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SEER Certificate Program

Social, Ethical and Environmental Responsibility Certificate Program

Certificate in Socially, Environmentally, and Ethically Responsible (SEER) Business Strategy

Today, businesses know that being a responsible corporate citizen is not an option. Organizations need leaders who understand the complexities of issues such as sustainability, corporate social responsibility, and ethics – and how these tie into producing a superior product that generates financial growth.

Pepperdine’s certificate in Socially, Environmentally, and Ethically Responsible (SEER) Business Strategy, led by lead faculty and former Patagonia CEO Michael Crooke, allows students to complement their MBA degree with courses and activities that will prepare them to:

  1. Incorporate their own values and ethics into a successful career in 21st century business
  2. Apply SEER values to companies large or small, across a diverse range of industries
  3. Lead the next wave of great organizations

The SEER Difference

Corporate Social Responsibility, Environmental Stewardship, Financial Strength, Quality Product - SEER

Many sustainable business programs have focused attention on “the triple bottom line” – People, Planet, Profits. While this is a formidable start, the SEER Certificate program goes a step beyond and adds a fourth factor to the equation: Product – because delivery of a quality product or service is essential for a sustainable competitive advantage in any business.

Great products or service are embedded with the SEER values from the early product development stage or idea generation. The values are not simply “added on” to the product or service before launch.

These four macro-values – Corporate Social Responsibility (“People”), Environmental Stewardship (“Planet”), Financial Strength (“Profits”), and Product/Service – illustrate the crux of the SEER philosophy.

These values do not operate in isolation. Rather, they function as a system with many areas of overlap and interaction. Decision-making is rarely, if ever, guided by one of the four values individually. Read more about the SEER difference.

SEER Certificate Curriculum and Activities

Executive Education: Certificate in Strategic Corporate Social Responsibility

Pepperdine University's Office of Executive Education also offers a Certificate in Strategic Corporate Social Responsibility, a two-day training course for experienced executives not enrolled in the Full-time MBA program. The certificate qualifies for continuing education credit for CPAs licensed in CA and MCLE for attorneys licensed in California.