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An emphasis on nurturing impactful leadership saw Athena School of Management recognised among the winners at the AMBA & BGA Excellence Awards 2022/23. Tim Banerjee Dhoul reports
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A thena School of Management in India picked up the BGA Business School Impact Award 2022/23 amid a backdrop of glitz, glamour and fine dining at the AMBA & BGA Excellence Awards 2022/23. Athena was recognised for its focus on developing leadership with impact in its educational provision. As its entry describes: “Athena School of Management aims to take a clear, focused path to inspire and innovate internal and external stakeholders to make an impact on people, profit and planet underpinned by a deep commitment to ESG, the UN SDGs, sustainable finance and digital transformation.” It was selected by judges ahead of the Netherlands’ Wittenborg University of Applied Sciences, which was highly commended, and the UK’s Wrexham Glyndŵr University and Arden University. “We truly believe in the power of collaborative advantage and this amazing award and recognition encourages us to continue
on our path towards creating global impact,” said Aditya Singh, director of Athena School of Management. The BGA Business School Impact Award 2022/23 was one of six categories of this year’s Excellence Awards open to members of the BGA network. The winners in the remaining five categories were as follows: BEST CSR AND SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVE 2022/23 School of Business, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, China (BGA-accredited business school) for Training Global Talent with CSR Competency and a Sense of Sustainability The School of Business at Guangdong University of Foreign Studies has a focus on instilling the values of SMILE – social responsibility, mutual respect, integrity, learning by doing and entrepreneurship – in its students so that they are better able to take on social challenges and ethical issues. Not only have CSR and sustainability been strongly embedded in the school’s curriculum, research and extracurricular activities,
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