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specialization
Sustainable Business and Management
Dive deeper into the business and management sub-field of sustainability by integrating sustainable growth with business management strategies. This specialization takes an interdisciplinary approach, and provides a holistic and condensed overview of sustainable business and management.
This program is perfect for...
- Sustainability professionals seeking marketable skills by broadening their business and management knowledge
- Purpose-driven professionals seeking advancement as sustainability managers within their current company or organization
- Individuals interested in the business and management aspects of sustainability
What you can learn.
- How to incorporate sustainability into business strategy, management, and operations
- Develop strategies to overcome resource constraints and rising commodity prices, climate change and extreme weather, and radical, technology-driven transparency
- Strategies to maximize innovation and the effectiveness of social enterprises in terms of delivering social and environmental innovation
- Examine all issues that can affect complex supply chains, including: contract management, logistics, packaging, and finding opportunities to innovate in products, services and models that enable sustainable supply
Courses
Click below to view the required and elective courses, if applicable, for this program.
Electives - Sustainable Business and Management
Students must complete three courses from the following list.
Estimated Cost Breakdown
All courses in this program are paid for individually, unless otherwise noted. An application form is required to establish candidacy in this program. From the 'Apply Now' button, complete the online application and pay the application fee if applicable.
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