An international perspective throughout the Bachelor's program.
From your first year, you'll participate in an international seminar at BSB or one of our 13 partner destinations to improve your language skills and discover another academic culture.
In your second year, you can spend a semester or attend a summer school at one of our 200 partner universities , some of which are world-renowned in Business Development.
In your third year , and in the initial track, you have the opportunity to go even further with a dual degree. For example, BSB opens the doors to Nottingham Trent University, one of the UK's most prestigious universities for business and management, at the heart of an environment where growth strategies, commercial innovation, and new business models are flourishing.
If you complete your third year as a work-study student, you'll remain on campus, but the international experience will come to you.
Between the courses taught in English , the international speakers , the global business case studies and the presence of students from dozens of countries (+80 nationalities on campus) , you experience a global immersion without leaving your work-study program.
Result: your International Sustainable Management Bachelor is not limited to Lyon. It is a journey open to the world, where you can explore other approaches to sustainability, test academic or professional experiences abroad, and come back with a committed, analytical and resolutely international profile, exactly what organizations that are accelerating their responsible transition are looking for today.
What you will study in the Bachelor in International Sustainable Management at BSB
In addition to core management fundamentals, the third year of the International Sustainable Management specialisation trains you in responsible business models, extra-financial performance assessment and sustainable transition strategies. You will learn to analyse impacts, understand global value chains, mobilise transition stakeholders and communicate effectively on CSR-related challenges.
Understand how the global economy is structured and the social and environmental responsibilities at each stage of the value chain. Explore the links between business and sustainability, and the responsible practices adopted by international companies.
Gain an introduction to risk management, ESG integration and responsible investment. Learn how to assess overall performance—both financial and non-financial—and how to decarbonise an investment portfolio.
Identify key players in the ecological transition and learn how to mobilise an ecosystem around a sustainable project. Analyse new organisational models, sustainable entrepreneurship, and take part in field visits to observe these dynamics in practice.
Understand the communication challenges linked to sustainability: green marketing, responsible consumption and environmental awareness. Learn how to communicate credibly and effectively about an organisation’s CSR commitments at an international level.
These courses are complemented by case studies inspired by real-life situations faced by organisations undergoing ecological transition: social and environmental impact analysis, ESG performance assessment, value chain diagnostics, stakeholder management and the design of credible sustainability strategies. They prepare you to integrate an organisation quickly, equipped with the essential skills of tomorrow’s sustainable management professional.
Focus on International Sustainable Management
The International Sustainable Management specialisation has a strong
international dimension, with several courses taught in English and focused on
global sustainability challenges, such as Global Value Chain Management .
This approach provides a Bachelor’s-level education in sustainable management,
aligned with international standards and the expectations of organisations
committed to the ecological transition.
The skills you will develop in International Sustainable Management
Professional skills to build strong expertise in sustainable management
Analyse the social, environmental and economic impacts of an organisation.
Assess non-financial performance and integrate ESG criteria into strategic decision-making.
Understand the challenges and risks of global value chains in transition.
Design sustainability strategies adapted to different sectors and business models.
Engage and coordinate stakeholders around responsible objectives.
Communicate credibly about CSR commitments and impact-driven actions.
Human skills to grow and act as a responsible leader
Develop critical thinking to challenge existing practices and propose sustainable alternatives.
Strengthen your ability to collaborate in multicultural and complex environments.
Enhance empathy and active listening to engage teams in the sustainability transition.
Build adaptability to navigate uncertainty and rapid change.
Gain responsible leadership skills to influence, convince and unite others.
Develop rigour, autonomy and initiative to lead impact-driven projects.
Unique support to reveal your talents
At BSB, you do more than develop technical skills:
you also learn to better understand yourself and unlock your potential thanks to two unique support programmes.
Pathfinder™ – support from day one to your first job
Support from day one to your first job. Unlimited one-to-one coaching,
personality assessments and practical workshops… Pathfinder™ helps you identify your strengths,
build confidence, refine your academic choices and shape a career path aligned with your ambitions.
Leaderskills Institute – being a good leader isn’t innate… it can be learned
BSB offers a structured pathway to develop leadership skills and earn a certification you can showcase on your CV. You build the essential human skills needed to collaborate effectively, manage projects, bring people together and inspire others.
Learn sustainable management in the field thanks to the end-of-year internship
In the 3rd year, the International Sustainable Management specialization is experienced as an initial course, with a professional internship of at least 4 months to apply your learnings to the heart of teams committed to ecological transition and sustainable performance.It is an essential immersion to understand how organizations assess their impacts, manage their CSR commitments and deploy responsible strategies in an international context. to support CSR, sustainability or transformation teams in their projects:
Participation in the analysis of environmental and social impacts: support for data collection, verification of indicators and monitoring of ESG commitments, Contribution to risk and stakeholder mapping: identification of key issues, sector monitoring, updating diagnoses, Support for the writing or improvement of CSR reports: contribution to extra-financial reporting, preparation of materials and structuring of analyses, Participation in transition projects: actions related to the reduction of emissions, circularity, supplier ethics or internal commitment programs, Support for sustainable communication: content preparation, compliance verification (avoid greenwashing), implementation of responsible initiatives.
Our students carry out their internship in a wide variety of environments: corporate CSR services, sustainability consulting firms, NGOs, NGOs, international institutions, public organizations, impact start-ups or innovation departments .
The companies that recruited our students
100% of our Bachelor's degree students get a job in less than 4 months after their diploma (CGE 2025 integration survey).
And after the International Sustainable Management Bachelor?
Jobs available after your Bac+3 in International Sustainable Management
You are ready to join junior positions related to CSR, impact, ecological transition and sustainable performance, in France and internationally.
Assistant CSR Officer/Junior CSR Officer, Assistant Sustainable Project Manager, ESG Analyst Assistant/Junior ESG Analyst, Impact Analyst Assistant/Impact Evaluation Support, Responsible Supply Chain Assistant/Sustainable Procurement Support, Assistant Climate & Environment Analyst, Assistant Sustainability Communication Officer.
These first positions allow you to develop a solid experience in sustainable management , to learn from committed professionals and to quickly evolve towards more analytical, more strategic or more operational functions according to your preferences (CSR, ESG, responsible supply chain, impact, sustainable communication or advice).
Continuing studies at BSB
After your Bachelor's degree in International Sustainable Management, you can extend your career by joining the Master Grande École (Bac+5), like 81% of our students, by choosing an initial or work-study specialization that strengthens your expertise in sustainability, organizational transformation and strategic management.
Master Grande Ecole CSR Management & Sustainable Development
For those who want to deepen ESG issues, design transition plans, manage sustainable performance and support organizations towards responsible models. An ideal specialization to evolve into positions in CSR, impact, extra-financial reporting or sustainable development.
Learn more › Master Grande Ecole Strategy Consulting & Transformation
To understand how to support organizations in their strategic changes, integrate sustainability into transformation plans and guide decisions with high added value. An appropriate path if you want to work in consulting, change management, responsible transformation or on transversal sustainable innovation projects.
Learn more › MSc Sustainable Strategic Management & Environmental Change
To go further in the analysis of global sustainability issues, environmental strategy, climate change management and sustainable economic models. This MSc prepares you for international functions combining strategy, CSR, impact analysis and the ecological transformation of organizations. These Bac+5 courses open the doors to more strategic functions in environments where sustainable transition, impact and the alignment between economic performance and responsibility play a central role.
Learn more ›
Integration and salaries
At the end of the Bachelor's degree, for a first position in the fields of CSR, impact or sustainable transition, the annual gross salary is generally around 30,000 to 35,000€, depending on the company, the position and the location (Paris, major cities, international). After a Master's degree, the first positions oriented towards CSR, ESG or sustainability are on average between 42,000 and 45,000 euros gross/year. As analytical and digital jobs are growing rapidly, salary changes can be rapid, especially for positions as ESG analyst, sustainability consultant, CSR project manager or sustainable project manager.
The Bachelor in Marketing International Sustainable Management, a solid basis for all the specializations of the Grande Ecole Master
If you want to continue to a Master Grande Ecole as an initial course or as a work-study program, your choice of specialization does not depend on the one you are following in the 3rd year Bachelor. You can therefore opt for another specialization.To have the choice, to remain free and above all to build a career in line with his personality, his values and his talents.
