Sustainable Management
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Online Sustainable Management Programs
Sustainable management examines how organizations create long-term value while responding to environmental, social, and economic pressures. It brings together business strategy, leadership, ethics, operations, and responsible decision-making, helping professionals understand how sustainability can be built into the way organizations are managed.
Four online programs provide a progression from focused graduate study through the MBA and DBA. Students can begin by applying sustainability principles within their current role, move into broader business study with sustainability at its core, or progress to advanced research on organizational change, accountability, and long-term performance.
Explore Our Sustainable Management Programs
Doctoral degree
Doctor of Business Administration in Sustainable Management
Explore sustainability, strategic management, and long-term organizational value through advanced business research.
- Duration
- About 3 years, in six-week courses
- Tuition
- $37,465 · $1,500 per course
- Next start
- Every six weeks
- Format
- Two 90-minute live seminars per course
- Credits
- 60 credit hours beyond an MBA
- Structure
- 15 courses plus a four-term dissertation, across 20 terms
Master’s degree
Master of Business Administration in Global Sustainable Management
Combine core business study with advanced knowledge of sustainability, responsible management, and global strategy.
- Duration
- About 18 months, in six-week courses
- Tuition
- $18,395 · $1,125 per course
- Next start
- Every six weeks
- Format
- Two 90-minute live seminars per course
- Credits
- 36 units
- Structure
- 12 courses, ending with the Sustainable Management Capstone
Graduate diploma
Graduate Diploma in Sustainable Management
Build broader knowledge of sustainability, responsible business, and contemporary management practice.
- Duration
- About 9 months, in six-week courses
- Tuition
- $8,525 · $1,125 per course
- Next start
- Every six weeks
- Format
- Two 90-minute live classes per course
- Credits
- 18 units
- Structure
- Four required sustainability courses plus two electives
Graduate certificate
Graduate Certificate in Sustainable Management
Explore sustainability, responsible business, and its role in modern management and decision-making.
- Duration
- About 18 weeks, in six-week courses
- Tuition
- $4,350 · $1,125 per course
- Next start
- Every six weeks
- Format
- Two 90-minute live classes per course
- Credits
- 9 units
- Structure
- Three sustainability courses
Compare Sustainable Management Programs
| Program | Level | Duration | Credits | Entry requirement | Tuition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DBA in Sustainable Management | Doctoral | About 3 years | 60 credit hours | A completed MBA; a 3.0 GPA maintained to graduate | $37,465 |
| MBA in Global Sustainable Management | Master’s | About 18 months | 36 units | A 3.0 GPA maintained to graduate | $18,395 |
| Graduate Diploma in Sustainable Management | Graduate Diploma | About 9 months | 18 units | A 3.0 GPA maintained to graduate | $8,525 |
| Graduate Certificate in Sustainable Management | Graduate Certificate | About 18 weeks | 9 units | A 3.0 GPA maintained to graduate | $4,350 |
C40
Clinton Foundation workshops run by the director of the Kisho Kurokawa Green Institute
Columbia
MBA behind the professor who teaches across the business school and the institutes
99%
student satisfaction rate, 2025 program average
Accredited
by the Distance Education Accrediting Commission, recognized by the U.S. Department of Education and CHEA
Meet Our Faculty
Learn from experienced academics and professionals who bring subject expertise, research, and real-world perspective into the classroom.
Kwok Shum
Teaches on the doctoral and Green MBA programs, and has run Clinton Foundation C40 workshops.
Tamara Myatt, Ph.D.
Former Executive Director of Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women in Afghanistan. Ph.D. in Human and Organizational Systems, Fielding Graduate University.
Vince Carter, Ph.D.
Professor at the Akio Morita School of Business and the Kisho Kurokawa Green Institute.
Chris Raymond, Ph.D.
Ph.D. in economics, University of California, Santa Barbara, followed by an international MBA.
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