Sustainability certificate: Leading Sustainable Business Transformation
Mixed Level
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Offered by
IMD Business School
Sustainability certificate: Leading Sustainable Business Transformation
How to build your sustainability roadmap
Sustainability is now a business imperative. But how do you effectively evolve from knowing to doing, empowering you to capitalize on new opportunities?
Leading Sustainable Business Transformation addresses this ‘knowing-doing’ dilemma, providing you with a complete business transformation journey through the lens of sustainability. The program takes you from the why to the how of sustainability, enabling you to build smart, sustainable business models that will future-proof your organization and benefit society.
You will work on your own sustainability challenge and leave with a clear roadmap for sustainable business transformation combined with a rich community of committed peers to support you, a renewed sense of purpose, and deep know-how.
You and your class
You are seeking to influence and embed sustainability at the center of your organizational purpose. You need sustainability tools, frameworks, language, and capabilities to drive this change. Ideally you are a leader with P&L responsibilities or lead a function such as marketing, finance, supply chain, strategy, sustainability etc… Typical profiles include: VP, Global Sustainability, Executive Director of Strategy, Head of Quality, Head of Marketing, Comms & Thought Leadership, VP Corporate Affairs, CEO & Chairman of Board.
Your sustainability journey
You will learn from cutting-edge research, real-world examples, discovery visits, themed masterclasses with expert practitioners, class discussions, case studies, frameworks, and the sustainability signals™ toolkit on opportunities to drive your own sustainable business transformation. You will receive business and leadership coaching to support your journey and deepen the impact of your learnings.
Modules
Pre-work; Self-paced
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Identify individual sustainability challenge
Module 1 – Create a sustainability visionDuration: 3 days – liVe virtual
Gain deep insight from top ranked sustainability companies
Get inspired by online discovery expeditions to global sustainability champions
Harness key sustainability and ESG trends
Embed sustainability into strategy
Identify sustainable business models & social benefits
Module 2 – Enable courageous dialogueDuration: 5 weeks (self-paced online, 4-6 hrs per week). 1hr weekly check-in virtual
Build leadership capabilities to effectively communicate your vision
Embed leadership concepts into courageous dialogues
Transform mindsets at CXO, top management and functional team levels
Module 3 – Drive organizational changeDuration: 3 days on Lausanne campus
Connect dots to make change happen
Develop organizational design: measurement, rewards, processes & capabilities
Build alliances, partnerships & ecosystems
Change tactics
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