Saanich’s Camosun gets down to business with new social sustainabilty program

Published 7:00 am Saturday, December 20, 2025

Camosun is building on its undergraduate business programming with a new bachelor of business administration in socially responsible management.

The program is designed to prepare future leaders to achieve positive organizational and community results through integrating business skills and management theory with sustainability, equity, and social impact.

“Students are looking for this type of education,” business dean Carl Everitt said in a news release. “There’s no longer the old-school way of thinking that business is purely about profit. Over the past 15 years, there’s been a shift toward seeing business as a force for good, and students entering business programs are bringing these values with them. This is why we’ve created this degree program.”

The bachelor’s in socially responsible management will support graduates to manage and lead in business and organizational environments, including social enterprise, not-for-profit, public sector and entrepreneurial ventures.

Camosun’s business bachelor programs offer flexible pathways to help learners meet their educational and life goals. Students can study full or part time and have the option to complete a two-year diploma, gain work experience, and return to finish the degree – or they can dive into the full four-year degree with the option for co-op work terms.

Integrated applied learning components give students the opportunity to experience socially responsible management through social enterprise and collaboration with local partners.

“Level Ground Coffee Roasters has a long history of partnership with Camosun,” said co-founder Stacey Toews, who served on the advisory group. “This program will equip business managers with the tools to create an equitable and sustainable future.”

Applications are being accepted now for the bachelor of business administration in socially responsible management program that starts in September 2026.

“I’m excited to see students strengthen their strategic and analytical abilities by expanding the range of models and world views they can draw upon when approaching complex challenges,” said instructor Michael Pardy. “By learning to see issues through social, environmental, economic, cultural, and ethical lenses, they develop a richer understanding of how they and the organizations they work with interact with the world around them.”

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