Yale School of Management

Corporate Sustainability Management: Risk, Profit, and Purpose Online Short Course

Is this program for you?

This program benefits business leaders and executives looking to develop a competitive advantage by offering them the tools needed to give strategic direction on sustainability. It also provides valuable resources for professionals and specialists who want to drive positive change in their role, as well as those working in the risk management and business continuity space. In addition, the program equips consultants with the insight needed to better advise clients and provides public sector policymakers and regulators with an in-depth understanding of the impact of sustainability measures on business.

You'll walk away with:

• The skills needed to build a robust corporate sustainability strategy that gives your business a competitive advantage.
• Insights from world-renowned experts and faculty that will help you identify and address sustainability risks and opportunities relevant to your company.
• A practical guide to the frameworks, standards, and guidelines that can assist you in implementing profitable sustainability strategies.
• A global network of like-minded professionals.*

*Upon successful completion of your program, you’ll gain access to the exclusive Yale School of Management Executive Education Alumni group on LinkedIn.

• Module 1: The business imperative for sustainability
  Appreciate why businesses should be concerned about sustainability.
• Module 2: Multi-stakeholder risk assessment
  Identify which sustainability risks and opportunities are most material to a business and its stakeholders.
• Module 3: Valuing sustainability risks and opportunities
  Investigate methods for estimating the monetized value of sustainability risks and opportunities.
• Module 4: Integrating sustainability into business strategy
  Determine how to address sustainability risks and opportunities from a strategic perspective.
• Module 5: Building your sustainability tool kit
  Examine existing frameworks, standards, and guidelines that corporate sustainability practitioners can rely on.
• Module 6: Implementing a sustainability program
  Plan the way forward for implementing a sustainability program.

Please note that module titles and their contents are subject to change during course development.

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Manage your time

GetSmarter's learning model is designed to help you, as a working professional, improve your skills without compromising on work and family responsibilities. The course work is broken up into weekly, manageable bite-sized modules, with incremental deadlines, designed to help you pace yourself over the duration of the course and allow you the legroom to work when it suits you best.

At the beginning of each module, you'll be presented with the course content and assignments necessary for completion. You also have access to your Success Adviser who will help you manage your time, and support you with any administrative or technical queries you might have.

Seek employer assistance

By improving your skills and industry knowledge, you'll have an influence on the success of your organization. Why wouldn't you ask your boss to help you fund your studies if it's going to have an impact on the way you do business?

Of our past students, 37 percent have received financial assistance from their employers. You can ask for help, too.

If you are a Learning & Development (L&D) manager, or involved in training and upskilling for an organization, you can request information regarding our corporate offering on our GetSmarter for business page.