Contents
Introduction to sustainability - basic knowledge for managers
- Overview of the ecological, social and economic challenges in companies associated with the sustainable transformation.
- Introduction of key frameworks and regulations in the sustainability movement.
- Overview of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and current solutions.
- Fields of action and challenges on the path from conventional to regenerative economic activity.
Promoting sustainability in your own role
- Key areas of action in leadership for grandchildren-friendly organizations.
- Circular economy and best practices from different industries.
- Business mapping as a basis for identifying the key strategic fields of action.
- 4 Action strategies for sustainability in companies.
- Collaboration, interconnectedness and circularity and other principles of sustainable management.
- Reflection and expansion of the individual sphere of influence.
Competencies and attitudes for effective sustainable leadership
- The Inner Development Goals (IDGs) as a framework for People & Culture Development.
- Why the Inner Development Goals are a key success factor for implementing the Sustainable Development Goals.
- Interactive exploration of the 5 dimensions and 23 skills and their importance for sustainable transformation.
- Using best practices from other organizations, you will work out how the Inner Development Goals could be implemented within organizations and answer questions such as:
- What can the implementation look like in concrete terms?
- Where and how do we start?
- What needs to be paid particular attention to?
- What are the important steps?
Your personal action plan
Reflect and plan concrete next steps for your actions.
Learning environment
Once you have registered, you will find useful information, downloads and extra services relating to this training course in your online learning environment.
Your benefit
As part of this training
- gain an overview of the key aspects of sustainability and the current status of the discussion and implementation of global challenges.
- clarify the requirements and relevant skills of sustainable leadership.
- sharpen your understanding of the nature and challenges of complex systems.
- learn about the key frameworks of the sustainability movement and their importance for sustainable transformation.
- You will gain a practical and lively overview of different approaches to sustainability in management.
- gain a comprehensive understanding of the meaning and background of the Inner Development Goals (IDGs) which, together with your in-depth qualities and skills, will help us adapt to the nature and speed of global change and act more effectively.
- you will be provided with reflection and practical exercises that you can use to personally develop individual aspects of the Inner Development Goals and the associated leadership skills.
- you will develop concrete approaches with which you can integrate key aspects of sustainable leadership into your individual leadership.
- create the basis for an authentic role model function with regard to sustainable leadership in your organization.
- reflect on yourself and your leadership context and develop individual starting points for self-leadership, employee leadership and team leadership.
- develop concrete measures and an implementation plan for yourself and your area of responsibility.
Methods
Trainer input, case/best-practice examples, warm-up, discussion, individual and group work, exchange of experience & networking, work aids and concrete application possibilities.
Recommended for
Operational managers at all levels who want to develop their leadership skills with regard to sustainability and consistently align their leadership actions in the corporate context.
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Start dates and details
Wednesday, 16.07.2025
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Thursday, 17.07.2025
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.

Thursday, 04.12.2025
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Friday, 05.12.2025
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Monday, 02.03.2026
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Tuesday, 03.03.2026
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.