A wider landscape of action
GRLI is part of a wider landscape—an ecosystem of initiatives, institutions, and individuals working to transform leadership for global responsibility. Some stewarded by GRLI, some partner-led, some catalyzed historically, all contributing to collective change.
The co-stewardship model
Traditional organizational thinking emphasizes ownership, control, and growth. GRLI operates differently. We believe that the most important work cannot be owned—it must be held collectively.
Our role is catalytic: we help bring initiatives into being, nurture their early development, and then steward them toward independence. We measure success not by what GRLI controls, but by what flourishes in the ecosystem.
This approach requires a different kind of organizational identity—one that finds purpose in enabling others rather than accumulating for ourselves.
Catalyze, don't capture
Help initiatives emerge and grow without seeking to own or control them.
Steward toward independence
Success means initiatives thrive beyond GRLI's direct involvement.
Maintain the connective tissue
Keep relationships alive across the ecosystem, enabling learning to flow.
Hold the long view
Systemic change takes decades. We commit to sustained engagement.
Initiatives we helped bring into being
These major global initiatives emerged from GRLI's inquiry and now operate independently, continuing to transform leadership education and practice.
Principles for Responsible Management Education
A UN-supported initiative engaging business schools worldwide to align their teaching, research, and leadership with the Sustainable Development Goals.
50+20 Agenda
A vision for management education that transforms the role of business schools from serving the economy to serving society.
Partners in ongoing stewardship
These initiatives maintain active partnerships with GRLI, sharing governance and strategic direction as we evolve together.
Appreciative Inquiry for Business Education
A global learning initiative connecting students with business innovators who are creating flourishing enterprises.
Affiliated organizations
We maintain relationships with leading institutions and initiatives across the global landscape of responsible leadership.
Explore our partners & associate directory
These organizations are active contributors to our shared inquiry—co-stewards working to transform leadership for global responsibility.
View Network DirectoryThe ecosystem is not a hierarchy with GRLI at the center. It is a living network where each node contributes to and benefits from the collective inquiry.