Graduate Programs : MBA : Emphasis in Sustainable Business
Where Responsibility Meets Opportunity
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About the Emphasis
The emphasis provides students with an in-depth appreciation of the environmental and social dimensions of conducting business in a global market. Three aspects of sustainable business that improve a firm's long-term performance are emphasized:
- managing risks (regulatory, reputation, litigation, market)
- values-driven leadership
- recognizing market opportunities created by environmental and social challenges.
Learning outcomes include how to articulate the business case for sustainability, develop and lead internal and external coalitions needed to drive organizational change, and implement metrics for measuring progress and providing accountability.
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To apply to the program, see MBA and MSA : Admissions
Student Profiles
Our students and alumni are helping to transform business. We are prould to share their stories, see Center for Ethical and Sustainable Business : Students + Alumni
Course Requirements
Career Skills and Communications Workshops
Students must complete a series of four workshops in the first semester of the program and learn how to strategically manage their career and practice effective presentation and communications skills.
These required workshops are free of charge and students are automatically placed on the class rosters since there are no units associated with the sessions. See sample list of workshops.
Foundation and Advanced Courses
Students will also need to take or waive the nine foundation courses. These courses prepare the student for the program's advanced courses.
- For information on foundation courses, see MBA : Course Requirements : Foundation Courses.
- For information on advanced courses, see MBA : Course Requirements : Advanced Courses.
The MBA Emphasis in Sustainable Business requires the same number of course units as the other MBA emphases. For course descriptions, see Sustainable Business : Courses.
Sustainable Business Faculty
There are five full time faculty in the emphasis with interests in the areas of corporate voluntary environmental initiatives, the impact of business organizations on the natural environment, institutionalized incentives for corporate social and environmental responsibility, business ethics and corporate social responsibility, and agricultural practices, environmental changes, and land use.
For biographies on Professors Silverman, Thomas, Paton, Melhus, and Kleinrichert, see Sustainable Business : Faculty
