Cranfield School of Management

About Us

The Doughty Centre for Corporate Responsibility is an action-research centre within Cranfield School of Management. We work closely with academia, business, and other partner organisations and networks to teach, research, and publish (books, articles, reports and practical How-to guides).

To influence current and future business practice we engage with students and business through our CR network (CCRN, Alumni PIN), partnerships, and events.

As well as our core activities we undertake a limited number of consulting assignments and run bespoke course and workshops for business. We speak at and/or chair and facilitate conferences throughout the year.

The Doughty Centre was made possible by a donation of £3m from Nigel Doughty, a Cranfield Distinguished Alumnus and co-chair and co-founder of Doughty Hanson & Co.

Our Commitment:

  • To help others integrate corporate responsibility fully into management practice
  • To create, teach and inspire managers to engage fully with environmental and social issues in the workplace
  • To promote corporate responsibility research and development 

The Future:

The Doughty Centre has in place an initial five year plan to establish itself as a leading European Centre for the research, teaching and practice of all aspects of corporate responsibility and sustainability.

To read news coverage on the Doughty Centre click here. 

What's New:


Annual Report

The Doughty Centre’s 4th annual report to stakeholders covers the academic year 2010-2011. If you would like to receive a hard copy please email thea.hughes@cranfield.ac.uk


The Business Case for Responsible Business

Joint publication with BITC, a report for business identifying 7 current and 2 new business benefits from responsible business. Includes description, facts and figures from our research, and company examples.


Engaging Employees in Corporate Responsibility

6th in our How to series, this guide helps you engage your employees in CR, from identifying your objectives, understanding context, diagnosing enablers and barriers, choosing suitable strategies, and measuring success.

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