Specialisations · 2026

The best MiM programs in Europe for sustainability & ESG.

14 European Master in Management programs that offer a sustainability, ESG or corporate-responsibility specialisation — ranked by Financial Times standing. Every school links through to its full fees, salary and deadline data.

Sustainability has moved from the margins to the core of how companies are run. ESG reporting, climate strategy, sustainable finance and responsible supply chains are now board-level concerns — and employers increasingly want young managers who can think about value and impact in the same breath. A Master in Management with a genuine sustainability or ESG specialisation is one of the cleaner routes into that work.

Europe is a natural place to study it: much of the world’s sustainable-business regulation and practice originates here, and that depth shows up in the curricula. The schools below are Master in Management programs that offer a sustainability, ESG or CSR track, major or concentration — not stand-alone MSc in Sustainability degrees. You get a broad management foundation plus a sustainability lens, rather than a narrow specialism. Each program is ranked by its Financial Times standing, with the specific specialisation it lists. As always, course catalogues change each cycle, so confirm the current track on the school’s own page before you apply.

  1. FT #1 University of St. Gallen St. Gallen, Switzerland Sustainability
  2. FT #2 HEC Paris Jouy-en-Josas, France Sustainability
  3. FT #3 INSEAD Fontainebleau, France Sustainability
  4. FT #4 Nova School of Business and Economics Lisbon (Carcavelos), Portugal Sustainability
  5. FT #7 ESCP Business School Paris · Berlin · London · Madrid · Turin · Warsaw, France Sustainability
  6. FT #9 Stockholm School of Economics Stockholm, Sweden Sustainability
  7. FT #10 ESSEC Business School Cergy, France Sustainability
  8. FT #24 Esade Business School Barcelona, Spain Sustainability
  9. FT #25 Audencia Business School Nantes, France CSR
  10. FT #27 IE Business School Madrid, Spain Sustainability
  11. FT #38 Trinity College Dublin, Trinity Business School Dublin, Ireland Sustainability
  12. FT #47 Lund University Lund, Sweden Sustainability
  13. FT #54 Kozminski University Warsaw, Poland ESG
  14. FT #60 Hanken School of Economics Helsinki, Finland Sustainability

Specialisations are taken from each school's profile and were correct at last review; always confirm the current sustainability track, major or elective set on the school's official program page.