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Sustainability Leadership
Get ready to make a difference in a world where sustainability is no longer an option, but a necessity. With this Sustainability Leadership course from Universidad Europea, you will develop the essential skills to integrate environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria into business strategy, positioning yourself as a leader of change.

Summer Academy - Sustainable Finance
Sustainable finance is transforming the financial sector. Expanding ESG regulation, climate risk requirements, carbon accounting standards, biodiversity frameworks, and transition finance strategies are redefining how financial institutions manage risk, allocate capital, and create long-term value.

Tools for Delivering Sustainable Solutions to Environmental Problems (Online)
Tools for Delivering Sustainable Solutions to Environmental Problems (Online) at University of Derby is a postgraduate-level module for your CPD which has had input from IEMA. It introduces you to several tools used to prevent and overcome environmental problems, particularly environmental management systems (EMS) and environmental audits.

Sustainability - Social Ecology Summer School
Sustainability - Social Ecology Summer School at University of Pécs aims to provide students with a holistic understanding of sustainability by combining theoretical lectures with practical engagement.

Pathways to a Better Future - Concepts and Projects for a Transformation to Sustainability
The Pathways to a Better Future - Concepts and Projects for a Transformation to Sustainability course from Freie Universität Berlin introduces students to the grand challenges of today’s world (for example climate change, loss of biodiversity, the crossing of planetary boundaries) and the necessity for action to save the conditions for human life on this planet.

Sustainable Cities and Societies
The Sustainable Cities and Societies course from UCL Summer School will focus on the intersection of the climate crisis, energy demand, buildings and the wellbeing of people.

ESG Online Program - Driving Sustainable Transformation
The ESG Online Program - Driving Sustainable Transformation at WU Executive Vienna covers covers key concepts of ESG Management (environmental, social, and governance), systemic thinking, strategic implementation, and leadership for sustainability. Equipping participants with the tools to effectively link sustainability efforts to financial performance and innovation.

Sustainable Transformation
This Sustainable Transformation summer course from CBS International Business School will teach you how to recognize meaningful solutions and critically assess practices such as greenwashing.

Sustainable Maritime Operations Access Course
This Sustainable Maritime Operations Access Course from MLA College is a short introductory module that aims to give you an overview of the breadth of today’s offshore and maritime operations, as well as providing an introduction into distance learning and academic research and writing.

Global Challenges - Sustainable Futures
The Global Challenges - Sustainable Futures course at Freie Universität Berlin introduces students to the politics, governance and ethics of sustainability.

Certified Expert in Biodiversity Finance
This Certified Expert in Biodiversity Finance course from Frankfurt School of Finance and Management is designed to deepen your understanding of risks associated with biodiversity loss and empower you with the knowledge and tools needed to support the preservation of Earth's diverse ecosystems as financial actors.

Certified Expert in ESG and Impact Investing
The Certified Expert in ESG and Impact Investing Certificate from Frankfurt School of Finance and Management criteria and impact investing have gained a lot of traction in recent years and will become even more prominent as economies recover from the pandemic.

Certified Expert in Accounting, Leadership and Sustainability
This Certified Expert in Accounting, Leadership and Sustainability programme from Frankfurt School of Finance and Management will make you familiar with this language.

International Development - Global Trends via Local Cases Perspectives
The International Development - Global Trends via Local Cases Perspectives course at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam offers a comprehensive understanding of international development in various development domains. Students will emerge with new knowledge and skills for critical reflection and analysis within the field of international and global development practices.

Reinventing Rural: Transformative Solutions in Innovative Rural Areas, the Tuscany Case
This Summer School explores how small farms impact on transformative solutions in innovative rural areas while contributing to local prosperity and food and services provisioning for the society.

Leveraging Ecological Economics to Advance the Sustainability Transition
Upon completion of the summer school, students will understand the founding epistemological and analytical tools of ecological economics, which will be used to explore current sustainability challenges and the recent concepts of post growth/degrowth.

Global Energy Transition in a Fossil World
This course of Global Energy Transition in a Fossil World at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam focuses on the societal and political dimensions of the energy transition, while taking into account the physical and technical limitations of the energy system, as well as earth’s environmental boundaries.

Framing Livestock and Agriculture Innovation, Resilience and Sustainability (FLAIRS)
The program will provide theoretical and practical training on the definition, framing, and dissection of the environmental and economic sustainability (with hints on the social aspects) in agri-livestock systems and its value chain, with particular emphasis on the integration of plant and animal production with natural environments, and their interaction with the needs of the human societies.
The Circular City - Towards a Sustainable Urban Ecosystem
In this The Circular City - Towards a Sustainable Urban Ecosystem from University of Amsterdam, students are taught how to leverage the potential of cities via a new paradigm for urban planning and design: urban metabolism.
Built Environment Sustainability Assessment
EdX is an online learning platform trusted by over 12 million users offering the Built Environment Sustainability Assessment programme in collaboration with UPValenciaX.