Sprott School of Business Achieves Transforming School in the Positive Impact Rating 2026
Carleton University’s Sprott School of Business has been recognized for its societal impact and commitment to sustainability as part of the seventh edition of the Positive Impact Rating (PIR), launched today as part of the PIR Summit 2026.
Sprott is one of the 87 rated business schools from 32 countries included in this year’s edition. The 2026 PIR collected more than 20,000 complete student responses from 90 participating schools, with the official rating based on 19,789 valid student responses. The school achieved Level 4 making it a Transforming institution within the PIR framework.
The PIR is a unique rating created by students, for students. It was designed to capture how students perceive their schools’ positive impact on the world. In 2025, the PIR further expanded its dual stakeholder approach through the Faculty Survey, and in 2026, it collected 1,189 valid faculty responses.
Participants evaluated how Sprott addresses societal and sustainability challenges and how well it prepares its students to become responsible leaders. The data collection at Sprott was organized and led by the Sprott Business Students’ Society, who distributed the survey across campus.
By participating in PIR 2026, Sprott demonstrates its commitment to transparency and to listening to the voice of its key stakeholders.
The student-based PIR rating uses questions grouped into seven dimensions across three overarching areas: Energizing, Educating, and Engaging. These results place schools into one of five levels, three of which are published: Level 3 (Progressing), Level 4 (Transforming), and Level 5 (Pioneering). With the Faculty Survey, PIR now also includes the fourth area Enabling, with research assessed as a faculty only dimension.
Prof. Thomas Dyllick, PIR Founder and Member of the Supervisory Board, stated:
“While future students now have an alternative source to select their business school, schools refer to the PIR primarily to measure and communicate their transformational progress. The voice of the student has become a true source of value.”
The PIR was initiated by a coalition of business school experts and international NGOs such as WWF, Oxfam, and UN Global Compact, and is supported by student organisations including oikos, AIESEC, and Net Impact. It is also backed by VIVA Idea (Costa Rica), the Institute for Business Sustainability Foundation, and FehrAdvice (Switzerland).