10/04/2025
This is the program to help you find purpose.
Interested in studying sustainability in business? We can help you find your purpose with the Master in Sustainability and Business Transformation.
This program will allow you to define your own goals and shape your own education. You’ll work through real-world case studies, learn practical methodologies and immerse yourself in a world of new experiences. And you’ll do so alongside a community of students and future changemakers just like you.
Read on for insights from current students of the program.
Define your career: Studying sustainability at IE Business School
When you study with us, we’ll help you explore a wide variety of future-proof professional paths. As student Elisa Cardamone, from Brazil, observes, “It’s a nice opportunity to understand how sustainability can be in different kinds of sectors.” We want students to stride confidently into their careers and meet the newly sparked demands of sustainable business roles. “The program pushes me out of my comfort zone and builds new skills that I can apply in my future career,” adds student Camila Trousselle, from Mexico.
When it comes to helping you find your path, we’re with you every step of the way. Student Conceição Castro e Almeida, from Portugal, points out that IE Talent & Careers is a key source of support not only to the group as a whole, but “they’re also available to help us individually.”
Make an impact
The Master in Sustainability and Business Transformation prepares future professionals to make a difference with the latest resources and inspiration. Another of our students, Ivana Fernández, from Mexico, shared with us that “Now more than ever, there is a need for professionals that care about the world they are living in. This master’s is everything I needed to develop a more impactful professional career.”
In maximizing your impact, you learn to optimize how you think, how you behave in real situations and how you relate to technology.
The coursework promotes holistic problem solving in business, boosting your communication and collaboration skills.

You’ll also learn to effectively use the most up-to-date and effective methods to promote sustainability. We do this with simulators and interactive case studies, equipping you to debunk myths about sustainability being a hindrance to successful business. “Here, we are not only students,” says Elisa Cardamone, “We are impactful professionals who take on real challenges to drive sustainable change.”
Find your purpose by studying sustainability in business
The Master in Sustainability and Business Transformation gives students the space to find their own purpose, which, when matched with a career in sustainability, will fuel the fires of motivation and create more life satisfaction. This individual purpose may involve a focus on the environment, the local community or society as a whole. Student Max Klein, from Germany, likes that “In our master’s degree, everyone wants to have a purpose in the business that they work for in the future.”
Students in the Master in Sustainability and Business Transformation work with top professors and industry professionals to discover their purpose. “Professors are industry leaders and mentor us in developing a successful career path,” Max points out. This expert guidance helps students fuel their careers and maximize their impact.
Described by students with words like “diverse,” “change” and “hope,” the Master in Sustainability and Business Transformation at IE University opens its doors to all aspiring agents of change who are ready to learn about the philosophy of “business for good” and help shape a positive change in their world.

Benjamin is the editor of Uncover IE. His writing is featured in the LAMDA Verse and Prose Anthology Vol. 19, The Primer and Moonflake Press. Benjamin provided translation for “FalseStuff: La Muerte de las Musas”, winner of Best Theatre Show at the Max Awards 2024.
Benjamin was shortlisted for the Bristol Old Vic Open Sessions 2016 and the Alpine Fellowship Writing Prize 2023.