Accelerating Sustainable Action In Business

Discover how to convince your management to take action on Sustainable Development

What you'll learn
Understand why sustainability matters and what role you can play in the global sustainable transition
Learn how to have constructive climate conversations
Learn how to create a business case for sustainable development
Understand how to create a high-level roadmap that will support your case for impact
Requirements
No previous experience required. This is an entry level course for internal champions.
Description
Do you want to see your company take more climate action, but you don’t know where to start, there’s no strategy and your colleagues and managers don’t seem to care that much. Sounds familiar?Well, you’re not alone! We hear this all the time, and the frustration is real! Are you ready to take the lead on sustainable action in your organization?After this course you will know: Why sustainability matters and what you can do about it.Sustainable development starts with all of us. Let's unpack sustainability so you can explain what it is and know what actions make a difference.How to have constructive climate conversations Talking about climate change and sustainability isn't always easy. We will help you to have constructive climate conversations.How to start creating a business case for sustainable developmentWhat are the business risks of not taking action and the opportunities of focussing on sustainable business development?How to create a high-level roadmap that will support your case for impactAn actionable roadmap to get things started will make it easier for you to convince your management to start taking action.Meet Your TrainerMinou started The Green Sprint together with Pamela Smit to help organizations take action on sustainability. On our journey, we kept meeting many amazing individuals in all sorts of roles and with different backgrounds with one thing in common: They care about sustainability and climate action but don't really know how to get started in their company.So we created this course because we believe that organizations all around the world are in need of passionate changemakers who can guide the transition to the new economy. Minou will guide you through the whole journey and you can always reach out to her when you have questions or ideas.What our course members said"Genuinely useful, easy to follow, entertaining at points, and packed full of well-curated, essential info. Good stuff!"Loved it! Information loaded, funny, engaging. Really nice tone, a nice pace. Gets you to the bottom line with lots of suggestions to further your knowledge.""It's superb! Well-structured, full of relevant information, data and examples. The activities complement the course perfectly."

Overview

Section 1: Introductie

Lecture 1 Introductie

Lecture 2 What even is Sustainability?

Lecture 3 Thriving on ONE Earth!

Lecture 4 Planetary Boundaries

Lecture 5 Sustainable Action

Lecture 6 Individual Action

Lecture 7 The Six R's

Lecture 8 Wrap up ? + References

Section 2: How to have climate conversations?

Lecture 9 Intro

Lecture 10 It's all in the brain…

Lecture 11 Tune In & Make it Personal

Lecture 12 Stories, Gaps & Planting Seeds

Lecture 13 Wrap up ? + References

Section 3: How to convince your boss to take action on Sustainability?

Lecture 14 Intro

Lecture 15 Risks Overview

Lecture 16 Social & Environmental Risks

Lecture 17 Rising Costs

Lecture 18 Increasing Pressure from different angles

Lecture 19 Supply Chain Disruptions

Lecture 20 Opportunities Overview

Lecture 21 Establish a stronger financial position

Lecture 22 "Waste" as a resource

Lecture 23 New Customer Segments

Lecture 24 New Markets & Business Models

Lecture 25 Stronger Brand Value & Purpose

Lecture 26 The Win Win Win Case

Lecture 27 People, Planet & Prosperity

Lecture 28 Wrap up ? + References

Section 4: How to create a roadmap that will support your case for sustainable action?

Lecture 29 Intro

Lecture 30 The Sustainable Development Goals & Your Business

Lecture 31 The Sustainability Ladder

Lecture 32 Sustainable Action

Lecture 33 Impact Areas In Business

Lecture 34 Find Your SHAG

Lecture 35 Your Green Team

Lecture 36 You Have Done It! ?

Professionals employed in commercial businesses who are looking to accelerate sustainable action within their organization.