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8 week online courses

Tutor-led learning to help working professionals develop a personalised action plan to increase business impact.

Whether you are an organisation seeking to develop and engage colleagues across the business or an individual keen to build your own insight, capability and peer network, our online courses provide learners with expert insight, high levels of interactivity and a supported learning experience to achieve measurable outcomes.

The course content is developed by experts from the University of Cambridge, academic partners and experts across industry who have led sustainability progress. The cohort format provides learners with a peer network who are experiencing the same learning and looking to apply it to their context. Throughout the programme and after it is completed, we curate opportunities for learners to interact within their cohort group, providing life-long relationships that can help to shift the dial on sustainable progress across sectors and geographies.

CISL’s eight week online courses are delivered in collaboration with digital education provider GetSmarter, a brand of 2U, Inc. Please refer to the course page for upcoming start dates.

Language

English

Length

Eight-week online, 6–10 hours per week

Format

Online, tutor-assisted

Enquiries

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Our online courses form part of our wide range of in-person sustainability leadership courses and workshops.

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Business courses

Business Sustainability Management

For professionals wanting to act as an agent for positive change
and lead sustainability across an organisation.

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Business and Climate Change

For professionals looking to combat climate change and build
business models that are resilient to, and profitable in, the low
carbon, resource-efficient economy of the twenty-first century.

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Sustainable Supply Chain Management

For professionals wanting to keep up with emerging trends and
build resilience within the supply chain environment.

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Governance for a Sustainable Future

For professionals seeking to unleash transformative change by
leading with sustainability-aligned decision-making.

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Sector focused courses

Sustainable Finance

For professionals working within or with the finance sector
interested in harnessing sustainable finance initiatives to bring
about positive change.

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Sustainable Marketing, Communications and Brand Management

For marketing, media and creative professionals who wish to be at
the forefront of sustainability transformation.

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Sustainable Real Estate: Creating a Better Built Environment

For professionals across the built environment who want to
understand the sustainability challenges facing the real estate sector.

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Sustainable Food: Production and Processing

For individuals working at every stage of global or local food
systems, from the supplier to the consumer.

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Leadership courses

Leading Sustainability: High Impact Leadership

For professionals seeking to build skills in values driven, high impact
leadership.

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Communicating for Influence and Impact

For professionals seeking to build the communication skills to
achieve meaningful change.

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Women Leading Change: Shaping
Our Future

For current and aspiring leaders who are ready to lead change in
organisations and society through systemic transformation.

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Business and Social Justice

For business owners, individuals, and professionals wanting to
deepen their understanding of the structural roots of social
injustice and how business can lead the way to transformational change.

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Bundles

Book a bundle of courses to receive a preferred rate. Each bundle offers a bundle of two or three of our 8 week open online courses. Complete the courses in an order that fits your schedule. You will have the option to select your preferred starting date for each course during the registration process.

Sustainable Business and Finance bundle

For professionals who want to deliver impact and create resilience in a changing environment.

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Sustainable Business Operations bundle

For professionals looking to build sustainable supply chains and operations in their organisation.

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Sustainable Marketing and Communication Strategy bundle

For professionals who seek to drive sustainability transformation and align business success with
positive social and environmental outcomes.

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Other online course formats

Bespoke online learning

Designed to build the leadership, strategy and operational capabilities
of your team to drive and influence change across and beyond your
organisation. By understanding the issues that are most critical to
the future success of your company our team can design a bespoke online
learning experience that matches your specific requirements and objectives.

Self Paced Courses

These courses utilise CISL’s robust frameworks and foresight to create
short learning modules to support professional development for staff at all levels
to access a common foundation of knowledge.Over 8 hours, they provide the
latest thinking, concepts and challenges in sustainability to allow individuals
to support their organisation through a transition to more sustainable practices.