Peter Boyd
Lecturer; Resident Fellow, Yale Center for Business and the Environment; Co-Chair of Expert Peer Review…
Business and the Environment Specialization
For YSE students who are interested in working on environmental issues in for-profit organizations, or in NGOs and public agencies that partner with for-profit organizations. This specialization will be particularly helpful for MEM students with an environmental science or policy background and less experience with business concepts.
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Note that a capstone course used to fulfill the MEM capstone requirement cannot also be used toward fulfilling an MEM Specialization requirement; a capstone course taken once cannot be used to fulfill multiple requirements. Learn more about YSE capstone courses by visiting the MEM Capstone page.
Business and the Environment
Core
Two required courses.Course NameFall 2026Spring 2027Fall 2027Spring 2028Esty
M,W – 2:35-3:55EstyMGT 502/ACCT 270
Foundations of Accounting and ValuationElectives
Students must take four courses from the lists below, including at least (a) one Quantitative course or one Finance course and (b) one from the list of Additional Electives.Quantitative
Course NameFall 2026Spring 2027Fall 2027Spring 2028Queenborough, MarlonReuning-Scherer
T, Th – 9:00-10:15Reuning-SchererReuning-SchererReuning-SchererReuning-SchererReuning-SchererCort
TentativeWargoWargo
TentativeFinance
Course NameFall 2026Spring 2027Fall 2027Spring 2028Gross
TentativeGross
TentativeDziki
M – 5:40-8:30Spalding
TentativeMGT 842
Financing Green TechnologiesAdditional Electives
Other courses or independent projects may be used to satisfy elective requirements subject to approval of the faculty coordinator of the specialization.
Course NameFall 2026Spring 2027Fall 2027Spring 2028Savos
M – 1:00-3:55Savos
TentativeENV 612courses.yale.edu 3 CreditsGabriel
T, Th – 10:05-11:25Gabriel
TentativeSanfordSanfordCrotty, O’RourkeCrotty, O’Rourke
TentativeHernandez-Aguilera
TentativeENV 659courses.yale.edu 4 CreditsAshtonAshtonKern
M,W – 10:05-11:25Leiserowitz
M,W – 10:05-11:25LeiserowitzGillinghamGillinghamRao
M,W – 10:05-11:25RaoRhodes
Th – 1:00-3:55Rhodes
TentativeKleeKleeYaoYaoYao
M,W – 1:00-2:20YaoKops
M – 8:30-9:50KopsBoydBoydHolmesHolmesEngelEngelENV 969/ARCH 4293/LAW 30254/MGT 632courses.yale.edu 3 CreditsWoods
F – 9:00-12:00WoodsENV 982/ENVE 360b/ENAS 660b/360bcourses.yale.edu 3 CreditsZimmermanZimmermanMGT 525
Competitive StrategyMGT 532
Business EthicsMGT 541
Corporate FinanceMGT 872
Managing Sustainable OperationsMGT 873
Supply Chain ManagementMGT 893
Non-Market Strategy
Learning Community
There is a corresponding “Learning Community” for each specialization, where anyone interested in the topic can find related news, spotlights, colleagues, and events.
Faculty Coordinator
Staff Manager
Heather Fitzgerald
Managing Director, Yale Center for Business & the Environment (CBEY); Staff Manager, Business and…