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Positive Impact Rating 2021 Edition
We launched the 2021 Report at the UN PRME Global Forum
We released the Positive Impact Rating 2021 Report at a keynote session at the UN PRME Global Forum in the presence of students, business school representatives, and other societal stakeholders from across the world in a virtual session.
Our leading schools were present at the launch to hear social impact levels of 46 business schools from 21 countries announced by Prof Thomas Dyllick of the Positive Impact Rating Association and Sophie Charrois, President of oikos International and PIR Board Member.
Here is the keynote presentation.
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"Business can be a force for good, and this is strengthened by students who are the next generation of business leaders. The PIR supports business schools to prioritize responsible management education – UN Global Compact and PRME principles strongly support these ambitions."
Antonio Hautle, Executive Director, UN Global Compact Switzerland
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Here is the press release in English.
What the students say
In this second edition, students from 47 schools located in four continents and 21 countries participated in the survey. While the number of participating schools and countries remained comparable to the first edition, the number of student participants more than tripled.
The PIR 2021 edition features 46 schools. For the first time, there are business schools that have reached the top Level 5 (pioneering schools). At Level 4 (transforming schools), the report features 24 schools, up from 9 schools last year. Level 3 (progressing schools) has a similar number of schools as last year (18 this year versus 19 last year). In the spirit of reinforcing good practice, the rating does not feature schools that were rated below Level 3.
The schools were ranked according to five levels, with 5 being the top level and 1 the lowest:
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Level 1 * Beginning efforts at schools that are either getting started or are considering to get started or have difficulties getting off the ground despite a stated commitment or vision
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Level 2 ** Emerging schools starting to translate a stated commitment to positive action in one or more domains
Level 3 *** Progressing schools demonstrating evidence of results across some impact dimensions
Level 4 **** Transforming schools with a positive impact culture, embedded in governance and systems, with visible results progress in many impact dimensions
Level 5 ***** Pioneering schools with unique, sustaining global leadership progress in all impact dimensions
After much analysis, we opted for a minimum number of 100 valid student responses per school. We deliberately refrain from disclosing the distinction between low-rated schools and those with an insufficient number of responses.
The Top Schools
(listed in alphabetical order)
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Download the list of the 46 schools here
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5 STARS – PIONEERING SCHOOLS
Goa Institute of Management, India
S P Jain Institute of Management and Research (SPJIMR), India
University For Business and Technology, Kosovo
XLRI Xavier School of Management, India
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4 STARS – TRANSFORMING SCHOOLS
Aalto University School of Business, Finland
Antwerp Management School, Belgium
Audencia Business School, France
Carleton University Sprott School of Business, Canada
CENTRUM PUCP Business School, Peru
EADA Business School, Spain
Esade Business School, Spain
Fordham University Gabelli School of Business, United States
Grenoble Ecole de Management, France
HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management, Germany
HKUST Business School, Hong Kong
IESEG School of Management, France
INCAE Business School, Costa Rica
Iscte Business School, Portugal
Jyväskylä University School of Business and Economics, Finland
Kozminski University, Poland
Luiss Business School, Italy
Maastricht University School of Business and Economics, Netherlands
St.Petersburg University Graduate School of Management, Russia
Strathmore Business School, Kenya
University of Applied Sciences Krems IMC, Austria
University of Vermont Grossman School of Business, United States
University of Victoria Gustavson School of Business, Canada
UPF Barcelona School of Management, Spain
3 STARS – PROGRESSING SCHOOLS
Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences International Business School, Netherlands
Concordia University John Molson School of Business, Canada
EAE Business School, Spain
Ecole Hôtelière de Lausanne, Switzerland
EDHEC Business School, France
ESCP Business School, Germany
Hanken School of Economics, Finland
HSE Graduate School of Business, Russia
ICHEC Brussels Management School, Belgium
Jönköping International Business School, Sweden
KEDGE Business School, France
Rennes School of Business, France
TUM School of Management, Germany
University of Colorado Leeds School of Business, USA
University of Gothenburg School of Business, Sweden
University of St Gallen School of Management, Switzerland
University of Strathclyde Business School, United Kingdom
ZHAW School of Management and Law, Switzerland
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