Certificate in Business and Environmental Sustainability
As more and more companies focus on environmental stewardship, it’s no longer enough to know about traditional business practices. Many positions now require employees to be knowledgeable about environmentally sustainable, cost-saving measures and socially responsible practices. Developing expertise in this area is essential for advancement.
The undergraduate certificate in business and environmental sustainability is designed to provide historical, economical, legal and ethical knowledge needed to make sound, forward-thinking and environmentally conscious business decisions.
Program Design
This certificate program courses are offered in multiple modalities, including online and independent study with SUNY Empire State College faculty. The Business and Environmental Sustainability Certificate courses are fully applicable to an undergraduate degree program developed in the business, management and economics area of study.
Courses
The courses must be taken sequentially beginning with an introductory course and culminating with the capstone course. The capstone, Managing Sustainable Organizations, provides an opportunity to synthesize and integrate all that you have learned.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ENSC 2000 | Principles of Environmental Sustainability | 4 |
| ECON 3020 | Ecological Economics | 4 |
| BUSN 3055 | Ethics & the Ecology of Business | 4 |
| MGMT 3040 | Managing Sustainable Organizations | 4 |
Certificate students who are concurrently enrolled in a bachelor’s degree program are eligible to apply for federal financial aid, while those students who enroll only in the certificate program are not.
Certificate Program Coordinator
Julie Gedro, MBA, SHRM-SCP, Ed.D., Dean of the School of Business.
Email questions about the certificate courses to sustainabilitycert@esc.edu.