Business Management with Sustainable Development

Become a transformational, purposeful leader. Develop skills to manage organisations responsibly, drive positive change, and shape more sustainable businesses.

Do you want a business degree that goes beyond profit? One that prepares you to tackle global challenges? And lead with integrity in a rapidly changing world?

This Business Management with Sustainable Development degree combines the essentials of modern business and management with a powerful focus on sustainability, innovation, and long-term impact. You’ll explore how organisations operate locally and globally, and how today’s leaders balance commercial success with ethical, social, and environmental responsibility.

From climate change and inequality to digital disruption and the circular economy, this course equips you to tackle complex challenges, make impactful decisions, and become the leader the world needs.

As part of this business management with sustainable development course, you’ll:

• Understand how management theory and practice influence business behaviour, performance, and decision-making

• Use digital tools and technologies to gather, analyse, and communicate business information professionally

• Apply sustainability management principles using the 3Ps: people, planet, and profit

• Explore how businesses reduce waste, maximise resources, and create long-term value

• Apply management frameworks across local, national, and global business contexts and evaluate the role of leaders in driving sustainable development, inclusivity, corporate social responsibility, and stakeholder engagement

You’ll graduate with sharp commercial insight, a sustainability mindset, and the confidence to make a meaningful difference wherever your career takes you.

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Learn with industry. Build your network

You'll gain hands-on experience through:

• An optional paid placement year in industry

• Volunteering opportunities that support communities and organisations

• A live consultancy project

• Interactive workshops, simulations, and business competitions

• Industry guest lectures

These experiences help you apply what you’ve learned, boost your confidence, and stand out boldly to employers.

Industry insights that inspire

Our guest lecture programme brings learning to life, giving you the chance to hear from business leaders, politicians, and public sector experts.

The Hatchery: support for entrepreneurs

Got a business idea? Thinking about self-employment or launching a social enterprise? As a Leeds Business School student, you'll have access to the Hatchery, our dedicated enterprise hub, as well as specialist support to help bring your aspirations to life. Through embedded enterprise education and support from the Centre for Entrepreneurship and Knowledge Exchange, you'll benefit from:

• A creative co-working space

• Mentoring from experienced advisors

• Networking events and a vibrant student community

• Support to turn ideas into exciting, sustainable ventures

Why study the Business Management with Sustainability course at Leeds Beckett University?

• Take advantage of Leeds Business School’s industry connections, including exclusive guest lectures and an optional paid placement year

• Build hands-on business management experience through live projects, volunteering, and study abroad opportunities

• Learn from an experienced, research-active teaching team with academic knowledge, professional backgrounds, and international perspectives

• Study a specialist degree in sustainable development designed to help you shape the future of responsible business leadership

<strong>Year 1 core modules:</strong>

• Entrepreneurial Strategy
• Global Business Environment
• Marketing & the Digital Customer Experience
• Accounting & Finance for Managers
• Data Decisions & Understanding AI
• Managing Organisations & People

<strong>Year 2 core modules:</strong>

• Sustainable Development Goals
• Business Finance
• Operations & Supply Chain Management
• Managerial Decision Making
• Planning for Sustainability
• Developing Professional & Employability Skills

<strong>Year 3 core modules:</strong>

• Consultancy Project
• Integrated Reporting for Sustainability
• Business Strategy
• Sustainability Themes
• Strategic HRM for Leaders
• Governance, Ethics & Corporate Social Responsibility OR Work Placement OR Intercultural Management