What You'll Learn

Learn actionable sustainability strategies, lead with confidence, and future-proof your organization. Earn certificates while balancing work and life commitments. Learning Objectives By the end of this course, learners will be able to: Enhanced Skills and Knowledge 1. Understand the fundamental principles of climate risk management and ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) integration. 2. Be able to develop and implement KPIs for measuring carbon footprints and aligning them with sustainability goals. 3. Analyse sustainability challenges, including biodiversity loss and human rights issues, and apply risk-based methodologies to address them. 4. Create actionable sustainability strategies and effectively incorporate them into corporate governance structures. 5. Navigate the evolving ESG landscape and apply best practices in good governance. 6. Demonstrate leadership in driving sustainable organizational change and influencing senior executives. 7. Develop a leadership action plan to integrate governance principles and sustainability into corporate strategy.

Curriculum

15 Chapters · 148 Lessons

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    Course introduction & Who this course is for?

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      Thank you message from Enock

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      Welcome and introduction to the course

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      Community for the course

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    Module 1: Introduction to sustainability

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      Introduction and definitions

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      Three pillars of sustainability

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      Example of application of sustainability

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      Difference between sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR)

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      Case Study 1: Sustainability application in fashion industry

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      Case study 2: Materials as resources

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      Case study 3: Energy as resources

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      Principles of sustainability

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      How to measure sustainability

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      Triple bottom line - sustainability metric

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      Environment, Social, Governance (ESG) - sustainability metric

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      Sustainable development goal (SDG) - sustainability metric 3

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      Benefits of sustainability

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      Activity

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      Quiz

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    Module 2: The Energy Transition

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      What is energy transition

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      What, why, and how to complete an energy audit

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      Energy trilemma

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      NetZero energy system

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      Case study - decarbonising buildings

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      Case study - decarbonising transport

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      Materials and resources needed for the energy transition

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      Summary

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      Activity

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      Quiz

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    Module 3: Circular Economy: an Enabler of Sustainability

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      Introduction to circular economy

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      Detailed definition of circular economy

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      Linear economy to circular economy

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      Difference between linear economy and circular economy

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      Principles of circular economy

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      Link between circular economy and sustainable development goals

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      Elements of circular economy

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      Benefits of circular economy

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      Case study: Designing a circular economy

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      Case study - BASF - circular supply chain

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      Case study - Renault - product life extension

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      Summary

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      Activity

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      Quiz

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    Module 4: ESG

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      Definitions, significance, history, scope and global context

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      How ESG differs from CSR

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      ESG reporting - introduction

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      ESG reporting - detailed study

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      Case study - ESG reporting

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      What is ESG ratings

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      Case study - ESG ratings

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      Greenwashing risks

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      ESG Pain Points

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      Summary

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      Activity

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      Quiz

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    Module 5: NetZero

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      Introduction to NetZero

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      What is NetZero

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      Why we need NetZero

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      The current status of NetZero

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      Different types of NetZero methodologies

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      Greenhouse gas accounting

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      Case study: GHG emissions by sector

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      Case study: Scope 3 data

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      Case study: Science-based Target Initiative (SBTi)

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      Case study - decarbonisation 1- real estate company

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      Case study - decarbonisation 2 - financial company

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      Building stakeholder support

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      Communicate and track progress

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      Path to NetZero

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      Summary

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      Activity

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      Quiz

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    Module 6: Social Responsibility

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      Introduction to social responsibility

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      What is ISO 26000 and core principles

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      Seven core principles of ISO 26000

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      Tips for implementing social responsibility

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      Summary

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      Activity

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      Quiz

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    Module 7: Greenwashing

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      Introduction to greenwashing

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      What is greenwashing and emerging trends

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      Drivers of greenwashing

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      Examples of green products and services

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      Why organisations must avoid greenwashing and risk types

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      Case study- VW emissions

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      Case study - US SEC

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      Case study - ESMA

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      Initiatives to combat greenwashing

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      Action plan - to prevent or mitigate greenwashing risks

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      Summary

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      Activity

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      Quiz

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    Module 8: Auditing Sustainability

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      What is auditing sustainability

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      Benefits of auditing your company's sustainability

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      Recommendations to achieve sustainability audit

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      Auditing your sustainability

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      Summary

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      Activity

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      Auditing Sustainability

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    Module 9: Sustainability Reporting

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      Section intro

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      Reporting frameworks and the benefits of Sustainability Reporting

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      Challenges of sustainability reporting

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      Case study 1: TCFD reporting framework

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      Case study 2: Trends in Using SDG for sustainability reporting

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      Summary

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      Activity

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      Quiz

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    Module 10: Climate Risks for companies

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      Introduction to climate change risks

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      Physical and transition risks

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      Why companies should take climate change risk seriously

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      Climate change impacts

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      Key definitions

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      Infrastructure and climate change impacts

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      Adaptation and mitigation

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      Case study - Climate risk and vulnerability assessment

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      Summary

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      Activity

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      Quiz

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    Module 11: AI and Digital for sustainability

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      What is AI and Digital for sustainability

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      Main AI for sustainability deployment areas and challenges

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      Significance of AI technologies for sustainable business models

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      Case study - Google Deepmind - AI for sustainability

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      Summary

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      Activity

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      Quiz

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    Module 12: Sustainability strategy - Develop

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      Why a company needs a sustainability strategy

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      Developing a sustainability strategy

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      Introducing our sustainability strategy template

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      Identify issues and values that matter

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      Prioritise effectively

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      Tools and strategies for effective targets & KPIs

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      Example - sustainability strategy for a company

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      Case study - Sustainability strategy - Construction company

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      Case study - Sustainability strategy - Railway company

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      Summary

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      Activity - practical for delegate to apply

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      Sustainability strategy quiz

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    Module 13: Leadership & execution - sustainability strategy

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      Module intro

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      Strategy, implement, and enable

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      98 percent of Sustainability initiatives fail - why

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      Barriers and success factors

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      Strategy-execution gap

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      Implementation of sustainability strategy

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      Summary

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      Activity - practical for delegate to apply

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      Quiz

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    Conclusion

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      Conclusion

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      Complete this Course Evaluation Form

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      Bonus lecture