Sustainability Management
Become an International Sustainability Consultant. Join An Emerging Field.
Learn to lead with a green heart and a strategic mind. Unleash your power to drive positive change, from eco-friendly practices to shaping a sustainable future for businesses and the planet.
Make your impact with our Sustainability Management program at NU. From mastering green business strategies to pioneering sustainable solutions, our program equips you to make waves in the corporate world. Seize the opportunity to be a force for positive change, one sustainable decision at a time!
NORTHWOOD BY THE NUMBERS
Industry Fast Facts
Northwood University is an international leader in free-enterprise education.
500+
Sustainability-focused jobs in Michigan on LinkedIn
Creating Value for Society & Future Generations.
Hear from students Hailey and Emma, who are heavily involved in sustainability practices on campus.
Businesses today need sustainability more than ever. At Northwood, we teach future generations to use best business practices that both earn profit, but ensure the longevity of our planet.
Sustainability Inside and Outside the Classroom.
Opportunities for being sustainable are taught both inside and outside of the classroom at Northwood University. Our students are able to apply sustainability principles to events like the Fashion Showcase, as well as larger class projects that intertwine with other majors.
Plus, get an inside look at FILL, the Tri-Cities first refillary and zero waste shop located in Midland, Michigan. FILL is owned by Northwood alumna Alison Orvosh.
Program Pairings
Browse our majors that would pair well with a Sustainability Management minor.
What Jobs Can You Get with a Sustainability Management Focused Degree?
Sustainability can be found in almost every industry. Students often look for internships or employment opportunities on a local and global level.
- Strategy and Sustainability Manager
- Field Operations Specialist
- Environmental Affairs Specialist
- Environmental Planner
- Environmental Analyst
- Sustainability Consultant
Success Stories
Hear From Our Alumni
While at Northwood, I was able to work alongside my professors and other key university staff to develop a campus wide recycling project. This was a unique leadership position that perfectly tied together my management and sustainability paths.
Being a Northwood University Alumni continues to provide me with connections and a community everywhere I go. Sustainability is an essential piece of every industry, and being a part of this program gives Northwood grads a competitive advantage.
Lex Rutledge ’23, Sustainability Program Coordinator at Schupan
Northwood helped mold me into a leader and into someone who is willing to take risks for entrepreneurship. Having the opportunity to attend classes with instructors who themselves had already taken the jump into owning a business gave me different perspectives and the desire to one day be a business owner myself.
Being a sustainable business means that you are striving to create practices that will benefit the future global environment for the following generations.
– Alison O, Owner of FILL
Career Closet
Students created the NU Career Closet where the community can acquire business attire for job interviews and more.
The main impact mission was initially the students of Northwood University that don’t initially have business professional clothes to begin with, but we’d like to see this outreach and branch out further into the Midland community and hopefully the mid-Michigan community.
Recycling Initiative
We have it in a few of the buildings, some academic, some dorms. We’re measuring the material that comes out of the bins. We’re collecting cardboard, paper, plastic and aluminum and just trying to see if this something that can be sustainable on our campus and continue on.
Industry-Experts
Meet Your Faculty
Connect with our Management faculty who have real-world professional experience.
Paul Bork
Adjunct Professor, Environmental Policy
