Presidio Graduate School (Presidio) is a private

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founded in 2002. It offers

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and

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degrees in

sustainable development Sustainable development is an organizing principle for meeting human development goals while also sustaining the ability of natural systems to provide the natural resources and ecosystem services on which the economy and society depend. The des ...

. Presidio offers a formal "green MBA" curriculum centered on

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and

social justice Social justice is justice in terms of the distribution of wealth, opportunities, and privileges within a society. In Western and Asian cultures, the concept of social justice has often referred to the process of ensuring that individuals fu ...

, to a great extent inspired by John Elkington's

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. In 2015, ''

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'' named Presidio the MBA program to choose "if you want to change the world." Presidio has a low-residency format with face-to-face classes once a month and remaining classes online. About sixty percent of students are women. It was previously known as Presidio World College and as Presidio School of Management. Presidio is accredited by the

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through its affiliation with

Alliant International University Alliant International University, often called Alliant, is a private for-profit university with its main campus in San Diego and other campuses in California. It offers programs in six California campuses – in San Francisco, San Diego, Los Ang ...

. Presidio alumni are well-represented in corporate sustainability across the United States. For instance, Presidians have occupied director of sustainability positions at companies including

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and

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. Presidio presidents have included William Shutkin (2011-2016) and Mark Schulman.

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