Sustainability Management School

Sustainability Management School (SUMAS)

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Motto	Inspiring Innovative Leaders
Type	Private business school
Established	2012
Academic affiliations	Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs, Swiss Private School Register
President	Ivana Modena
Academic staff	+40
Administrative staff	+22
Doctoral students	+10
Location	Gland , Switzerland 46.41558500457018°N 6.278518206306375°E / 46.41558500457018; 6.278518206306375
Campus	Gland & Milan
Language	English
Colors	Green
Website	www.sumas.ch

Sustainability Management School (SUMAS) is a private business school focused on sustainability and a responsible management education (UN Sustainable Development Knowledge Program, Voluntary Initiative). This training center was founded in 2012 by Ivana Modena with the mission of Inspiring Innovative Leaders.

SUMAS's main campus is located just across from the center hosting International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), in Gland in the French-speaking part of Switzerland. Moreover, the school has recently opened its second campus in Milan, Italy, in which students can attend all bachelor programs as well as graduate programs specializing in Sustainability Management and Sustainable Fashion Management.

Programs

SUMAS offers private degree programs for different educational programs to all students coming of different ages, and up to IBCP and Bachelors, Masters, MBA, and Doctoral Degrees.

Undergraduate programs

• Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in Sustainability Management.
• Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in Finance and AI Innovations.
• Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in Sustainable Hospitality and Tourism Management.
• Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in Sustainable Fashion Management.

Graduate programs

Master's programs

All Master's programs are offered both on-campus and online.

• Master in Sustainability Management (MAM)
• Master in Sustainable Fashion Management (MAM)
• Master in Sustainable Hospitality and Tourism Management (MAM)

MBA programs

All MBA programs are offered both on-campus and online.

• Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Sustainability Management
• Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Sustainable Fashion Management
• Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Finance and AI Innovations
• Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Sustainable Hospitality and Tourism Management

Doctorate programs

• Doctorate of Business Administration (DBA) in Sustainability Management

Other programs

• Certificate of Advance Studies (CAS).
• International Baccalaureate Career-related Programme (IBCP) in Business & Sustainability.

Accreditation, memberships, and achievements

Accreditation

Sustainability Management School holds the Programmatic private accreditation granted by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP) in 2016 in Gland, Switzerland and in 2023 in Milan, Italy.

Affiliations and memberships

• R20 Regions of Climate Action (R20)
• Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME)
• The United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) initiative, both Swiss and Russian networks.
• Member of Swiss Private School Register. 3 ^{search display}

Ranking

The school's Online MBA in Sustainability Management was named 18th among The 23 Best Online MBA Programs in Sustainability for 2017–2018. Moreover, Sustainability Management School achieved 4 out of 5 QS Quacarelli Simonds Stars in 2017.

Campuses

Switzerland

SUMAS is headquartered in the city of Gland, between Geneva and Lausanne. Its Swiss campus is located just across from the center hosting WWF, the IUCN and Ramsar

Italy

SUMAS opened in February 2020 its brand new campus in Milan, Italy. Located in the heart of Milan’s fashion, art, and design district, students can attend Sustainability Management and Sustainable Fashion Management programs in this campus.