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Evaluating the
Greenest MBA
Programs
Students Want Green MBAs
78% of MBA students want to see more content and applicable case studies related to sustainability and corporate responsibility integrated into the curriculum1
1 November 2008 Net Impact/Aspen Institute study
Morals Over
Money?
MBA students surveyed about Corporate Social
Responsibility said they would accept a lower
salary to work at a socially aware employer 2
2 2008 Stanford Business School study of 759 graduating MBAs at 11 top business schools
Environmental
Sustainability
Corporate
Social
Responsibility
Social
Enterprise
We reviewed 15 of
the best AACSB-
accredited business
schools that have
distinguished
themselves in
sustainability in one of
three areas
Environmental
Sustainability
Environmental Sustainability
• Specialized course in social entrepreneurship and management of non-profit organizations
• Home to one of the “greenest” buildings in the University of California system
• Lectures, case studies, and class discussions often revolve around themes of environmental sustainability
UC Davis Graduate School of
Management
• Explicitly integrates sustainability and social
entrepreneurship and design thinking into
fundamental courses
• Students choose between two tracks: sustainability,
or management by design
• First year students required to attend the MBA
Institute in Sustainable Value and Social
Entrepreneurship
Case Western Reserve
University, Weatherhead School
of Management
• Partnership with the US National Renewable Energy
Laboratory
• Elective courses include “Assessing Sustainable
Energy Technologies” and “Financing Business
Opportunities in a Resource-Challenged World”
• Incorporates sustainable practices into core
subjects such as supply chain management
University of Colorado, Boulder,
Leeds School of Business
• Ranked #1 US school in Beyond Grey Pinstripes
report
• Option for a join MBA/MS program related to
business, the environment and sustainability
• Loan repayment assistance for students who go into
non-profit careers after graduation
University of Michigan,
Stephen M. Ross School
of Business
• One of the longest MBA program histories in
sustainability
• A third of students involved in sustainable
development
• Courses include “Environmental Strategy”, “Climate
Change”, and “Sustainable Enterprise”
University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill, Kenan-Flagler
Business School
Corporate Social Responsibility
Corporate
Social
Responsibility
• Madrid-based school offering over 60
courses that relate to corporate
responsibility and sustainability
• Courses address triple bottom line:
people, planet, profit
• Specialized courses in “Business
Government and Society”, and “Eco-
Intelligent Management”
• Dedicated chair in ethics serves as
hub for CSR-related activities
Instituto do Empresa (IE)
• Barcelona-based school has 90% of
its core courses involving a social or
environmental context
• Dedicated courses include “Global
Context of Management” and
“Social Marketing”
• 23 core courses feature corporate
social responsibility
ESADE
• Launched the Center for CSR in 2003 as a bridge
between academia and the corporate world
• Non-profit and Public Management track offers
students the experience of non-profit board service
UC Berkeley, Haas School of
Business
• Students have the
opportunity to work with the
Haas Socially Responsible
Investment Fund
Social Enterprise
Social
Enterprise
• Sustainability is fully incorporated
throughout the entire MBA
program
• Courses such as “Globalization and
Markets” taught by Nobel Prize
winner, Joseph Stiglitz
• Particularly strong in international
development where students can
advise global clients on
microfinance and health care
Columbia Business School
• Elective courses include
“Global Corporate Social
Responsibility” and
“Sustainability as a Driver”
• The Center for Sustainable
Global Enterprise focuses
on base-of-the-pyramid
enterprise development
Cornell University, The
Johnson School
• Fellowship program offers scholarships to
emerging leaders who have a commitment to
social responsibility
• Established the Center for the
Advancement of Social
Entrepreneurship in 2002
• Courses such as Corporate
Social Impact Management
• Admissions office has made
strides in placing special value
on applicants with social and
environmental interests
Duke University, Fuqua
School of Business
• Social enterprise materials is mainstreamed into all
aspects of research and
teaching
• Offers a Leadership Fellows
Program with grants for
deserving graduates who
choose to work in public
and non-profit enterprises
Harvard Business School
• Social Enterprise Initiative (SEI) started in 1993 and
was one of the first of its kind
• Skoll Center offers a number of
fully-funded scholarships for
students working in social
entrepreneurship
• Offers more than 20 courses that
integrate social and environmental
issues
Oxford University, Said
School of Business
• Incorporates macro issues via the
Institute for Science, Innovation
and Society
• Considered one of the best all-around MBA programs for sustainability
• Offers elective courses in public and non-profit management, social entrepreneurship, and philanthropy
• Center for Social Innovation offers courses, projects and fieldwork to build leadership skills in pursuing social value creation
Stanford University Graduate
School of Business
• At the forefront of merging
public interest with private
enterprise since 1976
• Courses include “Managing
Social Enterprises in
Developing Countries”, and
“Philanthropic Foundations”
Yale University School of
Management
• Students who go on to work in non-profit
management may qualify for a generous loan-
forgiveness program
Thinking of a Green MBA?
Research target
schools
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career path
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outstanding
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Betsy Massar, CEO
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References & Disclaimers
• Net Impact/Aspen Institute study – November 2008
• 2009-2010 Beyond Grey Pinstripes survey
• This presentation summarizes reviews of 15 AACSB-accredited business
schools that have distinguished themselves in an aspect of sustainability.
Please note that the list of schools in this presentation is not exhaustive.