Archive for October 29th, 2008

Um… is a sustainable MBA really necessary?

Wednesday, October 29th, 2008

Is a sustainable MBA really necessary? The Network for Business Innovation in Sustainability is asking that question, and hoping you will help them figure out if it is by answering a survey here.

The 17-question survey is meant to gauge local need for sustainability MBA programs. The survey introduction says Antioch University’s Center for Creative Change is considering offering an MBA in Social and Environmental Sustainability beginning in Fall 2009.

Locally, the Bainbridge Graduate Institute has offered an MBA in sustainable business since 2002. The people I know that have attended this program give it rave reviews. Other schools, like the University of Washington and Seattle University, also offer courses in sustainability.

For more on this topic, check out Ideal Bite. It’s an old post, but has some interesting comments on green MBA’s.  Or check out the article “Green Business and Education Prove a Crutch to a Lagging Economy.”