Sustainability strategy

Sustainability in programmes

We will develop the capabilities of students to be future generators of sustainable value for business and society at large and to work for an inclusive and sustainable global economy.

Integration of sustainability into all programmes

Offering education that integrates responsibility, ethics and sustainability is one of BI’s most impactful ways to address societal challenges. Since the last PRME report (in 2018), BI has both developed new and revised existing courses and programmes at the BSc, MSc and Executive level.

In BI's strategy by 2025 we will include sustainability in all our programmes and individual courses to ensure awareness and understanding that industries who take this seriously will be the winners in the future's markets.

Read more about BI's sustainability work here: Sustainability report 2022.

"At BI, we continue our endeavors to include sustainability in our programme portfolio. Since the infancy in 2018, experience tells us that the issue needs to be intertwined with the academic development of disciplinary courses to obtain the necessary impact and influence. This comes in addition to singular courses in ethics, CSR and sustainability."

Bendik Samuelsen

Professor & Provost for Academic Programmes

Programmes and individual courses

Executive MBA

The BI Executive MBA gives you better insight into global markets and improves your ability to make good strategic decisions. Are you ready to transform your career in an international setting?
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MSc in Sustainable Finance

Gain a solid foundation in finance and sustainability to meet the growing need for candidates with this unique perspective and interdisciplinary competence.
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Sustainable People Management

This course aims to develop participants’ critical thinking and understanding of sustainable people management, improve their reflective ability regarding common managerial and leadership practices.
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Executive Master of Management in Energy

Shape your future with a master’s degree designed to develop your comprehensive understanding of key energy issues.
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MSc Business - Major in sustainable finance

Customise your Master of Science in Business degree by choosing a major in Sustainable Finance.
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Global Strategy and Sustainable Business

Through this course you will get a rich overview of the strategic challenges facing global organizations, including the tools available to assess the situation and make sound business decisions both in stable markets and times of uncertainty.

Executive courses taught in Norwegian

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Grønn vekst og konkurransekraft

The focus in this programme will be on green business models and strategy, accounting and measurements, innovation and leadership.
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Bærekraft i praksis

If your company is going to be involved in the future, you must relate to sustainability. It is expected from your employees, customers, suppliers and authorities. In this course you will learn to develop strategies for implementing sustainability in a way that take care of both the environment and the economy.

Bærekraft som forretningsmodell og konkurransekraft

This course provides an introduction to key theories, methods and approaches to sustainability and green growth towards 2030.
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Grønn markedsføring og kommunikasjon

This course addresses psychological barriers that help explain why it is so difficult to communicate needed changes in attitudes and actions. We also look at strategies for talking about climate in ways that can motivate us to change.
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Bærekraftsutfordringer i selskaper

The society faces major global climate challenges. In this course you will learn how companies must make their mark in the society.

Bærekraftig utvikling og finans

In this course you will learn how sustainability can be integrated in financial industries.

Bærekraft som konkurransefortrinn

The course focuses on the potential for value creation in the interface between new technology, digitalization, new markets and sustainability.
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Bærekraftig markedsføring

This course provides insigts into sustainability and the green shift. You will learn how to market businesses that focus on sustainability in product development and innovation.
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Omstilling for bærekraft

The course gives you insight into methods, tools and technological conditions that will help you work more strategically with sustainable transition work for increased competitiveness.

Bærekraftige forretningsmodeller og grønne innovasjoner

This course looks at why effective management of sustainability challenges requires them to become an integral part of a company's overall strategy and corporate governance.

Bærekraft og felles verdiskapning

The course addresses the interaction between strategy, value creation and sustainability with emphasis on partnership (UN Sustainable Development Goal 17).

Bærekraftstrategi og forretningsutvikling

The course gives you an introduction to how requirements for sustainable transition affect business models, choice of strategy and innovation.

Digitalisering, innovasjon og forretningsmodeller

The programme focuses on understanding current, future, and non-existing markets, and solving the varied and complex managerial challenges in the work of developing and realising new business areas and business models.
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Strategisk forretningsutvkling og innovasjon

This program focuses on the understanding of technology as an enabler of new ways of doing things, be it business models, strategies, products, services or processes.
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Bærekraftige strategier og innovasjoner

In this course you will learn why effective management of challenges related to sustainability requires that these become an integral part of the company´s strategy and management.
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Sirkulær økonomi og konkurransekraft

In an unstable and uncertain world, the importance of flexibility and the ability to plan is crucial. In this course you will learn how you can make adjustments to develop you company´s competitivness while the conditions are changing.
Read more about the course (in Norwegian).