BGA | BUSINESS IMPACT
T he Business Graduates Association (BGA) cultivation of social skills, ethical behaviour, self-confidence, and humility – all of which form the foundations of socially conscious and responsible leaders. The BGA network has grown to 189 member Schools (at the time of writing) since its launch in 2019, of which roughly believes that Business Schools must focus on broader aspects of their students' personal and professional development as well as to prepare them for future employment. This includes the half are members of BGA alone and half are members of both AMBA & BGA. The rise in numbers makes BGA the world’s fastest-growing Business School membership network. But membership is about far more than just belonging to a network that is gaining in stature. I would like to encourage all BGA Schools to make the most out of their membership. Each of you will have been granted access to services structured to provide you with the tools you need to gain a competitive advantage in the business education marketplace, with a focus on helping you serve your core markets of students, employers and wider community. BGA achieves this by supporting Business Schools’ continuous improvement, their impact on individuals and society, and their ongoing development of responsible management practices. Responsible management initiatives can be improved through BGA's consultative services, capacity-building workshops, and promotion of impactful projects and initiatives. BGA’s Desktop Review, for example, is a useful consultative – and complimentary – service for all BGA Schools that evaluates a specific aspect which a Business School is seeking to work on, be that in relation to its marketing and admissions strategies, or to its suite of undergraduate programmes. The School is then assessed confidentially by an impartial business education expert, and provided with an opportunity to benchmark its current offering against internationally recognised standards. The aim is that this will provide the Business School with a clearer understanding of the steps needed to progress in this area and achieve quality recognition on an international level. There are now (again, at the time of writing) 18 Business Schools that have either achieved joint AMBA & BGA accreditation, or solus BGA accreditation. For those looking to turn their membership into accreditation, it’s worth reminding you that BGA accreditation puts the concepts of responsible management and sustainability at its heart, making it different from other accreditation processes. To achieve accreditation, Business Schools must provide evidence of their commitment to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals – through their actions as well as their teaching and scholarship. BGA was developed to bring responsible management to the forefront of business education, and to advance the sustainability agenda. In the information age, it is critical that stakeholders understand the role that Business Schools play in developing responsible managers for the future.
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The world’s fastest- growing Business School network AMBA & BGA CEO, Andrew Main Wilson , reflects on the growth of the BGA network and explains how the organisation helps Business Schools improve their development of responsible management practices
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