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This chapter addresses opportunities to apply experiential learning in higher education for students to gain a deeper understanding of sustainability and corporate social responsibility, all while ensuring they are equipped to be the next generation of responsible business leaders. WikiRate, a crowd-sourced public platform and research tool for company sustainability information, is introduced as a student engagement project and an example of experiential learning. It engages students to learn about the UN Sustainable Development Goals and how companies respond to challenges of sustainable development through a unique and hands-on learning experience using technology and real-life data. It analyses the various ways the WikiRate project is used and provides practical advice and recommendations for future use in higher education curricula.
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The research was funded by the University Internationalisation Committee International Links Grant (2018) of the University of Wollongong in Australia for the project titled Evaluating Global Students and Teachers’ Experiences of WikiRate Classroom Engagement, Perkiss, Gibbons and Dean, 2018.
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- COPs
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Communication on Progress reports
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Corporate Social Responsibility
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Environmental, social and governance
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Global Reporting Initiative
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UN Principles for Responsible Management Education
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UN Sustainable Development Goals
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United Nations
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A non-binding UN pact to encourage businesses to adopt, and report on, sustainable and socially responsible policies.
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An online database and research tool for asking questions and providing answers on corporate environmental, social and governance impacts.
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Perkiss, S. et al. (2019). Learning Experientially for Corporate Contribution to Global Sustainable Development: International Applications of the WikiRate Project. In: Gonzalez-Perez, M.A., Lynden, K., Taras, V. (eds) The Palgrave Handbook of Learning and Teaching International Business and Management. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-20415-0_33
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