BGA | BUSINESS IMPACT
EDITOR’S LETTER
EDITORIAL
seeds of change in our leaders of the future. Should business schools become activists for such change? Potentially, “yes”, as Henley Business School Africa’s dean and director, Jon Foster-Pedley, describes: “Being seen to be provocateurs or activists is very uncomfortable. In fact, many people would say it's absolutely not what business schools should do, but I would question that now.” For the American University in Cairo’s Ali Awni, the sheer number of those who pass through a business school’s doors is where the opportunity for impact lies. “Schools of business can play a major role in changing and creating the mindset of graduates who can go out and change their communities. Once you have enough of a critical mass, then it becomes a culture and a movement,” he points out. Speaking of movements, the event on which our cover feature is based forms part of BGA’s ongoing series of capacity-building workshops. Designed to support continuous improvement in the industry, the series hits four of India’s biggest cities between 13 March and 20 March. But, before that, I’m very much looking forward to meeting those in attendance
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Building a movement
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Part of Business Impact ’s raison d’être is to challenge traditional approaches to management education in the search for creating more meaningful contributions to business and society. There’s no greater reservoir to tap in this regard, in my opinion, than sustainability. The topic is so wide- ranging in its remit and all‑encompassing in its relation to our everyday lives that it is simply inescapable. And yet, sustainability targets remain at odds with how business is done on a day-to-day basis in many parts of the world. This is a conversation that is particularly apt for Africa and the Middle East, a region teeming with opportunities and enthusiasm
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“Once you have enough of a critical mass,
it becomes a culture”
for development done right. Our cover feature (page 14) showcases a range of ideas and initiatives for the successful implementation of sustainable practices from those working at, or with, business schools in the region. A recurring theme in the feature is the need to recognise how the demands of business and society are changing, challenge how people – both inside and outside the management sector – think about sustainability and sow the
at the next instalment in Berlin, Germany on
16 February, where the topic of focus will be building and designing global programmes and partnerships. Tim Banerjee Dhoul, Editor, Business Impact
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