The business world and natural world are interconnected.
Our Climate Career Track is designed to ensure future managers and leaders understand how climate change impacts organizations, strategies to reduce footprints, and the tools to report on these efforts. The track is an ideal option for those interested in leading climate innovation and entrepreneurship, consulting, ESG, accounting, finance, communications, marketing and reporting.
Tomorrow’s leaders will need to understand the complexities of the relationship between the two in order to make substantial, positive impacts in both. With climate-focused courses and future-minded career-development opportunities, the UBC MBA will give you the tools to drive the kind of change you want to see in the world.
Career track course highlights
Throughout the UBC MBA you’ll have the chance to expand your sustainable-business acumen through courses like:
Climate and Economics Strategy
Explore how economic principles shape environmental policy and market solutions for climate change. The course focuses on government policy on climate change and solutions and markets developing in response to climate change.
Climate and ESG Accounting and Reporting
This course covers core topics, including materiality, popular reporting frameworks and standards, the regulatory environment, target-setting, and GHG accounting, highlighting ESG in industries key to the Canadian context.
Indigenous Relations and Climate Economy
The course focuses on responsible leadership at the intersection of Indigenous reconciliation and climate change.
Impact Investing
Gain deep insights into the different perspectives brought by the impact investor who is concerned with stimulating social and environmental impact while generating financial return.
Gain real-world experience
Recent UBC MBA candidates gained real-world experience through climate and sustainability focused internships in roles and organizations such as:
- Senior Associate of Sustainability and Climate Change - PwC
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Corporate Impact Intern - Herschel Supply Company
- Project Manager - Environmental Sustainability and Energy, Resort Municipality of Whistler
- Marketing Strategist - Recycle Smart
Impactful careers
Upon completing their UBC MBA our recent graduates landed roles that include:
- Manager of Business Development and Strategic Accounts - Chop Value
- Global Environmental Affairs - Amazon
- Development Manager - Elemental Energy
- Project Manager - Leading Ahead Energy (EV vehicle space)
- Associate Director of Global Procurement and Sustainability - Kraft Heinz
CDL Climate
Housed at UBC Sauder's Creative Destruction Lab (CDL), CDL Climate is a not-for-profit incubator that pairs visionary founders with established business leaders. It is just one of UBC Sauder’s many climate-centric business resources.
Housed at UBC Sauder's Creative Destruction Lab (CDL), CDL Climate is a not-for-profit incubator that pairs visionary founders with established business leaders. It is just one of UBC Sauder’s many climate-centric business resources.
Meet our alumni and students
At the UBC MBA you’ll find many of your peers, professors and alumni are climate-conscious, business-savvy thinkers. Like you. Read about the values-driven work they’re doing and find out how the UBC MBA helped make it possible.
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