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Asian Institute of Management
Washington SyCip Graduate School of Business

Eugenio Lopez Foundation Building
Joseph R. McMicking Campus
123 Paseo de Roxas
Makati, Metro Manila 1260
Philippines

In the school's own words...

Since its establishment in 1968, AIM’s mission has been to make “a difference in sustaining the growth of Asian societies by developing professional, entrepreneurial, and socially responsible leaders and managers” for Asia’s developing and developed economies. In the context of Asia’s rapid economic growth, alongside poverty and rising inequality, AIM has a responsibility to produce managers who possess integrity and high ethical standards, and who will endeavor to humanize the corporation, understand the ethical implications of management decisions, and feel personal responsibility for the communities wherein they operate. With this as an end goal, social impact and development topics are inherent in the courses of the MBA and Master in Development Management programs. In 2006, corporate social responsibility (CSR) became a core module for MBA students.

AIM has three schools: 1) business, 2) development management, and 3) executive education. The Center for Development Management (CDM) is AIM’s response to the challenge of sustaining Asian development. CDM’s degree and certificate programs seek to produce development catalysts who are capable of implementing programs with the largest impact on the poorest and focused on building strong institutions for sustainability. AIM’s executive education school has also run public and customized CSR programs. In the roster of AIM faculty are regional experts on CSR, governance, development management, environmental management, and social entrepreneurship.

AIM has been involved in social development, public policy, and governance also through research centers: a Policy Center, a Center for Banking and Finance, as well as the innovative Center for Corporate Social Responsibility, Center for Corporate Governance, and Center for Bridging Societal Divides.

The AIM-Ramon V. del Rosario Sr. Center for Corporate Social Responsibility is one of the first research centers in Asia concentrating on CSR issues. The Center’s main thrust is the management of corporate citizenship relative to the competitiveness of corporations and its impact on society. It promotes CSR through case-writing, research, survey research, program development, executive education training, and local and regional conferences. Every year the Center holds a highly successful international CSR conference. It introduced the Asian CSR Awards, the first of its kind in the region to recognize exceptional CSR programs.

AIM also holds the distinction of being the first graduate school of management in the world to receive ISO 14001 Certification for its Environmental Management System. The institution-wide EMS aims to increase environmental awareness and ensure productive use of resources. In 2001, AIM was honored with the 1st Beyond Grey Pinstripes Award for Business School Innovation in Social Impact Management. In 2002, AIM was selected by the World Bank as its strategic partner through the establishment of the AIM-WB Development Resource Center, making AIM the world’s first private management institution to partner with the World Bank. AIM was also designated by the Asian Development Bank as a Center of Excellence and a partner in knowledge creation and management.

In 2008, AIM and the ASEAN Foundation embarked on a project to establish CSR Asia, the first independent, self-sustaining network of ASEAN corporate foundations with the ASEAN Foundation as key convener. CSR Asia is envisioned to work alongside CSR Europe, a similar network of European foundations, for future collaborations and initiatives.

As part of strengthening its academic foundation, AIM is developing a research publication, whose first issue will carry the theme of CSR and governance.

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