Below you can find a collection of various sustainability-related online courses from sustainable business strategy to ESG and sustainability reporting!
Online teaching has come to the core of the educational system as a result of COVID-19, whether you are interested in learning a new skill, or understanding the ways that you can enter the sustainability profession, online courses may be a suitable option for exploring and understanding key concepts such as sustainable development, what ESG really is, CSR and more. Below you can find some of our recommendations and a brief breakdown for each that includes the provider, costs, duration and type of certification you receive upon completion.
Coursera
Corporate Sustainability: Understanding and Seizing the Strategic Opportunity
Provider: University of Bocconi
Cost: free enrolment & paid certificate
Duration: 16 hours to complete
Self-paced online
Certification: certificate of completion
Structure: Whether and how organisations can generate business opportunities and value for their stakeholders while tackling sustainable development challenges
Strategy and sustainability
Provider: IESE Business School
Cost: free enrolment & paid certificate
Duration: 16 hours to complete
Self-paced online
Certification: certificate of completion
Structure:
Developing sustainability strategies and quantifying the costs and benefits of different options.
EDX
Tourism in transition: exploring a sustainable future
Provider: Wageningen University & Research
Cost: 464€
Duration: 5 months – 5-7 hours per week
Self-paced online
Certification: professional certification by Wageningen University and Research
Structure:
Sustainable tourism: society & environmental aspects
Sustainable tourism: rethinking the future
Tourism and climate change
Environmental Management for Sustainability
Provider: University System of Maryland
Cost: 464€
Duration: 5 months – 5-8 hours per week
Self-paced online
Certification: professional certification by University System of Maryland
Structure:
Strategic communication for sustainability leaders
Storytelling with data using socio-environmental report cards
The science advisory toolbox for environmental management
Innovative environmental management models: case studies and applications
University Courses
Sustainable business strategy
Provider: Harvard Business School Online
Cost: $1,400
Duration: 3 weeks (20-25 hours of materials)
Self-paced with certain deadlines
Certification: Certificate of Completion by HBS
Structure:
The Business Case for Action
Driving Change at Scale - Moving Beyond the Firm
Purpose-Driven Systemic Change
Sustainable capitalism and ESG
Provider: Berkeley Law Executive Education
Cost: TBA
Duration: 10 week – 40 hours
Self-paced online
Certification: Certificate in Sustainable Capitalism by Berkeley
Structure:
10 modules on topics such as: communicating to investors, leveraging ESG as a process for risk oversight and business advantage etc.
Sustainable supply chain
Provider: Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership
Cost: £2,200
Duration: 8 weeks online, 7-10 hours per week
Tutor assisted online
Certification: certificate of completion
CDP Certified
Structure:
8 modules on building resilience into the supply chain and driving sustainable transformation in the organisation.
Others
Reporting with the GRI Standards 2021 Update
Provider: GRI Academy
Cost: 300€
Duration: TBA
Self-paced online
Structure:
Explaining GRI Standards, defining key concepts and identifying key requirements for reporting.
ESG Professional Certification
Provider: CFA Institute
Cost: $675
Duration: 130 hours study time.
Self-paced online
Certification: CFA Institute Certificate in ESG Investing
Structure:
Syllabus on ESG followed by Exam in selected test centres globally or online proctoring: 100 standard multiple choice and duration is 2 hours and 20 minutes.
ISO 26000 Social responsibility
Provider: PECB
Cost: TBA
Duration: 2 days
Online
Certification: ISO 26000 Social Responsibility Foundation
Structure:
Understanding the principles of social responsibility and integrating it within your organisation.
Sustainability reporting process
Provider: ISOS Group
Cost: $350
Duration: 2 days – 2 4 hour sessions
Online
Certification: 1 of 5 credit points towards GRI’s professional certification program
Structure:
Understanding the benefits of sustainability reporting and GRI standards and learn about other organisations’ experiences and challenges through case study examples.