Course Details

This course is appropriate for a wide range of professionals but not limited to:

• Sustainability Officers and Directors
• C-suite members and General Managers
• Heads of Strategy and Corporate Affairs
• Leaders responsible for brand and investor relations

• Expert-led sessions with dynamic visual aids
• Comprehensive course manual to support practical application and reinforcement
• Interactive discussions addressing participants’ real-world projects and challenges
• Insightful case studies and proven best practices to enhance learning

By the end of this course, participants should be able to:

• Articulate the business case for purpose-driven leadership and sustainability.
• Lead a materiality assessment to prioritize key social and environmental issues.
• Integrate Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into the corporate strategy.
• Master the process of complex stakeholder engagement for sustainability initiatives.
• Develop a sustainable supply chain and operations strategy.
• Measure and communicate total value creation (triple bottom line) to investors and the public.

DAY 1

The Strategic Imperative for Sustainability

• Welcome and introduction
• Pre-test
• Defining sustainability leadership: Beyond compliance to purpose
• The link between ESG, long-term value creation, and competitive advantage
• Analyzing global sustainability mega-trends and risks
• Introduction to stakeholder capitalism

DAY 2

Vision, Strategy, and Materiality

• Conducting a full materiality assessment and double materiality
• Setting audacious, science-based targets (e.g., Net Zero)
• Integrating the SDGs into the corporate strategy framework
• Developing a compelling sustainability vision and mission

DAY 3

Stakeholder Engagement and Value Chains

• Advanced techniques for mapping and engaging complex stakeholders (NGOs, governments, communities)
• Leading the transformation of the supply chain for transparency and ethics
• Circular Economy principles applied to business operations
• Social sustainability: DEI, human rights, and community investment

DAY 4

Governance and Culture Change

• Establishing effective sustainability governance at the Board level
• Driving the necessary cultural change for sustainable practices
• The leader's role in modeling commitment and accountability
• Ethical and transparent communication of sustainability performance

DAY 5

Measurement, Reporting, and Action

• Measuring total value creation: Financial, social, and environmental
• Overview of leading reporting standards (GRI, SASB, TCFD)
• Developing a sustainable leadership action plan
• Post-test
• Certificate ceremony