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10 Ways to Turn Any MBA into a Sustainable MBA

By Giselle Weybrecht
GreenBiz
In order to make sustainability the norm, we need to educate the next generation of business leaders in sustainability issues. However, every year thousands of future business leaders and managers are coming out of MBA and other similar programs around the world without an adequate knowledge of not only what sustainability is, but more importantly, how to apply it to their jobs and how it can benefit their business.

In order to make sustainability the norm, we need to educate the next generation of business leaders in sustainability issues. However, every year thousands of future business leaders and managers are coming out of MBA and other similar programs around the world without an adequate knowledge of not only what sustainability is, but more importantly, how to apply it to their jobs and how it can benefit their business.

The challenge is that most MBA and business programs still do not provide students with this knowledge or even opportunities to explore sustainability within their degrees.

The good news is that, regardless of which kind of MBA or business degree program you choose to pursue, there are countless ways to bring sustainability into your program. Here are ten ways you can do so.

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