Careers after SUMAS

"What I valued most during my time at SUMAS was the international perspective of the program. Learning alongside professionals from different countries and industries created meaningful discussions about how sustainability challenges and opportunities vary across markets. That global lens made the program particularly relevant in today's interconnected world."

"I chose SUMAS because it's very practical. I had the chance to work on different projects. At the Milan campus, I worked with Migros, which is a major supermarket chain in Switzerland, MUDEC, which is a famous museum in Milan and with the WBCSD (World Business Council for Sustainable Development)."

"At SUMAS we have many industry projects, which provide us with a realistic understanding of how things work in the real world."

"During my studies, I had many projects with different firms from various industries, such as Dusit Thani, for whom I completed my master's final project. The entire project aimed to develop a strategy to reduce food waste within the resort in the Maldives."

"My research seeks to broaden the search for possible transition pathways for decarbonisation of steel production – through juxtaposing the priorities of climate change, the themes in clean energy transition; and insights from steel-making processes."

"SUMAS gave credibility and clarity to what I was already practicing professionally. It enabled me to articulate sustainability concepts more precisely and defend decisions with well-founded arguments. Shortly after completing my CAS, I took on additional responsibility for sustainability at the departmental level within RAHN AG, a direct reflection of the competencies and confidence gained through the program."

"What I learned from SUMAS about sustainability and sustainable hospitality is that it's a remarkably broad subject, even within the hospitality industry."

"Sumas delivers a 360 immersion in sustainability. It provides the right combination of theoretical and practical knowledge and prepares you to face many different situations. Sumas gave me the chance to work with amazing professors and colleagues while glancing at great companies."

"The knowledge and skills I acquired at SUMAS have already proven instrumental in my career progression. Leveraging my existing supply chain background, I successfully transitioned into an ESG role, where I can effectively integrate sustainability practices into organizational strategies."

"The main reason to choose the Sumas Sustainability Management MBA was based on the fact that the SUMAS MBA is multidisciplinary, targeting a wide-range of pivotal subjects, from finance, international finance, accounting to real hard-core sustainability issues."

"My degree is really helping me to encourage supply chain partners, my colleagues and our leadership team on how to do collaborative, ethical and sustainable business."

"I found out that SUMAS is actually the perfect school to build up my career with an MBA in sustainable hospitality."

"I didn't want just theory; I was drawn by the opportunities at SUMAS to learn from real case studies and work on actual projects to design practical solutions for the travel and tourism industry."

"It was really important to me to choose a business school where I could learn with people who were really interested in making a positive impact."

"Nowadays you cannot talk about business without talking about sustainability. I have learned a lot from every course, for example how to link business with sustainability and how to work in a group."

"The program at SUMAS helped me gain in-depth knowledge about the intrinsic meaning and significance of sustainable development, sustainable business practices and the UN's 17 SDGs."

"The MBA has been a key enabler for me to develop skills in both management and sustainability. Sustainability is the future of business and will be a key driver of success for companies in the next decades."

"I chose SUMAS because having sustainability integrated into my business courses was crucial for me; it was a key value I wanted to bring into my professional life."

"What I loved at SUMAS was the pragmatic approach. The school really builds its pedagogy on concrete cases which helped me stay in touch with the real world."

"I chose SUMAS because I wanted to specialize myself in the sustainability area. It was a good opportunity to improve my knowledge about sustainability and I loved the multicultural atmosphere."

"I have to thank SUMAS for giving me the opportunity to learn theories about sustainability, but more important to put into practice those theories within real cases and real projects with big companies."

"Each and everyone of the projects completed at SUMAS helped me develop both personal and professional skills that I otherwise wouldn't have today."

"My experience in SUMAS has allowed for me to explore sustainable development from a holistic perspective. Thanks to the program I have improved my skills in the field of sustainability."

"This course provided me with the ability to articulate to leadership teams the importance of how crucial it is to transition to a more sustainable way of doing business."