Sustainable Management

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.

AU MBA students networking
AU MBA students networking

Explore Our Sustainable Management Programs

Choose from Sustainable Management programs at different levels and find the path that best fits your goals.

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

See Sustainable Management programs side by side and find the option that best matches your goals.
ProgramLevelDurationCreditsEntry requirementTuition
DBA in Sustainable ManagementDoctoralAbout 3 years60 credit hoursA completed MBA; a 3.0 GPA maintained to graduate$37,465
MBA in Global Sustainable ManagementMaster’sAbout 18 months36 unitsA 3.0 GPA maintained to graduate$18,395
Graduate Diploma in Sustainable ManagementGraduate DiplomaAbout 9 months18 unitsA 3.0 GPA maintained to graduate$8,525
Graduate Certificate in Sustainable ManagementGraduate CertificateAbout 18 weeks9 unitsA 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

Kwok Shum

Teaches on the doctoral and Green MBA programs, and has run Clinton Foundation C40 workshops.

Tamara Myatt, Ph.D.

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.

Vince Carter, Ph.D.

Professor at the Akio Morita School of Business and the Kisho Kurokawa Green Institute.

Chris Raymond, Ph.D.

Chris Raymond, Ph.D.

Ph.D. in economics, University of California, Santa Barbara, followed by an international MBA.

Frequently asked questions

It is the idea that an organisation should be measured on three results rather than one: financial, environmental and social. It runs through all four programs, and triple bottom line accountability is one of the four required courses in the Graduate Diploma. Most of the practical difficulty in sustainable management lies in deciding what to do when the three measures point in different directions, which is what the coursework works on.

It covers the same core business functions — you finish with a full MBA, not a narrower qualification. What differs is that sustainability runs through the program rather than sitting in one elective: triple bottom line accountability, green marketing and corporate social responsibility are part of the required material, and the degree ends with the Sustainable Management Capstone.

The Graduate Certificate is the shortest entry point and is designed for people bringing sustainability into a role they already hold. The DBA requires a completed MBA. For the certificate, diploma and MBA, send your transcripts to admissions and they will tell you what applies to your background.

Graduates work on sustainability in strategy, reporting and disclosure, operations and supply chains, marketing, and policy. Some move into dedicated sustainability functions; many apply the discipline inside a role they already hold, which is what the shorter qualifications are designed for.

Yes. The Doctor of Business Administration in Sustainable Management is 60 credit hours beyond a completed MBA, and a 3.0 GPA must be maintained through to graduation. If you hold a different master’s degree, ask admissions how it is assessed.

The Graduate Certificate takes about 18 weeks and the Graduate Diploma about nine months. The Green MBA takes about 18 months, with a maximum of three years from matriculation. The DBA takes about three years, with a maximum of five.

They are scheduled around an international cohort. For the Graduate Certificate they usually fall on Friday evening United States time, which is Saturday morning across much of Asia. Each course includes two live sessions; in the Graduate Diploma they fall at the end of weeks one and four.

Live. Every six-week course includes two live online sessions led by faculty, rather than recorded lectures worked through alone.

No. All four programs are delivered entirely online, with no residency requirement and no need to relocate.

Anaheim University is accredited by the Distance Education Accrediting Commission (DEAC). The DEAC is recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) and is listed by the U.S. Department of Education as a recognized accrediting agency. Accreditation is institutional, covering the university and the programs it offers.

Tuition is charged course by course rather than as a single fee, so the cost is spread across your studies, and current figures for each program are published in its catalog. Anaheim University does not participate in federal or state financial aid programs, so US federal loans and grants are not available.

A new term begins every six weeks, so there are several entry points across the year rather than a single annual intake.

Yes. The programs ask for evidence of English proficiency — typically TOEFL 530 paper-based or 71 internet-based and IELTS 6.5. Each catalog lists the tests and scores it accepts.

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