Organisational stream

Value chains and markets stream (formerly PCSVC) 

Finance stream 

Focus

Embedding sustainability within the context of an organisation, from strategy through to operations.

Embedding sustainability across an organisation’s value chain by creating value across the full life cycle of a product (from its conception to its end use). 

Find out more about the definition and characteristics of a value chain.

Who's it is for

Senior to mid-career professionals and managers interested in:

• Embedding sustainability in organisational decision-making
• Developing or contributing to the development of sustainable strategies, policies, processes, or products
• Engaging internal and external stakeholders to drive sustainable change
• Understanding different levers at disposal, within and outside of organisations, to drive profitable sustainability-related change

Senior to mid-career professionals and managers interested in:

• Sustainable procurement
• Enhancing sustainability or building resilience across their company’s supply chain
• Engaging and influencing customers
• Developing ‘circular’ approaches to resource use
• Engaging peers across key sectors or regions to raise standards or address common challenges

Senior to mid-career professionals and managers interested in:

• Harnessing the influence and potential of financial systems (corporate treasurers, investment bankers, asset managers, asset owners, insurance and pensions investors, venture cap investors) across public and private sectors in any country to contribute to the creation of sustainable development and more resilient companies and economies
• Embedding sustainability in investment decisions
• Influencing their organisation to include sustainability considerations in decision-making
• Engaging shareholders and businesses to help them implement a sustainable approach

What will you learn

• A robust knowledge of global social, environmental and economic trends and how business can catalyse wider system-level change
• Ideas and frameworks to develop a strategic business case for and lead organisational change
• Enhanced understanding of different opportunities to embed sustainability across an organisation, from strategy and governance to operations
• Understanding of how to build coalition within and outside the organisation to drive sustainability-related change

• A robust knowledge of global social, environmental and economic trends and how business can catalyse wider system-level change
• Understanding of how to develop the strategic business case for embedding sustainability across value chains and markets
• New approaches, tools and techniques for developing resilient and sustainable value chains
• Insights on how to influence and engage customers, to shape the market context and embed sustainability across value chains

• A robust knowledge of global social, environmental and economic trends and how business can catalyse wider system-level change
• Enhanced understanding of sustainable frameworks that can help the financial sector deal with sustainability-related opportunities and risks
• Sustainable financial strategies and instruments across different markets, geography and firms
• Ideas to rethink financial systems to help them benefit environment, society as well as generate economic value
• Ways to develop the strategic business case for embedding sustainability across markets and organisations
• The perspectives of different stakeholders on sustainability and the skills to work with them to co-create additional value for yours and other businesses
• The ability to influence your organisation’s success through implementing sustainable finance strategies taking into account regulatory pressures, reporting framework and societal needs