Book description
The Sustainable MBA
provides the knowledge and tools to help you “green” your job and
organization, to turn sustainability talk
into action
for the benefit of your bottom line and society as a whole.
Based on more than 100 interviews with experts in business,
international organizations, NGOs and universities from around the
world, this first of its kind guide brings together all the pieces of
the business and sustainability puzzle including:
- The basics on what sustainability is, why you should be
interested, how to get started, and what a sustainable
organization looks like.
- A wide range of tools, guidelines, techniques and concepts that
you can use to implement sustainability practices.
- Tools and tips on how to “green” your job, including how to sell
these ideas to your team, how to make green choices as a consumer
and how to organize green meetings.
- A survey of the exciting trends in sustainable business
happening around the world.
- A wealth of links to interesting resources for more information.
The Sustainable MBA is organized like a business school course
- allowing you easy access to the relevant information you need about
sustainability and Accounting, Economics, Entrepreneurship, Ethics,
Finance, Marketing, Organizational Behaviour, Operations and Strategy.
Giselle Weybrecht's commitment to sustainable development goes
back to before her university years. Since then she has expanded her
reach to local and national government, business, social
entrepreneurs, and the international community. She worked for the
United Nations World Water Assessment Programme, is a fellow of the UC
Berkeley-based Beahrs Environmental Leadership Programme, and holds an
MBA from London Business School. She is currently developing new
approaches to raise awareness among managers of how they can
incorporate sustainability into their businesses and
everyday professional lives.
Giselle Weybrecht's commitment to sustainable
development goes back to before her university years. Since then she
has expanded her reach to local and national government, business,
social entrepreneurs, and the international community. She worked for
the United Nations World Water Assessment Programme, is a fellow of
the UC Berkeley-based Beahrs Environmental Leadership Programme, and
holds an MBA from London Business School. She is currently developing
new approaches to raise awareness among managers of how they can
incorporate sustainability into their businesses and everyday
professional lives.
