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

Curiosity needs thinkers, makers, and dreamers. It needs you!

Leeds Beckett believes that when unlike minds come together, incredible things happen. That’s why they don’t just teach; they collaborate, challenge and inspire.

Their courses are meticulously designed, combining practical experience through work placements with a vibrant location at the heart of one of the UK’s largest student communities. Boasting a top 10 UK ranking for both course quality and student life (Uni Compare 2026) and a prestigious five-star QS rating, LBU sets the standard for excellence.

The university prioritises student wellbeing and stands among just seven universities nationwide to earn the University Mental Health Charter Award - proof of their unwavering commitment to advancing mental health and wellbeing.

All of this is why 98% of Leeds Beckett students and graduates would recommend studying at the university to a friend (Uni Compare, 2026 reviews).