Opinion Sustainability

Have business schools helped or hindered social and environmental progress?

Reflections on the history of business and the role business schools should play to help rescue our planet.

13th June 2025

Stirling Management School

The Stirling Management School is recognised as a centre of academic excellence that offers innovative research and a forward thinking approach to business education.

We are interdisciplinary by nature, bringing innovative solutions to real world issues. Being integrated into the local business community, we act as a hub for knowledge creation and exchange, and we are proud that our industry collaborations and global partnerships benefit students, businesses and the community.

We offer a stimulating and diverse academic community, providing a broad range of undergraduate and taught Masters courses as well as doctoral programmes and short courses.

We want to change society for the better. Our work is supported by two ambitions: meeting high standards for sustainability and responsibility; and supporting our region to increase health and prosperity.

We have identified five areas of activity to achieve these ambitions:

  • Responsible management education and commitment to the Sustainable Development Goals

  • Equality, diversity and inclusion

  • Entrepreneurship and regional development

  • Transformational change to the health and social care of the region

  • Sustainable economic growth