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Master of Studies in Sustainability Leadership

Who Should Apply?

Who Should Apply for the Masters?

Natasha Walji from Google talks about the being a member of the MSt cohort.

The Masters of Studies in Sustainability Leadership is designed for senior and mid-career professionals and managers who want to enhance their ability to respond to sustainability challenges and are looking to increase their own personal development in the field. Whilst the programme welcomes applicants from the public sector and NGOs, these applicants should be aware that the content of the programme is predominantly focused toward business. Applicants from these sectors who want to understand how business is tackling sustainability challenges and therefore gain the knowledge to work with business will benefit from attending the programme.

Typical job titles of applicants include seniority descriptors, such as Director, Head, Vice President, Manager, Advisor, or Consultant; and/or functional descriptors, such as:

• Sustainability; Social; Environmental; Energy/ Carbon;

• Corporate (Social) Responsibility; Public Affairs;

• Strategy; Risk; Policy; Development;

• Human Resources; People;

• Projects; Operations; Sales; Distribution; Research.

Selection Process

The highest calibre candidates are selected via a rigorous process endorsed by an Academic Advisory Committee comprising representatives from the associated Departments, and then approved by the Judge Business School's Degree Committee, Institute of Continuing Education and the Board of Graduate Studies.

The Programme will admit 3040 participants each year. Participants are drawn from all sectors.

Demographics, Cohort 201113

GenderNumber of Students
Female 14
Male 18

NationalityNumber of Students
UK 7
Europe 7
Africa 5
Asia 5
South America 1
North America 5
Middle East 1
Australia 1

BasedNumber of Students
UK 9
Germany 2
Chile 1
Holland 2
Australia 1
USA 4
South Africa 4
Greece 1
Belgium 1
Colombia 1
China 2
India 1
Sri Lanka 1
Mexico 1
France 1

SectorNumber of Students
Energy 3
Consumer Industries 8
IT & Communication 1
Financial & Professional Services 5
Public Sector 5
Consultants 3
Mining 2
Construction 1
Higher Eductaion 3

Position and Organisation, Cohort 2011–2013

Associate
PositionOrganisation
Environmental Manager Sir Robert McAlpine
Director of Product Management Bayer MaterialScience AG
Group Sustainable Development Reporting Manager Mondi Group
Technical Specialist CENEX
Group Head of Environment BG Group
Director of Sustainability Method Products PLC
Associate Partner IBM Global Business Services (China)
Entrepreneur
Strategic Advisor Birdseye Iglo Group
Associate Dean Birmingham City University
Board Member for Corporate Services British Antarctic Survey
Policy Officer European Commission General Directorate for Transport & Mobility
Global Vice President TerraCycle
Senior Officer, Economic Affairs & Private Sector Development Royal Netherlands Embassy Colombia
Ethical Sourcing Manager Wal-Mart Stores Inc (China)
Spokeswoman German Federal Chancellery
Policies and Procedures Manager Engen (South Africa)
Procurement Manager Orbit Al Khaleej
Partner ASG Advisors
Managing Director Bertelsmann AG
Human Resources Director Forbes Marshall Limited
Chief Executive SLINTEC
Senior Advisor to the Minister Ministry of Energy (Mexico)
Senior Strategist, Strategy and Legal Counsel Division Johannesburg Stock Exchange
Consultant Miller Research
Managing Director and President Differential Capital
Director, School of Continuing and Professional Studies Chinese University Hong Kong
Associate Kempen & Co
Environmental Manager Namdeb Diamond Corporation

Interested in a CPSL Programme?

Contact Us

For more details, please contact:

Alexandra Brunner,
Accredited Programme Manager,
Cambridge Programme for Sustainability Leadership,
1 Trumpington Street,
Cambridge, CB2 1QA, UK

T: +44 (0)1223 768813
F: +44 (0) 1223 768831
masters@cpsl.cam.ac.uk

Send us your enquiry.