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Certificate
Strategic Leadership for Sustainable Transformation
Sustainability has become a strategic imperative, reshaping markets, regulations, and consumer expectations. The ability to leverage sustainable practices for transformative change is no longer optional; it is essential to ensure an organisation's competitive advantage and foster its long-term resilience.
This online certificate is tailored specifically for managers seeking actionable strategies and practical insights. Upon completion, participants will be empowered to:
- Identify strategic opportunities for value creation through sustainability, using frameworks, illustrative case studies, and leading-edge methodologies.
- Successfully lead and implement sustainable transformation initiatives within their organisations, leveraging best practices, tools, and insights from industry frontrunners.
Objectives
1
Master fundamental frameworks and principles underpinning strategic sustainability transformation and sustainable value creation.
2
Develop strategies to identify, create, and leverage sustainable business models, resilient supply chains, and innovative sustainability practices.
3
Plan and lead strategic organisational change, effectively mobilising resources and people to successfully implement large-scale sustainability initiatives.
4
Critically assess and manage risks, including ethical, regulatory, reputational, and environmental dimensions involved in sustainability transformation projects.
5
Strengthen leadership impact, becoming an influential advocate and proactive driver of strategic sustainability initiatives within and beyond the organisation.
Benefits
Curriculum
Module 1
Sustainability and Supply Chain Governance
Explore planetary boundaries, the circular economy, and EU due diligence while mastering supply chain dynamics through simulations and interactive games. Prof. Christian Durach
Module 2
Designing Sustainable Business Models
Learn to design and innovate sustainable business models using theoretical foundations, design methods, and practical cases. Prof. Florian Lüdeke-Freund
Module 3
Sustainable Transformation Management
Develop organisational change initiatives aligned with sustainability through case studies, reflection, and strategy–structure–process design. Prof. Max Weiß
Module 4
Leadership for Sustainability Transformation
Build leadership skills for sustainable transformation with a focus on resilience, emotional intelligence, and leading in complexity. Prof. Carolin Waldner
Module 5
Risk Management
Understand ESG, reputational, and brand risks while mastering the foundations of sustainable risk management and communication. Dr. Ulrich Hagel & Michael Wiedmann, Attorneys at Law
A Unique Learning Experience
This certificate is designed to combine self-paced learning formats with opportunities for live interaction. It offers a variety of perspectives from ESCP’s international faculty and experts, as well as access to a community of peer learners.
Length: 17 weeks - 5 modules
Total workload: 120 hours, including 60 hours of teaching
A combination of:
- Self-paced learning content: Short video lectures, introduction to frameworks, press reviews, insights from experts, case studies, podcasts, data visualisations, quizzes
- Regular interactive live sessions: 15 hours (3 hours of live sessions per module)
How you will be evaluated:
- Quizzes and/or assignments after each module
- Individual capstone project: the opportunity for each participant to apply the knowledge acquired in a practical project within their organisation/field.
