Why One Planet?
“One Planet” means a very specific kind of education. It refers to the fact that business planning of the future must recognise that we only have one planet’s worth of resources, yet we are currently collectively using over one and a third planets, a figure which increases daily. The combination of very significant and asymmetric population growth over the next thirty years, the inevitable tendency for increased consumption of natural resources, and expected developments in the political economy make it essential that business people be educated in a manner, and with a curriculum, very different from that of the past. The One Planet MBA will address this.
The One Planet MBA, unique to the University of Exeter Business School, has been ranked 47 in the world by the Aspen Institute’s Beyond Grey Pinstripes survey. The ground-breaking MBA recently won a prestigious Green Gown award in the Courses category for its 'innovative and interdisciplinary programme'.
The experience
Our vision is for the One Planet MBA to be different to a traditional MBA. We will still develop your skills in core business disciplines – finance, accounting, marketing, operations, HR and strategy – but we will go way beyond this in developing leaders capable of running organisations in a rapidly changing, culturally-diverse and resource-constrained world. Right from the start of the programme, we will explore the global environmental, social and economic challenges facing businesses and we will explore how, through innovation and strong leadership, we can find solutions for a more sustainable future.
Our programme is influenced by very different values and concerns from those of the recent past. The One Planet MBA is a distinctive and innovative model for management education, transforming paradigms and priorities in the student experience, curriculum and education process.
What will the One Planet do for me?
The One Planet MBA is a future-proof and invaluable qualification. A recent survey conducted jointly by the Boston Consulting Group and MIT of 3,000 executives and managers from around the world revealed just how important the adoption of sustainable management practices is becoming to leading global businesses. Find out more...
A One Planet perspective impels leaders to be inclusive and imaginative in their vision, to be realistic about their responsibilities, and mindful of their legacy. On a worldwide scale, we have to make substantial changes to the ways we do business, in contexts of great uncertainty and complexity.
Professor Jonathan Gosling, Director of the Centre for Leadership Studies and joint founder of the One Planet MBA
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Organisational Involvement
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