GRLI is a global multicultural community of action and learning. It operates with a fully transparent and unique governance model with all partners participating. It is legally set up as a Foundation of public interest in Belgium.

We identify and act on key leverage points for scalable change through concept development, advocacy and execution of new learning practices and work in partnership as a global community of change agents.

Today the GRLI has 62 partner organisations and is expanding rapidly. It has set a limit of 120 partners for the years to come in order to remain a fully integrated and action oriented global network, and to fulfil its unique role as a leading global catalyst for key challenges and future demands regarding how to develop a next generation of globally responsible leaders.

The work of the partners is supported by a Secretary General and a management office based at EFMD in Brussels and additional input from a team of senior advisers.

Two to three work meetings are held annually (including a formal Annual General Meeting of the Foundation). These provide a platform for continuity and face-to-face work, experience sharing and learning between qualified individuals representing dedicated organisations from all parts of the world.

GRLI's Strengths

The GRLI's main strengths are:

• Its unique concentration on developing the next generation of globally responsible leaders;
• Its global scope (in terms of partners and cross-cultural thinking);
• Its partnership-based approach;
• Consisting of pairs of a company and a business school/learning institution;
• The extent to which others see it as the reference point for the dilemmas of global responsibility in education;
• The calibre, reach and influence of its partners;
• Its guiding principles;
• The support of its two founding partners, EFMD and the UNGC.