[1] This training center was founded in 2012 by Ivana Modena [2] with the mission of Inspiring Innovative Leaders.

[3] SUMAS's main campus is based in the headquarters of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), just neighbors without any connection, in Gland in the French-speaking part of Switzerland.

Sustainability Management School does not hold the institutional accreditation (AAQ) to award reputable academic higher education degrees in Switzerland.

[23] programmatic accreditations (ACBSP) do not guarantee recognition for qualifications, exams or programs passed, from said Institutions.

[28] Moreover, Sustainability Management School achieved 4 out of 5 QS Quacarelli Simonds Stars in 2017.