Welcome to the Corporate Development in Sustainability Specialization
This is course 3 of 4 and is part of a full Corporate Specialization.
This course helps CEOs, strategy managers, finance teams, operations managers, and sustainability leads build a clear sustainability strategy that fits the business. Learn how to set priorities, link them to the SDGs, create realistic targets, and turn sustainability into stronger business performance.
5 modules · 4 hours 53 minutes total
Show the business case: attracting prime partners, improving financing readiness, appealing to responsible consumers, strengthening credibility with governments and grant-funded programs, reducing risk and supporting long-term growth.
Companies do not need to solve all 17 SDGs. Identify the environmental, social, and governance issues that are genuinely connected to the business, then map those priorities to the relevant SDGs and specific SDG targets.
Turn priorities into a practical plan: baseline, goals, measurable targets, actions, timelines, budgets, responsibilities, and KPIs. Show exactly what a simple sustainability strategy can look like.
Turn the sustainability strategy into everyday business actions by assigning responsibilities across departments, integrating sustainability into business planning, and ensuring teams understand the targets they are responsible for.
Track results, review targets, identify what is working and what needs to improve, and update the strategy as the business grows and priorities change.
Learners would be able to say, “I know what my company's sustainability priorities should be. I know how to turn them into clear targets and actions. I know how to put a sustainability strategy into the business, measure progress, and use it to make the company more competitive.”