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This course is part of the Master Class "Sustainability Manager:in". If you book the entire Master Class, you save 30 percent compared to booking the individual modules.
Current relevance of sustainability
- Climate change and species extinction.
- Can it go on like this? Dealing with the resources of our planet.
- 3 narratives about our future that influence our actions today.
Solutions & principles for sustainability
- Sustainable Development Goals.
- Principle of connectedness.
- Principle of cooperation.
What is sustainability?
- History of sustainability.
- Legal framework and funding opportunities.
Operationalization of sustainability
- Brundtland Commission and Agenda 21.
- Models, targets and indicators.
- Tools for measuring sustainability.
- EU taxonomy, planetary boundaries, reporting standards, ESG.
Current relevance of sustainability
- Climate change and biodiversity loss.
- Anthropocene.
- Global crises.
- Growth paradigm vs. finiteness.
- Ecosystems, social systems, economic systems.
Dealing with sustainability in the corporate context
- Legal framework.
- Best Practice.
- Greenwashing.
- Summary, solutions and outlook.
- From "business as usual" to regenerative management.
- Impact & visibility as parameters for corporate engagement.
- Principle of circularity.
- Regenerative business mapping.
- Best practices for regenerative business.
Preparation
- Developing and managing sustainable business models.
Sustainable business models
- Fundamentals of sustainable business models.
- Combining sustainability and profitability conceptually.
- Impact orientation as the core of sustainable business models.
Designing sustainable business models
- Characteristics of sustainable business models.
- Design options.
Instruments and future fit skills
- Introduction to key instruments for designing sustainable business models.
- Future Fit Skills.
Your own role in sustainability
- The Knowing Doing Gap.
- The "inner dimension" of sustainability: IDGs and how they strengthen our actions.
- Recognize your personal sphere of influence - and act effectively.
- Stakeholder and network mapping.
- Empathy as the key to successful stakeholder dialog.
Contents
1. introduction to sustainability
- Current relevance of sustainability.
- Operationalization of sustainability.
- Dealing with sustainability in the corporate context.
- Solutions and principles for sustainability.
2. sustainability in organizations
- Fundamentals of sustainable business models.
- Designing sustainable business models.
- Best Practices.
- Impact & visibility as parameters for corporate engagement.
- Principle of circularity.
- Regenerative business mapping.
3. act sustainably
- The Knowing-Doing Gap.
- The "inner dimension" of sustainability: IDGs and how they strengthen our actions.
- Recognize your personal sphere of influence - and act effectively.
- Stakeholder and network mapping.
How do you learn in this training course?
This course offers you a digital blended concept that has been developed for part-time learning. Thanks to a flexible mix of online seminars and self-study phases, you are sure to reach your goal. This is how you learn in this course:
Self-study phases: Learn independently, at your own pace and whenever you want. Our courses offer you didactically high-quality learning material.
Live webinars: In regular online seminars, you meet your trainer in person. You will receive answers to your questions, specific assistance and instructions on how to deepen your knowledge and apply the skills you have acquired in practical exercises.
Learning community: A digital learning community is available to you throughout the course. Exchange ideas with other participants and the trainer and ask questions.
Learning environment: In your online learning environment, you will find useful information, downloads and extra services for this training course once you have registered.
Future Jobs Club: Get exclusive access to a business network, micro-learningssparks), news and future work hacks.
Certificate of attendance and Open Badge: As a graduate of the course, you will receive a certificate of attendance and an Open Badge, which you can easily share in professional networks (e.g. LinkedIn).
Your benefit
- You will be given a basic introduction to the topic of sustainability.
- You will learn about sustainability models, laws and standards.
- You will learn about the importance of sustainability in the corporate context.
- You understand the current relevance of sustainability.
- You will be shown possible solutions.
- You develop a mindset to act sustainably in the long term.
Methods
A well-thought-out mix of content, methods and support is essential for successful learning, especially when learning online. Our course concept is precisely tailored to this self-learning situation. Well-founded trainer, best practice examples, practical exercises, discussion and exchange of experience in the learning community.
Recommended for
This training course is aimed at anyone who comes into direct or indirect contact with the topic of sustainability in the course of their work and wants to initiate or contribute to change:
- Specialists and managers
- Sustainability Manager
- Participants in the sustainability transformation
- Lateral and new entrants
Attendees comments
"The trainer was really great - empathetic, inspiring, knowledgeable. The topicality of the material in the presentation and self-study phase is also very positive. The group work worked really well, generally no technical problems! I felt well looked after from start to finish. The self-study environment is great. I particularly appreciate the high quality of the lecturers, learning material and visualization."

"I particularly liked the breakout sessions, great moderation, practical examples, useful links and the good script."

"The content was very well prepared, including the self-study content."


"I can recommend the training due to the very structured learning materials, which make the whole subject entertaining. The theory was directly illustrated using practical examples."

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Learning and shaping a sustainable future
The "inner dimension" of sustainability, the necessary mindset for sustainable action and the role of the Inner Development Goals (IDGs) are part of the topics in this course. You will learn future skills that, according to our partner, the IDG initiative, effectively contribute to a sustainable future. The IDGs have scientifically and globally identified the future skills needed to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). What exactly does that mean? Find out more.
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