Are you looking to make a global impact today? The Georgetown Master of Science in Environment and Sustainability Management (MS-ESM) is a jointly offered degree that blends scientific knowledge with business principles—a powerful combination that will enable you to decisively address looming environmental threats and help build a more sustainable future within almost any organization.
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The Earth Commons Institute along with the McDonough School of Business and the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences created this degree with the understanding that science and business principles are both critical to achieving sustainability goals across the globe.
Georgetown’s MS-ESM is a full-time, 11-month interdisciplinary program held on-campus in Washington, D.C. The unique curriculum combines principles of environmental science with a foundation in business management, delivering the comprehensive knowledge you need to become a principled leader in environment and sustainability.
While learning and working toward a career focused on protecting the environment, you will enjoy the unparalleled access only Washington, D.C. offers to thought leaders, policymakers, industry experts, transnational organizations, global corporations, nonprofits, and government entities. Learn from instructors at the forefront of sustainability equipped with the creativity, knowledge, and technical skills needed to make a strategic societal impact within any organization or sector.
Why Georgetown’s M.S. Environment and Sustainability Management?
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Academics
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Admissions Overview
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MS-ESM Viewbook
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M.S. in Environment and Sustainability Management News
Exploring Uruguay’s Decarbonization Success: An MS-ESM Student-Run Conference
This story is part of the Student Voices series, which provides a firsthand perspective of the student experience as a Georgetown McDonough student. Here, Ricardo Pereira Teixeira (MS-ESM’24) an…
March 15th, 2024
Sustainability and Circularity in Fashion: Insights from Ralph Lauren’s Sustainability Lead
Danielle Solomon Nkojo, sustainability lead at Ralph Lauren, sat down with Vishal Agrawal, the Henry J. Blommer Family Endowed Chair in Sustainable Business, to discuss circularity and sustainability …
March 6th, 2024
Former Global ESG Director Provides Insight on Sustainable Finance Strategies
Natasha Braginsky Mounier (SFS’91), former global ESG director at Capital Group, sat down with Maya Burney (MS-ESM’24) to discuss sustainable finance strategies from capital markets and in…
February 28th, 2024
Caring for Our Common Home: Langston Swafford (MS-ESM’24)
During the month of February, Georgetown McDonough joins the nation in commemorating Black History Month. To celebrate, we are spotlighting several of our exceptional Black students in the McDonough c…
February 28th, 2024