IMD Annual Report 2021

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Accreditations and rankings

In 2021, IMD maintained its accreditations from AACSB, EFMD EQUIS, and AMBA. The institution has held the three accreditations for seventeen years. In December 2021, the school hosted an AMBA reaccreditation visit. The visiting panel of reviewers commended the defining close relationships that faculty members have with corporations and the high satisfaction of MBA and EMBA participants.

IMD holds the EFMD Business School Impact System (BSIS) label. The label recognizes business schools on the forefront of measuring their local impact.

In 2021, IMD maintained its silver medal label recognition from sustainability rating leader EcoVadis. IMD’s score placed the institution in the top 17% of all enterprises rated by EcoVadis as well as showing an increase from the prior assessment.

The school was awarded the internationally recognized ISO/IEC 27001:2013 certification from PECB Management Systems after an audit in 2021. The ISO certification affirms the school’s trusted partner status as meeting the information security expectations of customers, employees, business partners, and regulatory authorities.