We, at ALBA Graduate Business School, have a vision of a more prosperous society for all parties involved, for a business world thriving with activity, innovation and sustainability, for leaders who inspire, aspire and enact.
Our mission is to educate the visionary leaders of tomorrow. This means that our academic environment needs to be one caring for and interacting with all stakeholders, nurturing socially responsible leaders and managers, who will be the agents of change for a society where human rights are respected, labor is honored, the environment is protected and corruption is nonexistent.
The ALBA Social Responsibility Committee overviews all activities relating to the school social responsibility, including richness and consistency. What, then, constitutes the ALBA social responsibility? The ALBA Social Responsibility is three-fold and relates to: (a) our educational programs, (b) our research and (c) our day-to-day activities. We categorize our operations in five main types of activities:
There are synergies associated with the various pillars: the whole is more than the sum of the parts. This whole represents the philosophy that underlies the decisions and activities of ALBA. Each of the pillars consists of different sets of activities undertaken by the school, representing knowledge dissemination, knowledge creation and the culture of this academic institution.
Through each type of activities we have the opportunity to interact with our stakeholders internationally. Ever since the school was established, we perceive ALBA as a Global Citizen, physically in one location but interacting with communities and stakeholders globally. This aspect of our operations has been one of the key characteristics of our development expressed and continuously enhanced through international faculty, international students, international research, international research collaborations, international memberships and participations, international conferences and contests.
In the context of communicating with our stakeholders, we have created the ALBA Social Report, which you may donwload below. Our first report refers to the activities for 2009.
We are committed to further enhancing our Social Responsibility involvement, as well as our dialogue and engagement with our stakeholders. We would be happy to hear from any of our group of stakeholders.