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Headlines Education Leaders Meet with UN to Discuss CSR The Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME), the first global guiding framework for academic institutions to advance the broader cause of corporate social responsi- bility, were formalized at the 2007 Global Compact Leaders Sum- mit held in Geneva last July. The principles were launched during a luncheon attended by UN Secretary- General Ban Ki-moon as well as hun- dreds of leaders representing busi- ness, civil society, government, and academia from around the world. The Principles of Responsible Management Education, which call for incorporating universal values in curricula and research, have been developed by an international task force of 60 deans, university presi- dents, and official representatives of leading business schools. The initia- tive was co-convened by the United Nations Global Compact, the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, the European Foundation for Management Devel- opment, the Aspen Institute's Busi- ness and Society Program, the Globally Responsible Leadership Initiative, and Net Impact. "For many years, businesses have either played a part in or turned a blind eye to many of the world's social and environmental problems," says Ángel Cabrera, chairman of the PRME task force and president of Thunderbird School of Global Management in Glendale, Arizona. "In order to effect meaningful change, cor- porations need talented and ethical managers who understand fully that business can be a leading force in eradicating poverty, protecting our 8 BizEd SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2007 natural environment, and advancing peace. They need to understand this can be accomplished while at the same time providing economic value to customers and financial returns to shareholders." The six Principles of Responsible Management Education call for business schools to: develop leaders who will generate sustainable value for business and society; incorporate social responsibility into academic activities and curricula; create educa- tional frameworks and environments that encourage responsible leader- ship; engage in research that advanc- es knowledge about sustainable and economic value; collaborate with business leaders on social and envi- ronmental challenges; and facilitate dialogue among educators, business, government, consumers, media, civil society organizations, and other stakeholders. In addition to Cabrera, members Honors for BizEd BizEd and its co-editors have been honored in two recent competitions judging the work of association and business magazines. An editorial by Tricia Bisoux won a gold award in the SNAP EXCEL competition, which recognizes the exem- plary work of association publishers. Sponsored annually by the Society of National Association Publishers, the competition judges approximately 1,000 publications and electronic media for editorial content, design, and general excellence. Bisoux's editorial, "Speaking the Culture," appeared in the July/August 2006 issue. An editorial by Sharon Shinn, "Work and Peace," won a bronze award in the same competition. That piece appeared in the May/ June 2006 issue. BizEd also was recognized in the 2007 Tabbie awards held by the Trade Association of Business Pub- lications International. BizEd's May/June 2006 issue won an honorable mention in the "Best Single Issue" category. The designation signifies that the magazine placed among the top 25 publications of the 700 entries submitted to the competition. of the academic delegation to Gene- va included Manuel Escudero, head of Networks and Academic Initia- tives, UN Global Compact Office; John Fernandes, president and CEO of AACSB International; Gerard van Schaik, president of EFMD; Peter Lacy, executive director of the European Academy for Business in Society; Anders Aspling, secretary general of the Globally Responsible Leadership Initiative and dean of the Vlerick Leuven Gent Manage- ment School in Belgium; Labib Khadra, president of the German- Jordanian University in Jordan; Bernardo Barona Zaluga, dean of the Universidad Javeriana Sede Cali in Colombia; and David Saun- ders, dean of the Queen's School of Business in Kingston, Ontario. Also on hand were representatives of ESADE Business School in Bar- celona, Spain; XLRI Jamshedpur, School of Management and Human