PANAJI
The Goa based Goa Institute of Management (GIM) was recognized for its social impact and sustainability achievements at the announcement made at the United Nations Principles for Responsible Management Education (UN-PRME) Global Forum held virtually from New York, USA.
The Positive Impact Rating (PIR) Report 2021 saw GIM emerge as leaders and was one of 46 business schools from 21 countries worldwide that took part in the rating this year and achieved Level 5, making it a Pioneering school within the PIR. Only four B-schools globally made it to the top-ranked ‘Pioneering’ list of which three were from India.
The social impact levels of the 46 business schools were announced by Prof Thomas Dyllick of the Positive Impact Rating Association and Sophie Charrois, president of Oikos International.
The Indian trio of Goa Institute of Management (GIM), S P Jain Institute of Management and Research (SPJIMR), XLRI - Xavier School of Management and the University of Business and Technology Kosovo all achieved the highest level of the PIR as ‘Pioneering Schools’. They did this thanks to innovative community-based actions, environmental and socially responsible culture and governance, and a strong teaching focus on responsible leadership.
The PIR is a rating conducted by students and for students. For the second time, students worldwide assessed their business schools on how they perceive their positive impact in the world.
Students assessed how GIM addresses societal and sustainable challenges and prepares its students to be responsible business leaders. The data collection in GIM was organized and led by students, who distributed the PIR survey across campus to their fellow students. This is the first time GIM participated and this year, 151 students responded to the survey. A student team composed of Ashima Mathur, Ameya Ambike, Jessica Roy and Shivani Bhatia at GIM coordinated with PIR. Participating in the PIR demonstrates the value GIM gives to student feedback and voice.
The PIR is the first rating in which students worldwide assess their business schools on their positive impact. Sophie Charrois, President of Oikos International and PIR Supervisory Board member, briefed that more and more students all over the world seek an education that prepares them as change agents and leaders of tomorrow.
The rating survey asks students 20 questions in seven relevant impact dimensions that sit within three areas: Energizing, Educating, and Engaging. The overall PIR score of the business school is used to position the schools across five levels. The PIR levels were defined using a decreasing size of a level on the 10-point scale, to express an increasing challenge to reach higher levels. GIM scored 9 at the 10-point scale.
