Top 16 MBAs in Sustainability Studies 2019

Success in business is no longer just dependent on the quality of the product. Managers face numerous challenges for sustainable business management, including globalization, climate change, shifts in customer behavior, and running large companies with more complex workflows (and greater risks), to name just a few examples. To be successful domestically and abroad, managers must be able to recognize and effectively evaluate business opportunities in the marketplace and pursue them in a sustainable way. That also holds true for business in the wine industry.

Sustainable business management and sales skills are at the center of this programme. Practical problem-solving strategies and business tools are taught using real-world examples from the wine industry.... [-]

Global Sustainable management looks beyond short-term quarterly profits and focuses on long-term gain by incorporating the environmental and social costs of doing business into management decisions. The Online Green MBA empowers you to succeed in a fiscally, socially and environmentally responsible way. The Online Green MBA (MBA in Global Sustainable Management) allows you to complete your program from anywhere in the world while on the go.

At the end of the training, students and trainees, future specialized expert executives trained in good practices of sustainability and mastering the challenges of Sustainable Development / SDG - CSR to optimize the transformation, adaptation and performance of organizations, will be able to:

Energy Management is a function of planning and operation of energy production and energy consumption units. An energy manager is responsible for resource conservation, climate protection, and cost savings. Sustainable Energy is energy that meets the needs of the present generations without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. Sustainable energy is about finding clean, renewable sources of energy—sources that renew themselves, rather than sources that can be depleted. The specialization pathway in Energy and Sustainability is designed for the business owners and energy managers who are in implementing or managing sustainable energy for their organizations. The specialization pathway in Energy and Sustainability will have a focus on energy management, alternative energy sources, energy transition, sustainable technologies and economies, balancing and energy storage, legal and regulatory environment of the energy business.... [-]

Sustainability management, CSR, soft skills, skills - with the Fernstudium MBA Sustainability Management You will be comprehensively qualified to implement sustainability. Since its founding in 2003, the continuing education program has been one of the leading "Green MBA" programs worldwide, offering a unique and optimal combination of management knowledge, personality development, soft skills and responsible corporate management.

In addition to comprehensive management qualifications, you also acquire the increasingly sought-after ability to manage sustainable development and corporate responsibility through a wide range of professional and supra-scientific studies. The MBA thus qualifies the students for management positions and opens up new career opportunities.... [-]

Offered as a Joint Initiative with IOSD (International Organization for Sustainable Development), the pioneering EUCLID MBA/SD remains the reference in terms of the acquisition of core MBA competencies and globalized grasp of applied sustainability. In 2016, EUCLID was officially notified that its MBA in Sustainable Development program has been ranked #1 by the independent http://www.bestcollegereviews.org/ website. The article entitled “The 23 Best Online MBA Programs In Sustainability” assessed various programs on the basis of affordability, flexibility, and academic reputation. Other ranked programs included University of Colorado—Denver, UMass Dartmouth, Marylhurst University, Walden University and Presidio Graduate School.... [-]

The MBA in Finance and Sustainability qualification provides a comprehensive introduction to the field of sustainable finance with an analysis of the social, ethical and governance dimensions of different financial service sectors, and evaluates related initiatives from both private and public-benefit perspectives.

The MBA programmes benefit greatly from the internationality derived from recruiting students from across the globe and drawing on tutors well qualified in their field.

Learn at Switzerland’s premier private college and graduate with students from over 130 different countries and from the University of Cumbria.

Minimum 12 months, maximum 4 years.... [-]

The aim of this MBA programme is to provide you with the opportunity to engage in an experience that will enhance your ability to develop and lead a sustainability agenda that focuses on the change in the energy sector. It can act as a catalyst to your knowledge and infuse new perspectives to your professional goals.

Along with the specific modules, it also includes general management modules that will lead to new skill and knowledge acquisition.

Learn at Switzerland’s premier private college and graduate with students from over 130 different countries and from the University of Cumbria.

Minimum 12 months, maximum 4 years.

The scheme has been designed to meet the aims of the online MBA in a flexible manner and can be tailored to the individual preferences of each student. The MBA requires you to complete six courses plus a final dissertation.... [-]

The MBA programs of KBTU Business School are aimed at educating and preparing students for leadership positions. We encourage global vision and an understanding of transnational culture and develop students’ abilities to find creative and rational solutions to the challenges of doing business in today's complex interconnected world. Our graduates develop awareness of how to effectively manage businesses of any size from a start-up to the transnational corporation and implement strategies that lead their companies to success.

Our MBA programs are designed both for experienced practitioners aspiring to revitalize or change their careers and for young professionals aspiring to build their careers. The program is structured to provide students with advanced business knowledge in various functional areas, cutting-edge leadership, and strategic-level decision-making skills and specialized knowledge and skills.... [-]

"Business and government are so radically intertwined, and both fundamentally human institutions – the separation, if one ever existed, is increasingly thin - policy shapes business and business shapes policy and the same people are playing both sides of the game. Sustainability can't be fostered by business alone, nor government alone, but both working in concert." -Edward West, Founder, Mission Motors MBA '07, Presidio Graduate School

Presidio Graduate School offers full-time students in San Francisco the ability to earn two master degrees in three years: An MBA and an MPA in Sustainable Management. Students complete this 90-credit rigorous curriculum combining the best of our private sector innovation education with our cutting-edge public sector training.... [-]

Connecting rigorous management theory and practice with ecological and social awareness, systems thinking and sustainable leadership.

Please note: Due to the hybrid (blended online/monthly in-person courses) course structure, this program is not open for international students requiring a student visa. Please look at our MBA in Sustainable Business, Seattle Metro program if a student visa is required.

All three of our Master of Business Administration (MBA) degrees are for those who envision a more just, prosperous and sustainable world. Presidio Graduate School empowers students to become skilled and visionary leaders, change agents and entrepreneurs in any field or enterprise. The most distinctive element of our programs is our signature integrated curriculum designed to connect rigorous management theory and practice with ecological and social awareness, systems thinking and sustainable leadership.... [-]

“At PGS, instead of learning how it was done in the past, I learned to create how it will be done in the future.” ~Libby Johnson McKee, MBA (C9), Director, Amazon.com

Please note: Due to the hybrid (blended online/monthly in-person courses) course structure, this program is not open for international students requiring a student visa. Please look at our MBA in Sustainable Business, Seattle Metro program if a student visa is required.

MBA in Sustainable Systems. A short ferry ride from Seattle, IslandWood is what summer camp wants to be when it grows up – a regenerative retreat once a month in a LEED Gold campus nestled in a 255-acre wonderland of forests, ponds, bogs and tree houses. IslandWood’s talented kitchen staff churns out delicious meals with a dedication to local, organic, seasonal food that enriches the earth. IslandWood stands at the brink of a closed-loop system; beautiful, thoughtfully designed buildings provide a case study in sustainability. The perfect setting to tackle the world’s wicked problems.... [-]

The Metro MBA curriculum covers traditional business fundamentals—economics, accounting, finance, marketing, operations, and strategy—all through the lens of sustainability. Students learn conventional and non-conventional theory while working in teams on real-world applied projects in virtually every class. As a capstone sequence, students undertake a project in entrepreneurship or intrapreneurship. In the second year of the program, students also have a number of elective options, including study abroad, a residential program on creativity and innovation, concentrations in finance or cooperative management, or deeper engagement in organizational leadership through the ALP course sequence in the Seattle Hybrid MBA program.... [-]

The aim of the online MBA in Sustainability Management is to offer a predominantly, professionally, oriented education that addressed sustainability challenges facing leaders in today's complex work patterns. We want our students to become effective business leaders in today’s world.

Designed for all professionals in corporations, nonprofits, and governmental agencies demanding sustainability knowledge and practice, students learn how to apply innovative solutions to complex work environments.

Practice-oriented projects will be guided by academics and professionals. These projects are part of SUMAS’ innovative teaching methodology which includes invitations to video conferences with leading speakers in organizations and company presentations. These activities not only encourage knowledge sharing but also provide valuable opportunities for networking to enhance your career development.... [-]

Innovative, practical and adapted to the real world, the MBA in Sustainability Management is aimed to have an impact on your future career.

It is delivered by outstanding faculty coming from the field with a significant experience in sustainable projects and business strategy.

MBA is a program for students who aim to achieve hands-on experience to satisfy the international requirements for sustainability management.

SUMAS students are constantly engaged in practice-oriented projects that are guided by academics, consultants, and professionals. These projects are part of SUMAS’ innovative teaching methodology which includes video conferences with leading speakers in organizations and in-class company presentations. These activities not only encourage knowledge sharing but also provide valuable opportunities for networking to enhance your career development.... [-]