HEC Montréal MBA among the world’s 20 best in sustainable development

The HEC Montréal MBA has come in 20th globally in the 2026 Better World MBA Rankings by the Corporate Knights firm of Toronto. This marks a jump of 21 spots from the previous edition, consolidating the program’s standing among the most internationally recognized institutions for their commitment to sustainable development. 

This recognition highlights the program’s ability to train leaders capable of addressing the major challenges of our time.

The Better World MBA Ranking identifies the world’s top 40 MBA programs out of the 173 business schools that were evaluated. It is based on the following criteria:

• Proportion of core courses that focus on relevant sustainable development topics (100%)
• Number of recent alumni employed with impact organizations (20%)
• Additionally, bonus points worth up to 10% of the total score are awarded to institutions that assess their students using a recognized test of sustainability knowledge, such as TASK by Sulitest.

Corporate Knights also publishes a magazine by the same name, dedicated to sustainable development and responsible business practices, which is read by nearly 450,000 economic and political decision-makers around the world.