SPJIMR achieves Level 5 in the Positive Impact Rating Edition 2024

Mumbai, June twenty fourth, 2024:Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan’s S.P. Jain Institute of Management and Research (SPJIMR)was recognised for its socialinfluenceand sustainability achievements in thePositiveImpactRating(PIR) outcomes at the UN PRME Global Forum.SPJIMRwas considered one of 77 enterprise colleges from 30 international locations worldwide that took half in therankingthis 12 months and achievedLevel5, making it a ‘Pioneering’ college inside the PIR.This is the fourth successive 12 months thatSPJIMRhas acquired this recognition.

Level5is outlined as“Showing distinctive sustainable management in allinfluencedimensions”and accommodates colleges scoring between 8.8 and 10 general. The scoring is predicated on the evaluation of the seven keyinfluencedimensions evaluated by PIR—Governance, Culture, Programs, Learning Methods, Student Support, Institution as a Role Model and Public Engagement.

The PIR is arankingperformed by college students and for college students. Students assessed howSPJIMRaddresses societal and sustainable challenges and prepares its college students to be accountable enterprise leaders. This 12 months, 122 college students responded to the survey.

“The PIR has been an unimaginable journey for us as a staff. The PIR platform allowed us to have interaction with our friends and supply them a platform to voice their opinions and concepts about how our institute can improve itself in its dedication in the direction of sustainability. It was inspiring to see the exceptional concepts that got here out from the survey. It was extraordinarily overwhelming to see how a lot our fellow college students worth sustainable dwelling. This journey highlighted the glorious work our institute is doing and the significance of taking suggestions and concepts from members, for steady enchancment,” mentioned participant Bharatkumar Suthar, PGDM 2023-25.

Therankingsurvey asks college students 20 questions in seven relatedinfluencedimensions that sit inside three areas: Energizing, Educating, and Engaging. The completely different ranges seek advice from the developmental stage of the enterprise college,rankingit by a surestageof feat. Business colleges are supplied with an outlined socialinfluenceand a device that they’ll use for change.

“PIRranking is an revolutionary device that appears at an institute’s dedication as perceived by college students to social influenceinitiatives. It does so by capturing the college students’ voices. It is a supply of delight thatSPJIMR has been rated persistently as a pioneering institute. Personally, I’m delighted. While we are going to proceed to have interaction in sustainable group practices and embedding pedagogies that nurture a sustainability mindset, we will even proceed to innovate and suppose and rethink influencein these areas. The presentrankingis an acknowledgement of the revolutionary community-based actions, environmental and socially accountable tradition atSPJIMR. Participating in the PIR demonstrates the worth SPJIMRprovides to pupil voice and suggestions on problems with sustainability,” mentionedProf. Chandrika Parmar, Associate Professor, General Management, and Director, Department of Corporate Citizenship (DoCC).

Dean Varun Nagaraj mentioned, “Our dedication to integrating sustainability into our core values is mirrored in this recognition. It’s a testomony to our collective effort in the direction of making aoptimisticinfluence.” He added, “This achievement isn’t just about accolades; it’s about our ongoing journey. We goal to equip our college students with the abilities and mindset wanted to sort out international challenges and lead with goal.”

The PIR was created by enterprise college consultants along with international NGOs – WWF, Oxfam, and the UN Global Compact. International pupil associations oikos, AIESEC, and NetImpactassociate with PIR, supported by VIVA Idea (Costa Rica), The Institute for Business (*5*) Foundation and Fehr Advice, each from Switzerland.