Sustainable MBAs

Thinking about a career in sustainable enterprise?  Each year the Aspen Institute ranks MBA programs in their Beyond Grey Pinstripes edition on the schools’ ability to provide curriculum, research and careers while looking at the triple bottom line.  This list continues to grow, but according to the 2010 rankings, candidates looking at MBA programs that embrace social enterprise and green initiatives should consider the following schools:

Top Ten Lists

Rank-	United States Schools
1	U. of Michigan (Ross)
2	Yale School of Management
3	Stanford Graduate School of Business
4	Notre Dame (Mendoza)
5	UC Berkeley (Haas)
6	NYU (Stern)
7	Columbia Business School
8	U. of Virginia (Darden)
9	Cornell (Johnson)
10	GWU School of Business
Rank-	International Schools
1	York (Schulich)
2	RSM Erasmus
3	IE Business School
4	Nottingham University Business School
5	Griffith Business School
6	INSEAD
7	McGill (Desautels)
8	ESADE Business School
9	Concordia (John Molson)
10	U. of Stellenbosch Business School
Rank-	Coursework– the schools that best- and most frequently- integrate social, environmental and ethical issues into the classroom experience
1	Yale School of Management
2	Stanford Graduate School of Business
3	U. of Michigan (Ross)
4	York (Schulich)
5	Notre Dame (Mendoza)
6	IE Business School
7	NYU (Stern)
8	UC Berkeley (Haas)
9	Wisconsin School of Business
10	U. of North Carolina (Kenan-Flagler)
Rank-	Research- faculty at these schools have published the most scholarly articles that address social, environmental, or ethical issues in peer-reviewed, business journals in calendar years 2007-2008
1	York (Schulich)
2	U. of Michigan (Ross)
3	Notre Dame (Mendoza)
4	UC Berkeley (Haas)
5	U. of Virginia (Darden)
6	Nottingham University Business School
7	RSM Erasmus
7	U. of Navarra (IESE)
9	Concordia (John Molson)
10	U. of Western Ontario (Ivey)

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 By Natalie Grinblatt Epstein, former Admissions Dean/Director at 3 top business schools