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What You Will Learn

The foundational key to business sustainability is having a thorough understanding of how business works and being able to communicate environmental and social sustainability benefits with that business lens. Many people believe there is a tradeoff between the financial bottom and being able to do better for the environment or society as a whole. In this workshop, you will learn how to dispel that myth and learn the basic skills of sustainable business, including how to communicate that a business can be more profitable, enhance brand value, reduce risk, provide a better return to investors, increase employee productivity and gain a competitive advantage by implementing sustainability.

Learning Objectives

• Understand how to talk about sustainability in a business setting
• Why identify cost savings, risk reduction, brand value, employee productivity and top-line revenue growth of implementing sustainability
• Learn about how to tailor your message to varying identified stakeholders of a business
• Analyze case study examples of businesses implementing sustainable initiatives, policies, etc.

Time Commitment

About 1 hour total. 

Certificate

Following the successful completion of the course, participants will receive a Certificate of Completion. Successful completion of all course requirements will earn 0.5 Continuing Education Units for SEA and SEP credential holders.

Directions for Access

Each module must be completed to unlock the next module. Click the title of the first module to launch the course. 

Disclaimer

This course was created in partnership with ISSP in 2018. The fundamentals covered are crucial to the work of the sustainability profession, however ISSP cannot guarantee the currency of examples and methods covered by this course.

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