Sustainability Management in Business

Businesses worldwide have recognized the uncertainty associated with global challenges such as climate change, water scarcity, social inequality, etc.,

Socio-ecological problems such as climate change, biodiversity loss, water scarcity, natural resource degradation and global inequality have been worsening and not improved for the last several decades. With this volatile, complex, and global uncertainty, businesses and their employees must understand key environmental and societal risks and opportunities associated with long-term value creation. Businesses worldwide operate in a rapidly changing global ecosystem with increasingly demanding environmental and social standards. Companies have recognized the urgent need to respond to global challenges by changing their business model, operations, and practices and enhancing the skills of their employees. Companies doing good in society are also doing better in their business in long-term value creation.

The global community demands ESG, value preservation and sustainable value creation for all stakeholders and building business resilience with responsible investment.

ESG Global Survey in 2023 reveals that institutional investors are driven towards sustainability management in business. 41% of them prioritized their commitment to low-carbon transition strategies compared to the earlier period, and 48% are planning to do so within the next two years (BNP Paribas, 2023). The focus on sustainability, as measured by ESG, is how companies can create value for all stakeholders, including the financial return for their shareholders through long-term value preservation. The flourishing businesses of the future proactively respond to today’s global challenges, create sustainable value, and deliver net-positive impacts to society and the natural environment. Therefore, future executives and managers who lead these organizations must understand how these socio-ecological factors affect their business.

If your organization already has a sustainability program or is planning to develop impactful initiatives, this course will help you understand sustainability management in business, and enhance your skills to lead your sustainability and ESG initiatives.

The ability to deliver products and services sustainability and meet the needs of today without sacrificing the needs of future generations presents one of the most extensive business opportunities to create value for businesses. The UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) provide strong drives to transform business organizations to seize these opportunities. Young executives and professionals in the global workforce must play a significant role in achieving SDGs. Their capabilities to describe, analyze, plan, manage, and communicate how value is created and captured while maintaining or regenerating natural, social, and economic capital beyond its organizational boundaries is more important to build the resilience of the business ecosystem than ever before. A new set of skills and knowledge is critical to creating impacts on organizational-level outcomes such as social, environmental, and economic performance and system-level outcomes such as business resilience for successful companies.

This course was designed to assist you in developing your knowledge, skills, and perspectives on sustainability management in business to lead your sustainability and ESG initiatives. In this online course, you will explore the concept of sustainability and value chain, fundamentals of sustainability management, shared value creation, systems thinking and circular business model, sustainable designs strategies, responsible consumption, and production, measuring the sustainability performance, opportunities and challenges, environment, social and governance (ESG), sustainability reporting, net zero goals, science based targets and carbon management. This course will enable you to enhance your skills and unlock your full potential in creating sustainable value, managing ESG, building business resilience and making the world a better future.

What previous students say about the course:

• It is wonderful. The videos used are excellent, and it is easy to understand. The lectures have provided in-depth knowledge about various concepts in sustainability. The measuring tools with formulas are really helpful. Thank you.

• So far, this is the most informative course on sustainability that I’ve seen. Straight, concise, no fluff. Great job!

• Very comprehensive and excellent learning experience for me. Managed to learn a lot. Thank you, Dr.Haritha W, for the valuable course.

• Interesting and full of insights content. Good delivery, linked to resources and exercises. An insightful introduction on the subject.

• I learnt a lot of new concepts and the ease with which the presenter made one understand how important sustainability via management is very good. I will be encouraging my colleagues to do the course -very rewarding.

• The course has been able to broaden my knowledge on sustainability practices in business.

• Amazing learning experience.

• Very comprehensive and simple to understand.

• Exceptional. The build up was good for the learning process.

• I am learning a lot of new stuff. The presenter is quite knowledgeable and his presentation is impactful.

• Loved the class, such a user friendly platform to every students who needs to improve their skills.

• Excellent course.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How long do I have access to the course materials?

You can view and review the lecture materials indefinitely, like an on-demand channel.

Can I take my courses with me wherever I go?

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