Companies around the world are increasingly integrating sustainability principles into their businesses — by developing green products, saving energy, and motivating and retaining their employees — in the expectation of enhanced growth and return on capital.
Graduate business programs have a big role to play in this process.
On Thursday, Corporate Knights, a Toronto-based media, research and financial products firm focused on clean capitalism, released a ranking of 100 MBA programs based on how holistically they integrated sustainability into the school experience.
Researchers analyzed the Financial Times (FT) 2013 Global MBA Ranking, and ranked programs on three indicators that they were prioritizing sustainability education: support for core curriculum choices, dedicated institutes and centers, and relevant faculty research.
"Our mission, quite simply, is to build on the FT ranking by determining which of the top schools in the world are focused on the intersection of business and sustainability," Jeremy Runnalls, managing editor of Corporate Knights' quarterly magazine, said in a statement.
Following are Corporate Knights' top 19 sustainable MBA programs.
19: University of Pennsylvania (U.S.)—Wharton School
Total score: 63%
18: Cranfield University (U.K.)—Cranfield School of Management
Total score: 65%
17 (tie): McGill University (Canada)—Desautels Faculty of Management
Total score: 66%
17 (tie): University of California at Berkeley (U.S.)—Haas School of Business
Total score: 66%
17 (tie): College of William and Mary (U.S.)—Raymond A. Mason School of Business
Total score: 66%
14: Babson College (U.S.)—F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business
Total score: 67%
13: Erasmus University (Netherlands)—Rotterdam School of Management
Total score: 68%
12. University of Chicago (U.S.)—Booth School of Business
Total score: 70%
11. University of Bath (U.K.)—School of Management
Total score: 71%
10: George Washington University (U.S.)—School of Business
