ESCP Business School

MSc in International Sustainability Management

Business plays perhaps the most critical role in driving sustainable change. Companies and organisations of all sizes are looking for knowledgeable experts who can deliver growth and impact while meeting environmental and social commitments.

The Master in International Sustainability Management places you at the forefront of this strategic focus. You’ll be equipped to thrive across diverse organisations, preparing you for possible career paths in:

• Business: Integrate sustainability by developing and implementing strategies and practices that drive growth, efficiency, and positive environmental and social impact. Influence decision-making and help companies gain a competitive advantage
• Consulting: Advise companies and organisations on their sustainability transitions, offering expertise on strategy, compliance, reporting, and innovation
• Government & agencies: Shape policies, regulations, and programmes that advance sustainable development
• Research & think tanks: Produce research that generates practical insights, informs policy and strategy, and expands sustainability knowledge to drive action across sectors
• NGOs & non-profit organisations: Lead initiatives that address specific environmental and social challenges, and shape campaigns that make a difference locally and globally
• Start-ups & entrepreneurship: Help scale impactful ventures or launch your own sustainable business

First positions of some of our graduates include:

Sustainability Analyst — CSR Consultant — McKinsey Fellow — Sustainability Consultant — Supply Chain Analyst — Sustainable Development Consultant — Impact Analyst — Climate Success Manager — Sustainability Project Engineer — Blue Book Trainee — Recyclability & Circularity Consultant — Sustainability Strategist — Climate Finance & Nature Land Use Consultant — Sustainability Reporting Manager — CSR Auditor & Consultant — Climate & Energy Consultant — ESG Analyst

The European Careers Centre

Strategically Plan Your Next Steps

Transform your career aspirations into reality with our Careers Centre. Expert advisors across five European campuses guide you through a variety of professional development workshops as well as 1-on-1 advising sessions. You’ll also a platform with over 50,000 internship and job opportunities each year, plus cutting-edge digital resources to accelerate your success.

Connect Directly with Companies

Build valuable connections with HR leaders and industry experts at our diverse career events. From career fairs and company visits, we bring you face-to-face with hundreds of top employers throughout the year. These signature events give you exclusive networking opportunities with decision-makers from global companies, helping you launch your international career.

Your learning journey begins in September and is structured over 6 terms, taking place primarily in Berlin with two terms in Paris. Beyond the academic modules, you'll get continuous career development support and access to the Careers Centre team to prepare you for the next step in your professional journey.

Term 1: Berlin

Your journey begins in Berlin, where you’ll build a solid foundation in sustainability management. You will explore planetary boundaries and Earth system processes that underpin global stability, examine extractive business models and regenerative alternatives, and analyze corporate sustainability practices such as CSR and ESG reporting. Along the way, you’ll also engage with questions of ethics, responsibility, and individual agency, while studying the physical and social limits to economic activity and the frameworks designed to navigate them.

You’ll learn how to analyse scientific research and turn insights into actionable recommendations for managers and other decision-makers. You’ll also join a language course of your choice to prepare for global career opportunities and work environments.

Term 2: Paris

During this Paris-based term, you’ll dive into sustainability governance and policymaking across international, regional, and local levels, with a special emphasis on EU frameworks and agreements. The term also challenges you to examine the controversies and limits of current corporate sustainability practices, while exploring innovative alternatives that move beyond traditional CSR models.

You’re required to choose one elective from a portfolio of courses covering different business functions. You'll also develop essential project management and consulting skills while continuing to advance to the next level in your language studies.

Term 3: Paris

Continuing in Paris, you’ll strengthen the management skills and strategic foresight required to lead sustainable change in today’s global business landscape. A sustainability-focused consultancy project gives you the opportunity to work directly with companies and organizations to solve their current business challenges and put your ideas into action.

By selecting specialized electives on emerging global trends, you can further shape your profile as a versatile sustainability expert. At the end of this term you’ll finish your language class.

Term 4: Berlin

After a brief summer break, your cohort returns to Berlin and takes part in a 1-week study retreat in the surrounding Brandenburg region to focus on nature-inspired electives. On campus, you’ll prepare to critically evaluate research and conduct your own scientific work, while choosing one more management elective.

A key element of this programme takes place this term — the Company Consultancy Project (CCP). Over 2 months, you and your peers will collaborate on a real-time challenge provided by a company or organisation. This project challenges you to put into practice the concepts you’ve learned in class and gives you valuable experience employers are looking for.

Term 5: Anywhere in the world

You’ll have 12 weeks to complete an individual Master's Thesis in consultation with an ESCP academic advisor. A Master Thesis demonstrates advanced research, analytical, organisational and problem-solving skills—highly valued in competitive job markets. As you develop expertise and contacts in your desired industry, a thesis can also serve as a launch pad for your career.

Term 6: Anywhere in the world

You’ll finish your Master's journey with an internship (or a full-time permanent position), which must be a minimum of three months. You also have the option of doing a Business Project, if aligned with the programme and validated by ESCP's Careers Centre.

The internship, which you can do anywhere in the world, is an excellent opportunity to apply theoretical knowledge, get more hands-on experience, and build professional connections, all aimed at jumpstarting your career. ESCP’s European Career Centre provides support as you look for the right internship opportunity.

Here are some examples of companies and organisations at which students have obtained internships:

KPMG – Federal Ministry of Economy and Climate Action (Germany) – ClimateSeed – Good Citizen – Maa Biodiversity – Henkel – WWF Germany – Capgemini – HelloFresh Benelux – ROSE Technologies GmbH – Deloitte – Doctolib – Enpal B.V. – Assicurazioni Generali S.p.A. – Ceezer Software GmbH – EIT Raw Materials – Impact Fund Managament – OECD – Circulab – UN Human Settlements Programme – Sustainable Wine Limited – Institute for Ecological Economy Research (Germany) – PwC – Yves Saint-Laurent SAS – UN Environment Programme – AfricInvest – Transport for London – French Football Federation

Founded in 1819, ESCP is the world’s oldest business school and consistently ranked among the best in Europe by the Financial Times. With multiple (including national) accreditations and campuses in Berlin, London, Madrid, Paris, Turin, and Warsaw, we offer a unique, multi-campus learning experience that’s globally recognised and locally relevant.

ESCP is also deeply committed to sustainability, embedding environmental and social responsibility into its teaching, research, partnerships and campus operations — with the goal of preparing graduates to lead responsibly and drive positive impact.

As a student, you’ll benefit from:

• A programme designed to build critical skills and real-world exposure in a multicultural setting
• Expert career services on every campus, helping you shape a path that fits your goals
• Academic and research excellence in sustainability
• Direct access to leading employers through fairs, internships, and corporate partnerships
• A vibrant network of 90,000+ alumni in 170+ countries

You’ll learn through a comprehensive blend of traditional teaching methods (lectures, case studies, research, group projects) and a wide variety of direct applications (workshops, consulting projects, simulations, and company visits, etc.)