Ready to launch your sustainability journey with a clear plan? This course equips you with a step-by-step approach to building a powerful sustainability strategy and roadmap, along with the leadership & implementation skills needed to get the job done. Articulate your vision, set measurable, realistic goals, get your team on board and take action!
Duration
9 sessions
Start
May 2024
Format
Online
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This program includes
Focus on practice
Expert perspectives
Real-world case studies
Follow-up support
Certificate & badge
Walk away with...
Core skills required to convince your team to set goals together to get the job done
Certificate, badge & Linkedin accreditation
A clear action plan to complete your strategy & roadmap
A strong network of sustainability practitioners working on similar challenges in your field
Custom tools & resources to support your process
Course preview
Every successful project starts with a strategy. Let's build yours!
Your sustainability strategy is the starting point for everything that follows: creating a roadmap, taking action, setting metrics, communicating externally and reporting. We show you how to build a science-based foundation to start from, get your team on board, and get going!
Start with a vision
Articulate your vision and set your ambition level
Learn how you can set and articulate a compelling vision for your sustainability strategy and learn how to pitch that vision to your leadership team to get buy-in.
Get specific
Identify what’s material for your organisation
By learning how to run a double materiality analysis, you will identify the key themes for your strategy, prioritise issues and understand your impacts, risks and opportunities.
Actions, goals and metrics
Define concrete actions, metrics and goals
Time to dive deeper into your identified issues with practical case studies from our members. Together, we will be looking at ways to formulate actions, goals, and metrics to implement your sustainability strategy.
What we’ll teach
Everything you need to know about this course at a glance
9 sessions | starting May 29, 2024
Price per seat 1999€, or as part of our membership plan (starting at 1000€). Can't afford it? Let's talk!
All modules
Module 1
May 29, 2024
Build the vision
with Lucy Bowen, Lucie Pourquier
In the first session, we'll explore the connection between Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and how we measure a company's sustainability success. Then we dive into crafting a winning sustainability strategy, how it aligns with your overall goals, and the steps to take, including backcasting and building a roadmap.
Module 2
June 6, 2024
Build an effective team
with Pia Schwanenberg, Piotr Drozd
This session will delve into building the team, securing buy-in, and establishing a governance structure (C-level & cross-functional green teams) to drive a collaborative, cross-departmental sustainability strategy, using a case study to illustrate how a small volunteer effort can evolve into strategic involvement.
Module 3
June 13, 2024
Value chain themes
with Lucie Pourquier
This session starts the "materiality" process, which analyzes environmental, social, and governance impacts across your value chain and considers stakeholder priorities. We will start by analysing your value chain and identifying your key sustainability themes.
Module 4
June 20, 2024
Key Impacts
with Lucie Pourquier
Time for the second session on double materiality. Together, we will understand how to best engage your stakeholders and understand how industry-specific resources like SASB for tech can help you identify material issues.
Module 5
June 27, 2024
Build your vision & strategy
with Timo Müller , Lucie Pourquier
Let's get building! In this session we will synthesize the results of your value chain analysis and impact materiality exercise and fill in the first part of your strategy canvas.
Module 6
July 4, 2024
Planetary sustainability
with Piotr Drozd
This session equips you with a science-based approach to tackle greenhouse gas emissions. Learn to identify emission types, set reduction targets, and explore tools for measurement and mitigation strategies, all supported by practical examples and case studies.
Module 7
July 11, 2024
Social Sustainability
with Piotr Drozd
Dive deep into social sustainability! We'll explore common social hotspots identified through interactive exercises, then craft goals and initiatives to address issues like fair employment, diversity and inclusion, product concerns, and data privacy. Learn best practices for social impact across your workforce, value chain, and communities.
Module 8
July 11, 2024
Open troubleshooting session
A 1 hour open session, with no content, for course participants to ask questions about the course content and discusss challenges with instructors in a plenary format.
Module 9
July 18, 2024
Influence & communicate
with Lucie Pourquier
Refine your sustainability pitch! We'll guide you on how to engage and onboard leadership and all departments with your strategy & roadmap Learn practical tips to influence, boost employee buy-in, and discover strategies for building long-term organisational commitment.
Module 10
July 25, 2024
Wrap-up and pitching
with Lucy Bowen, Lucie Pourquier
Learn how to present your ideas, run engaging workshops, secure team buy-in, and collaborate on a comprehensive roadmap. We'll cover securing leadership approval, integrating sustainability KPIs, and establishing metrics for ongoing success.
Module 11
September 24, 2024
Troubleshooting with Tessa Wernink
with Tessa Wernink
Your instructors
Lucy Bowen, Sustainability Program Manager at LFCA
Lucy is an impact-driven sustainability educator and consultant with a circular and regenerative design background. Ten years of experience across the creative industries have honed her management and facilitation skills toward her goal of enabling a safe and accessible transition. She is an accredited DEAL (Doughnut Economics Actions Lab) facilitator.
Lucie Pourquier, Sustainability Expert and Educator at LFCA
Lucie is a sustainability professional and educator with dual roles: corporate educator and independent consultant. Lucie's expertise includes creating strategies, managing governance and reporting, and building employee awareness through training programs.
Pia Schwanenberg, Sustainability Manager at Forto
Pia Schwanenberg is a Sustainability Change Agent, passionate about creating a positive impact. She thrives in collaborative environments, adept at managing projects and clearly communicating ideas through presentations. Sustainability for Pia goes beyond simply reducing harm; she actively champions solutions that build a more just and viable future for all.
Piotr Drozd, Chief Impact Officer at LFCA
Piotr is a climate activist, thought leader, and entrepreneur with over a decade of experience in leading impact-driven organizations, from social enterprises to nonprofits.
Timo Müller , co-Founder and Product lfca.earth
With more than a decade of experience in building digital products and startups, Timo is the driving force behind lfca's product strategy. Chances are high that the website or app you are reading this text on is programmed and designed by him 🤓
Tessa Wernink,
Credentials for your resume
Upon successfully completing this course, you’ll receive a professional certificate to showcase your newly learned expertise. Easily add it to your LinkedIn profile to highlight your commitment to driving meaningful change and advancing your career.
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The social business model of our non-profit is membership-based and designed to help you navigate your entire sustainability journey—from reporting to leadership buy-in and beyond. Check out our membership fees here. Just want to take this course? It’s €1,999 if your company is covering it. Paying out of your own pocket? Reach out, and let’s chat!
Incredible work from everyone who came together to pull this off - a huge thank you! ...for what it's worth, this was way better than any course I've ever taken at university ;)
Isabel Nacke
Senior Corporate PR Manager, Home to go
The course took away my ominous feeling about CSRD being this big insurmountable task - it feels manageable now.
Diana Pauly
Head of Sustainability, idealo
A wide array of content packed into a 9-week course, a must-have for CSRD practitioners! The course allowed me to dive deeper into the mystical world of the new directive and what it actually means, now it feels way easier to approach - thanks to LFCA!
Minni Tynkkynen
Morrow X
I have learnt a huge amount and really value each speaker highly. Great content and discussions throughout the course.
Leena Ceccolini
Founder, Socially Circular
I've found it incredibly insightful and felt like I've learned so much. The speakers have been really engaging… each lesson was packed with valuable information, designed to set us up for real-world success.
Jenna Jones
Sustainability Coordinator, Ableton
In-depth but comprehensible, delivered to a high standard by an impressive range of experts. I came away with a good grasp of the big picture as well as much of the detail… Warmly recommended!
Focus on practice
Expert perspectives
Real-world case studies
Certificate & badge
