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Ast hedemandf oret hi call eader s hi pcont i nuest ogr ow, t hi snew pr ogr ammewi l l gi ves t udent st heunder s t andi ngands ki l l s etneededt omeett hechal l engesof bui l di ngas us t ai nabl ef ut ur ef orbus i nes sands oci et y.

Theoneyear , f ul l t i mecour s ewi l lembodyTr i ni t y’ scommi t mentt o“ Tr ans f or mi ng Bus i nes sf orGood”bycombi ni ngcut t i ngedgei ns i ght sf r om bus i nes set hi cs , s us t ai nabi l i t y, aswel lasmanagementandor gani s at i onals ci ence.

Par t i ci pant swi l lbe pr epar edt opur s uecar eer si n l eader s hi ppos i t i onswi t hr es pons i bi l i t i esacr os ss ever alar eas , s uchasCSR, cor por at es us t ai nabi l i t y, ESG, bus i nes sandhumanr i ght s , andmor e.

Thepr ogr ammewi l loffer8cor emodul es–cover i ngs ubj ect ss uchasSus t ai nabl e Cor por at eGover nance, ESGRepor t i ngandCl i mat eAct i on–andadi s s er t at i ont hat al l owss t udent st owor koncur r entchal l engesofr es pons i bl eands us t ai nabl ebus i nes sei t heri nt hef or m ofani ndi vi dualr es ear chdi s s er t at i on, ori ns mal lgr oupsf or as t udentcons ul t i ngpr oj ectwi t hacompany, ci vi ls oci et yorpubl i cs ect oror gani s at i on.

Par t ner i ngwi t hor gani s at i onswi t hi ni ndus t r yandacademi a, Tr i ni t y’ sMSci nRes pons i bl eBus i nes s&Sus t ai nabi l i t ywi l laffor ds t udent st hechancet oal s ol ear n f r om l eadi ngpr act i t i oner sandacademi cexper t s .

Thepr ogr ammehasabal anced cur r i cul um t hatcover st hecor edi mens i onsofr es pons i bl ebus i nes sands us t ai nabi l i t y, t hechoi ceofar es ear chdi s s er t at i onorcol l abor at i vepr oj ect , andacces st o exper t i s ewi t hi ni ndus t r yandacademi abeyondTr i ni t yBus i nes sSchool .

DrMaxi mi l i anSchor mai r , Di r ect oroft heMSci nRes pons i bl eBus i nes s&Sus t ai nabi l i t yatTr i ni t yBus i nes sSchool , s ays : " TheMSci nRes pons i bl eBus i nes sandSus t ai nabi l i t yi st heul t i mat eexpr es s i onof Tr i ni t yBus i nes sSchool ’ s‘ Tr ans f or mi ngBus i nes sf orGood’ s t r at egy.

Thr oughi t sr es ear chdr i venandi mpact or i ent edappr oach, t hi spr ogr ammeai mst oenabl e f ut ur ebus i nes sl eader st odr i vef or war dr es pons i bl eands us t ai nabl ebus i nes s pr act i ces .

Wefir ml ybel i evet hatbus i nes sands oci et yatl ar gear ei nur gentneedofgr aduat eswi t ht heneces s ar ys ki l l sandexper t i s et oadvancet hes us t ai nabi l i t yt r ans f or mat i on.

Wear eex ci t edt owel comet hegl obalbus i nes sl eader soft hef ut ur eand empowert hem t omakeani mpact f ulcar eer . ” Pr of es s orLaur entMuz el l ec, DeanofTr i ni t yBus i nes sSchooladds : " Todaymar ksas i gni ficantmi l es t onef orTr i ni t yBus i nes sSchoolasweunvei lour new MSci nRes pons i bl eBus i nes sandSus t ai nabi l i t y.

Thi si nnovat i vepr ogr amme r eflect sourcommi t mentt os hapi ngf ut ur egl obalbus i nes sl eader swhowi l lchampi onr es pons i bl eands us t ai nabl ebus i nes spr act i ces .

Ourcur r i cul um, i nf or medby i ndus t r yi ns i ght sandacademi cex cel l ence, wi l lenabl eours t udent st omakear eal di ffer encebot hi ns oci et yandf ort heenvi r onment . " Tr i ni t yBus i nes sSchooli sl aunchi ngt heMScRes pons i bl eBus i nes s&Sus t ai nabi l i t y becaus ewefir ml ybel i evet hatbus i nes sands oci et yatl ar gear ei nur gentneedof gr aduat eswi t ht heneces s ar ys ki l l sandexper t i s et oadvancet hes us t ai nabi l i t y t r ans f or mat i on.

Fort hi spr ogr amme, Tr i ni t ywel comeappl i cant sf r om avar i et yofacademi cdi s ci pl i nes .

However , t hos eappl yi ngt os t udyonMScRes pons i bl eBus i nes s&Sus t ai nabi l i t ywi t houtanunder gr aduat edegr eei nar el at eds ubj ect–s uchasbus i nes s , management , engi neer i ngnat ur als ci ences , pol i t i cals ci enceandhumani t i es–ar e as kedt odemons t r at eacl earmot i vat i onf ort hei ri nt er es ti nbus i nes sand/ors ome r el evantpr act i calexper i ence.

Thefir s tcl as soft heMScRes pons i bl eBus i nes s&Sus t ai nabi l i t ywi l lt akepl acei n Sept ember2024, wi t happl i cat i onscl os i ngf ort hefir s tcohor tcl os i ngon31 s tJ ul y 2024.

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I ti sabl et os uppl yheateffici ent l yandi nl i newi t hdemandandoffer sl ongt er m flexi bi l i t y: i ft he heat i ngl oads ubs equent l ydecr eas esasar es ul tofener gyeffici entr ef ur bi s hment , t her egener at i ves uppl ycomponent , whi chi spr ovi dedby t heheatpump, f orexampl e, i ncr eas es .

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Techhi r i ngsett or ampupi n2024–andempl oyer swi l l needfinanci ali ncent i vest oat t r actt al ent Recr ui t mentf ort echnol ogypr of es s i onal si ss ett oi ncr eas ei n t hecomi ngyear , butfir mswi l l f acer i s i ngs al ar ycos t sas s ki l l ss hor t agescont i nuedes pi t epr evi ousl ayoffs .

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Thi si sl ar gel ybei ngdr i venbys t r ongt ech t al enthi r i ngdemandswi t hi nt heFi nanci al Ser vi ces , Ecommer ceandFi n T echi ndus t r i es .

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