In a majority of General Assemblies, GRLI has involved students in the discussions. A virtual and potentially physical forum driven and managed by student champions will play a powerful role in engaging students and junior managers from GRLI partner institutions and beyond, across continents, in a debate on concepts of Globally Responsible Leadership and their integration in the curricula and business practices. Once mobilized, the graduating students would then form the emerging community of responsible young leaders.

• The GRLI Young Ambassadors event @ SUN ESSEC - GRLI 14th GRLI General Assembly, ESSEC Business School, Paris, France- 6-8 June 2013 (More iformation coming soon)

• Objectives of the GRLI Ambassadors
• Achievements and Communities
• Possible Development and Actions
• Guidelines for GRLI Partner Representatives in Creation of a New Ambassador Community

1. Objectives of the GRLI Ambassadors are:

• To create a global forum of

- student and graduate communities at business schools

- young managers in companies

- alumni of business schools, both from GRLI partners and elsewhere

who function as “GRLI watchers” by contributing to the GRLI’s work and commenting on it

• To ensure long-term commitment to GRLI of the graduates from partner business schools
• To act globally as well as locally on the same issues of globally responsible leadership

The GRLI Ambassadors is in essence a student driven initiative tasked with producing tangible results. Each participating organization will set its own specific objectives.

The GRLI Ambassadors work around issues related to the GRLI. Possible topics include: Ethics, new mental models, governance, strategy, public policy, corporate social responsibility, human rights, workplace spirituality, employee/community engagement, transparency, resource management, environmental impact, organizational development, change, HRM, social entrepreneurship, innovation and creativity, social marketing, action learning, management education, cross-cultural management, organizational change, leadership theory, leadership development…

There is a risk of slipping into the mode of taking on all issues related to the role of business in society, so part of the objective is to select areas of focus.

2. Achievements and Communities

The following GRLI partner schools have active Ambassador communities:

• Ashcroft International Business School (UK)
• Babson College (USA)
• IESE Business School (Spain)
• Rouen Business School (France)
• Welingkar Institute of Management Development and Research (India)

3. Possible Development and Actions

Keeping in mind that the GRLI Ambassadors is in essence student driven and will produce tangible results, here are some proposals:

• Develop communication material;
• Assessment tools for students to assess the embedding of GRL in their curricula and overall school management;
• A kind of ‘internship’ for students to allow them to study a company from the point of view of GRL;
• Round tables;
• Propose topics for papers, cases, research etc.
• Set-up collaborations with Net Impact, student societies, etc.
• Set up a GRLI Ambassador society;
• GRLI Ambassadors working in companies: send their real-life challenges in the field of GRL for discussion;
• Develop proposals for concrete actions and seek funding;

4. Guidelines for GRLI Partner Representatives in Creation of a New Ambassador Community:

• Identify one faculty and 1 or 2 students to drive the development;
• to recruit students, hold a presentation on GRLI to interested candidates;
• Register the community on the Facebook site;
• Determine objectives, focus and specific actions for the community;
• Announce the launch, including an e-mail to the GRLI website - the website has a dedicated section with the necessary details and collates information produced by the members

Young Ambassadors@Africaleads 2012

• The Young Ambassadors @ Africa Leads 2012 inspiring video
• The Young Ambassadros @Africa Leads Applications