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Do you assume social responsibility and want to manage and shape the future today? At the Global MBA in Sustainability you will become a specialist in sustainibility and set up your organization for a sustainable future.

In the future, companies will have to address the issue of sustainability in a credible manner in order to secure their competitive advantage and assume responsibility for a world worth living in. Companies of all sizes and industries will need experts who develop, plan, implement and report on strategies to achieve sus- tainability goals.

You will become familiar with the legal requirements and societal expectations for the sustainability of companies and organisations in the private, public and non-profit sectors. To meet these, you will formulate realistic goals, set focal points, and agree on priorities. You will then determine effective measures in sustainability management, which you will implement in practice. You com- municate the achieved sustainability performance internally and externally.

More details:

• Credit points: 60 / 90 / 120 ECTS
• Standard period of study: 2 / 3 / 4 semesters
• Language: The programme is taught entirely in English
• Start of studies: On the first day of each month
• Accreditation: Accredited
• Certification: State approval by the ZFU (national central office for distance learning) No. 210024 (90 ECTS)

This is what you will learn:

You assume social responsibility and want to shape the future.

As a sustainability manager, you will anchor the multidimensional sustainability agenda of the United Nations based on the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals in your organization. You shape the future here and now and you design and implement a corporate sustainability strategy. In doing so, you promote a sustainable change process in business and society at large.

Your programme content in detail:

You will...

• ...be able to develop goals, measures and the corresponding internal and external reporting for sustainability strategies. 
• ...learn to analyse the different interests of stakeholder groups such as employees, customers and investors of a company with regard to sustainability and to take them into account in your strategy.
• ...acquire all the knowledge and skills you need to take on management responsibility in companies.
• ...deal with the social responsibility of companies. To do so, you will learn the theoretical and historical foundations of international sustainability issues.
• ...acquire the necessary competencies to apply the whole range of the sustainability agenda to organisations such as private companies and public administration.
• ...combine management skills such as Change Management, Leadership as well as Values and Conflict with sustainability topics.

These range from the Basics of Sustainability Management to the Goals and Standards of Sustainability to Communication about Sustainability. Ecological, social and economic aspects of sustainability are also covered.

Through our elective modules, you keep your eye firmly on your goal and specialise in the area of management or sustainability.