Strategies for Sustainable Business
offered by MIT University

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168 acre campus
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Strategies for Sustainable Business
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MIT University
Overview

Empowered to take action on sustainability from the personal through enterprise level

Duration	4 days
Total fee	₹3.79 Lakh
Mode of learning	Online
Course Level	UG Certificate

Strategies for Sustainable Business
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MIT University
Highlights

Earn a certificate of completion from the MIT Sloan School of Management
Efforts of 6.5 hours/day

Strategies for Sustainable Business
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MIT University
Course details

Skills you will learn

Sustainability Simulation

Who should do this course?

For sustainability professionals who need to get up to speed on strategies that promote sustainable business practices

What are the course deliverables?

Gain an appreciation for the key dimensions of unsustainability and leverage points for change
Learn what strategies for sustainability are available at all levels of the organization, and which are most relevant to their organization
Understand opportunities for business value creation through more effective, sustainable use of natural and human resources and cross-sectoral collaboration
Learn to assess business strategies and some public policies with a distinctive, holistic, and systems-based perspective on sustainability
Build an action plan for innovation and continuous improvement on sustainability

More about this course

This innovative program applies a unique MIT Sloan framework to the topic of environmental and socioeconomic sustainability so you leave with practical and impactful strategies for building consensus and making change, and are empowered to take action on sustainability
The curriculum draws on the latest research and shares lessons on how to influence organizational culture, conduct difficult conversations, and engage people to undertake important projects

Strategies for Sustainable Business
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MIT University
Curriculum

Day 1

Introduction & Overview

State of the World - Systems Thinking

State of the World - Systems Thinking (cont'd)

Sustainability Strategy: Walmart [and Patagonia?]

Day 2

Learning Circles

Climate Solutions: Interactive EN-ROADS Simulation

Climate Solutions: Interactive EN-ROADS Simulation (cont'd)

Operational CO2 Reduction: Takeda

Day 3

Learning Circles

Making the Business Case for Sustainability: MIT Sloan E-62 Green Building

Launching New Businesses: CleanStart Simulation and Observations from Clean Energy Ventures

Measurement of Sustainability by Capital Markets: Aggregate Confusion

Day 4

Learning Circles

NGOs and Cross Sectoral Collaboration: Gas Leaks Alliance

Engaging the Organization: Breaking Through Gridlock and Building Shared Commitment

Commitments to Action: Personal, Professional and Collective Action

Strategies for Sustainable Business
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MIT University
Faculty details

Jason Jay

Jason Jay is a Senior Lecturer at the MIT Sloan School of Management and Director of the Sustainability Initiative at MIT Sloan

John D. Sterman

John D. Sterman is the Jay W. Forrester Professor of Management at the MIT Sloan School of Management and a Professor in the MIT Institute for Data, Systems, and Society