CSI's Graduate Certificate in Social Impact recognised as a champion of responsible management education
A program designed for people who want to be change agents in the corporate, government and not-for-profit sector has been recognised by the United Nations as a champion of responsible management education.
The Graduate Certificate in Social Impact (GCSI), offered by the Centre for Social Impact (CSI) at UNSW Business School, met all six principles set by the United Nations’ Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME).
“The GCSI was designed and developed by a team of content experts who aimed to create a uniquely comprehensive curriculum based on systems thinking and social design principles,” said Dr Karen Soldatic, Director of Teaching, CSI.
“Our aim was to equip students with a cross-sectoral perspective, enabling them to understand, and think strategically in order to drive meaningful and sustainable change. We’re thrilled that our program meets the UN’s stringent PRME principles.”
This program covers areas considered to be fundamental to responsible management, determined by PRME to be:
- Purpose
- Values
- Method
- Research
- Partnership
- Dialogue
The keystone course in the GCSI program at CSI embodies these principles. The “Social Impact: Entrepreneurs and Social Innovation” course first examines the social economy by studying traditional charities, social enterprises, socially responsible business and traditional corporations. It looks at why the traditional boundaries between government, business and the third sector have blurred and what that means for the capacity to deliver new forms of social impact.