How can we prepare future leaders to tackle sustainability challenges that cross borders, sectors and disciplines?
I’m excited to introduce Globally Responsible Leadership for Sustainable Transformation (GRL4ST), a collaborative course supported by the Globally Responsible Leadership Initiative (GRLI).
This has been a long time in the making. I’ve been part of the conversations and collaborative development with colleagues across the partnership, and I’m excited to see students about to begin.
The course brings together students from six institutions across five countries:
- Católica Porto School of Business and Economics (Portugal)
- Colorado State University (USA)
- Loyola Marymount University (USA)
- Stellenbosch Business School (South Africa)
- University of Dundee (UK)
- Woxsen University (India)
At Dundee, I’ve worked to bring GRL4ST into our School of Business as an optional module for taught postgraduate students. As Module Leader, I’ve shaped Dundee’s assessment approach and taken the module through the approval and setup process so our students can join their international peers.
Across eight modules, students will explore social justice, climate tech, sustainable supply chains and leadership. They’ll also work together on a global group project.
I’ll lead Dundee’s unit on Sustainability Marketing and Reporting and support our students throughout the course. We’ll ask: how can organisations communicate their sustainability work responsibly and back up what they say?
The course materials go live on 28 September. I’m looking forward to seeing what the students develop together.
Thank you to Catie Rohloff for bringing the course video together, and to everyone across the partnership who has helped develop this year’s course.
With thanks to E. John North, Wayne Visser, Prof. Armand Bam, Cosme Almeida, Jeff Thies, Brandy Maranian, Prof. Som Banerjee, Raquel Campos Franco, Dayle M. Smith, Catie Rohloff, Pavana Kiranmai Chepuri, Sofia Graça, Susan Kinnear and Beatriz Henriques.
Originally shared on LinkedIn.
