In 2008 Brandeis International Business School launched a new program for aspiring leaders in the field of corporate sustainability: the MBA in Socially Responsible Business. The concentration, part of the school’s Green Global Initiative, integrates issues such as economic development, social development and corporate governance, into the core MBA program.

Students in the concentration develop analytical skills to recast current business models into future competitive opportunities with coursework that addresses questions such as the following:

• How can managers achieve success with a "triple bottom line"?
• How can entrepreneurs create new businesses that help the environment?
• How can business address the "bottom of the pyramid" in developing countries?
• How do social and environmental regulations and policies shape business decisions?
• How does a business create a sustainable community of stakeholders?
• How do international trade and economic integration affect local societies?

Requirements include specialized courses on corporations and communities, corporations and the environment, and a seminar exploring what "green" means in different contexts. In addition, students in this concentration complete a field project in one or more aspects of the emerging "green" economy.