Sustainability for Business Leaders
This six-part online course, created by Activate Learning and Bioregional, is designed for business leaders aiming to drive organizational sustainability.
Sustainability for Business Leaders
This six-part online course, developed in partnership by Activate Learning and Bioregional, is tailored for business leaders who aim to drive sustainability at an organisational level. The course provides a strategic overview of key sustainability concepts, benefits, trends, and actions, equipping leaders with the knowledge to embed sustainability across their companies.
Each module includes practical strategies, real-world case studies, and exercises designed to support impactful decision-making. Upon course completion, participants will have a 1-hour consultation with a leading sustainability organisation to discuss customised methods for embedding their learning into their business.
What You Will learn
In this course, you’ll gain strategic insights across six online modules, each covering essential aspects of sustainability that can be incorporated into your organisation’s mission and operations:
Discover the fundamental concepts of sustainability, including an overview of the triple planetary crisis and key drivers motivating businesses to address environmental and social issues.
Understand carbon emissions at an organisational scale. This module covers how to measure your company’s carbon footprint, set net-zero targets, and develop comprehensive strategies for emissions reduction.
Explore the principles of the circular economy and how to reimagine business models for efficiency and sustainability. This module also covers how innovations in cleantech can drive new opportunities and cost savings while delivering environmental and social benefits.
Learn how your business can support biodiversity and resilience by integrating nature-positive practices and nature-based solutions, essential for future-proofing supply chains and protecting ecosystems.
Discover ways to promote social sustainability and ethical practices within your company and across the supply chain. This module will guide you in working with suppliers to achieve higher social and environmental standards.
Delve into best practices for sustainability communication and stakeholder engagement, learning how to report transparently, avoid greenwashing, and inspire your organisation and stakeholders to support sustainability goals.
How You’ll Learn and Be Assessed
This course combines strategic insights with practical exercises, enabling business leaders to make informed decisions and set measurable targets. Once enrolled, you will have access to the course content for 3 months and will be able to download an e-certificate at the end of the course to evidence your learning.
- Case studies and real-world examples that illustrate how global businesses successfully incorporate sustainability.
- End-of-module exercises that support you in setting organisational commitments and creating actionable targets.
- Final sustainability roadmap, where each module’s insights contribute to developing a cohesive set of sustainability strategies tailored to your organisation.
Assessment is based on your engagement in these exercises and your ability to create a comprehensive sustainability roadmap.
Additional Information
- Course Duration: The course consists of six online modules designed to be completed in six hours, though it is flexible for self-paced study.
- Certification: Participants will receive a certificate upon completion of all exercises and assessments.
- Requirements: This course is suited for CEOs, directors, and senior business leaders seeking to make a significant sustainability impact within their organisations.
- 1-Hour Consultation: Upon course completion, each participant will be eligible for a 1-hour consultation with a leading sustainability organisation, offering personalized advice on embedding their learning into company practices.
With this course, business leaders will gain the tools and strategic insights needed to embed sustainability into their organisation’s DNA, setting the stage for meaningful and lasting change.
Working in Partnership
Activate Learning has partnered with Bioregional, an award-winning purpose-led sustainability consultancy, to develop this introduction to sustainability course.
Bioregional supports businesses and organisations to transition to a net-zero carbon, circular, and sustainable future, and works with partners to create homes, workplaces, and retail destinations that enable sustainable living.
Bioregional helped develop BedZED – the UK’s first major sustainable community in South London which was completed in 2002. From the learnings of this project, Bioregional created the One Planet Living framework with WWF – comprising ten simple sustainability principles with detailed goals and guidance on how to ensure we live within the planetary boundaries of our one planet, Earth.
Since then, Bioregional has accrued over 20-years’ experience working with a wide range of organisations from small businesses and charities to large multinationals on calculating their carbon footprint, setting net zero targets, and developing sustainability strategies and reports.
Visit Bioregional’s website to find out more about their impactful work and access useful sustainability resources and case studies.
