Canadian universities are not right up there with those offering a green MBA but opportunities do exist in the US and elsewhere. Among US universities offering a green MBA, an MBA which includes study of green environment and economic principles, are the following:
Alliant International University, California
Monterey Institute of International Studies, California
San Francisco State University, California
University of Colorado at Denver
George Washington University, DC
University of South Florida
South University, Georgia
Dominican University, Illionois
Antioch University, New Hampshire
Cornell, New York
New York University
University of North Carolina
Portland State University, Oregon
Duquesne University, Pennsylvania
Green Mountain College, Vermont
Bainbridge Graduate Institute, Washington State
Summary information and links are available at http://www.greenmbaclasses.com
Other green MBA programs are available at some European universities and may be available at some Canadian MBA schools including York University’s Schulich School of Business, McGill University, and UBC.
We will be reviewing green MBA programs in a future issue of Gallon Environment Letter. Universities are encouraged to submit their green MBA program information to editor@gallonletter.ca for consideration.
Dear Sir/Madam,
As we have developed our MBA in Managing for Sustainability over the past four years (missing from the list above), we have found that “green” is a trendy but basically meaningless term when it comes to academic programs, as it does not say much about whether business performance and organizations are approached from a triple-bottom-line perspective or not, or whether aspects of ethical human relations and community health and justice in business practice are fully addressed.
Using these criteria, most of the programs above would not qualify as truly green or sustainability-driven, since for the most part they involve conventional programs with unchanged ethics and community practices to which a few “green” courses have been added, but not integrated – the depth of knowledge and authenticity of the faculty who teach these extra courses notwithstanding.
The greatest exceptions to my knowledge are Bainbridge, Presidio (Alliant), and possibly Antioch and Green Mountain College, as well as Dominican University in California (also missing). Clark University’s MBA in Social Change also stands apart.
Respectfully,
Ralph Meima
Ralph Meima, MBA, PhD
Program Director, MBA in Managing for Sustainability
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