The Center has launched an incubator program called Business Accelerator for Sustainable Entrepreneurship (BASE), to which early stage entrepreneurs can apply and if selected, work with and draw on the expertise of mentors and students, to develop market analysis and fine-tune their environmentally friendly product or service. BASE gives students summer internships and an up-close opportunity to work on their sustainability management skills.

"We have over 30 entrepreneurs applying for 7 spots. Eventually our plan is to have resident entrepreneurs who interact with our students on a daily basis, for course credit or internships," said Kross.

In addition to the incubator program students are involved in a host of business groups; about a third of the students are members of the Net Impact club, making it one of the most active chapters in the country. Net Impact is a global non-profit network of MBA students who are leaders in social entrepreneurship and sustainability.

Aside from this, the CSE holds a sustainable enterprise career fair, which is well attended by organizations like the World Bank and the U.S Environmental Protection Agency as well as technology majors like IBM and Hewlett-Packard.

"Our students are very satisfied with the course content, especially since we've considerably expanded our SE program in the last two years and we plan to add more electives in the future," said Kross.

Rady School of Management at the University of California at San Diego

Established just 5 years ago, Rady is forging a reputation for innovation and boasts several MBA alumni who have become successful greentech entrepreneurs.

Founding Dean Robert Sullivan recently delivered a keynote address titled 'The Future of Business - Forging Green Leaders' at the Climate Change conference the school hosted in partnership with the Scripps Institute of Oceanography.

The speech emphasized the need for a generation of leaders skilled in business and climate change applications. "Science has to go hand in hand with management. Can you have an understanding of science and business and still be a good leader. We say, yes, you can," said Sullivan.

He added, "If the industry does not embrace environmental consciousness, then all the research in the labs can not do much good. So the [private sector] has to understand and appreciate the complexity of climate change and the need for sustainability. Without this, it would just be greenwashing, like the Exxon Mobil ads you see on TV."