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lsm | Louvain-la-Neuve, Mons, Charleroi

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In 2012, the UCLouvain signed the "Statement of the Higher education for the sustainable development of RIO+20" and made a commitment to:

  • teach the concepts of sustainable development;
  • encourage the research on the subject;
  • making the university sites responsible in greening (reduce the environmental footprint, ensure the sustainability criteria for purchases, find solutions of sustainable mobility, reduce its waste and manage the recycling);
  • support the efforts of sustainable development with the neighboring entities;
  • share the results of these initiatives.

Since then, an ambitious strategy regarding the sustainable development and corporate social responsibility was born. It concerns three missions of the University: the education, the research and the service to the society/ More details on this page. 

To be at the forefront of this strategic evolution of the UCLouvain, the Louvain School of Management, via its Louvain CSR network, has for ambition to support the young women and men as well as practitioners willing to place the responsible leadership and the sustainable production and consumption at the heart of their vision, their learnings and their attitudes.

In order to acheive this, it applies the 7 PRME  Principles for a  Responsible Management Education.

7 PRME  Principles for a  Responsible Management Education.

The mission of the Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME) initiative is to inspire and champion responsible management education, research and thought leadership globally.

The PRME are inspired by internationally accepted values such as the principles of the United Nations Global Compact. They seek to establish a process of continuous improvement among institutions of management education in order to develop a new generation of business leaders capable of managing the complex challenges faced by business and society in the 21st century.

In the current academic environment, corporate responsibility and sustainability have entered but not yet become embedded in the mainstream of business-related education. The PRME are therefore a timely global call for business schools and universities worldwide to gradually adapt their curricula, research, teaching methodologies and institutional strategies to the new business challenges and opportunities.

Taking the Seven Principles as a guiding framework, any institution which is willing to integrate corporate responsibility and sustainability in a gradual but systemic manner is welcome to join the initiative.

By the adoption of those principles, our School objective is to develop the capabilities of students to be future generators of sustainable value for business and society at large and to work for an inclusive and sustainable global economy. We try as much as possible to incorporate into our academic activities and curricula the values of global social responsibility by offering educational frameworks, materials, processes and environments that enable effective learning experiences for responsible leadership. This is notably done through different courses related to Corporate Social Responsibility and the launch of the Philippe de Woot Award for the best Master project-thesis on CSR.

You will find below all LSM Progress Reports about PRME:

As a result, those principles guide the values and philosophy of the Louvain School of Management and are adapted herafter: 

From the outset, the Louvain School of Management has based its development on excellence and ethics in management. The values that underpin its actions are: passion for pedagogy, openness to the world and an integrated approach to sustainability, to ensure that management serves society as a whole. 

Anchored in a deeply humanistic university, the Louvain School of Management shapes enlightened and enlightening leaders, i.e. individuals capable of inspiring their organisations through the quality of their attitude, promoting inclusive prosperity through their focus on the common good, and supporting sustainable transformation through their sense of responsibility. 

At the Louvain School of Management, teaching means transforming learning environments by embedding ethics, responsibility, and sustainability into curricula and pedagogy—empowering students to become responsible leaders through innovative, values-driven education aligned with PRME principles. We seek to inspire students to drive systemic change and serve the common good. 

The Louvain School of Management fosters impactful research through LOURIM and LIDAM, exploring organizations, markets, and societal challenges. By integrating ethics, sustainability, and data-driven insights, it inspires responsible management practices and informs education, policy, and business innovation across disciplines such as finance, consumer behavior, human management and environmental economics. 

The Louvain School of Management believes collaboration is essential to advancing responsible management. By engaging with business leaders, policymakers, civil society, and academics, LSM deepens its understanding of real-world sustainability challenges and co-develops effective, ethical solutions—ensuring its education and research remain relevant, impactful, and aligned with PRME principles.

The Louvain School of Management adopts responsible management principles in its governance and operations by aligning with UCLouvain’s Transition Plan—reducing environmental impact, promoting sustainable mobility and consumption, and fostering a culture of accountability and ecological awareness across its campuses and decision-making processes.

The Louvain School of Management promotes collective learning by fostering open dialogue among educators, entreprises, governments, civil society, and media. By sharing both successes and challenges in sustainability and responsibility, LSM strengthens its community’s commitment to ethical values and advances impactful management education aligned with PRME’s principle of transparency and shared purpose.