ESG Course: Sustainable Business Strategy

Become a Purpose-Driven Leader

Sustainable Business Strategy illustrates how businesses can thrive and grow while simultaneously solving some of the world’s biggest challenges—and how you, as an individual, can make a difference.

Sustainable Business Strategy provides participants with the knowledge and tools to become purpose-driven business leaders. This course explores the different business models that companies can use to drive change and explains why purpose-driven businesses are particularly well-positioned to tackle the world’s biggest problems. You will learn how to influence management and other key stakeholders on the competitive advantages of being a purpose-driven firm, and how to integrate your values into your work so that you can help transform firms into catalysts for system-level change.

Learning requirements: In order to earn a Certificate of Completion, participants must thoughtfully complete all 3 modules by stated deadlines and collaborate with assigned groups for 3 brief team meetings.

What you will learn

Understand and analyze the business models that drive change
Communicate the competitive advantages of being a purpose-driven leader to management, leadership, and other key stakeholders
Explore why collective efforts matter and how business can be a catalyst for system-level change in the face of significant global issues, such as climate change and income inequality
Examine the broader environmental, political, and social landscape in which you operate, including the role of government, investors, and customers
Determine what you can do in your career to become a purpose-driven leader

Sustainable Business Strategy consists of approximately 20 to 25 hours of material delivered over a three-week period. You can complete the coursework on your own time while meeting regular deadlines.

World-class faculty
Edge-of-your-seat online learning
Global peer collaboration and networking
Real-world, case-based learning

Harvard Business School Online offers a unique and highly engaging way to learn vital business concepts. Immerse yourself in real challenges faced by business leaders across a variety of industries. Sustainable Business Strategy puts you in the shoes of executives from Walmart, King Arthur Flour, and Unilever. You’ll wrestle with the same issues they faced, while problem-solving and interacting with fellow learners from around the world.

Sustainable Business Strategy

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ESG Course: Sustainable Business Strategy

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