MBA Impact, Value and Sustainable Business at University of Pennsylvania

Programme overview

The major in Impact, Value and Sustainable Business (IVSB) is designed to provide in-depth foundations for those interested in how business activities affect natural, human, and social capital – and how these impacts influence risk, opportunity, and sustainable business performance. After graduation, students majoring in IVSB will be well equipped to shape strategy, innovation, valuations, investment flows, and policy. There is a strong need for a new generation of expert business leaders who understand the rapidly evolving trends in business models, technology, regulation, and financing with implications for the environment and society as a whole.

Faculty: Wharton School | Duration: 19 course units | Study mode: full-time | Location: Philadelphia, PA, United States

What you will study

Requires 19 course units in total. Listed required courses include BEPP 7640 Climate and Financial Markets BEPP/FNCE/OIDD; OIDD 7630 Energy Markets and Policy; LGST 6470 The Business and Governance of Water LGST/OIDD; MGMT 7230 Strategy and Environmental Sustainability; OIDD 5250 Thinking with Models: Business Analytics for Energy and Sustainability Social and Governance: ACCT; BEPP 7700 American Public Policy through an Economic Lens.

Career pathways

Students choosing the IVSB major are therefore ideally suited for the ever-expanding set of careers in many fields.

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Entry requirements

Second Year Requirement: Students must satisfy the following requirements during their second year in the program: (1) maintain a Wharton GPA that is greater than 2.33 in each semester of their second year, and (2) have no more than 4 CU of Wharton courses with a grade less than or equal to 2.33 (C+ or lower) in their second year.

USD 87,970 a year (2026-27). Wharton MBA tuition for 2026-2027 for full-time attendance at the Wharton School; one MBA tuition rate applies across majors. Excludes General Fee ($4,268), Clinical Fee ($770), housing, food, books and health insurance. Source

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