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CISL: Business Sustainability Management

Develop an action plan to tackle social, economic, and environmental sustainability challenges within your organization.

Develop an action plan to tackle social, economic, and environmental sustainability challenges within your organization.

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8 weeks
8–12 hours per week
Starts May 1, 2024
Enroll by May 7, 2024
Instructor-paced
Instructor-led on a course schedule
8 weeks
8–12 hours per week
Starts May 1, 2024
Enroll by May 7, 2024
Instructor-paced
Instructor-led on a course schedule

About this Course

As awareness of climate change, resource scarcity, pollution and inequality rises, businesses and governments are being held increasingly responsible for their individual contributions to social and environmental sustainability. Businesses need to comply with mounting legislation and pressure from stakeholders, or risk reputational harm.

By taking this University of Cambridge Business Sustainability Management online short course, you’ll gain the insights needed to champion sustainable development and secure your market position in an uncertain future.

Learn to develop and motivate an action plan for sustainable business practices and implement corporate sustainability in your organization, guided by the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL), a globally influential institute developing leadership and solutions for a sustainable economy.1 By addressing the challenges of implementation in both public and private sectors, you’ll develop the skills to overcome them and seize the opportunities associated with creating a sustainable business. Adapt to growing global concerns and shifting landscapes and lead positive change throughout your sphere of influence.

1 CISL (Oct, 2018).

This course is geared towards experienced professionals who want to stay relevant in a rapidly changing landscape. By strengthening their corporate social responsibility efforts and implementing sustainable practices in their organization, these learners will be equipped to remain competitive and secure a sustainable future for their business. The course is also suitable for entrepreneurs wanting to identify new sustainable social, economic, and environmental opportunities, and who need to expand their knowledge on the role and importance of sustainability in their business.

Course curriculum

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Learn to integrate sustainability management into your business strategy as you work through the weekly modules of this online course

Orientation module : Welcome to your Online Campus

Module 1: Sustainability challenges and opportunities

Module 2: The business case and leadership for action

Module 3: Regulatory environment and international policy

Module 4: Production and consumption

Module 5: Design, technology, and planning for sustainability

Module 6: Communication and marketing

Module 7: Collaboration and partnerships

Module 8: Rewiring your business approach

About the certificate

Enrol in the University of Cambridge Business Sustainability Management online short course and obtain an official certificate of completion from the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership.

Assessment is continuous and based on a series of practical assignments completed online. In order to be issued with your digital certificate, you’ll need to meet the requirements outlined in the course handbook. The handbook will be made available to you as soon as you begin the course.

Your certificate will be issued in your legal name and sent to you digitally upon successful completion of the program, as per the stipulated requirements.

Some facts about the subject

8 million tons

The amount of plastic that floods into the ocean each year.

National Geographic (Jan, 2019).

$128.5 billion

The amount consumers spent on sustainable fast-moving consumer goods in 2018.

Food Business News (Oct, 2019).

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