The Bainbridge Graduate Institute is based in Bainbridge Island, Washington and Seattle, Washington. BGI offers an MBA in Sustainable Business and a Certificate in Sustainable Business. BGI's unique and pioneering curriculum infuses social- and environmental-responsibility into all of its courses, including MBA core competencies. BGI's mission is to prepare students from diverse backgrounds to build enterprises that are financially successful, socially responsible and environmentally sustainable. They mean this mission in the broader sense – not only preparing our own students, but also helping other business schools integrate sustainability (i.e., environmental and social responsibility) into the heart of their programs. Founded in 2002 by Gifford Pinchot III, Libba Pinchot, Sherman Severin and Jill Bamburg. The school has grown in enrollment and impact over the years and in 2009 BGI was awarded the grant of accreditation from the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS). The MBA in Sustainable Business is a program designed for working adults. The program is built upon a learning community model pioneered at the Evergreen State College in Olympia, WA.