North American business schools provide the best MBA coverage of
corporate responsibility, according to the latest Beyond Grey
Pinstripes survey.
The survey, carried out every two years by the US-based Aspen Institute
and World Resources Institute (WRI), produced specific rankings for the
first time this year, based on factors such as the proportion of class
time dedicated to considering social and environmental issues and the
extent of research into CSR carried out by academics.
Twenty-two of the top 30 schools in the survey’s rankings were from the
US or Canada, and eight of the top ten. Only Barcelona’s Esade business
school, which came second, and Mexico’s Monterrey Technical Institute,
which came third, broke the dominance at the top. Number one spot went
to California’s Stanford University.
The highest UK institution was the University of Nottingham, which came
12th in the survey – the only British school in the top 30. WRI said
the strong North American performance was partly due to the greater
extent of MBA offerings but also because strong student demand in the
US and Canada had resulted in more CSR-related modules.
