Sustainability certificate: Leading Sustainable Business Transformation
Course

Sustainability certificate: Leading Sustainable Business Transformation

Offered by: IMD Business School

Enrollment Date

September 2, 2025

Level

Mixed Level

Duration

1 - 3 months

Certification

Yes

Course Details

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

Survey

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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