The undergraduate degree programme in Management for Sustainability is dedicated to the development of the sustainability professional, a new figure who, thanks to multidisciplinary knowledge, lends his/her professionalism to companies, public administrations and non-profit organisations, declining his/her skills on multiple business functions, for example: production, purchasing, distribution and marketing, personnel management and training, environmental management, budget, financial reports, institutional relations.
The presence of an on-site internship and placement office helps to facilitate integration into the world of work.
A new professional to support sustainability
The multidisciplinary training received makes the graduate in Management for Sustainability able to interact with the various subjects involved in the implementation of initiatives dedicated to the theme of sustainability and to fit effectively into the dynamics of innovation and collaboration activated by companies, public administrations and third sector organisations.
More specifically, graduates in Management for Sustainability develop skills useful for the following business functions:
- Analysis and management of environmental resources and systems and the territory;
- Development and management of integrated measurement and reporting systems for company performance;
- Design and implementation of interventions aimed at improving environmental and social impacts;
- Verification of compliance with environmental and health protection regulations;
- Support in obtaining and managing quality, environmental and social certifications;
- Integral employee training and development;
- Design and implementation of initiatives for the transition to an increasingly zero-impact efficiency model;
- Planning and implementation of activities oriented towards sustainable development;
- Design and certification of environmental management systems;
- Support for the dissemination of an environmental culture through education and dissemination activities.
The following are some of the most relevant career opportunities:
- Employed in the corporate areas dedicated to reporting and management of relations with investors and stakeholders;
- Employed in the company areas dedicated to verifying the compliance of practices and processes with norms, rules and standards, in particular in the environmental and social areas;
- Person in charge of the design and management of interventions for energy efficiency and containment of environmental impacts (eco-manager);
- Person in charge of the management and development of personnel, human capital and the conduction of organisational change projects (change management);
- Employed in companies that operate in industrial sectors with a high environmental and social impact and invest in the implementation of sustainability strategies;
- Employed in companies operating in the welfare and social and personal assistance sector;
- Employed at financial companies that adopt sustainability strategies;
- Business consultant and analyst, in particular on social and environmental issues;
- Social entrepreneur, also through the activation of partnerships with other companies and non-profit organisations in a shared value perspective, (social enterprise, benefit corporations, third sector companies);
- Researcher and trainer at research centers and higher management training;
- Sustainability educator.