Business Sustainability Management online short course
This course is designed to address the growing need and prevalence of sustainability practices in business – giving you the tools to pioneer meaningful change throughout your organisation.
Upon completion of the course, you will gain access to the CISL global alumni network, consisting of more than 40,000 like-minded business leaders around the world.
| Course start dates: | 7 October 2026 and 3 February 2027 |
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| Format: | Online, tutor-led |
| Length: | 8 weeks (+1 seek orientation) |
| Time commitment: | 8-12 hours per week |
Study Business Sustainability Management and learn how to integrate sustainable practices across your business strategy
Module 1: System forces and sustainability challenges shaping business today
Module 2: Business, purpose and leadership for a sustainable future
Module 3: Navigating the regulatory and policy environment
Module 4: Rethinking production and consumption
Module 5: Reimagining business through design, technology and innovation
Module 6: Stakeholder engagement and communication
Module 7: Individual and collective leadership for change
Module 8: Planning for personal impact
Become a future-fit leader and accelerate your career
Gain the confidence and skills to:
- Articulate the importance of sustainability in business, and drive social responsibility across your organisation’s value chain.
- Investigate the potential of technology, design, and innovation to enable or limit sustainable business practices.
- Explore the role of marketing and communication - both internal and external - in your sustainability strategy.
- Define and explore opportunities for value creation through stakeholder and partner collaboration.
CISL Connect: Online live sessions
CISL has developed three bonus CISL Connect: Online Live Sessions for all students joining any of our ten business sustainability leadership courses. Through these sessions, you’ll get direct access to CISL's leading voices on today’s most urgent business topics – competitiveness, AI and resilience. This format gives you the chance to connect, collaborate and exchange ideas with a far broader global network of professionals beyond your cohort.
This course is certified by the United Kingdom CPD Certification Service, and may be applicable to individuals who are members of, or are associated with, UK-based professional bodies. The course has an estimated 100 hours of learning.
Note: should you wish to claim CPD activity, the onus is upon you. CISL and GetSmarter accept no responsibility, and cannot be held responsible, for the claiming or validation of hours or points.
Learn to lead in a changing world
Join over 40,000 students globally who have already benefited from the opportunity to:
- Gain verifiable and relevant competencies and earn invaluable recognition from a top-tier university, entirely online and in your own time.
- Enjoy a personalised, people-mediated online learning experience that consistently achieves over 90 per cent course completion rate.
- Experience a flexible but structured approach to online education as you plan your learning around your life to meet weekly milestones.
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Delivered in Collaboration with GetSmarter
The University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) is collaborating with digital education provider GetSmarter, a brand of 2U, Inc., to provide an interactive and supported online learning experience.
