Graduate Certificate in Corporate Responsibility
The Graduate Certificate in Corporate Responsibility (GCCR) is the fruit of the Graduate School of Management's strategy to become a world leader in the area of corporate responsibility. In 2008, the Graduate School of Management became the first business school in Victoria to sign the UN-backed Principles of Responsible Management Education (PRME) and the GCCR is a direct outcome of those principles. The program has been developed in partnerships with the Australian Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility (ACCSR) and an industry board consisting of leaders from organisations like IBM, Telstra, NAB and Westpac.
Speaking to a crowd of students, academics and industry leaders, Prof. Sethi stressed the necessity of developing new research and pedagogy in this area, commending the leading role that the GSM has shown in this area. He pointed to the fact that the GSM is among a small group of pioneering institutions worldwide that have taken the challenge of launching a full-fledged, stand alone, graduate program in corporate responsibility.
At a recent conference on corporate responsibility, Dr Leeora Black, MD of the ACCSR, described the GCCR as an exceptionally important step in the professionalization of corporate responsibility as a management practice in Australia. Her sentiments were echoed by the Federal Minister for Superannuation and Corporate Law, Senator Hon. Nick Sherry, who congratulated the Graduate School of Management on what is the first graduate level qualification in this important and emerging corporate management area.
