The Master of Business Administration with a concentration in Sustainable Fashion Operations at Lasell University will help you become a leader who drives innovation in sustainability in the fashion industry. You will gain awareness of the main challenges of sustainable fashion and use innovative thinking to develop future-oriented solutions. If you are seeking to advance your career in the sustainable fashion industry and want to help make a change towards sustainability while also being ethically responsible, this program will instill the knowledge you need to be successful.

What you will learn:

Become a successful leader that continually evolves, innovates and implements new business strategies, ideas and practices
Plan and apply critical skills of project management to ensure projects are on time, on budget and meet business goals
Examine the supply chain and quality of sustainable fashion development
Explore and analyze the Fashion industry's triple bottom line, sustainable sourcing issues, fair trade and ethical practices, resource efficiency, and waste and surplus reduction
Develop effective frameworks and emergent innovative sustainable approaches in the fashion industry and product lifecycle management
Adopt innovative and visionary approaches to building a sustainable fashion brand's identity, awareness, recognition, loyalty, equity and retention.

Advance your career

According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the fashion industry generates more than 10 million tons of textile waste per year in the U.S. alone. Because the consumer is more aware than ever before about the negative impact the fashion industry has on the environment, they are looking to buy from brands who are ethical with their sourcing, develop sustainable products and operations. As this trend of sustainability accelerates, so will the demand for employees to have the knowledge and skills to lead a fashion brand in the right direction. Your graduate degree will give you the qualifications to fill roles such as:

Ethical Trade/ Sustainable Sourcing Manager
Sustainability Managers
Product Innovation Manager
Product Sustainability Manager
Corporate Social Responsibility Manager
Project Managers
Executive Managers
General Manager
Operations Manager
Director of Operations
Executive Officer
Supply Chain managers
Marketing Manager

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