More than 170 community initiatives have been carried out by master’s and MBA students at Mannheim Business School through a long-established action learning component known as the Social Class Project. Here, Bettina Meltzer delves into the details of a recent project focused on supporting a tree-planting programme in the German state of Baden-Württemberg’s second-largest city Putting down roots
T he Social Class Project (SCP) is a core experiential element embedded across the Mannheim Business School’s flagship MBA, executive MBA and portfolio of master’s programmes. Designed to strengthen participants’ sense of social responsibility while fostering meaningful community engagement, the SCP has been integral to the school’s educational philosophy since 2007. These non-graded projects also encourage participants to collaborate, design and implement impactful humanitarian, social educational and environmental initiatives within the Rhein Neckar region and beyond.
24 Business Impact • ISSUE 3 • 2026
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