Areas of Expertise

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In the Fowler Center for Business as an Agent of World Benefit at Case Western Reserve University’s Weatherhead School of Management, we strive to create a world where business can prosper, human beings can flourish and nature can thrive. 

We advance “Business as an Agent of World Benefit” through many areas of expertise, including the following:

Appreciative Inquiry

Appreciative inquiry is an approach that focuses on what’s working well, analyzing why it is working well and how to do more of it.

United Nations Global Goals

The UN Global Goals for Sustainable Development are the 17 biggest challenges that the world must achieve by 2030. The goals were unanimously ratified Sept. 25, 2015, when the 193-member United Nations General Assembly formally adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

Principles of Responsible Management Education

Principles of Responsible Management Education (PRME) engages students, faculty and the business community in responsible management guided by the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals.

United Nations Global Compact

The United Nations Global Compact is a strategic policy initiative for businesses, NGOs and other institutions committed to aligning their operations with 10 universally accepted principles in areas of human rights, labor, environment and anti-corruption.