IIM-L to launch diploma on sustainable management

Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow, will introduce a new postgraduate diploma programme in sustainable management this year. The two-year programme will be taught at IIM-L's Noida campus and will be chaired by Prof Susheel  Kumar, who currently heads the institute's Centre for Business Sustainability.

An institute spokesperson said admissions to the course will begin along with the remaining PG programmes after the CAT results are declared this year. Students who wish to apply for the sustainability management programme will, however, also have to write a separate statement of purpose explaining their reason for the choice of course. The final fee structure for PGP-SM, though, is expected to be along the lines of the existing courses, will be released by the end of the month.

This is the first time any IIM in the country has introduced a course in sustainability management. The full-time residential programme, the first of its kind at Noida will admit students on the basis of their CAT scores, group discussion and personal interview. The programme has 45 seats and will primarily focus on environmental, social and economic sustainability aspects, change management preparation, critical perspectives on policy and institutions, cross-sector collaborations and creating systemic linkages between environmental, social and economic issues.