Business

Explore a future in sustainable food business addressing environmental conservation, social justice, waste reduction and more to contribute to food security and better nutrition. This degree offers the skills and credential you need to explore professional opportunities in a host of culinary ventures — from sustainable supply chain management to product development to starting your own food truck business.

Coursework offers a mix of business fundamentals with environmental essentials to help you build or grow food business grounded in ethical and sustainable food practices.

You’ll learn about:

• Regenerative food systems and promoting eco-friendly culinary practices
• Addressing social justice issues and fair labor practices in the food industry
• Reducing the carbon footprint of food businesses with sustainable farming

This degree blends sustainability principles with business essentials to help you develop the skills and understanding needed to pursue leadership positions throughout the business world.

Build your management and environmental professional foundation through courses for economics, environmental accounting, global supply chain operations, ecological sustainability, data for sustainable business, and more.

Plus, you can align your studies to meet your career goals by focusing in:

• Adventure Ecotourism
• Hemp Industry & Science
• Renewable Energy
• Sustainable Food & Farming

From seed storage and pest management to financial planning and product marketing, this online degree program blends sustainability practices with business essentials. It offers climate-smart agricultural practices you could use to pursue opportunities in agronomy, farming, and greenhouse management — or run your own horticultural business.

Coursework covers what it takes to incorporate sustainable practices into landscaping, gardening, food production, or any horticulture-related operation.

You’ll also learn what it takes to:

• Select, manage, and improve plants and their products
• Identify, monitor, and respond to horticultural problems
• Apply business principles as well as science to horticultural operations

The health of our oceans is directly tied to global environmental stability, biodiversity, and the livelihoods of millions. By better understanding the ocean-based economy, you can make a difference for the effective and sustainable use of our world’s marine resources.

The interdisciplinary nature of this online program will help you build the skills needed to develop sustainable business practices that promote marine conservation, balancing economic growth with environmental protection.

You’ll study business principles, marine science, and sustainability practices for potential roles:

• Shaping policies for sustainable marine resource management
• Leading initiatives from ocean-climate conservation to eco-friendly tourism
• Protecting coastal communities and ecosystems from climate change impacts

More and more, climate-related issues are becoming a critical part of business growth and resiliency.

To help make an impact for your career, your organization, and your world, the 100% online SMBA in Climate-Ready Business explores risk mitigation, cost savings, revenue generation, and brand building that could help you promote and incorporate sustainability into business strategy.

You’ll learn what it takes to:

• Assess climate-related risks and their effects on business performance
• Reduce operational expenses by implementing climate-related strategies
• Strengthen customer relationships by leveraging climate opportunities