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Video (curated)2026

Crucial Conversations playlist

As an ongoing collaborative inquiry the nature of GRLI’s work inspires and uncovers emergent approaches to the…

Responsible leadershipCrucial Conversations
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Report / White paper2026

Towards a Sustainable World - Academic Insights and Perspectives (2023)

"Towards a Sustainable World: Academic Insights and Perspectives" is a 2024 collection of essays published by the…

Partner Spotlights & Outputs
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Brief / Position paper2026

The GRLI Governance Framework (2018-01-29)

The Globally Responsible Leadership Initiative Foundation, established in Belgium in 2008, published this comprehensive…

GRLI Governance
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Report / White paper2026

Business School Rankings for the 21st Century (Jan 2019)

Written by David Pitt-Watson and Dr Ellen Quigley under the UN Global Compact with support from Aviva Investors, this…

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Report / White paper2026

The Global Management Education Landscape (2008 - GFME)

Produced by the Global Foundation for Management Education (GFME) in 2008, this comprehensive report examines the…

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Lecture / Talk2026

Thomas Dyllick Farewell Lecture (2018)

Prof. Thomas Dyllick's farewell lecture, delivered at the University of St.Gallen in November 2018, examines the…

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Magazine / Special Issue2026

Global Responsibility – Issue 1- June 2009

Global Responsibility – Issue 1 (June 2009) is the inaugural magazine of the Globally Responsible Leadership Initiative…

Global Responsibility Magazine
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Report / White paper2026

CBS Sustainability Plan (Autumn 2024 v2.0)

Copenhagen Business School's Sustainability Plan (Autumn 2024 v2.0) outlines the institution's comprehensive approach…

Partner Spotlights & Outputs
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Tool / Framework2026

Globally Responsible Leadership Diagnostic (featuring the GRID)

The Globally Responsible Leadership Diagnostic featuring the GRID is a practical assessment tool developed by GRLI…

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Report / White paper2026

Sulitest Report (HLPF 2018)

Sulitest presented this report to the United Nations High-level Political Forum in July 2018, documenting its progress…

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Guide / Handbook2026

Whole Person Learning - Bryce Taylor (2008)

Bryce Taylor's 2008 manual, published by GRLI Press in 2010, presents Whole Person Learning (WPL) as a transformative…

Partner Spotlights & Outputs
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Rubric / Index / Dataset2026

GRLI Timeline (up to 2016)

The GRLI Timeline documents the evolution of globally responsible leadership and management education from the 1940s…

GRLI Events
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Research article / Paper2026

Global Focus special supplement: Globally Responsible Leadership (EFMD)

A special supplement published by EFMD (European Foundation for Management Development) in partnership with the…

Partner Spotlights & Outputs
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Report / White paper2026

Ethics, Responsibility, and Sustainability (ERS) in Business School Accreditation: Peer-Learning Perspectives (2014 draft)

Produced by the GRLI's Values in Action Group in 2014, this peer-learning resource examines how business schools are…

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Report / White paper2026

2016 GRLI AGM Report

The GRLI Core Team compiled this comprehensive report documenting the 2016 Annual General Meeting (AGM) held in October…

GRLI Events
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Report / White paper2026

Responsible Leadership Emerging - individual, organizational, and collective frontiers

Authored by Philip Mirvis at Boston College's Center for Corporate Citizenship alongside contributors from the…

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Rubric / Index / Dataset2026

CBS Facts and Figures 2025

CBS Facts and Figures 2025 is an institutional overview document produced by Copenhagen Business School presenting its…

Partner Spotlights & Outputs
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Rubric / Index / Dataset2026

CBS Facts and Figures 2024

Copenhagen Business School's 2024 Facts and Figures publication provides a comprehensive overview of CBS as a globally…

Partner Spotlights & Outputs
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Statement / Declaration2026

2018 Open Letter to the G20 Governments

A coalition of over 2,500 B Corps, business leaders, and impact investors issued this open letter to G20 governments in…

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Tool / Framework2026

The GRID Booklet (2014)

The GRID Booklet presents a reflective framework developed by the Globally Responsible Leadership Initiative (GRLI) to…

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Report / White paper2026

SDG Accord Report

The SDG Accord Report, published in July 2018 by the Environmental Association for Universities and Colleges (EAUC),…

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Brief / Position paper2026

Open letter to COP21

A global alliance of higher and further education networks representing over 10,000 universities, colleges and student…

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Report / White paper2026

The 50+20 Agenda - Management Education for the World (2012) - Spanish

The 50+20 Agenda presents a transformative vision for management education developed collaboratively by GRLI, WBCSCSB,…

50+20 Initiative
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Book chapter2026

The Collaboratory (chapter)

Abstract Published by Greenleaf Publishing in July 2014, this chapter explores the concept of the "collaboratory" as a…

50+20 Initiative
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Event materials2026

Towards Mutuality of Impact - 14-18 May 2018 (leaflet)

Kedge Business School in Marseille hosted this leaflet for a five-day global convening (14–18 May 2018) organized by…

GRLI Events
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Guide / Handbook2026

The 50+20 Collaboratory Approach (2012) - French

The 50+20 Collaboratory Approach (2012) French The 50+20 Collaboratory represents an innovative methodology for…

50+20 Initiative
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Report / White paper2026

The 50+20 Agenda - iPad edition (2012)

The 50+20 Agenda presents a transformative vision for management education aligned with global sustainability and…

50+20 Initiative
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Statement / Open letter / Policy brief2026

Global Responsibility, Now (2017)

"Global Responsibility, Now" is a 2017 call to action from the Globally Responsible Leadership Initiative (GRLI) for…

GRLI Foundations
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Guide / Handbook2026

Creating a Peer Learning Platform (10 Oct 2014)

The GRLI Innovation Cohort describes the development and prototyping of virtual peer learning groups as an innovative…

50+20 Initiative
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Guide / Handbook2026

The 50+20 Collaboratory Approach (2012) - English

The 50+20 Collaboratory Approach is a facilitator's guide to implementing collaborative learning sessions that bring…

50+20 Initiative
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Statement / Open letter / Policy brief

Globally Responsible Leadership – A Call for Engagement (2005)

Abstract Published in 2005, "Globally Responsible Leadership – A Call for Engagement" represents the founding output of…

GRLI Foundations
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Brief / Position paper

Global Responsibility - Issue 5 - June 2011

Global Responsibility Issue 5 (June 2011) is the GRLI partner magazine featuring diverse perspectives on globally…

Global Responsibility Magazine
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Magazine

Global Responsibility - Issue 14 - August 2016

Global Responsibility magazine issue 14, published by the Globally Responsible Leadership Initiative (GRLI) in August…

Global Responsibility Magazine
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Brief / Position paper

Global Responsibility - Issue 8 - January 2013

Global Responsibility Issue 8 is the January 2013 partner magazine of the Globally Responsible Leadership Initiative…

Global Responsibility Magazine
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Report / White paper

The 50+20 Agenda - Management Education for the World (2012) - German

The 50+20 Agenda presents a transformative vision for management education developed by the Globally Responsible…

50+20 Initiative
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Brief / Position paper

Global Responsibility – Issue 4 – January 2011

Global Responsibility (Issue 4, January 2011) is the quarterly partner magazine of the Globally Responsible Leadership…

Global Responsibility Magazine
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Magazine

Global Responsibility - Issue 12 - March 2015

Global Responsibility Issue 12 is the official magazine of the Globally Responsible Leadership Initiative (GRLI),…

Global Responsibility Magazine
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Report / White paper

Global Responsibility - An EFMD Initiative Towards Sustainable Societal and Business Management Development (2003)

The European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD) produced this 2003 position paper outlining its strategic…

GRLI Foundations
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Tool / Framework

Gapframe Report 2018

The Gapframe Report 2018 presents a comprehensive global assessment framework designed to measure progress toward…

Impact Innovation Circles
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Magazine

Global Responsibility - Issue 15 - December 2016

Global Responsibility Issue 15 (December 2016) is the GRLI Partner Magazine, published by the Globally Responsible…

Global Responsibility Magazine
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Brief / Position paper

Global Responsibility – Issue 6 – January 2012

Global Responsibility is the quarterly partner magazine of the Globally Responsible Leadership Initiative (GRLI),…

Global Responsibility Magazine
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Brief / Position paper

Guardian Group Terms of Reference (Nov 2016)

The Guardian Group Terms of Reference, established by the GRLI in November 2016, defines the role, composition, and…

GRLI Governance
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Brief / Position paper

Global Responsibility - Issue 7 - June 2012

Global Responsibility Issue 7 is the June 2012 edition of the GRLI Partner Magazine, published by the Globally…

Global Responsibility Magazine
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Report / White paper

Deans and Directors Cohort (2019)

The Globally Responsible Leadership Initiative (GRLI), a strategic partnership of EFMD, AACSB International, and the UN…

Deans & Directors
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Magazine

Global Responsibility - Issue 10 - January 2014

The Globally Responsible Leadership Initiative (GRLI) published this partner magazine in January 2014 to commemorate…

Global Responsibility Magazine
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Brief / Position paper

Global Responsibility - Issue 3 - June 2010

Global Responsibility is the official partner magazine of the Globally Responsible Leadership Initiative (GRLI),…

Global Responsibility Magazine
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Report / White paper

Report on the 2020 Aug GRLI Deans Cohort Check-In Gathering (27-28 Aug 2020)

The GRLI Deans & Directors Cohort convened virtually on 27–28 August 2020 for a check-in gathering to process their…

50+20 Initiative
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Magazine

Global Responsibility - Issue 13 - December 2015

Global Responsibility Issue 13 is the December 2015 partner magazine of the Globally Responsible Leadership Initiative…

Global Responsibility Magazine
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Magazine

Global Responsibility - Issue 11 - June 2014

Global Responsibility Issue 11 (June 2014) is the official partner magazine of the Globally Responsible Leadership…

Global Responsibility Magazine
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Event materials

2016 GRLI AGM Report

The 2016 GRLI Annual General Meeting (AGM) Report documents a week-long gathering hosted by Kemmy Business School at…

GRLI Events
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Statement / Open letter / Policy brief

The Globally Responsible Leader - A Call For Action (2009)

Published in December 2008 by the GRLI Foundation of Public Interest—a collaborative initiative of the United Nations…

GRLI Foundations
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Report / White paper

Report on the 2020 April Deans Cohort virtual gathering (23 Jun 2020)

The GRLI (Globally Responsible Leadership Initiative) convened its fifth Deans & Directors Cohort meeting on 29–30…

50+20 Initiative
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Report / White paper

The 50+20 Agenda - Management Education for the World (2012) - English

The 50+20 Agenda presents a transformative vision for management education developed collaboratively by GRLI, WBSCSB,…

50+20 Initiative
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Brief / Position paper

Global Responsibility – Issue 2 – January 2010

Global Responsibility magazine, Issue 3 (June 2010), is the GRLI Partner Magazine featuring thought leadership,…

Global Responsibility Magazine
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Event materials

2019 Dialogue at WEF Davos on Business School Rankings (11 Feb 2019)

A report from the January 23, 2019 Dialogue at Davos convened by Corporate Knights and the Principles for Responsible…

GRLI Events
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Magazine

Global Responsibility - Issue 9 - September 2013

Global Responsibility Issue 9 is the official partner magazine of the Globally Responsible Leadership Initiative…

Global Responsibility Magazine
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