CSR Press Release

NEW YORK- May 22, 2007 – The Aspen Institute’s Business and Society Program today released a brief drawing attention to how the MBA curriculum currently addresses the oil and gas industry, specifically in relation to social impact management. Utilizing newly-collected 2007 data from the Beyond Grey Pinstripes worldwide survey of full-time MBA programs, this white paper is the most up-to-date briefing on the sector’s prevalence in business school education available. To read the paper, click here.

For more information on related courses, or other topics, visit other Aspen resources:

• See business case studies at CasePlace.org
  
• Search the MBA course database at Beyond Grey Pinstripes
  
• Review academic research at the Social and Environmental Impact Network

This paper is a part of Aspen BSP’s Closer Look at Business Education series based on data collected by the 2007 Beyond Grey Pinstripes survey of graduate business schools. Closer Look topics have ranged from HIV/AIDS and climate change to Finance and Social Entrepreneurship. All previous editions can be found by clicking here.

The mission of the Aspen Institute is to foster enlightened leadership and open-minded dialogue. Aspen Institute events have attracted presidents, statesmen, diplomats, judges, ambassadors, and Nobel laureates over the years, enriching and enlivening the Institute as a global forum for leaders. The Institute’s Business and Society Program (Aspen BSP), an independently managed and funded initiative, was created to ensure that future business leaders are better prepared to manage the ethical, social, and environmental complexities of modern business.

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