Nottingham Business School Recognised as PRME Champion for 2026–2027
We’re proud to have been selected as a PRME Champion for the 2026–2027 cycle, joining a global cohort of 50 PRME Signatory Members recognised for their leadership in advancing Responsible Management Education and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Published on 30 January 2026
Categories: Business; Research; Nottingham Business School;
The Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME), a United Nations Global Compact initiative, awards Champion status to institutions that demonstrate sustained excellence in embedding the PRME principles across curricula, research, partnerships, and institutional practices. The 2026–2027 cohort represents diverse regions, disciplines, and approaches, united by a shared commitment to transforming management education for positive societal impact.
As a PRME Champion, Nottingham Business School will actively contribute to collaborative initiatives, including thematic working groups, peer learning activities, and global dialogues focused on scaling innovation and impact in management education. Champions also play a key role in sharing best practices and strengthening collective action across the PRME community.
“This recognition reflects the commitment of our academic community to educate responsible leaders and address global sustainability challenges,” said Baback Yazdani, Executive Dean of Nottingham Business School. “We are proud to be a part of this international network and look forward to contributing to meaningful change in the years ahead.”
The PRME Champion designation reinforces our ongoing commitment to sustainability, ethics, and responsible leadership at the heart of education and research.
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About Nottingham Business School at Nottingham Trent University
Nottingham Business School (NBS) at Nottingham Trent University (NTU) is a leader in experiential learning and personalisation of business, management and economics education and research, combining academic excellence with positive impact on people, business and society. NBS has an unrivalled level of engagement with business, public and voluntary organisations. With more than 8,500 students, NBS is also one of UK’s largest business schools.
NBS is triple crown accredited by EQUIS, AACSB, and AMBA, placing it amongst the top 1% of business schools globally. NBS is also accredited by Small Business Charter, providing support and development for SMEs, and is a PRME Champion - held up as an exemplar and beacon by the United Nations Principles of Responsible Management Education (PRME).
In The Guardian University Guide 2026, all NBS courses were ranked in the UK Top 20. Subject areas covering Accounting and Finance, Business and Management, Economics and Marketing and PR were all recognised for excellence in teaching, high student satisfaction and strong graduate career prospects.
About Nottingham Trent University
Nottingham Trent University (NTU) has been named UK ‘University of the Year’ five times in six years, (Times Higher Education Awards 2017, The Guardian University Awards 2019, The Times and Sunday Times 2018 and 2023, Whatuni Student Choice Awards 2023) and is consistently one of the top performing modern universities in the UK.
Students have voted us the best university in the UK and 1st in the UK for student employability (Uni Compare 2025).
NTU is 4th in the UK for number of undergraduate students (HESA 2023-24) with over 36,000 students and more than 4,000 staff located across six campuses. It has an international student population of 6,000 and an NTU community representing over 160 countries.
NTU owns two Queen’s Anniversary Prizes for outstanding achievements in research (2015, 2021). The first recognises NTU’s research on the safety and security of global citizens. The second was awarded for research in science, engineering, arts and humanities to investigate and restore cultural objects, buildings and heritage. The Research Excellence Framework (2021) classed 83% of NTU’s research activity as either world-leading or internationally excellent.
NTU was awarded GOLD in the national 2023 Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) assessment.
NTU is a top 10 for sport (British Universities and Colleges Sport league table 2025) and was named as Sports University of the Year (Daily Mail University Guide 2025). It has also been ranked as 25th in the UK by the Guardian University Guide 2026.
NTU is a holder of the University Mental Health Charter recognising the commitment an institution has shown towards continuous improvement in the area of mental health and wellbeing.
NTU is the most environmentally sustainable university in the UK and second in the world (UI Green Metric University World Rankings, 2024).