Course description

The Business4SDGs Program^TM online course provides you with a working knowledge of how to use the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) as a tool to design your business strategy around and how to integrate the SDGs in your business.

The course is focused on sustainability and the sustainable development goals are integrated to ensure that companies can continue to operate on a planet with limited resources while providing benefits for both shareholders and society.

The purpose of the course is to ensure that the SDGs become a part of business strategy and that sustainability aspects are embedded in the business model. Specifically, it is also about the responsibility for overall strategies, goals, activities and follow-up being defined and distributed among different functions or business areas.

After completing the course you will have knowledge and skills for:

• how to write and argue for your business case linked to sustainability 
• how to map your value chain to identify SDG impact areas
• adopt a practical approach to develop and integrate a unique action plan for your business and community
• how to effectively communicate sustainability strategies and goals to internal and external stakeholders
• how business can collaborate with non-profit actors, companies, government, and universities to create systematic change in sustainability

And most importantly. After completing the course you have increased your market value by earning a certificate and a license as a proof  of your expertise within Sustainability Management!

What you will learn

The following 7 modules contribute to your learning: 

Orientation Module:  Information
Begin connecting with fellow participants while exploring the navigation and the membership platform where your course will take place.

Module 1: Sustainability challenges and business opportunities
What are the Sustainable Development Goals and why do they matter for business?

Module 2: The business case and leadership for action
Why sustainability is good for business, and the importance of good leadership in achieving change.  

Module 3: Mastering the SDGs
Learn the structure of the SDGs, the 17 goals and Agenda 2030 and how they correlate to sustainability. Learn why business should support the SDGs and how business can advance them.

Module 4: Integrate and Implement sustainability strategies
Learn how to map your value chain to identify impact areas. Learn how materiality assessments can be used to inform and direct company strategy.

Module 5: Communication
Learn how to effectively communicate sustainability strategies and goals to internal and external stakeholders.

Module 6: Partnerships and collaboration
Learn how business can collaborate with non-profit actors, companies, government, and universities to create systematic change in sustainability.

Module 7: Certification & License
At the end of the course you´ll be given the opportunity to earn a certification and a license to operate and implement Sustainability Management and the SDGs according to the generic program this course is about.

This is included in the course fee

• 8-10 week web course, depending on your working pace, packed with everything you need to know about the $12 trillion of business opportunities that lies within Agenda 2030 and unleash the business opportunities within your company or community.
• Access to the course for 6 month, which means that you can take the course in a pace that suits you.
• Practical action plan for overcoming barriers and seizing the opportunities associated with creating a sustainable and profitable business with key stakeholders and partnerships.
• More than 50 course lectures, consisting of videos, text, exercises and inspiration, that you repeat as many times as you want.
• Downloadable course material to save.
• Concrete step-by-step descriptions and tasks that take you all the way through the course.
• Closed Facebook group with other course participants for help and inspiration.

BONUS: Six months of support which includes:

• Mentor help every second week at fixed times in the Facebook group where you receive written answers to all your questions.
• One physical workshop opportunity with course convenor.
• Strategy webinar once a month to discuss opportunities and challenges around strategy, implementation and change leadership.
• You will also get 14 days to undo your purchase - for whatever reason. Try - if you are not satisfied you will get all the money back.

How you will learn and get help during the course

Every course is broken down into weekly modules, designed to accelerate the learning process through diverse activities in which you:

• Work through downloadable and online instructional material, checklists and guidelines.
• Interact with peers and course convenor through on-line forums and group discussions on social media such as Facebook and LinkedIn.
• Engage in every two weeks live sessions (on social media) with the course convenor to discuss any course-related questions.

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