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The essence of Global Responsibility - 2016 Q2 update (including Board nominations)
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Dear Partners, Associates and friends of GRLI,

Since my first encounter with GRLI's work seven years ago I have been intrigued by the interplay of hope and vexation felt and held within the mission of the organization.

In discussions with our Partners and Associates, or when introducing GRLI to newcomers, I've noticed that people often feel inspired and empowered by our mission to catalyse global responsibility in leadership and practice worldwide, yet are simultaneously overwhelmed by the sublimity and immensity of its call.

During recent weeks the GRLI community's healthy appetite for continued and collaborative inquiry into the vision, mission and actions has again been demonstrated. Our Executive Committee, the group of Guardians, as well as informal discussions with the wider Partnership helped distill what is essential to GRLI's work and operations. 

As always we invite and look forward to hearing the input and feedback from our Partners and Associates. We extracted for your convenience an online Google Doc containing the work in progress which will also inform the next iteration of Towards 2024 that was last issued in Q4 of 2014.
 
Our next board meeting takes place toward the end of June so your online comments in the document or email feedback by 17 June will be much appreciated.

I would also like to highlight 17 June as an important date connected to three other items:
  1. Board nominations: An open call is issued to current Partners for nominations or expressions of interest to serve on the GRLI Foundation Board. The deadline for applications is 17 June and more information can be obtained online or by contacting Liliana Petrella.
     
  2. Next vCollab on Responsible Leadership:  Following the success of our first vCollab held in April we're pleased to invite your participation in the next event on 17 June where we'll focus on "Responsible Leadership – what makes a great learning experience?". Our conversation starters include Julia Weber and Anna Beyer representing the student network oikos as well as Heidi Newton-King, Sustainability and Human Resources Director at Spier. Please RSVP online to receive the access code - participation is free of charge but space is limited.
     
  3. 2016 AGM RSVP and Hotel Rooms: We reserved hotel rooms for booking on a first come first serve basis for our 2016 AGM themed "Common Good, Common Ground". Please RSVP today if you are planning to attend so that we may finalise the cost estimates and planning for this event. Registration will open 17 June.

As reflected in the remainder of this update, there are many meaningful activities and opportunities underway to help progress towards global responsibility. By the same token much remains to be done and in that regard the continued support from our Strategic Partners, Partners, Associates, Alumni and friends of GRLI is much appreciated.

Kind regards,

John North
2016 Revision of GRLI Board Composition 
Deadline: 17 June 2016
Call for nominations, expressions of interest >>
UPDATE ON INITIATIVES
SuLiTest version 2 - 100 questions needed!

With version 2 of the Sustainability Literacy Test platform nearing completion we’re calling on the GRLI Community to contribute 100 questions over the course of the next month to our international Multiple Choice Question database. The questions are categorised into 30 topics in an online platform where GRLI Partners and Associates may access and update the question database.

Contribute your questions >
AIM2Flourish - Growing Impact
AIM2Flourish.com is the world’s first student-led global learning platform, showcasing business innovations that solve humanity’s greatest challenges. Its reach is constantly growing and today business students in more than 30 countries are using Appreciative Inquiry (strength-based interviews) and the UN Global Goals for Sustainable Development to search out and report on world-changing innovations. 

Read more >
Journal of Global Responsibility - Editor Position Available
In 2017 Professors Grant Jones and Gayle Avery will be stepping down from their roles as Editor and Deputy Editor of the Journal of Global Responsibility. Emerald Group Publishing is inviting applicants for Editor and / or Co-editor to the JGR. 

Apply today >
PRME Champions 2016/17

One of GRLI's key actions during 2016/17 will be the co-facilitation of UNGC's PRME Champions initiative.

Bringing the relevant management education assets and innovations developed through the GRLI partnership to bear on the work of PRME, will help develop thought and action leadership on responsible management education in the context of the United Nations sustainable development agenda.

The UNGC PRME Champions will also be invited to participate in GRLI initiatives and the GRLI AGM as part of this initiative.

Learn more about the PRME Champions >
EVENTS: UPCOMING
vCollab: Next Generation Responsible Leadership - 17 June
virtual via Zoom video conference platform

This is a virtual collaboratory, based on the 50+20 Collaboratory Approach, hosted and facilitated by the GRLI in collaboration with COMMIT student initiative. In a true collaboratory style, we will open the session with contributions from conversation starters who will help shape our discussion and to collectively refine and progress our understanding of the topic. The microphone will be passed from one to another and participants will break into separate rooms for smaller groups discussions. 

Register >
2016 AGM - Common Good, Common Ground - 16 to 21 October 2016
Limerick, Ireland

The programme includes our annual “All Gathering Momentum” meeting, several project workshops, a Collaboratory on Catalysing Responsible Leadership and a reflective learning journey focused on social and environmental responsibility.

The 2016 AGM explores ideas of the Common Good using the idea of place as a unifying and dividing concept. The theme of Common Good, Common Ground invites attendees to consider ideas of belonging and what it means to be excluded. We envisage three interlocking learning journeys to confront these ideas: Migrant, Nomad and Artefact, and plan to weave them together mainly through the medium of music.

The 2016 AGM forms the core of a week of learning and action that also includes a gathering of the PRME Champions initiative earlier that week and the CSEAR Ireland Conference.

RSVP online >
4th International Conference on Responsible Leadership - 15 to 17 March 2017
Johannesburg, South Africa

The Albert Luthuli Centre for Responsible Leadership and the Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) at the University of Pretoria in South Africa will host, with the support of the GRLI and CBS, the Fourth International Conference on Responsible Leadership.

Participants are invited to submit their conference proposals that incorporate elements of action research grounded theory.

Conference announcement > 
EVENTS: REPORTING BACK
vCollab - Defining Responsible Leadership

On 13th April 2016, GLRI hosted its first ever virtual collaboratory meeting based on the 50+20 Collaboratory Approach. The theme of the vCollab was â€œDefining responsible leadership”. Responsible Leadership has become more prevalent but the consistent understanding of what it is and how to develop it is yet to emerge. GRLI’s first vCollab was designed to progress our common and shared understanding of Responsible Leadership.
 

View a recording of the vCollab >
GRLI COMMUNITY: NEW ASSOCIATE PARTNER AND ASSOCIATES
Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU) joined the GRLI community this month. One of its main cornerstones is excellence in research which includes participating in public discourse with society and exchanging knowledge with all relevant stakeholders. With about 23,000 students from Austria and abroad, WU is amongst the EU's largest educational institutions for business and economics, business law, and social sciences. It holds accreditations from EFMD (EQUIS), AACSB an AMBA and is a member of CEMS, PIM, ACA, CEEPUS, EDAMBA, ERASMUS, IAU, JOSZEF, NEURUS, PRME, Tempus, 50+20, Alliance of Sustainable Universities in Austria, Copernicus and the Alliance of Likeminded Universities.

Anthony Sage joined the GRLI early this year. Both his career and personal trajectory are driven by socially and environmentally responsible business leadership. He was an executive on the Ivey Social Impact Organization, that focuses on the strategic mandate of promoting socially-conscious business behavior and leadership across the Ivey Business School and is an MBA candidate from The Ivey Business School at the University of Western Ontario (2016).
Since 2008, Brian Nelson has taught business ethics and sustainability at the Robert H Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland – College Park. Prior to that he taught courses in international business ethics and law as a visiting professor or visiting fellow at respected business schools in the USA, UK, Europe and Far East. Professor Nelson's publications include a book, “Law and Ethics in Global Business” and a chapter “La gouvernance corporative aux Etats-Unis” in “Traite de Gouvernance Corporative, Theorie et pratique a travers du monde.”

Brian is playing a key role in establishing a formal Board for the AACSB Responsible Management Education Affinity Group.
ENGAGE WITH THE GRLI
GRLI PARTNERS
This worldwide group of companies and learning institutions forms the base of the GRLI community, and is committed to engaging on collaborative initiatives and sharing learning from their own actions to drive global responsibility. As a Partner your organisation holds a seat on the GRLI Council with voting rights in governance matters and the future direction of the GRLI. Partners may appoint 20 named individuals as GRLI Associates.

Fees: â‚¬ 5,000 or US$ 5,500 p.a. for four years and thereafter at € 3, 800 or US$ 4, 200 p.a. Partners that are actively engaged in driving key initiatives may qualify for discounts. Organisations that do not wish to hold a seat on the GRLI council and qualifying non-profits may apply for discounted Associate Partnership.

INDIVIDUAL ASSOCIATES

Individual Associates, associated with the GRLI independently of their organisation, are also welcomed and have full access to the GRLI network, events and knowledge resources. Their active participation in GRLI initiatives, and contributions to our newsletters and online publications are encouraged.

Fees: â‚¬ 190 or US $210 p.a. or minimum equivalent to two hours’ wages. Enrolled students qualify for further regional discounts available on application.
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