Over the last decade responsible leadership and developing the next generation of business leaders has been at the forefront of the work of EFMD. Below you will find more information on the work of EFMD and its partners including GRLI, the UN Global Compact and EABIS.


GRLI - Globally Responsible Leaders Initiative
GRLI is the result of a year of intensive work by a group of senior representatives from companies, business schools and centres for leadership learning from five continents. The group was formed by EFMD with the support of the United Nations Global Compact.

In a short space of time the GRLI has developed into a unique global community of action and learning, consisting of organisations (the Partners) that work individually, in pairs, in clusters and collectively. The GRLI’s focused mission is to promote support and execute the development of a next generation of globally responsible leaders. It is set up as a foundation of public interest, based in Belgium. More information on the partners, values, key themes and concepts can be found via www.grli.org


EFMD and the UN Global Compact
In the context of the GRLI, EFMD has worked closely with the UN Global Compact for the last 5 years. More recently EFMD has been actively engaged with the UNGC and other highly respected partners in the development and forumlations of the The Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME) which were presented to the United Nations Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon on Thursday, July 5, 2007 at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland.

More information can be found on the UN Global Compact and PRME, including a full list of PRME early adopters and a list of the principles via www.unprme.org


EFMD and the European Academy for Business in Society (EABIS)

EFMD and EABIS have been strategic partners for the last 5 years. During this time 2 surveys (2003 & 2007) have been conducted on "Business in Society and Corporate Responsibility Research, Education and other initiatives in Business Schools and Universities". The findings from the latest survey will be featured in the European Business in Society (BiS) Gateway which will be launched in the Summer. The Gateway will be a world-leading online resource centre on the integration of business in society issues into mainstream education and research. Featuring a unique, state of the art Directory profiling business school innovation and leadership around the world, it aims to become the reference point for any stakeholders interested in these subjects.

More information on EABIS is available via www.eabis.org and further details on the Business in Society Gateway can be found via www.businessinsociety.eu