Circular Economy and Sustainability Strategies Course

Course Overview:

The course on Circular Economy and Sustainability Strategies helps learners to incorporate sustainability into business models.

 By the end of the course, participants will be able to grasp the three facets of sustainability as society-emvironment-economy which are related with each other. Participants will also learn how to foster sustainability-related organizational cultures, design circular BM’s, and undertake investments which yield positive impacts.

 The target audience- senior executives, managers, and consultants who intend use sustainability as a tool for business development and innovation, contributing at the same time to global objectives of sustainability.

Course Objectives:

At the end of this Program, participants will be able to:

• DESCRIBE the three dimensions of sustainability (society, environment, and economy) and how they interrelate.
• EXPLAIN how to build a culture of sustainability.
• DEMONSTRATE the value of impactful investments.
• PLOT steps for developing a sustainable business model

Who Should Attend?

The Circular Economy and Sustainability Strategies program is ideal for:

• C-Suite executives looking to use sustainability as a competitive advantage to drive business growth in a post-pandemic world.
•  Mid- to senior-level managers aim to achieve business sustainability through innovative solutions advance their careers and lead an organization.
• Consultants seeking to provide their clients with innovative and sustainable solutions to business problems and demonstrate credibility and capability through a respected program

Course Outlines:

Introduction to Sustainability and Natural Capital

• Define sustainability and its link to over-consumption and over-production from a business and economic standpoint.
• Describe multiple metrics for measuring sustainability, including the Triple Bottom Line (TBL); environmental, social, and governance (ESG); and the UN sustainable development goals (SDGs).
• Analyze the sustainability initiatives employed by some of the world’s most recognizable companies and brands.

The Circular Economy and Sustainable Business Models

• Define the fundamentals of a circular economy and the characteristics of a circular business model.
• Distinguish between linear and circular business models.
• Learn how to circularize a linear business model.
•  Describe the business benefits of transitioning to a circular business model.

Building a Sustainable Organization

• Analyze the importance of building a sustainable culture in organizations.
• Learn how to build an organization’s sustainable culture and incorporate other business strategies into the process.
• Recognize and make plans to avoid the potential pitfalls when changing organizational culture.

Enablers of Sustainability

• Analyze how circularity enables sustainability.
• Describe the various other enablers of sustainability.
• Learn how to design waste out of your business processes.

Driving Innovation through Impactful Solutions

• Learn how sustainability can drive innovation.
• Describe innovations that have improved sustainability.
• Use the Resolve framework as a springboard for creating sustainable innovations.

Impact Investment: Fundamentals and Characteristics

• Describe the characteristics of sustainable ­nance.
• Learn how impact investments are measured.

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