ACTIVATION FOR SUSTAINABLE, CARBON POSITIVE AND CIRCULAR BUSINESSES

DISCOVER ALL THE CORE CONCEPTS AROUND

Kick off your transformation by uncovering the core concepts and approaches to sustainability in business, be inspired by diverse industry case studies and map your action plan.

WHAT YOU WILL UNCOVER IN THIS PROGRAM

INTRODUCTION TO SUSTAINABILITY IN BUSINESS

  • The shift to integrating to business DNA sustainability, carbon positive actions and The Circular Economy

  • Inspiring case studies of diverse approaches to sustainability initiatives in business

  • The core terms, techniques approaches and concepts to get you started on your journey

  • Our self-assessment tool to establish where you are are at set your change based acton plan

  • Motivational content on how to activate change within your organisation

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

Available for this course

Certificates are issued by the UnSchool (using third party certifier Accredible.com) upon successful and demonstrable completion of all course elements. Accredible uses bank-level encryption and blockchain logging to ensure legitimacy and verification, and offers easy to share credentials that you can receive as a downloadable PDF, share on LinkedIn and other digital platforms. Accredible also allows you to control your own data via their credential portal, accessible for free when you receive any certificates or badges.

Instructor(s)

LEYLA ACAROGLU

Sustainability provocateur, award-winning designer, 2016 UNEP Champion of the Earth, and creative changemaker pioneer, Dr. Leyla Acaroglu challenges people to think differently about how the world works. As the founder of the UnSchool and creator of the Disruptive Design Method, Leyla weaves together her skills as a designer, sociologist, and social entrepreneur to create highly immersive educative experiences. She is a renowned international expert on systems thinking and sustainability, running workshops around the world and designing activating experiences, gamified toolkits, and unique educational experiences that help equip people with the tools to intervene and change systems to make the status quo obsolete. Sought after for her unique approach to activating positive social change by design, Leyla's main-stage TED talk on sustainability has been viewed over a million times, and she is the author of several handbooks, as well as an op ed contributor for major publications like the New York Times.

Dr. Leyla Acaroglu

UnSchool Founder + Global Change Maker

COURSE CONTENT

WHAT YOU GET IN THE

  • 02

    Download the Action Workbook for the Course

    • Download the Introduction to Sustainable & Circular Business Strategies Action Handbook

  • 03

    Part 1: Sustainability and Circular Economy Transformation in Business

    • Introduction to Sustainability and Circular Economy

    • Getting Sustainability into Business

    • The Shift Toward A Green & Circular Economy

    • Sustainability Self-Assessment

    • Sustainability Self-Assessment Worksheet

    • Climate Change

    • Climate Actions

    • Action Workbook: Activity 1A & 1B

    • Areas of Impact Activity Worksheets

    • BONUS: Download the Circular Economy ReDesign Workshop Kit

  • 04

    Part 2: Case Studies of Sustainability Initiatives in Business

    • Introduction to Business Impact Areas

    • Big Business Case Studies

    • Industry-Based Case Studies and Best Practices

    • Greenwashing and Green Myths

    • Sustainable Business Actions

    • Green Jobs and the Green Economy

    • Action Workbook: Activity 2A & 2B

    • Benchmarking Activity Worksheets

  • 05

    Part 3: Leadership and Activating Change

    • Organizational Change

    • Being a Change Intrapreneur

    • Framing Change

    • Mindset Shifts

    • Action Workbook: Activity 3A, 3B & 3C

    • Action Plan Activity Worksheets

    • Introduction to Circular and Sustainable Thinking

  • 06

    Knowledge Check

    • Check your knowledge retention with our 10-part quiz

    • Additional Resources and Links

  • 07

    Next Steps