Sustainability Management and Controlling profile
Choose the Sustainability Management and Controlling profile in Groningen to learn how to integrate sustainability factors into financial analyses and contribute to socially responsible business practices.
How can controllers support top management in achieving sustainability goals? How can you ensure continuous innovation in sustainable business models and report on sustainability achievements?
The demand for experts in sustainability within the realms of business and society has never been higher. Over 50,000 companies operating in the Eurozone are required to report on their sustainable practices starting in 2024. You can be at the forefront of this movement by choosing to study the new profile in Sustainability Management and Controlling.
In this one-year profile offered within our MSc Accountancy and Controlling programme, you will learn about sustainability management and governance, within the context of financial accounting, management accounting and controlling.
Key topics of this profile include:
- Environmental sustainability : apply different reporting frameworks (GRI, IIRC, SASB, and EFRAG) to evaluate and compare sustainability performance.
- Sustainability governance : understand the legal and ethical responsibilities associated with sustainability reporting, including financial disclosure obligations.
- Social sustainability : create sustainable control practices that integrate diversity, equity, and inclusion into cycles of planning and control.
IELTS Academic overall score 6.5 (Speaking 6, Writing 6.5); TOEFL internet-based overall score 90 (Speaking 20, Writing 24); Cambridge C1 Advanced or C2 Proficiency (overall score 176, Speaking 169, Writing 176); LanguageCert Academic: overall score 70 (min. 65 in Speaking, 70 in Writing); Pearson PTE Academic (min. 56 in Speaking, 70 in Writing).
To be eligible for admission to this Master's, you need to hold an academic Bachelor's or Master's degree from a research university in the field of Business Economics or Business Administration with a specialisation in Accountancy and Controlling; the content of the programme has to meet specific requirements; for instance, it needs to include courses in Auditing and Accounting information systems (or Internal Control).
Checklist including brief description (max. 20 pages) of relevant courses you have taken in the field of the specific Master programme you are applying for, and of any courses in research methods and statistics. Course descriptions must include a description of topics covered in the course, learning objectives and a literature list of the course book(s) used in each course.
Job examples
- Strategy and ESG consultant for SME's
- Consultant sustainability
- Auditor climate change and sustainability
- ESG controller
- Financial controller - sustainable manager
- Financial controller sustainability
