Top 10 Masters Programs in Business Ethics

EDHEC Business School in France runs the MSc in Global & Sustainable Business. The program focuses on giving student the skills for generating profitable and sustainable business growth. Based in Lille, they will learn how to analyse complex business environments, and to develop competitive alongside a healthy environment and an inclusive society.

The MS in Sustainability Management is offered by Kogod School of Business at American University in Washington, DC. On this program, students will learn the business basics of sustainability, such as budgeting and management,  as well as how to innovate and implement sustainable ventures. Kogod practices what it teaches: it is the first carbon-neutral university in US.

The MSc Global Business & Sustainability is run by the Rotterdam School of Management at Erasmus University in the Netherlands. The program focuses on how to embed sustainability into core business strategy to tackle grand societal challenges, such as climate change. The hands-on course includes experiential elements, such as creating a new business to tackle a real societal challenge, and pitching it to a multi-stakeholder panel.

ESCP Business School puts on the MSc in Sustainability Entrepreneurship and Innovation. Students on this program study in both Berlin and Paris, gaining a European perspective. They also gain a practical understanding of sustainable business, entrepreneurship and innovation, such as values-based innovation management and business modelling, as well as practical experience on an internship, a consulting or startup project.

London’s Imperial College Business School runs the MSc Climate Change, Management & Finance — a program that gives students interdisciplinary skills related to climate change and sustainability. Participants will learn from leading practitioners and academics who blend theory and practice. And they gain exclusive access to networking opportunities and events outside of the classroom through the school’s hub for climate change and the environment, the Grantham Institute.

HEC Paris business school places a sharp focus on ethics and sustainability in its master’s in management program, which emphasizes long-term rather than short-term value creation. The highly ranked European school puts on a module called Ethics and Sustainability, which considers the ethical responsibilities of managers and corporations that go beyond economic considerations.

The University of Exeter Business School in the UK offers the MSc Business and Environment. Students go beyond climate change to study economics, natural capital and biomimicry, applying and adapting ecological concepts to business and innovation strategies. They ultimately graduate with the skills and knowledge to drive businesses forward that make a positive contribution to the environment and society.

The Gordon Institute of Business Science, at the University of Pretoria in Johannesburg, runs a number of degree programs, including the Master’s in International Business Management. Students on this program can take classes at the Centre for Business Ethics (CfBE) to explore and influence how South African business should respond to the country’s ethical challenges of fraud, corruption, poverty, inequality and discrimination.

The Management and Corporate Sustainability MSc is offered by Cranfield School of Management, in the UK. The program, which is ranked highly by QS, teaches students how to successfully embed sustainability into their core business purpose and strategy. It also provides students with the practical knowledge and skills required for senior leadership positions across economic sectors.

Eada Business School in Barcelona, Spain, runs the Master in Sustainable Business & Innovation. Students develop critical and design-thinking skills so they can perform in an increasingly volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous environment. Students also develop soft skills, such as communication, negotiation, teamwork and leadership.