Building a Strategic Commitment to Sustainability

Everyone
  • 6 videos | 22m 48s
  • Includes Assessment
  • Earns a Badge
  • Certification CPE
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In today's business world, sustainability is a strategic necessity. The pressures on companies to be more socially, environmentally and economically sustainable are mounting on many fronts. Consumers and shareholders expect more than lip service - they want demonstrated commitment. In this course, you'll learn about ways to identify areas where you can implement sustainable business practices, and some key lessons that can help you integrate sustainability into your company's business strategy. Finally, you'll learn about some concepts that may help you discover other ways you can move your company into higher levels of sustainability by considering some larger systems approaches. Materials in this course are based upon content provided in partnership with MIT Sloan Management Review.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

  • Discover the key concepts covered in this course
    Recognize why sustainability is mission-critical for businesses today
    Identify examples of the types of initiatives businesses often consider for adopting sustainable business practices
  • Identify evidence-based actions companies can take to integrate sustainability into business strategy
    Identify evidence-based actions companies can take to get commitment and buy-in from key stakeholders
    Match system-based approaches to sustainability with their descriptions

IN THIS COURSE

  • 53s
    After completing this video, you will be able to discover the key concepts covered in this course. FREE ACCESS
  • 3m 59s
    After completing this video, you will be able to recognize why sustainability is mission-critical for businesses today. FREE ACCESS
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    3.  Adopting Sustainable Business Practices
    4m 24s
    After completing this video, you will be able to identify examples of the types of initiatives businesses often consider for adopting sustainable business practices. FREE ACCESS
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    4.  Integrating Sustainability into Business Strategy
    3m 19s
    After completing this video, you will be able to identify evidence-based actions companies can take to integrate sustainability into business strategy. FREE ACCESS
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    5.  Getting Commitment and Buy-in from Key Stakeholders
    5m 32s
    After completing this video, you will be able to identify evidence-based actions companies can take to get commitment and buy-in from key stakeholders. FREE ACCESS
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    6.  Achieving Sustainability through Systems Approaches
    4m 42s
    After completing this video, you will be able to match system-based approaches to sustainability with their descriptions. FREE ACCESS

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