair

Deadlines, dates for your diaries and details of initiatives that may interest you. In this bumper issue Sharing Information on Practice - Chapter Briefing on SIP 2.0 Midlands Local Network Event London and South East Local Network Events Sustainable Enterprise Education Toolkit and Workshop One Planet Leadership – Call for Participants PRME Global Students – Call for Student Applications for 2024 Roles Reminder about Innovative Pedagogy Competition 2023-24 Reminder about Student Writing Competition 2023-24 Webinar on Preparing for SIP 2.0 - 1 December at 10am, online From 2024, signatories will be required to complete and submit the new PRME SIP questionnaire via the PRME Commons Platform, which is currently in development. Reporting will take place during a universal submission period, which will run from March to June each year. Many of you will have attended the PRME Global Sharing SIP 2.0 launch webinar last week. The UK and Ireland Chapter will be holding a follow-up webinar on Friday 1 December, 10 to 11.30am GMT. This will include an overview of the questions in the new SIP2.0, specific consideration of the UK and Ireland context and how it may influence reporting, and a Q&A with SIP 2.0 'Early Adopters'. To book, please click here. If you have any questions you would like addressed on 1 December, please email Laura Steele (laura.steele@qub.ac.uk), PRME UK and Ireland Steering Committee Lead for Organisational Learning and SIP Reporting. Next Midlands Local Network event - 23 November at 10am, online Members both in and outside the area are welcome to join the upcoming Midlands Local Network event online on Thursday 23 November, 10am GMT. Orla Kelleher will showcase projects that the University of Derby are currently undertaking in relation to RME including SDG integration and Carbon Literacy. Please click the link here to join online London and South East Local Network Events open to all: hybrid event with Richmond American University on 1 December and in-person event with Birkbeck College, London on 5 December Event One: Richmond American University Event: ‘Embedding SDGs (UN Compact Goals) into Corporate Sustainability Practice’ - 1 December at 1pm, hybrid If you’d like to learn more about sustainability in a corporate context, please join a free training session organised by Richmond American University London on Friday 1 December, 1 to 2pm GMT at the University’s Chiswick Park campus (Classroom 5, Building 12, Chiswick Park, London W4 5AN) as well as offered online. This session is the first in a series of events run by Richmond Business School. It aims to bridge the aspirational nature of SDGs with a practical approach of how to incorporate them within organisations in a measurable and tangible manner. The session will be led by Inma Ramos, Associate Professor in Management, Business and Law. A Student Poster Exhibition will follow this session at 2.30-3.30pm where some of Richmond’s undergraduate students will be presenting their posters on embedding SDGs into specific sectors. More information can be found here. Please click the link here to register for in-person attendance. Please note places are limited so book early if you would like to join us on campus. Please click the link here to join online . Event Two: Building Sustainability Education into the Curriculum across Disciplines at Birkbeck, University of London, Tuesday 5 December at 1pm, in-person Birkbeck is currently transforming its curriculum and looking at how it can embed environmental and sustainability education across all disciplines within the College. This is not a quick or easy transformation; we see areas where good provision already exists across the curriculum while also looking at areas where expansion in terms of the kinds of courses available will add to students' development and understanding of environment and sustainability issues. We see students as future change-makers, and so a key part of this is the development of knowledge and skills they can use in their future careers as well as their daily lives. The work in this area is being developed over the next two years by the Environmental Education Project team. The team would like to welcome members of the London & SE Local Network and the wider UK & Ireland Chapter to join in discussing our strategy and exchanging experiences on Tuesday 5 December, 1 to 3pm GMT. Coffee and tea will be served with plenty of networking opportunities. If you have dietary requirements, please email Kayleigh Woods Harley. Please register here. Sustainable Enterprise Education Toolkit and Workshop - Call for Contributors – advance notice PRME UK and Ireland members are participating in the creation of a 'sustainable enterprise education toolkit' that will be designed to infuse sustainability principles into enterprise education. The project is funded by Enterprise Educators UK. Sustainable enterprise educators are invited to contribute expertise during a workshop at the University of Derby on 5th March 2024. Please see the project information and application form here. For more information contact Dr Barbara Tomasella. One Planet Leadership – Latest Developments, Call for Participants and Webinar on 5 December The Chapter is happy to bring you further news of the One Planet Leadership initiative, which emerged from our Tenth Anniversary conference in June. What follows is text provided by the One Planet Leadership team; Miriam Gage and Jonathan Gosling: We're excited to announce the launch of two new courses titled "One Planet Leadership" and invite PRME-registered schools to collaborate in their development and delivery. This idea emerged from the UK&I Chapter conference in June, and we're now forming two consortia to offer these courses, aiming to provide an international perspective on contemporary challenges for two populations: executive education participants and full-time students. We plan to launch these courses in 2024 and seek your input on advanced proposals. Both courses focus on responsible leadership as managers and citizens, addressing core PRME concerns. The first course, "One Planet Leadership: RoundTables for Experienced Managers" will be available in April 2024 online, with a possible in-person version in Mexico later in the year. If you would like to join this venture, get in touch soon. The second course, "One Planet Leadership: Choices for the Rising Generation" targets full-time students and can be integrated into existing modules. We are actively developing the details and welcome your input on the following: a) Realistic pricing, timing, duration, and faculty commitment. b) Integration into existing modules (a co-curricular experience) - what works best? c) What would you value as a consortium partner? d) Your School's participation in one or both of these. We are hosting a consultation webinar on Tuesday 5 December, 4 to 5pm GMT. You can register for the webinar or get in touch for more detailed proposals by sending an email here. For more information, visit the website here PRME Global Students – call for a new round of student applications Applications to join the PRME Global Students (PGS) 2024 leadership teams are open. All students in PRME signatory schools are encouraged to apply for both positions - PGS Regional Leaders and PGS Taskforce Members. PGS asks for your support in spreading the word about these application processes in your schools and universities. You can find information about the application processes on the PGS webpage. Also, sign up here to follow the PGS Newsletter and get more details on the role of PGS Regional Leaders and the five projects implemented by the PGS Taskforces. In this social media toolkit, you can find assets to promote the application through social media. Feel free to share them with your Communication and Student Affairs departments at your institution to amplify our message online. The PGS Team will host two informational webinars to present the PGS movement, answer any questions regarding the application processes, and connect applicants to PGS Regional Leaders and Taskforce Coordinators. Register using the links below: 21 November, 8am GMT, register here. 28 November, 7pm GMT, register here. Launch of the Chapter’s Innovative Pedagogy Competition 2023-24 In case you missed it, in October we launched the next round of our Innovative Pedagogy Awards. The closing date is 15 December 2023, an award fund of £6,000 is available and full details can be found here. Launch of the Chapter’s Student Writing Competition 2023-24 Another reminder - we launched our 2023-24 competition recently. Full details of categories, rules and prizes can be found here. The closing date for submissions is 28 February 2024. Chapter Events Calendar If you’re organising a Chapter-related event or wanting to find out what is on, please remember to check our Chapter Events calendar. Additions and enquiries can be emailed to our PRME Engagement Officer, Katie Lee on katie.lee@unglobalcompact.org.uk Katie will also shortly be issuing a further update on UNGC engagement opportunities . Items for future news updates Local Network Co-ordinators and other event organisers, when you run a PRME event do send us a short report afterwards (with links to any relevant resources) for wider publicity through these newsletters. Send them to Katie on the email address noted above. That’s it for now – best wishes from the UK and Ireland Chapter Steering Committee

2023-24 Responsible Business and Management Student Writing Competition It’s back! Launch of our 2023-4 Responsible Business and Management Student Writing Competition   Our eighth Student Writing Competition will have three categories: Undergraduate, Postgraduate and Alternative Media   Once again the competition is brought to you by the PRME Chapter UK & Ireland in collaboration with the organisers at Oxford Brookes Business School. ​ Our first seven years of the competition have generated many insightful and persuasive contributions - examples of our winning entries last year can be found here.   Full details (a 3 page flyer) are available here. The first page of the flyer is also designed to function as a stand-alone poster.   The competition in brief: The competition has three categories - undergraduate essays and reports, postgraduate taught Master's level essays and reports, and an Alternative Media category open to both PG Taught and UG students. The competition is open to a wide variety of disciplines - marketing, economics, accounting, leadership and management etc. In all cases there needs to be a clear link to the Sustainable Development Goals and/or responsible business, management and leadership themes. It is designed to accept work already written and submitted by students at their home institution i.e. it does not require specially written essays or other artefacts. But students can also choose to develop work on a topic of their choice related to the SDGs/responsible business and management. There are three prizes in every category, jointly sponsored by the Chapter and Oxford Brookes University: first prize (£500), second prize (£250) and third prize (£100). Finalists in all categories also receive a certificate of achievement. Entrants can be from PRME and non PRME signatory business schools - this competition is part of our outreach to the wider sector. What’s new this year is that we explicitly permit work that has utilised AI tools. We require all entrants to declare whether (and, if so, how) AI tools have been used in their work If you have any questions, just get in touch with Oxford Brookes via the details on the attached flyer or directly on prme@brookes.ac.uk The deadline for submissions is 28th February 2024. ​ We look forward to your entries!

Dear Members of UKI PRME, I am pleased to bring to you our October edition of free engagement opportunities and tools and resources from the UN Global Compact UK Network open to the UKI PRME Chapter. Please share these offerings with your colleagues and networks. UN Global Compact Network UK engagement opportunities NEW! Mainstreaming Gender into OSH – Wednesday 15 November, 2pm to 3:30pm GMT Women constitute around 47% of the workforce globally, and health and wellbeing are not one size fits all. As such, gender differences should be taken into account when considering the development and design of occupational safety and health policies. Failure to adopt a gender-sensitive approach can result in productivity loss and increased healthcare expenses. With support from International SOS, UN Global Compact Network UK is delivering a four-part webinar series which will support businesses to level up their OSH agendas and incorporate issues relating to mental health, gender, and disabilities. To learn more and register, please visit our website. NEW! Collecting Scope 3 Data Webinar Series – February 2024 The UN Global Compact Network UK is hosting a four-part webinar series to support businesses to efficiently collect Scope 3 emissions data from across their value chain. This series will explore how companies can collect Scope 3 data using a variety of tools, surveys, and software and will feature case studies and insights from businesses on good practice in this area. The series will cover four key themes over the course of one month, including: Supplier Engagement – Thursday 1 February, 10am to 11:30am GMT Upstream Emissions – Thursday 8 February, 10am to 11:30am GMT Downstream Emissions – Thursday 15 February, 10am to 11:30am GMT Employee Engagement – Thursday 22 February, 10am to 11:30am GMT You can learn more and register here. Tools and Resources NEW! UN Global Compact Network UK SDG Playbook for SMEs The UN Global Compact Network UK has launched the SDG Playbook for SMEs, the go-to guide for smaller companies to unlock the competitive advantages of embracing the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The SDGs remain the greatest catalyst for global action. Companies, no matter how big or small, need to raise their sustainability ambitions to the standards laid out by the SDGs. The SDG Playbook for SMEs, produced in partnership with Irwin Mitchell, provides the building blocks for small and medium-sized enterprises to integrate the SDGs into core business functions.  Whether you’re a small business at the start of your journey, or a large multinational engaging smaller companies in your supply chain, take action today to future-proof your business. You can download the report here. UN Global Compact-Accenture Global Private Sector SDG Stocktake report The world is at a pivotal moment. At the midpoint to 2030, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are in peril. If trends continue, none of the goals will be reached. An outsized impact is needed — and a blueprint for change is here.  The SDG Stocktake, produced by Accenture in partnership with the UN Global Compact, offers an appraisal of the private sector contributions to the SDGs thus far and charts out a detailed path for businesses to make an accelerated impact ahead of 2030. You can download the report and a key takeaways infographic here. SDG Lapel Pins and Flags available to purchase! Spread awareness of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and demonstrate your commitment to the 2030 agenda with our SDG lapel pins and SDG flags! SDG pins are sold in packs of 20 for £45 including UK shipping and can be ordered from our website here. SDG flags are made of fully recycled material and can be purchased for £45 including UK shipping on our website here. Past Webinar Recordings For those who missed out the first time, or who simply wish to refresh their memory, we have a host of past webinar recordings available on our website, including: Creating Impactful Climate Transition Plans Webinar Series – a three-part series developed in collaboration with the Transition Plan Taskforce (TPT) to aid company efforts with developing and publishing detailed net zero transition plans. Transitioning to a Circular Economy Webinar Series – a series of webinars exploring the specific challenges and opportunities related to the transition to a circular economy for six key issue areas. Your On-demand Learning Platform: UN Global Compact Academy Webinar – provides an overview of the Academy platform and its fantastic benefits. Environment Q&A Surgeries – learn more about specific environmental topics by engaging with experts in an interactive Q&A format. Reducing Scope 3 Emissions Webinar Series – a series of nine sessions exploring how to reduce and measure every category of Scope 3 emissions. Pride Plus: Building LGBTIQ+ Inclusive Business – addressed LGBTIQ+ visibility, inclusion, and participation in the workplace. Includes practical tools, resources, and examples for companies to make concrete progress on these critical issues. Climate & Human Rights: Building Resilience for Business – looks at the intersection of climate and human rights with insights drawn from a range of sectors and agents. Climate Action Summit: Delivering a Net Zero Future – a series of eight sessions convening more than 30 expert speakers from business, government, and civil society to explore how companies can implement circular economy principles and nature-based solutions to meet emissions reduction targets and build broader environmental and societal resilience. Sustainability Reporting – a three-part series, developed in partnership with ERM, which dives into the specifics of new reporting regulations and the European Green Deal finance package to explore how these will impact businesses. UN Global Compact UK Network Members’ engagement opportunities Heart of the City’s SME Programming * Heart of the City is an independent charity which is housed and supported by the City of London Corporation. Heart of the City’s purpose is to support SMEs to be a force for good, through a variety of programming including free lunch and learn sessions. You can view these on their upcoming events page and register for some of the next sessions, including:  Neurodiversity in the workplace – Thursday 16 November, 12pm BST * Please note this initiative is not organised by the UN Global Compact Network UK. Join the EY Law Center for Sustainability Learning * The EY Law Center for Sustainability Learning (CSL) is a series of legal training sessions aimed at professionals from in-house legal, HR, tax, and other corporate functions that play a role in that organisation’s sustainability or ESG agenda. Upcoming sessions include: Navigating M&A through a sustainability lens – Wednesday 25 October, 8:30am to 9:45am BST Sustainable disclosure and reporting: what now, what next? – Wednesday 29 November, 8:30am to 9:45am GMT The people factor in ESG – Wednesday 31 January 2024, 8:30am to 9:45am GMT Sustainable finance and green bonds – Wednesday 28 February, 8:30am to 9:45am GMT Voluntary carbon credits: Good or bad? Short or long-term fix? – Wednesday 27 March, 8:30am to 9:45am GMT Effective approaches to supply chain sustainability – Wednesday 24 April, 8:30am to 9:45am BST Governance is all – Wednesday 29 May, 8:30am to 9:45am BST Transitioning to decarbonised sustainability – Wednesday 26 June, 8:30am to 9:45am BST Register here to attend. * Please note these events are not organised by the UN Global Compact Network UK. NEW! Towards More Sustainable Development: Multilateral Organisations and Cultural Relations in the 2030 Agenda and Beyond – Monday 30 October & Thursday 2 November Convened by the International Cultural Relations Research Alliance (ICRRA), this online conference will discuss the pressing challenges of sustainable development, the UN Agenda 2030, and the UN Summit of the Future’s call for more effective multilateralism. Register for Day 1 (Monday 30 October) here and Day 2 (Thursday 2 November) here. For more information, contact James Perkins, Head of Research Excellence at the British Council. * Please note this event is not organised by the UN Global Compact Network UK. The UN Global Compact Network UK also offers additional engagement opportunities to members, please click here to find out if your institution is a member. Warm Regards, Katie Lee PRME/Global Compact Network UK Participant Engagement Coordinator

Deadlines, dates for your diaries and details of initiatives that may interest you. In this issue Welcome to our new Administrator, Jackie Hicken Sharing Information on Practice Briefing Sessions on SIP 2.0 Launch of Innovative Pedagogy Competition 2023-24 Launch of Student Writing Competition 2023-24 Jackie Hicken – our new Administrator We are delighted to introduce you to Jackie Hicken at Birmingham City University, who has taken on the role as our part-time Administrator following BCU’s appointment as our Secretariat Host. Jackie is a Project Administrator within the Business Engagement Team, providing support across the portfolio of programmes and activities at Birmingham City University Business School, following a varied and successful career in the financial sector. Jackie also has extensive project management, which promises to be very helpful in managing the multiple institutional and individual stakeholders in the Chapter. Her first priority is setting up financial and administrative systems for the Chapter within BCU’s operational structures, and then addressing a small backlog of claims that built up while the Chapter had no Secretariat over the late summer. Jackie looks forward to getting to know everyone involved in the Chapter. Her commitment to PRME is one day a week, but spread over Monday, Wednesday and Friday. PRME’s email address at BCU is PRME@bcu.ac.uk Great to have you on board, Jackie, we look forward to all your contributions to Chapter life! Webinars on Preparing for SIP 2.0  The process of PRME Sharing Information on Progress (SIP) reporting is changing. From 2024, signatories will be required to complete and submit the new PRME SIP questionnaire via the PRME Commons Platform, which is currently in development. Reporting will take place during a universal submission period, which will run from March to June each year.  To help prepare for these changes, the PRME Global Secretariat is holding a webinar on Wednesday 8 November 2023 from 3pm to 4pm GMT (10am to 11am EST). Please click here for further information and to book.  In addition, the UK and Ireland Chapter will be holding a webinar on Friday 1 December 2023 from 10am to 11.30am. This will include an overview of the questions in the new SIP2.0, specific consideration of the UK and Ireland context and how it may influence reporting, and a Q&A with SIP 2.0 'Early Adopters'. To book, please click here.  If you have any questions you would like addressed on 1 December, please email Laura Steele (laura.steele@qub.ac.uk), PRME UK and Ireland Steering Committee Lead for Organisational Learning and SIP Reporting.  Launch of our Innovative Pedagogy Competition 2023-23 In case you missed it, this week we launched the next round of our Innovative Pedagogy Awards. The closing date is 15 December 2023, an award fund of £6,000 is available and full details can be found here. Launch of our Student Writing Competition 2023-24 Thank you to those who have been enquiring – we appreciate your enthusiasm! The next round of our Responsible Business and Management Student Writing Competition will launch in the week commencing 23 October. In the meantime we have now uploaded the work of 22-23 finalists and winners to our website, if they have given us permission to do so. We hope you will take a look at some of the entries, be inspired and encourage entries from your own institutions. Chapter Events Calendar If you’re organising a Chapter-related event or wanting to find out what is on, please remember to check our Chapter Events calendar. Additions and enquiries can be emailed to our PRME Intern, Katie Lee on katie.lee@unglobalcompact.org.uk Katie will also shortly be issuing a further update on UNGC engagement opportunities . Items for future news updates Local Network Co-ordinators and other event organisers, when you run a PRME event do send us a short report afterwards (with links to any relevant resources) for wider publicity through these newsletters. Send them to Katie on the email address noted above. That’s it for now – best wishes from the UK and Ireland Chapter Steering Committee.