Master of Science (MSc) Business Transformation for Sustainability
Paris, France
DURATION
1 up to 2 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
Request application deadline
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2025
TUITION FEES
EUR 17,400 / per year *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* tuition above reflects cost for the Master of Science track. Tuition for the pathway course: 9500 EUR
Introduction
Building upon KEDGE’s academic excellence and commitment to CSR related issues, this programme breaks the boundaries between disciplines to reinvent tomorrow’s organizations. With an innovative, learning-by-doing experiential approach, it allows students to argue the business case for sustainability, develop integrated sustainability strategies and implement them throughout a sphere of influence.
Programme highlights
Sustainability Factories
Students are challenged in a number of stages during the sustainability factories. They have to imagine tomorrow's scenarios in prototyping loops, and then present them at the halfway stage and at the final sustainability factory. They are coached throughout the course by tutors, company sponsors and the programme director. This approach allows to develop their knowledge of transformation issues, to reinforce the fundamental notions linked to sustainability issues, and to acquire the soft skills necessary to co-construct transformation projects with several stakeholders, resulting in a sustainable business transformation.
An International Programme
All courses are taught in English. The course material used (business simulations, case studies) covers international issues, providing a global perspective of sustainability issues.
Students also have exposure to this dimension with international speakers and professors and a multicultural atmosphere on campus and in their internship.
A Centre of Excellence
This programme benefits from the inputs of KEDGE Sustainability Centre of Excellence, conducting interdisciplinary research into the socioeconomic and environmental impacts of organizations at various levels of analysis. With 24 academics and 6 PhD students, it is one of the largest European research and higher education centres dedicated to corporate sustainability.
Supporting Inclusivity
Core values such as inclusiveness are central to the curriculum as well as to the school' s vision. Among the UN's Sustainable Development Goals, some are directly related to inclusivity. At KEDGE, inclusivity means fighting all forms of discrimination such as gender, sexual orientation, religion, geographical and social origin, disability but also territory (rural versus urban for example). Supporting inclusivity also implies taking actions both internally (students, employees and professors) and externally, by considering its entire ecosystem in its territories.
Commitments and Standards
The programme approach perfectly captures the school's culture of sustainable development through several initiatives. The Green Plan is the reference of "Sustainability Development" in French superior education. It is both a self-diagnosis guide and a dashboard, as well as a strategic guide for the actions of the institutions. For more than ten years, the school has been following the progress in the implementation of its sustainable development strategy in line with the six principles for managing responsible education supported by the United Nations (UN PRME).
Scholarships and Funding
At KEDGE, We strongly believe that funding concerns should not prevent students from accessing the course of their choice.
We recognize that taking on a degree requires motivation as well as a personal and financial commitment. To help you create your path towards your dream career, the school offers a range of scholarships to ambitious and talented international students.
Who can apply for a Scholarship?
Only non-French students applying to our International BBA, our Specialised MSc, and our Master in Management Grande Ecole Programs are eligible for those scholarships. Exchange students are not eligible for these scholarships.
Early Bird Scholarship
Applications received during the Early Bird Discount period will automatically be granted a 10% discount on the tuition fees. To be eligible, students must submit all of the required documents for their application by 28th February 2019 on join.kedge.edu.
While Early-bird discounts can be cumulated with merit-based scholarships.
Merit Scholarships
Academically gifted students can apply for merit-based scholarships: the Achievement Scholarship or the Academic Excellence Scholarship. To support their applications, the candidates for Merit Scholarships need to provide a motivation statement and proof of their academic achievements.
Both Merit Scholarships are dedicated to exceptionally talented students. Your application will be assessed on two criteria: the grade obtained during your interview with our academic team and the interview and the academic record (GPA, GMAT, GRE, etc.).
To support their applications, students are expected to provide a motivation statement and any proof of academic excellence or extra-curricular achievements.
| Achievement Scholarship | 15% discount on the tuition fees |
| Academic Excellence Scholarship | 20% discount on the tuition fees |
The merit-based scholarships are non-cumulative (i.e. only one merit scholarship can be granted per student) but could be cumulative with the Early Bird Scholarship.
Kristen Hoey Scholarship - ISLI MSc
This scholarship is available for students from the United States of America, who hold a degree from a US university, ad wish to join the ISLI MSc program. This scholarship is awarded in memory of Kirsten Hoey a talented alumnus of the ISLI program. Each year, a selected number of American students with excellent academic records will receive a 50% discount on their tuition fees. To be eligible, students will be required to submit a motivation letter online which will be submitted to Kirsten HOEY’s family and the MSc program Director.
The Kristen Hoey Scholarship cannot be combined with any other scholarships.
Program Outcome
Key skills
Innovative Tools and Methods
Students are exposed to a variety of stakeholders and gain a comprehensive understanding of specific new tools for leading business transformation in a dedicated module:
- Circular economy
- Sustainable Market Methods
- Responding to Climate Change
- Sustainable Finance
- Reporting for Sustainability
Understanding Data
KEDGE Business Transformation for Sustainability MSc students are able to access Le Wagon teaching method, one of the best coding schools in Europe. With this 30-hour training, they become familiar with Data Science and learn to code, build web applications and collaborate with developers. This illustrates the programme's innovative positioning strategy.
1 Internship, 1 Mission
Students are exposed to experiential learning throughout the programme with an in-company internship, and an NGO mission.
- Company: 4-month training to practice value creation with 4 dimensions: value creation, stakeholder relations, steering, operational management and the tranformation process.
- NGO: Experience in an NGO to understand the issues of sustainability in business.
Action Plan Workshop
This 3 hour collaborative workshop examines our current economic model, highlights its impacts and explores a different model using fewer resources, designs out waste and respects the planet's limits. Participants are working in small groups with the help of a set of cards and brainstorm ideas to shift away from our economy towards a more sustainable and circular model.
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
As sustainability becomes an increasingly critical element of business strategy and operations within organisations, the prospects for professionals seeking new and emerging careers in sustainability have never been brighter. The programme is designed to enable rich professional perspectives related to this new variety of CSR-related positions, dealing with the broad strategic and societal vision, as well as the implementation of concrete transformational initiatives.
Upon completion of this MSc, students will be prepared for leadership positions related to sustainable value creation, strategic and operational management positions. They will also be able to take up external consultancy or internal change management roles, as well as sustainable project management roles and PMO.
Advisors and Analysts
- Corporate Governance Analyst,
- CSR Consultant
- Environmental Analyst
- Compliance Support Worker,
- Stakeholder Relations Advisor,
- Sustainability and Environmental Representative,
- Compliance Officer,
- Fundraising Worker…
Managers
- Head of Fundraising and Communications,
- Environmental Assessment Manager,
- Ethical Compliance Officer,
- Stakeholder Relations Manager,
- Transparency and Reputation Manager…
Directors
- Diversity and Inclusion Director,
- Director of Corporate Advisory Services,
- Director of Global Sustainability,
- Director of Corporate Engagement & Impact,
- Director of Philanthropic Partnerships,
- Communications Director,
- Environmental and Social Risk Leader