“Organisations today require astute leaders who can ensure their operations are environmentally and socially responsible while improving the bottom line, building brand value and deepening stakeholder trust. INSEAD Executive Education imparts the skills needed to successfully integrate sustainable practices across all aspects of the enterprise and will empower you to forge a sustainable way forward for your company.”
Programme Co-Director for the Sustainability Leadership Programme for Senior Executives
The Sustainability Leadership Programme for Senior Executives will help you:
Take a proactive approach to solving known and future sustainability challenges by developing innovative strategies and frameworks
Apply an understanding of current sustainability policies to incorporate policy developments and manage future policy developments as they emerge
Articulate how your organisation’s activities relate to ESG aspects of business and further link to sustainability initiatives
Identify change opportunities to bridge sustainability gaps and shape your organisation’s behaviour through an action plan to conduct effective sustainability initiatives.
Experiential sessions
Test your understanding of concepts and reflect on decisions through digital simulations and live sessions.
Action learning project
Develop your ability to think critically and steer sustainability strategy across your organisation.
Guest speakers
Hear from industry practitioners to explore current trends and gain valuable insights.
Peer interaction
Experience a high level of engagement with accomplished global peers and exchange diverse perspectives.
Alumni benefits
Gain INSEAD alumni status upon completion of the programme, and receive select alumni benefits.
INSEAD certificate
Upon completion of the programme, participants will be awarded a verified digital certificate by INSEAD Executive Education.
Programme facilitator
Craft your learning journey in line with your career goals with a programme facilitator assigned to your cohort.
The curriculum is rigorously developed on INSEAD’s groundbreaking research and expertise. It comprises a core component and three electives. The core modules are part of four overarching topic areas that will prepare you to become a transformational sustainability leader. The modules are taught online, so you can learn at your own pace with weekly along with select live sessions.
Note: The list of topics is non-exhaustive and subject to change. Note: Participants may take around 12 months to complete the programme depending on individual schedule and programme selections.
The Action Learning Project is a key part of the programme. You will apply knowledge from the classroom to prepare an action plan that mostly focuses on identifying and solving real-life issues in your industry that the 17 United Nations SDGs focusses on. Regular, check-in sessions and feedback from your programme facilitator and peers will assist you in refining your road map.
The global team of cross-disciplinary INSEAD faculty includes experts in sustainable operations management, strategic management and business management.
Programme Co-Director; Professor of Technology and Operations Management; The Bianca and James Pitt Chair in Environmental Sustainability; INSEAD Sustainable Business Initiati...
Programme Co-Director and Senior Affiliate Professor of Finance
Associate Professor of Accounting and Control The Barons Janssen Endowed Professorship Chair, Accounting and Control Area
Professor of Strategic Management British Petroleum Fellow The BP Chaired Professor of European Competitiveness
Professor of Strategy and Management The Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Court Endowed Chair in Societal Progress
Associate Professor of Organisational Behaviour
Senior Affiliated Professor of Organisational Behaviour
The Sustainability Leadership Programme for Senior Executives is ideal for:
Business owners, C-suite leaders, policy-makers and other decision-makers who are seeking to make sustainability a focus in their organisation
Senior executives or project management experts aiming to acquire sustainability know-how and transition a leadership role
Business unit or country heads wanting to respond to sustainability-related opportunities and risks.
Participants should preferably have:
More than 10 years of work experience
Be in a leadership or decision-making role with authority to influence policy.
Join INSEAD’s powerful global network of more than 66,000 alumni in over 180 countries, and receive select benefits, including:
Access to more than 1,000 events and programmes annually organised by INSEAD and the INSEAD Alumni Association
Access to the INSEAD Alumni Lifelong Learning programme
Career development for alumni, including career coaching, peer-to-peer advising and mentoring programmes
Preferential rates on INSEAD Open Enrolment Programmes and Open Online Programmes
Networking tools and a lifelong INSEAD email.
*Upon completion of the programme, graduates of the Sustainability Leadership Programme for Senior Executives will gain complimentary alumni status for a period of three years. A minimal annual membership fee will be required to maintain the status thereafter
The INSEAD Business Sustainability Programme empowers you with the understanding, knowledge and tools to build and implement an effective sustainability strategy for you and your business. This intensive 5-day on-campus programme exposes you to the critical challenges in creating sustainable business models, and challenges you to pinpoint the strategic opportunities ahead.
Email: INSEAD_SLPSE@emeritus.org
Phone: +44 1416 732351 (UK) / +1 234 516 2703 (US) / +971 80 00321209 (UAE) / +52 55930 20507 (LATAM)
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