His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales honoured by London Business School
In a ceremony on 23 May, at St James's Palace, London Business School awarded The Prince of Wales with an honorary degree.
In his citation, Sir Andrew Likierman, Dean, said: “We are proud to celebrate the outstanding work of His Royal Highness and recognise his dedication and commitment to business and corporate responsibility.
Joined by 100 guests, including business leaders and academics, the ceremony commenced with a procession of faculty members in full academic regalia of hats and gowns, to the accompaniment of a solo trumpeter, before taking their seats on either side of a raised platform, where the conferment ceremony was performed by the chairman of the School’s governing body, Sir John Ritblat.
London Business School is a community seeking to have a profound impact on the way the world does business and His Royal Highness has sought to galvanise business leaders to look at and to do things differently, to tackle social and economic problems at the same time as developing flourishing businesses.
This was a reference to his longstanding commitment to corporate social and environmental responsibility, a cause which has gained widespread acceptance in the world of business over the decades he has been its champion.
[Story by Dominic Midgley]