Online Master in Sustainability and Business Innovation
Barcelona, Spain
DURATION
12 Months
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
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EARLIEST START DATE
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TUITION FEES
EUR 17,500 *
STUDY FORMAT
Blended, Distance Learning
* blended / 16500 € for Online
Introduction
The Online Master in Sustainability and Business Innovation is a pioneering master’s program that offers the unique opportunity to learn how business, sustainability, and innovation interact.
Our curriculum is aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and addresses the latest trends in responsible and technological innovation, sustainable business models, and new market infrastructures.
This Master’s program will prepare you for new challenges, strategic problem-solving from a global perspective, and leadership skills to succeed:
- At the organizational level: You will analyze the best practices to manage high-performance teams and transform corporate culture
- At the community level: You will learn how to maximize the economic and social resources of an organization, its environmental impact, and how to measure its performance
The Online Master in Sustainability and Business Innovation is designed to provide you with the tools and technical know-how to not only embrace change but also promote it as a future business leader.
Participants who successfully complete the program and meet the academic requirements will be awarded the degree of Master in Management.
Additionally, master's participants will receive a certification in Sustainability Strategy Design and Implementation from UCL School of Management, University College London. University College London is a globally recognized institution, ranked #8 in the world by the QS ranking and #22 by the Times Higher Education ranking.
Ideal Students
The program has been designed for professionals who wish to focus their careers on innovation and business sustainability, and who are seeking to position themselves in this new corporate environment.
It is also aimed at consultants and executive coaches who are looking for innovative tools to support organizations during their transition toward sustainability.
Scholarships and Funding
The EADA Foundation, through its scholarship program, facilitates the development and growth of the professional career of the candidates, whether due to their professional profile, trajectory, or future objectives.
The body responsible for awarding the scholarship is the Scholarship Committee, which evaluates the application and establishes the amount of the scholarship based on the following criteria:
- Professional profile of the applicant
- Personal circumstances, income level, and employment situation
- Concurrence of requests and budget available
Types of Scholarship:
- EADA Foundation Scholarship
- Female manager scholarship
- SME company scholarship
- Corporate scholarship
- Entrepreneurial scholarship
- Elite Athlete scholarship
- Third-sector scholarship
In the case of granting a scholarship, the participant will have 10 days to formalize the registration in the program by paying the amount of the place reservation. Otherwise, once the term has elapsed, the granting of the scholarship will be without effect.
Curriculum
Program workload
This online program carries a workload of approximately 6 to 8 hours a week. An extra 2 hours should be added when working on the final project of the program.
Strategic project
Completing a project is one of the key methodologies of the pedagogical model at EADA, as it enables the participants to transfer their learning to a business reality. The project aims to align and apply SDGs to the strategy of an organization or start-up.
Courses
New business paradigm: shared-value strategies
- Characteristics of the new business paradigm
- Systemic thinking and applied complexity science
- Multi-stakeholder shared-value strategies
- Holistic management models for innovation and sustainability
- Sustainable leadership
Circular Economy
- Conceptual framework: Megatrends and basic principles
- The Butterfly Effect
- The 3Rs model: reduce, reuse, recycle
- Business models for a circular economy
- The ecosystem of stakeholders
- Circular supply chain
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and Environmental Impact Measurement
- Strategic Uses of Life-Cycle Analysis
- Analysing, challenging, and communicating LCA results
- Tools for Quantifying Environmental Externalities
- Carbon and water footprint measurement
Sustainability strategy design and implementation
- Bases of competitive strategy and the role of sustainability
- The business case for sustainable transformation of business
- Designing and implementing sustainability strategies
- Case studies of firms that successfully integrated sustainability into a competitive strategy
Impact Measurement
- Bases and trends on impact measurement
- Methods and tools for monitoring and evaluating impact
- Design, development, and management of impact systems
- Measuring and indicator systems
Leadership module
- Personal and transformational leadership
- Managing commitment and motivation
- Negotiation and managing conflict
Framing a Reliable ESG Strategy
- Regulation
- Reporting
- Accounting for social and environmental value
- Analysis of the future scenarios in ESG reporting
Innovation and Positive Impact: The purpose launchpad framework
- Innovation and Positive Impact: The purpose launchpad framework
- Purpose Launchpad principles, phases, and implementation levels
- Purpose Launchpad applications and tools (real cases)
- Purpose Launchpad axes deep dive: Purpose, Customer, and Abundance
Dual Finance Development
- Dual Finance Development
- The impact of sustainable finance
- The economics and risks of sustainable finance
- ESG Metrics
- How to invest in environmentally and financially sustainable projects
- Measuring sustainability performance
Sustainability Consulting
- Sustainability Consulting
- Competence to carry out consultancy processes in the field of social innovation and sustainability
- Consultant's global vision to integrate consultancy in social innovation and sustainability in the companies' strategy
- Partnerships & alliances
Program Admission Requirements
Show your commitment and readiness for Grad school by taking the GRE - the most broadly accepted exam for graduate programs internationally.