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9-week online course
Strategic Sustainability Roadmapping
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!
Walk away with...
Core skills required to convince your team to set goals together to get the job done
Certificate & Linkedin accreditation badge
A clear action plan to complete your strategy & roadmap
A strong network of sustainability practitioners in your field
Custom tools & resources to support the 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.
Who can benefit
This program is for you if you are like...
Franziska, Sustainability Manager
You’re struggling to get buy-in and raise the sustainability agenda at the C-level and across departments. You'd appreciate practical support, inspiration, and community with fellow practitioners in similar roles and organisations.
Hannah, Green Team
You’ve been appointed to lead your company's green team alongside your primary role. You want to build a strong foundation for your company, but feel a little overwhelmed by the task.
Hassan, COO
You want to make sure your small, but growing company gets off to a strong start by integrating sustainability at its core. You need clear guidance on how to take smart first steps.
What we’ll teach
Cut to the chase with our laser-focused sessions
Curriculum
All modules
Module 1
September 5, 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
September 12, 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
September 19, 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
September 26, 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
October 3, 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 6
October 10, 2024
Social & Governance 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 7
October 17, 2024
Reframe & Influence
with Piotr Drozd, Lucy Bowen
Shift your team's perspective on sustainability! Learn how to influence colleagues, build buy-in, and foster long-term engagement. Discover positive communication strategies to counter "doom and gloom" narratives and address common arguments, transforming resistance into educational opportunities.
Module 8
October 24, 2024
Analyse and communicate
with Piotr Drozd
Refine your sustainability pitch! We'll guide you on crafting a compelling presentation for leadership and key stakeholders. Learn practical tips for engagement, explore workshop resources to boost employee buy-in, and discover strategies for building long-term organizational commitment.
Module 9
October 25, 2024
Wrap-up and pitching
with Piotr Drozd
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.
Who will teach
Meet your instructors
We'll be sharing news about more instructors soon, so stay tuned.
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.
Lucie Pourquier
Sustainability Expert and Educator at LFCA
Lucie Pourquier is a sustainability professional and educator with dual roles: corporate educator and independent consultant. She specializes in helping companies develop and implement sustainable practices. 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. Serving as Ecosia's COO, he helped the company find an impact business model and secure one of the first B Corp certifications in Europe. Piotr also consults on impact strategies and mentors startups in Google.org, Techstars, and Singularity University accelerators.
Testimonials
What our participants are saying
Read what participants from previous cohorts had to say about our online courses
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!
I have learnt a huge amount and really value each speaker highly. Great content and discussions throughout the course.
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.
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!
It's great to connect with other professionals and exchange experiences. I was inspired by all the concrete examples and case studies, too.
An amazing learning experience… Thank you for pioneering and leading people with the amazing sessions.
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 ;)
The course took away my ominous feeling about CSRD being this big insurmountable task - it feels manageable now.
How to enroll
Claim your spot today!
Engaging and practical
Recommended weekly time commitment of 3-5 hours.
100% online
Interactive Zoom sessions with a dedicated learning environment.
Small groups
A regular cohort has 30 to 50 participants.
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