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Earn an MBA in Managing for Sustainability with the Marlboro College Graduate Center

Earn an MBA in Managing for Sustainability

The Marlboro MBA in Managing for Sustainability, currently in its launch phase, will bring the model pioneered by several West Coast MBA programs to Vermont and the Northeast for the first time. This model integrates the essential elements of traditional MBAs with process and content attuned to social and environmental responsibility, the notion of triple or multiple bottom-line performance measurement, a global perspective on commerce and economic justice, and the overall notion of sustainability. Key features include an emphasis on accounting and finance, systems thinking courses, exploration of the policy and business implications of climate change, priority for clear written and verbal communication, mentoring in personal leadership development, and international study.

There are three particular groups of people for whom the Marlboro MBA is specifically designed:

• Those who are convinced our society must follow a more sustainable path, and seek knowledge, skills, perspectives, and a network to help them point their business careers in that direction.
  
• People who want to immerse themselves in the socially responsible business movement by working at one of the leaders - many of which are located in or near Vermont - or perhaps starting the next trend-setter themselves.
  
• People who are interested in becoming a corporate social responsibility (CSR) professional for a corporation, auditing firm, consulting firm, or NGO, working to change the system from within.

At 60 credits, this full-scale, accredited MBA can be completed in two years, and does not require students to live near the campus. Its hybrid limited-residency format combines attendance of ten 3-day intensives per year with Internet-based distance education.