Practices, not programs
GRLI works through four interconnected practices that keep our central inquiry alive and generative. These are not fixed programs but ongoing modes of engagement.
Each practice informs the others. Invitations lead to inquiry; inquiry surfaces opportunities for initiation; initiated projects generate learning to be amplified. The cycle continues.
Inviting
Convening diverse voices
We bring together leaders, educators, and practitioners from across sectors, cultures, and generations. Diversity is not decoration—it is the source of the inquiry's generative power.
- Distributed convenings across network boundaries
- Regional + intergenerational + transdisciplinary dialogues on shared futures
Where the practices take shape
Each initiative represents a concrete expression of our practices—some led by GRLI, others by partners, and some that have grown into independent organizations.
AIM2Flourish
AIM2Flourish is a student-led initiative that uses Appreciative Inquiry to discover and celebrate business innovations that address societal and…
Sulitest.org
Sulitest provides tools to map and raise sustainability literacy worldwide, most notably through its "Test," which acts as a global benchmark for…
Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME)
PRME works to embed principles of responsibility and sustainability into the teaching, research, and operations of business schools worldwide,…
The 50+20 Vision
Presented at the Rio+20 Earth Summit, the 50+20 Vision called for business schools to shift from being "best in the world" to "best for the world,"…
BE The Tipping Point
BE The Tipping Point is a scaling strategy that aims to mobilise a critical mass of business schools to radically repurpose curricula and practice…
Responsible Research in Business & Management (RRBM)
RRBM advocates for research that produces credible knowledge with tangible societal impact, challenging incentive systems that prioritise publication…
Crucial Conversations
Crucial Conversations are unscripted online dialogues designed to surface "edge" topics often overlooked in mainstream business education—topics such…
GRL4ST Collaborative Course
The Globally Responsible Leadership for Sustainable Transformation (GRL4ST) collaborative course connects students and faculty from multiple…
Competency Assessment for Responsible Leadership (CARL)
CARL is an assessment tool designed to measure competencies and character dimensions associated with globally responsible leadership, responding to…
Deans & Directors Cohort
As a dean or senior leader of a forward thinking and outward facing learning institution, you work with increasingly competing internal and external…
Whole Person Learning (WPL)
Whole Person Learning (WPL) is GRLI's foundational pedagogical approach, reintegrating the rational, emotional, and embodied dimensions of…
Virtual Peer-Learning
To reduce the environmental footprint of international collaboration while maintaining relational depth, GRLI pioneered approaches for virtual…
The SDG Accord
The SDG Accord provides a shared commitment framework for universities and colleges to align with the Sustainable Development Goals and to report on…
HESI (Higher Education Sustainability Initiative)
HESI galvanises higher education's contribution to the SDGs through teaching, research, campus operations, and policy engagement, bringing…
Accreditation: Values in Action
Values in Action captures GRLI's sustained strategic effort to leverage accreditation and quality assurance as a lever for embedding ethics,…
Wellbeing Economy Alliance (WEAll)
The Wellbeing Economy Alliance (WEAll) is a global collaboration working to transform the economic system toward human and ecological…
Responsible Leadership Dialogues
Responsible Leadership Dialogues convene leaders from academia, business, and civil society to explore the evolving meaning of responsible leadership…
The Eth Word
The Eth Word is a digital media initiative designed to rethink the role of business by sharing "un-business-like" conversations about values,…
COMMIT
COMMIT—developed jointly with oikos International—focused on empowering the "next generation" to become co-creators of their learning journey rather…
The Gap Frame
The Gap Frame is a normative framework that translates the SDGs into relevant national priorities, identifying the 'gap' between where a country is…
SDG Transformations Forum
The SDG Transformations Forum was established to engage the deeper systemic changes required to realise the Sustainable Development Goals—moving…
The GRID – Global Responsibility Diagnostic
The GRID diagnostic was developed by GRLI partners to translate the abstract concepts of global responsibility into actionable insight—supporting…
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