{"id":1076,"date":"2024-07-03T22:30:52","date_gmt":"2024-07-03T22:30:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/live-usc-dornsife.pantheonsite.io\/wrigley\/?page_id=1076"},"modified":"2025-04-14T22:04:59","modified_gmt":"2025-04-14T22:04:59","slug":"master-of-sustainability-management","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/education\/master-of-sustainability-management\/","title":{"rendered":"Master of Sustainability Management"},"content":{"rendered":"\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--featured-block image-left\"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--featured-block\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"text-image-container\">\n    <div class=\"text-container\">\n\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Lead from Wherever You Are\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p class=\"p1\">Are you eager to make a difference for our planet, right where you are?<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The Wrigley Institute for Environment and Sustainability\u2019s Master of Sustainability Management degree, offered through\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/online.usc.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s1\">USC Online<\/span><\/a>, trains professionals to become effective leaders and advocates for sustainability within their organizations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Students learn how to address environmental and sustainability issues in every area of an organization\u2019s business model, strategy, and operations. 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