Ranked #1 in the World in Responsible Business
The MBA program at York University’s Schulich School of Business was today ranked #1 in the world according to the results of a global survey conducted by Corporate Knights, the world’s largest circulation magazine with an explicit focus on responsible business. The magazine is published quarterly and distributed in Canada through The Globe and Mail and in the US through The Washington Post.
The Corporate Knights survey, called the Better World MBA Ranking, assessed how well business schools from around the world are integrating social, ethical and environmental impact management issues into their MBA programs. The survey results are published in the Fall 2016 issue of Corporate Knights, and are available online at: 2016 Better World MBA Results.
Schulich was ranked 1st in the world, with 93 out of a possible 100 points. Other prominent business schools that placed among the top 20 include: MIT, which ranked 2nd with a score of 89%; INSEAD, which ranked 5th with a score of 84%; Harvard, which placed 13th with a score of 65%; Stanford, which ranked 18th with a score of 62%; Cambridge, which ranked 19th with a score of 60%; and Duke, which placed 20th overall with a score of 60%. Canadian business schools in general did very well in this year’s ranking, with three schools, including Schulich, among the top 10. The Desautels Faculty of Management at McGill University placed 6th with a score of 84% and the Haskayne School of Business at the University of Calgary finished 9th with a score of 75%. Other prominent business schools that made the ranking include: London Business School, which ranked 21st; Wharton, which ranked 27th; Berkeley, which ranked 32nd; Michigan, which ranked 33rd; and Oxford, which ranked 34th.