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MBA in Sustainable Innovation

The UVic MBA offers complete immersion in sustainable innovation—it’s in everything we do. We're here to challenge traditional modes of thinking, and to help you navigate complex challenges from economic, social and environmental perspectives. You’ll take classes designed to integrate sustainability and triple-bottom-line thinking: people, planet and profit.
 
With the UVic MBA, you can create positive change while building your career.
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Sustainable innovation & social responsibility

Sustainability and innovation are requirements in business. We believe it should be required in an MBA.

  • all UVic MBA courses include sustainability content
  • the Centre for Regenerative Futures integrates sustainability throughout the school’s teaching and research
  • our faculty are active researchers and bring their expertise to the classroom

Hands-on learning

Capstone consulting projects

Work with an organization to solve a real challenge for their business.

Course content

Learn from case studies, simulations and applied exercises in the classroom.

Case competitions

Tackle business cases and compete with your teammates at business case competitions around the world.

Experiential learning travel

Travel and learn from some of the world's most innovative social and sustainable businesses.

Delivery format

The UVic MBA in Sustainable Innovation is a full-time program designed for working professionals. We deliver the program in person, 1 weekend per month over 24 months.

Each cohort starts in September with an on-campus orientation. 

Format & features

Career development

You’ll have access to personalized career support to help you grow or pivot your career.

A co-op work term is available to students who would like to gain more work experience or try a new industry.

Connect with a community of like-minded professionals. Grow your network with more than 1,500 MBA alumni who have amazing careers all over the world. 

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Career paths

The MBA in Sustainable Innovation helps you move forward in your career. Some recent career paths:

  • climate finance and investing
  • government and policy change
  • healthcare
  • social entrepreneurship
  • social responsibility leadership at a Fortune 500 company
  • sustainability consulting

Student stories

The decision [to complete UVic's MBA] enabled me to merge 30 years of global experience in poverty reduction, wealth creation and economic development in British Columbia, southeast Europe, Asia and Africa with entrepreneurial skills, placing me at the cutting edge of the business world.
—Greg Booth, MBA '23, founder & CEO of Circular Industries of Canada Ltd
Jacob Adams, Ian Schoeddert and Taylor Entz by the outdoor sign at Arrow Transportation

From capstone to company impact

How a Gustavson MBA grad is creating a greener future for one of Canada’s largest trucking fleets

Brant Chlebowski operating a robot boat from the shore

Tides, tech and taking the helm

Brant Chlebowski, MBA '23, explores how a career reset led to autonomous ocean innovation

MBA student Bryanna MacDonald

Building childhood dreams into reality

Bryanna MacDonald, MBA ’21, talks about her career as an architecture sustainability consultant

Read more stories.

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If you need help, connect with our office by email, phone 250-472-4170 or send us a message via our secure form.