The Online Master in Sustainability and Business Innovation is a pioneering master’s programme that offers you 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 programme will prepare you for new challenges, strategic problem solving from a global perspective and leadership skills to succeed:

At organisational level:

You will analyse the best practices to manage high-performance teams and transform corporate culture.

At community level:

You will learn how to maximise the economic and social resources of an organisation, 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.

Who is this programme for?

The programme has been designed for professionals who wish to focus their careers towards innovation and business sustainability, 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 organisations during their transition towards sustainability.

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Programme workload

This online programme 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 programme.

Strategic project

Completing a project is one of the key methodologies of the pedagogical model at EADA, as it enables the participant to transfer their learning to a business reality. The aim of the project is to align and apply SDGs to the strategy of an organisation or start-up.

The programme: Innovation is part of its structure and methodology

The business world has already started to react proactively, reinventing the role of the private sector to provide solutions to the greatest challenges currently facing the planet and to contribute to the 2030 Agenda and the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This is what is known as the New Business Paradigm.

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Certification

The master's participants will receive a Certification in Sustainability Strategy Design and Implementation by UCL School of Management Executive Education from the University College of London.

UCL is one of the top eight universities in the world (QS Ranking)
UCL School of Management is one of the top 3 business schools in the UK (The Guardian 2022)

17 goals to transform our world

In 2015, the United Nations adopted the 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development, an opportunity for countries to embark on a new path in order to improve the lives of everyone on the planet, leaving no-one behind. The Agenda includes 17 Sustainable Development Goals, that range from the eradication of poverty to combating climate change, education, gender equality, protecting the environment and the urban design of our cities.

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a call to action to all countries to eradicate poverty and protect the planet as well as ensure peace and prosperity.

The mission of EADA Business School, as a signatory to the UN Global Compact, is to create an impact not only in the personal and professional development of business leaders but also in the excellence of companies and organisations and their contribution to a fairer, more sustainable and solidarity-based society.

Online Master in Sustainability and Business Innovation

Core Programme Participation mode:	Online
Management Development Module Participation mode:	In person, Barcelona, Spain
Start:	April 2024
Finish:	March 2025
Duration:	12 Months

Programme taught in English

Programme structure

Courses

Sustainable Development Goals

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

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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

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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

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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 competitive strategy

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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

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Leadership module

Personal and transformational leadership
Managing commitment and motivation
Negotiation and managing conflict

Residential Module in Barcelona

Framing a Reliable ESG Strategy

Regulation
Reporting
Accounting for social and environmental value
Analysis of the future scenarios in ESG reporting

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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

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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

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Sustainability Consulting

Competences 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

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Strategic Plan for Sustainable Business Development

* Both content and structure are subject to change.

The purpose of this programme is to help professionals to develop their leadership career in companies and organisations to create shared value and solve the sustainability challenges in the areas of environment, economy, society and welfare.

Programme Director

Federica Massa Saluzzo

Federica Massa Saluzzo received her bachelor in Business Administration from Bocconi University, her Ph.D in Strategic Management from IESE Business School, and her post-doc from the University of Bologna.

She joined EADA in 2016 where she is a professor of strategic management. Before entering academia she worked as a strategy consultant.

Her research examines how social value is created among stakeholders operating in the same ecosystem and has been published in top journals. Her research interests also include sustainable fashion and social innovation.

Tuition Fee: €17,500 (blended)* / €16,500 (100% online)

*Includes the face-to-face module with full board at the EADA Residential Training Centre

Those participants who have chosen the 100% online option and wish to take the classroom module once the program has started, may do so subject to availability and payment of an additional 1,400 euros.