Sustainability Strategies: Develop Initiatives to Transform Your Business
Key Takeaways
Develop an understanding of the impacts and root causes of climate change to communicate the value of sustainable business practices to key stakeholders.
Learn to identify business opportunities that arise by transitioning to an environmentally sustainable organization.
Understand the interdependence between innovation and sustainability as a guiding force for developing your own sustainability initiatives.
Develop a proactive mindset to lead change effectively, with an eye toward positioning the organization as an agent of change.
This Program Is Ideal for Professionals and Leaders Who Are:
Building strategies that move the needle on sustainability efforts within their organizations or industries
Developing and communicating the vision and value of a sustainable business future
Striving to be on the leading edge of environmental sustainability or transitioning from a legacy business model to a more innovative approach to business
Driving strategies at the business unit or organizational level, where maintaining a competitive advantage is critical
Program Modules
Program Walk-Through
Access to Stanford Graduate School of Business proprietary strategy tools and frameworks
Manageable time investment (four to six hours/week)
Live sessions with faculty
Assignments for you to apply learnings to your own role or industry
Networking with global peers
Featured case study and cross-industry examples
Feedback on assignments to ensure the relevance of the program material
Certificate of completion from Stanford Graduate School of Business
Featured Program Elements
Capstone project designed to jump-start your sustainability efforts
Create an action plan that will positively impact sustainability in your organization. Using your weekly workbook exercises, you will identify your priorities based on where you can make an immediate difference for your organization.
Original strategic frameworks and tools from Stanford faculty
The proprietary frameworks are tools that help leaders support an organization's value chain and become efficient in leading sustainability initiatives and driving business change.
Featured case studies
Gain insights from Tesla, Lego, General Motors, and Citigroup’s business models and other successful businesses through case studies.
Testimonials
Meet the Faculty
The Thomas M. Siebel Professor of Business Leadership, Strategy, and Organizations
Professor Barnett studies how organizations are responding to the challenge of environmental sustainability. He is establishing research sites around the world, investigating ...
The Perry L. McCarty Director of the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment and the Melvin and Joan Lane Professor for Interdisciplinary Environmental Studies at Stanford University
Professor Field’s research focuses on climate change, especially solutions that improve lives now, decrease the amount of future warming, and support vibrant economies. Recent...
Associate Professor of Political Economy
Professor Jha’s award-winning research focuses on economic, financial, and organizational approaches to mitigating political polarization and violent conflict and promoting ec...
The Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers Professor of Electronic Business and Commerce, and Management
Professor Mendelson leads efforts at Stanford Graduate School of Business (GSB) in studying digital business and its interaction with organizations, markets, and value chains ...
The Robert K. Jaedicke Professor of Accounting
Professor Piotroski leads Stanford GSB’s efforts to develop this Executive Education program on sustainable business strategies. An expert on helping leaders and organizations...
The Charles A. Holloway Professor of Operations, Information and Technology
Professor Plambeck is an expert in manufacturing operations and supply chain management, and her current research focuses on environmental sustainability. She received the Pre...
The Investment Group of Santa Barbara Professor of Entrepreneurship and Professor of Operations, Information & Technology
Professor Zenios is the faculty co-director of Stanford GSB’s Center for Entrepreneurial Studies. He is an innovative teacher and researcher, and the main architect of Startup...
Certificate
Upon completion of this program, you will receive a certificate of completion from Stanford Graduate School of Business that you can share with your professional network.
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Flexible payment options are available.
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