ABSTRACT

This chapter presents a case study for the expansion and consolidation of the Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME) in Milgard School of Business at the University of Washington. It provides an overview of the challenge(s) faced in relation to mainstreaming responsible management, an explanation of the actions taken in relation to the challenge(s), information about the results and benefits of the actions taken, and some points regarding the role of PRME/sustainability principles to carry out the activity. A focus on Principle 3 of PRME led the Milgard School of Business at the University of Washington to a curriculum innovation that has proven effective in impacting our students’ understanding of responsible leadership and the role of governance in leading organisations to be more effective, more sustainable, and better citizens. The course, Board Governance, is taught through a service-learning internship with local non-profit boards combined with a traditional classroom curriculum that introduces the principles and theory of good governance.