Leading Sustainability Education Since 2017
The Master in Sustainability Management and Business Impact features a distinctive learning methodology designed to develop the critical thinking, ESG strategy, and innovation skills needed to drive sustainable transformation. Through a hands-on approach, you will tackle real business challenges during B Impact Week with B Lab Spain, get trained to be a certified consultant, and collaborate with multinational companies on your final company consulting project.
EADA is internationally recognized for its expertise in sustainability education, built through more than ten successful editions of this pioneering programme, and sustainability remains a core pillar of the institution, connecting graduates to a global network of alumni shaping the future of the field
- Course: Master in Sustainability Management and Business Impact
- Mode: In-person
- Location: Barcelona, Spain
- Language: English
- Required experience: 0 - 3 years
- Dedication: Full time
- Start date: 4 Oct. 2027
- Duration: 10 months
Why the Master in Sustainability Management and Business Impact at EADA?
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Our Institutional DNA
This program embodies EADA, built upon our three core institutional pillars: Sustainability, Leadership, and Innovation. Here, sustainability isn’t just a subject, it is the foundational lens through which all business disciplines are taught at EADA.
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World-Class Prestige
Learn from a school ranked among the Top 20 globally for ESG teaching (FT Ranking). EADA is officially recognized as a Level 4 'Transforming School' in the Positive Impact Rating, highlighting our deep commitment to societal and sustainable impact.
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A Growing Sustainability Ecosystem
This pioneering program is the foundation of EADA’s sustainability leadership, which now includes a portfolio of 5 specialized programmes across multiple formats, a dedicated Research Hub, and an active Student Club.
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Learning by Doing & B Lab
Bridge theory and practice through hands-on challenges. You will solve real business cases during the B Impact Week with B Lab Spain and collaborate directly with multinational companies in your Final Project.
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Impact Leadership Training
Develop critical soft skills at our specialised Residential Training Center in Collbató. Through intensive practical problem solving discussions and interactive group challenges, expert coaches help you build agility and strategic problem solving skills for your career.
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High Employability and Strong Alumni Network
97% of graduates found jobs within 3 months, supported by EADA’s supportive career coaches, strong global network and industry connections. Graduates build careers as sustainability leaders while joining a growing 120,000+ alumni community.
Programme designed for:
Recent graduates and professionals with some experience who are interested in making a positive impact on the world through business, possess a strong academic background, but also demonstrate well-rounded qualities like teamwork, motivation, and growth potential and have a commitment to sustainability and a desire to develop the skills and knowledge to drive business innovation in this area.
Want to know more?
Contact us and we will provide you with all the information about the programme and its next edition.
EADA Rankings
EADA's Ranking
#30
best business schools in Europe European Business School Rankings Financial Times 2025#4
Level (Transforming school) Positive Impact Rating For Business Schools The Positive Impact Rating Association 2026Master in Sustainability Management and Business Impact opinions
Antonia Albarracin,
Sustainability Ass. Project Manager, Jazwares
“My experience has been very positive. I am always learning from everyone and every challenge I encounter. What I most enjoy about my programme is the different approaches to the courses we take. It is not your typical business school approach, EADA takes the soft skills very much into consideration and I love that. I also enjoy the diversity of the programme.”
Calum Andrew Lynch
Sustainability Analyst, rio
“It's been a monumental year. The course has been a rich learningexperience that has given me a comprehensive understanding ofsustainability frameworks, ESG policies, reporting directives and innovativestrategies for integrating responsible practices into operations acrossseveral industries.”
Joao Pedro Rebelo Pereira Varela Ramos
Junior consultant in ESGperformance, Deloitte
“Eada has made me feel very much at home. The ability to be so connectedto both our classmates and professors brings a sense of trust and joy. What Ienjoy the most about my programme, is the ability to find hope in ongoingenvironmental and social problems, to eventually be an advocate forchange and see a progression in the problems we are facing.”
Juanita Rodríguez Ruiz
Patient Solutions Coordinator, Johnson&Johnson Innovative Medicine
“As an international student, being able to coexist with people representinga huge number of nationalities from all around the world, made me not onlyunderstand but also learn the infinity of possibilities, ideas, andunforgettable experiences that have remarked my personal and academicjourney while getting to know an amazing city such as Barcelona.”
Maria Beatriz de Almeida D'Orey
Head of Sustainability, Bidfood
“I am incredibly grateful for the support and guidance I have received alongthe way and look forward to applying my skills and knowledge to drivesustainable innovations and mitigate climate change risks. Thank you, EADABusiness School, for this transformative experience!”
Ignacio González Oliveros,
Sustainability Specialist, Bunzl
“This past year has been an incredible journey, filled with enriching academic experiences and personal growth. I am deeply appreciative of the opportunities and challenges that have shaped me into a more knowledgeable and resilient individual.”
Anouk Hut
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One of the key values of EADA is a commitment to personal development. I was challenged to find out what drives you and who you want to be. EADA's methodology challenges you to speak up and share your opinion in class discussions.The faculty and students from all over the world meant that I was constantly exposed to new perspectives. This translated into great opportunities for networking, both inside and outside of EADA.
Your Master in Sustainability Management and Business Impact
Welcoming
Walking tour, online workshops and orientation sessions with our Student Relocation Provider (optional)
Online Pre-course
- Statistic Precourse
- Career Services Pre-Course
- Spanish language precourse (optional)
Core courses, Speciality Track
Official Master's Degree – 60 ECTS
Eligible candidates will be awarded an official 60-ECTS master's degree. Contact us to learn more.
Term 1
Case Study Methodology
Marketing Management: Creating Sustainable Value
Strategies for Sustainable Business
Global Compass: Geoeconomics & Geopolitics
Sustainable Operations
KIC Workshop Data to Knowledge
Financial Analysis for Managers
Term 2
Implementing Impact Measurement
Design Thinking
Circular Economy
The New Business Paradigm
Business and Social Resistance in the Face of the Capitalism`s Havoc
Organisational Change for Sustainability
International Trip
Disruptive Innovation Challenge
Term 3
Sustainable Entrepreneurship & Social Innovation
Dual Sustainable Finance
B Impact Week
How to use Data Analytics for Sustainable
Climate Change Challenge
Policy for Sustainable Development
Impact Financing
Impact Governance
Sustainability Consultancy
Eco-Design & Responsible Innovation Track (3 weeks) : including life cycle assessment, designing responsible innovations, business innovation for circular economy*
*Name of subjects are subject to slightly change
Strategic specialisations *
Circular Innovation
- Circular Economy Partnerships
- Eco-design and Packaging for Circularity
- Sustainable Digital Transformation in Fashion
* Specialisations and courses in each specialisation are subject to change.
Your conferences & off-campus visits
See best practices in action.
Conferences and off-campus visits in collaboration with leading organisations are an integral part of the programme, providing you with the opportunity to network with world–renowned professionals from around the world. You gain an inside look into the culture and day-to-day life of a wide range of organisations and explore different professions in real operating environments.
Just some of the topics covered this year:
- Alternatives to plastic
- Big Data
- Bioplastics & biofuel
- Circular economy
- The carbonisation of waste
- Corporate Social Responsibility
- Design Thinking
- The refugee crisis
- Renewable energy
- Smart cities
- Sustainable fashion
- Urban green infrastructures
Your final project: Make change
You work as a consultant – this is your chance to put what you have learned throughout the year to the test, integrating theory and practice to address management challenges and make the most significant impact. You select your challenge and develop it together with your group under the guidance of an experienced tutor.
Hone your skills:
- Employ quantitative and qualitative methodologies to define priorities
- Identify, select and analyse potential partner companies and organisations
- Develop, test and adapt prototypes
- Define strategic plans for sales, marketing and communications teams
- Analyse how companies create value for stakeholders and design results-oriented proposals for improvement
- Examine the gap between the perceived value of new technologies and technical capabilities
2 options for growth:
- Join forces with social entrepreneurs to launch and grow innovative projects through our partner Ashoka, the world’s largest network of social entrepreneurs in the world
- Transform companies and organisations into changemakers as you work together to tackle some of society’s most pressing social, cultural, and environmental challenges
Programme highlights
EADA Business School partners with B Lab Spain to train sustainability students as B Impact Consultants. Students gain hands-on experience by helping companies measure and improve their social and environmental impact using the B Impact Assessment tool.
Through “B Impact Teams,” they work as consultants, prepare impact reports, and support companies pursuing B Corp certification. This collaboration gives students practical consulting experience, a deeper understanding of real-world sustainability challenges, and an exclusive qualification to add to their resume.
For your final company consulting project, you will work on a real company consulting project where you can put what you have learned throughout the year to the test, integrating theory and practice to address strategic sustainability challenges and make the most significant impact.
Guided by experienced tutors, you will collaborate in teams to create a business plan for a local company while addressing real-world business challenges.
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Refine Your Skills
- Employ quantitative and qualitative methodologies to define priorities
- Identify, select and analyse potential partner companies and organisations
- Develop, test and adapt sustainability strategies
- Define implementation frameworks for strategies
- Analyse how companies create value for stakeholders and design results-oriented proposals for improvement
- Examine the gap between the perceived value of new technologies and technical capabilities
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Two Speciality Tracks
- The Impact Finance and Governance track consists of three intensive week-long courses led by expert faculty, focusing on sustainable finance, governance models, and impact-driven decision-making.
- The Circular Business Models and Ecodesign track, also delivered through three intensive weeks, explores Life-Cycle Assessment and innovative circular strategies, guided by experienced practitioners, including entrepreneurs in fields such as water stewardship.
Disruption Innovation Challenge
Analyse, develop and pitch. Students collaborate with classmates in a 3-day competition to develop the mindset of leading innovators through the Disruptive Innovation methodology.
Students transform into change makers as they work in teams to develop sustainable, innovative solutions to a persistent systemic issue using disruptive innovation.
In the final stage of the challenge, teams pitch their ideas to a panel of experts and “investors,” and then a team is awarded the winner.
Your International Business Immersion Experience. Connections that make a difference
Although your learning begins in the classroom, it doesn't end there. That’s why we take you beyond the classroom—to connect with professionals from diverse fields and hear their insights on today’s key business challenges.
In a typical year, participants from all International Master programmes are offered a variety of city options, including international destinations (last year, Berlin and Milan). Each city is selected for its unique blend of innovative business sectors, diversity, and cultural significance. The week is structured around company visits, workshops, cultural events, and networking opportunities with EADA alumni.
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