INCAE ON SUSTAINABILITY

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This report outlines the sustainability activities that were carried out in all areas of INCAE’s work, from 2013 through 2015. For more than 25 years, topics linked to sustainable development and responsible leadership have been an integral part of the INCAE business model and philosophy. Since April 2008, INCAE has been a signatory of the Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME). Under the coordination of the UN Global Compact and leading academic institutions, PRME has developed a set of Principles that provide an engagement framework for higher education institutions to embed responsibility and sustainability in education, research, and campus practices through a process of continuous improvement. These Principles encompass seven areas: Purpose, Values, Method, Research, Partnerships, Dialogue and Organizational Practices. Specifically, the following report presents the results of the collection and organization of information related to sustainability and responsible management that is most relevant to INCAE. It showcases advancements, areas of improvement, decisions, and action focus areas. Key points: • Sustainable development is a topic that is inherent to INCAE Business School, both in terms of its business philosophy—meaning its strategy, business model and value chain—and its internal structure—meaning its students, board of directors, president, deans, faculty, researchers and administrative staff. • These principles of responsible management are framed by the INCAE mission: to be a catalyst for sustainable development and social progress in the Latin American region. • The Latin American Center for Competitiveness and Sustainable Development (CLACDS) is an INCAE center of impact, which for more than 20 years has generated a positive impact for the region in terms of sustainable development. This effort is carried out through strategic partnerships with the public sector, civil society and the private sector. • More than 60% of the INCAE Business School faculty incorporates topics that are either indirectly or directly linked to responsible management into their courses and research projects. Five faculty members (12%) are specialists in sustainabilityrelated topics. • In the late 1980s and early 1990s, INCAE was a pioneer in the inclusion of courses related to sustainable development in Latin America. Recently, it has been the region’s main promoter of the Social Progress Index. INCAE Business School PRME Objectives for the 2016-2017 period • To strengthen the concept of sustainability education. • To strengthen the contribution of scientific research. • To improve institutional communication regarding INCAE’s contributions and impact with respect to sustainability. • To promote topics related to base of the pyramid markets and entrepreneurism. • To measure the success of sustainability education on students. • To actively participate in the PRME Anti-Poverty Working Group. 4
TABLE OF CONTENTS Francisco de Sola Campus, Nicaragua Walter Kissling Gam Campus, Costa Rica Letter from the President Enrique Bolaños p.6 PRME Principle: Purpose Institution and Impact Centers p.11 PRME Principle: Values Education p.17 PRME Principle: Method Research Chairs, Teaching Material and Teaching Methods p.29 PRME Principle: Publications Publications and Practical Research PRME Principle: Partnerships Networks PRME Principle: Dialogue Conferences and Forum PRME Principle: Organisational Practices Environmental Conservation p.35 p.43 p.49 p.57 5
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