Course description
Business Sustainability Strategy: Technology and Management
Earn an official certificate of professional achievement from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
- The knowledge to navigate the multifaceted sustainability challenges facing businesses today, using the lens of the PROMISE framework.
- A strategy for implementing sustainability initiatives and engaging others in the development of sustainable business practices.
- Insight into how new technologies can solve sustainability issues and drive solutions.
- An understanding of how to navigate the tensions between pursuing sustainability initiatives and optimizing business performance.
Upcoming start dates
1 start date available
Suitability - Who should attend?
Is this Course for You?
This program is suited to business leaders and strategic decision makers who hope to drive their organization forward in a responsible, ethical way. It also applies to those involved in the day-to-day functions of a business who want to play a role in proposing strategies or company-wide policies.
Training Course Content
Module 1
World challenges: Environment, inequality, poverty, and social well-being
Module 2
The standard playbook: Managing for sustainability
Module 3
The PROMISE framework: Tensions, trade-offs, and impact
Module 4
Next-generation strategies for sustainability: Technology and innovation
Module 5
Market failures and institutions: Changing the rules of the game
Module 6
Management for the 21st century: Agents of change
Course delivery details
Duration
- 6 weeks Excluding orientation
- 6–8 hours per week Self-paced learning online
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