Sustainability Program

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Sustainability Program

• Aspen Institution-based Ranking

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Samples

• 20082008 Beyond Grey Pinstrips Ranking 50
  Universities
• Including U.S., Canada, Europe-based Universities
  with Sustainability program

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Features

• Independent Program
• Research Center-oriented Program
• Course-oriented Program
• Through the research, largely above 3 types of
  programs were found in accordance with funds,
  namely the size of school, faculty and
  differentiation strategies of each school.

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Features (Cont)

• European (IE, Notre Dame, etc.) Univ. provide
  limited content of the program through the
  website and less strong interest than those in
  U.S.
• Canada (West-Ontario, Calgary, York, etc.) Univ.
  show a stronger concern on the sustainability
  than Europe-based ones providing various degree
  program and more interdisciplinary than U.S.
  Based Univ., not much more focusing on Business
  perspectives.

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Conclusion

• The higher it ranks in Aspen Institute research,
  the more universities tend to have a
  center-oriented program.
• After 30th ranked program, there is no strong
  distinction among the program and show the
  course-oriented program.
• Universities which attempt to raise their
  reputation as a differentiated strategy using
  sustainability program tend to show an
  independent sustainability program, which means
  no research center.

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Research Center-Oriented

• Some have not only their independent program like
  MS in environmental management, MBA in
  sustainability but also their research centers
  which constitutes several program such as forest,
  environment engineering, law.
• Provides dual degree-program which requires
  applicants to meet two conditions like GMAT GRE

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Course-oriented Program

• Hard to pick up their characteristics out of the
  program because sustainability programs are
  incorporated into many types of different
  classes.
• Have a sustainability program as a selective
  course.
• The program is usually designed and operated by
  the college unit (i.e. college of business), not
  the independent research center

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Independent Program

• Has its independent degree program. For
  instance, MS in environmental management
  sustainability (IIT), Master of Environment
  management, not as a selective course.
• Portland State Univ.(MBA), IIT,

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Features by Universities
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Stanford (1)

• MBA students will be able to pursue joint degrees
  in Environment and Resources and in Public Policy
  under two new programs approved by the faculty
  senate.
• Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Environment
  and Resources (IPER)
• http//iper.stanford.edu/study/index.html
• designed to expose students to an
  interdisciplinary way of thinking about complex
  environmental problems and the variety of
  methodologies

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Stanford (1) Cont

• IPER 310 Environmental Forum Seminar (Autumn and
  Winter Quarters)
• IPER 320 Designing Environmental Research
  (Winter Quarter)
• IPER 330 Research Approaches for Environmental
  Problem Solving (Spring Quarter)
• IPER 335 Environmental Science for Managers and
  Policy-Makers (Winter Quarter)
• IPER students work closely with their advising
  team to develop a course of study tailored to the
  student's background and desired future work.

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Stanford (1) Cont

• Public Management Program Courses
• Students who wish to specialize in Socially
  Responsible Business must earn a minimum of eight
  of their 16 elective units from the list of
  qualifying courses below
• Business and Environmental Issues
• Commercializing New Technologies Stem Cells and
  Regenerative Medicine
• Comparing Institutional Forms Public, Private
  and Nonprofit
• Corporate Fraud
• Entrepreneurial Design for Extreme Affordability
• Environmental Entrepreneurship
• Environmental Science for Managers and Policy
  Makers
• Ethical Issues in Biotech Industry
• Frontiers of Social Innovation
• Innovation and Management in Health Care
• Leadership in Diverse Organizations
• Leadership Perspectives
• Lives of Consequence How Individuals Discover
  Paths to Meaningful Engagement
• Networking with Government to Achieve Social
  Change
• Political Economy of Health Care in the US
• Social Entrepreneurship
• Strategic Issues in Philanthropy

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Stanford (1) Cont

• http//www.gsb.stanford.edu/exed/bses/curriculum.h
  tml
• Business Strategies for Environmental
  Sustainability
• 2008 Dates September 14 - 20Limited spaces
  available Please contact Brett Cicerone or apply
  directly onlineProgram Tuition 9,000
  USDAdditional funding for applicants from
  nonprofit/education/government organizations
  available on a limited basis.Location Stanford
  Sierra Conference Center
• Highlighted Sessions
• Green vs. Greenwashing Environmental Strategies
  of BusinessesMany businesses try to balance
  commercial, environmental, and social objectives
  but risk being accused of only superficially
  caring about the environment for PR purposes. In
  this session, participants look at this challenge
  using a case study that helps them understand how
  environmental strategies can be both pragmatic
  and authentic.
• Environmental Sustainability and the Supply
  ChainToday's supply chains require a new set of
  capabilities agility, adaptability, and
  alignment. These concepts are tightly coupled
  with the impact of environmental sustainability.
  This session will examine how to attain these
  capabilities and how they can be applied in your
  supply chain.
• High-Profile Activism Media and BoycottsAn
  important aspect of business strategy involves
  managing the "non-market" environment of
  activists, interest groups, and the media. In
  this session, participants examine how and why
  high-profile activism shapes firms, and how firms
  can manage these pressures effectively.

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Michigan(Ross) (2)

• the Erb Institute for Global Sustainable
  Enterprise is a 50-50 partnership between the
  School of Natural Resources and Environment and
  the Stephen M. Ross School of Business at the
  University of Michigan.
• The Erb Institute MBA/MS Program at the
  University of Michigan is a graduate level
  masters program focused on Global Sustainable
  Enterprise. Students in the three-year program
  earn two degrees -- a Master of Business
  Administration (MBA) from the Stephen M. Ross
  School of Business (Ross) and a Master of Science
  (MS) from the School of Natural Resources
  Environment (SNRE).

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Michigan(Ross) (2)

• Courses
• ENVIRON 110/ Introduction of Global Change
  Physical    Processes
• ENVIRON 111/ Introduction to Global Change
  Human Impacts
• ENVIRON 256/ Culture, Adaptation, and
  Environment
• ENVIRON 270 / Our Common Future Ecology,
  Economics    Ethics of Sustainable Development
• ENVIRON 306/ Global Water
• ENVIRON 312/Environmental Politics and Policy
• ENVIRON 360 / Behavior and Environment
• ENVIRON 361 / The Psychology of Environmental
  Stewardship
• ENVIRON 367/ Global Enterprise and Sustainable
  Development
• ENVIRON 370  / Introduction to Urban and
  Environmental Planning
• ENVIRON 375 / Environmental and Resource
  Economics
• ENVIRON 376 / Environmental Ethics
• ENVIRON 382 / Introduction to Environmental
  Education for Sustainable Development
• ENVIRON 401 / Modeling Coupled Human-Natural
  Systems
• PHYSICS 413 / Introduction to Nonlinear
  Dynamics and the Physics of Complexity
• STRATEGY 310 / The World Economy
• STRATEGY 411 / The Corporation in Society
• STRATEGY 445 / Base of the Pyramid

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York (3)

• Business the Environment Graduate Diploma
• The Option A Diploma, offered in both Programs,
  will formalize already established areas of
  environmental/sustainability education within the
  Doctoral and Masters degrees in the two Faculties
  of Education and Environmental Studies.
• The Option B diploma, a stand-alone, direct entry
  Graduate Diploma, is offered only within the
  Faculty of Education, and is designed to provide
  opportunities for graduate level study of theory
  and research in Environmental/Sustainability
  Education to practicing teachers and school
  administrators, to people working in community
  organizations and cultural institutions, and to
  advocacy groups.
• http//www.yorku.ca/foe/grad/enviro.html

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Berkeley (4)

• Gap Inc. Scholars in Corporate Social
  Responsibility
• The Gap Inc. CSR Scholars Program provides
  scholarships to three full-time incoming MBA
  students who demonstrate a commitment to the CSR
  field in their professional and educational
  pursuits.
• McDonald's CSR Research Fellows ProgramLaunched
  in 2005, the McDonald's CSR Research Fellows
  Program gives Haas MBA students first-hand
  exposure to the myriad CSR challenges businesses
  face on a daily basis. Through the program, a
  globally diverse team of second-year Haas MBA
  students conduct a deep stakeholder engagement
  study on McDonald's CSR activities.
• Sustainable Products Solutions (SPS) ProgramIn
  collaboration with the UC Berkeleys Haas School
  of Business and College of Chemistry, the
  Sustainable Products Solutions (SPS) Program
  aims to create a multi-disciplinary learning and
  research environment where the foundations of
  sustainability society, science, engineering,
  environment, and finance are all considered
  simultaneously as new products and solutions are
  explored.

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Berkeley (4)

• TOPICS OF INTEREST of Sustainable Solution
  Program
• The SPS Program aims to uncover and understand
  the scientific principles of sustainability in
  the areas of chemistry, chemical engineering,
  biology, health sciences, natural resources,
  public policy, and energy. Topics of interest
  include but are not limited to
• Reducing and measuring the carbon footprint of
  products and solutions
• Providing safe drinking water where it doesnt
  exist today
• Production of bio-based materials and feedstocks
• Converting biomass into useful products with
  minimal waste
• Storing energy cleanly and efficiently
• Sustainable market-based solutions
• Measuring the lifecycle environmental footprints
  across a supply chain
• Decreased use of scarce resources
• Reducing exposure levels to chemicals throughout
  the life of a product
• Decreased emissions (air, water land) and
  non-useful by-products
• Public Policy implications of sustainable
  solutions
• Improved the health profile of the final solution
  (eg. reduced Persistent, Bioaccumulative, Toxins
  (PBTs) and Carcinogen, Mutagen, Reproductive
  toxins (CMRs))

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Berkeley (4)

• MBA CoursesFALL 2008 (Tentative)
•  
• Metrics of Sustainability Projects
• Social Enterprise Business as a Vehicle for
  Social Impact Social Investing Recent Findings
  in Management Finance
• SPRING 2009 (Tentative)
• Emerging Innovations in Environmental Strategy
  Speaker SeriesStrategic CSR Projects (MBA
  292C 3 units)Strategic Corporate Social
  Responsibility (EWMBA)

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Columbia (6)
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Cornell (7)

• Sustainable Global Enterprise Immersion
• The Johnson School's Immersion program is a
  unique element of its MBA curriculum. The program
  allows first year, full time, and Accelerated MBA
  students to focus on a specific area of study.
  The Sustainable Global Enterprise (SGE) Immersion
  is focused on the theory and practice of building
  competitive business opportunities based on
  addressing social and environmental issues.
• Sustainable Global Enterprise Boot Camp
• NBA 603 - Sustainable Global Enterprise
• NBA 658 - SGE Immersion - Practicum
• All full time MBA students will also register for
  NCC 508 - Managing Operations and NCC 504 -
  Managing and Leading in Organizations to complete
  their core obligations in the MBA program. MBA
  students choosing the SGE Immersion will have 5
  elective credits available for additional
  coursework. Check the appropriate links for more
  information on sustainable enterprise courses at
  the Johnson School, available across Cornell, or
  listed by topic.

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Cornell (7)

• Sustainable Global Enterprise _at_ Johnson
• Students should seek a balance of training in
  core disciplines enhanced by an understanding of
  the intersection of private enterprise and
  sustainable development. Students can choose from
  a wide range of electives at the Johnson School
  and throughout Cornell University to enhance both
  theoretical and practical knowledge.
• NBA 519 - Sustainability as a Driver for
  Innovation in the Entrepreneurial
  OrganizationNBA 541 - Strategy, Innovation, and
  Sustainable Global EnterpriseNBA 573 - Seminar
  in Sustainable DevelopmentNBA 577 - The Legal,
  Political, and Social Environment of BusinessNBA
  603 - Sustainable Global Enterprise1 NBA 658 -
  SGE Immersion - Practicum1 NBA 660 - Corporate
  Social Responsibility Organizational IssuesNBA
  671 - Business EthicsNBA 677 - Systems Tools for
  Sustainable Enterprise Concepts, Methods and
  ApplicationsNBA 690 - Conservation Tourism
  Projects in Sustainable Global EnterpriseNBA 631
  - Global BusinessNBA 628 - Strategic Change and
  RenewalNMI 500 - Independent Study Projects in
  Sustainable Global Enterprise
• 1 Enrollment in NBA 603 and NBA 658 is required
  for students wanting to take the Sustainable
  Global Enterprise Immersion.

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UNC (12)

• MBA Sustainable Enterprise Concentration
• MBA students at the Kenan-Flagler Business School
  can graduate with an enrichment concentration in
  Sustainable Enterprise. The courses required for
  the concentration prepare students to lead
  strategic approaches to stakeholder issues, value
  creation in untapped markets, and entrepreneurial
  solutions for urban renewal.
• In addition to the wide range of courses in
  sustainable enterprise offered at the
  Kenan-Flagler Business School itself, students
• Please refer to the fold UNC ? I failed to
  paste this curriculum from the original DOC file
  that I collected. UNC holds a good concentration.

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GWU (13)

• Environmental Policy and Management
• The Environmental Policy and Management knowledge
  domain provides students with multi-disciplinary
  perspectives, information, and experiences on the
  variety, complexity, and integration of
  environmental issues and business, government,
  and non-profit organizations, including the roles
  of individual, society, and technology.
• Required Coursework
• SMPP 210 Strategic Environmental Management
• SMPP 207 Environment, Energy, Technology, and
  Science
• PAD 266 Environmental Policy
• Other possible EPM coursework
• ECON 237 Economics of the Environment and
  Natural Resources
• EMGT 222 Energy Management
• ENRP 240 Environmental Impact Statement
  Procedures and Environmental Law
• IAFF 220 Science, Technology and Public Policy
• SMPP 290 Sustainable Communities and
  Organizations (Summer)

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Calgary (16)

• Please refer to the fold Calgary ? I failed to
  paste this curriculum from the original DOC file
  that I collected. Calgary holds a good
  concentration.

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Colorado (20)

• http//leeds.colorado.edu/entrep/interior4.aspx?id
  295,411,2221,2224
• Center (Deming Center)- oriented program

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Western Ontario (21)

• Graduate Program in Environment and
  Sustainability
• The graduate program in Environment and
  Sustainability is an explicitly interdisciplinary
  program that uses project-based learning to
  enhance skill sets in preparation for a career in
  the environment field. Students applying to the
  program choose to enter one of two degree streams
  of study
• Collaborative Master's and PhD Program
  (Research/Thesis Based) includes how to apply
• New Course-based Interdisciplinary Master's
  Program (Course Based) includes how to apply
• Students enrolled in the Environment and
  Sustainability graduate program will graduate
  from their HOME PROGRAM with a degree designation
  from that discipline. For example, if your
  supervisor was in the Department of Chemistry,
  your MSc or PhD degree would be in Chemistry
  (Environment and Sustainability), not just
  Environment and Sustainability. Other examples
• MA in Political Science (Environment and
  Sustainability)
• MEng in Chemical Engineering (Environment and
  Sustainability)

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Portland State Univ. (22)

• Concentration/Electives The MBA program allows
  students to focus their degree in a wide array of
  topics. Thanks to the variety of coursework
  offered both within the Business School and
  available through other departments in the
  University, we can offer an uncommonly wide range
  of specialization options. This provides students
  with the necessary broad background in all
  functional areas of business, with the added
  benefit of a concentration that is flexible and
  can include electives beyond the business
  schools curriculum. Electives will be selected
  from courses offered by the School of Business
  Administration or may, with the approval of the
  Director of Graduate Programs, be selected from
  areas outside the School of Business
  Administration.
• Finance Option
• Innovation Management Concentration
• International Business Concentration
• MBA Sustainable Enterprise Concentration
• PSU Sustainability Certificate
• Real Estate Development Certificate
• Food Marketing Logistics Concentration (FMLC)
• Training Development
• Center for Technology, Entrepreneurship and Law

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Portland State Univ. (22)

• MBA Sustainable Enterprise Concentration
• Mgmt 510 (NEW class) Sustainable Enterprise
  Management (4)
• Mgmt 510 (MIM 521) Evaluate Measure
  Sustainability Performance (4)
• Mgmt 510 (MIM 531) Product Design and
  Stewardship (4)
• Mgmt 510 (MIM 541) Stakeholder Management and
  Social Entrepreneurship (4)

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Portland State Univ. (22)

• Graduate Sustainability Certificate
• This graduate certificate (in process of
  approval) offers an integrated series of
  post-baccalaureate courses that comprise a
  multidisciplinary study of the environmental,
  social and economic dimensions of sustainability.
  Students who receive the certificate must
  complete 6 linked classes (Please note that the
  final requirements may change from those listed
  here during the approval process)
• Environmental Sustainability (core)
• Social Sustainability (core)
• Economics of Sustainability (core)
• Integrating Sustainability Using Case Analysis
  (core)
• Focus Elective (from list of approved classes)
• Focus Elective (from list of approved classes)

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Portland State Univ. (22)

• Course Descriptions
• Fall Term - "Environmental Sustainability"
• Winter Term - "Economics of Sustainability
  Theory and Practice"
• Winter Term - "Sustainable Development Practices
  Integrating Sustainability Using Case Analysis"
• Spring Term - "Social Sustainability Theory and
  Practice"
• Graduate Sustainability Certificate Focus
  Electives
• Economics EC 532 - Environmental Economics EC
  533 - Natural Resource Economics EC 543 - Global
  Environmental Economics EC 544 - Economics of
  Green Power
• Public Administration PA 564 - Current Issues in
  Environmental Policy and Administration
• Sociology SOC 565 - Environmental Sociology

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BC (23)

• Sustainability and Business Sub-Specialization
• Issues of sustainability are now entering the
  mainstream of business for several reasons
• increased government regulatory presence in this
  area both nationally and internationally,
• increased awareness and pressure from a broad
  range of stakeholders, including the general
• public, and the emergence of opportunities for
  competitive advantage from corporate
• initiatives in this area.
• This Sub-Specialization is intended for students
  specializing in other fields, who are looking for
  a
• grounding in the key issues and their relevance
  to business practice.
• Students are required to successfully complete 4
  modules to gain this Sub-Specialization.
• Required Modules
• BASD 500 Sustainable Development and Business
• BASD 502 Global Environmental Issues
• Plus two modules from this list
• BAHR 502 Business Ethics
• BAPA 501 Government and Business
• BAPA 503 Cost-Benefit Analysis
• BASD 501 Corporate Social Responsibility
• BASD 504 Environmental Marketing
• Refer to the original files to see more curri.

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Duke (26)

• The pursuit of sustainable corporations will
  ultimately require environmental, policy, and
  business professionals who are knowledgeable
  about the opportunities and challenges of
  corporate sustainability. Part of the Corporate
  Sustainability Initiatives mission is to help
  train the next generation of policy and business
  leaders in corporate sustainability through
  various educational programs offered at Duke
  University. CSI serves as coordinating mechanism
  to help leverage the vast educational resources
  at Duke including our top ranked Fuqua School of
  Business and Nicholas School of Environment.
• Training in corporate sustainability requires
  joint expertise in environmental management and
  policy and business strategy. CSI helps support
  Duke's joint MBA/MEM degree a three-year
  program where students spend a year of intensive
  study at both the Fuqua School of Business and
  the Nicholas School of the Environment with a
  third year spent completing electives from
  throughout the University. CSI plans to sponsor a
  number of activities including a lecture series
  and socials to encourage interaction and learning
  among students within the program.

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Duke (26)

• The Master of Environmental Management (MEM)
  degree teaches students how to analyze and manage
  natural environments for human benefit and
  ecosystem health. MEM Students choose one
  specialized concentration for study.
• Duke University Launches New Corporate
  Sustainability Initiative
• http//www.fuqua.duke.edu/admin/stuserv/courseinfo
  /decision491-1.html
• DECISION 491 - Decision Tools for Environmental
  Sustainability
• Refer to the original file for this curriculum.

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CMU (27)

• Environment Across the Curriculum and Educational
  Modules
• One major effort of the Green Design education
  effort is the development of an Environment
  Across the Curriculum program intended to offer
  all Carnegie Mellon students a basic introduction
  to environmental issues. Environmental modules
  and case studies have been developed for use both
  at Carnegie Mellon and anywhere across the world
  with the support of NSF Project 97-00568,
  Curriculum and Educational Materials for
  Environmentally Conscious Green Products and
  Processes. Here are some examples of Green Design
  instructional modules. Note that these are
  complete, but provided for educational use only
• Introduction to Green Design
• Radioactive Waste Management
• Disposition of Personal Computers and Teacher's
  Guide (both PDF format)
• Full Cost Accounting and Semiconductor FCA Case
  Study, (PDF format)
• Reverse Engineering for Green Design, and
  Teacher's Notes (both PDF format)
• Rechargeable Battery Management and Recycling
  (PDF format)
• Life Cycle Assessment Asphalt vs. Concrete (PDF
  format)
• Case Study - Landfill Power Generation (PDF
  format)
• Case Study - Motor Vehicle Emissions Testing (PDF
  format)

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After Research

• There are some trend among high-ranking programs.
• Based on Research Center that constitutes various
  department
• Concentration rather than selective (Many)
• Dual degree system even with other close schools.
  (Dartmouth)
• Outreach and out-of-class activities (Colorado)
• Developing New curriculum (All)
• After ranking 30th, the features are not much
  differentiated.
• York, Cornell, UNC, British Columbia, Duke, CMU
  hold recommendable programs.
• The original files have more. Please refer to
  those. Thanks, Jaemin.