EXECUTIVE EDUCATION PROGRAM

BEYOND SUSTAINABILITY

Powering business success through purposeful partnerships, stakeholder synergy, and risk management mastery

PROGRAM
DESCRIPTION

This program provides practical tools and strategies to balance environmental, social, and economic interests, and to develop a business strategy that goes beyond just sustainability.

Participants will learn how to think holistically and consider innovative solutions that lead to positive social and environmental impact. With a focus on evidence-based decision making, this program equips participants with the knowledge and skills to create sustainable value, purposeful partnerships, and manage risks with dynamic capabilities and stakeholder synergy.

Join this program to develop leadership skills, assess and manage sustainability risks and opportunities, and take your organisation’s sustainability practices to the next level.

Learn to Create Sustainable Value, Purposeful Partnerships, and Manage Risks with Dynamic Capabilities and Stakeholder Synergy.

PROGRAM DIRECTOR

Alyssa Jade McDonald-Bärtl

DURATION:
3.5 Days

DELIVERY:
Option 1: In-person (GILT or global partner campus)
Option 2: 100% online

PROGRAM FEE (PER COHORT WITH UP TO 15 SEATS):
Option 1: €36.750 (in-person)
Option 2: €25.750 (online)

CERTIFICATE:
GILT Certificate

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WHO SHOULD ATTEND

This program is ideal for business leaders, and entrepreneurs who are responsible for implementing sustainable business practices within their organisations. Participants learn practical tools and techniques for developing sustainable business strategies, rebalancing various stakeholder interests, assessing and managing sustainability risks and opportunities, and developing leadership skills to manage stakeholders. The course encourages participants to think beyond traditional sustainability practices and consider innovative solutions that can lead to positive social and environmental impact.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

Apply practical tools and techniques for developing sustainable business strategies
Understand the importance of rebalancing various stakeholder interests in business
Assess and manage sustainability risks and opportunities
Develop leadership skills to manage stakeholders
Think beyond traditional sustainability practices and consider innovative solutions that can lead to positive social and environmental impact

TOPICS COVERED

Sustainable business model transformation and key value propositions for sustainability
Creating shared value and purposeful partnerships
Stakeholder management and the importance of identifying and managing stakeholders in sustainable business
Dynamic capabilities and how they can be harnessed for sustainable business success
Issues management and how to address emerging issues that affect sustainability and business models.
Identifying and managing risks including the role of boards and industry standards

THE EXPERIENCE

EXPERIENCE-BASED APPROACH

Hands-on, practical experience. GILT programs are designed to encourage active engagement in the subject matter. This includes a variety of activities such as experiments, design sprints, observations, reflections, interactive workshops, and prototyping to name a few.

SKILL-BASED FOCUS

The Positive Progress Education Model, developed by GILT, forms the backbone of all GILT programs. Next to the actual content, GILT programs always focus on the development of leadership and technology skills and encourage bold, unconventional thinking.

WORLD-CLASS FACULTY

Practitioners, management and leadership thinkers, artists, and philosophers. GILT programs are taught by leading industry experts, renowned academics, proven entrepreneurs, and exceptional thinkers. GILTs hand-picked global faculty will not only share their direct and practical knowledge but also provide personal insights and experiences from their various fields of work.

ACTIONABLE KNOWLEDGE

Designed to take action and get things done. Discuss and debate the most pressing challenges and co-create solutions with a selected group of peers. GILT programs focus on practical application and are designed to explore fresh ideas and develop new solutions.

CONNECTING A COMMUNITY

GILT has been training executives and individuals from all walks of life in over a hundred countries. GILT programs are designed to connect participants within the program and offer exposure to the broader community and ecosystem of global change makers.

CASE STUDIES

Each week, guest lecturers share current case studies of cutting-edge projects. GILT programs are enriched with case studies on emerging technologies such as blockchain and quantum, social and impact initiatives, and new business models—hands-on from leaders to leaders.

PROGRAM CURRICULUM

MODULE ONE

Sustainable Strategies for Shared Success: Transforming Business Models and Elevating Society through Purposeful Partnerships

This module is designed to provide participants with an understanding of sustainable business model transformation and purposeful partnerships for creating shared value. The module consists of two units, with the first unit focusing on sustainable business model transformation, and the second unit focusing on purposeful partnerships and shared value creation.

Unit 1: Sustainability-Driven Success: Mastering Business Model Transformation for a Thriving and Eco-conscious Future

This unit focuses on sustainable business model transformation, with a focus on identifying and analysing key value propositions for sustainability, interdependence of different business models, and the specific requirements for sustainable business model transformations.

Unit 2: Unlocking Shared Value: Elevating Business and Society through Purposeful Partnerships and Impactful Strategies

This unit focuses on creating shared value and developing purposeful partnerships, including identifying potential partnerships for shared value initiatives, addressing criticisms of the creating shared value (CSV) concept, and analysing tensions and potential solutions in a given CSV case study.

MODULE TWO

Synergizing Stakeholders and Dynamic Capabilities: Strategies for Sustainable Business Success

In this module, participants will learn about the critical role of stakeholder management and dynamic capabilities in achieving sustainable business success. The module is divided into two units, each focusing on specific strategies. The first unit focuses on stakeholder synergy and sustainable business relationships, while the second unit focuses on adaptive advantage and harnessing dynamic capabilities for sustainable business success.

Unit 3: Stakeholder Synergy: Mastering Sustainable Business Relationships for Long-Term Success

This unit focuses on stakeholder management and the importance of identifying and managing stakeholders in sustainable business. Participants will learn about managing high-risk stakeholders, the resource-based approach to business strategy, and evaluating companies on sustainability trends and stakeholder relationships.

Unit4: Adaptive Advantage: Harnessing Dynamic Capabilities for Sustainable Business Success

This unit focuses on dynamic capabilities and how they can be harnessed for sustainable business success. Participants will learn about the resource-based view of strategy, questioning assumptions and theories in sustainability management, and the role of learning in sustainable business development.

MODULE THREE

Safeguarding Sustainability: Navigating Emerging Issues and Risks for Resilient Business Success

This module focuses on the critical importance of identifying and managing risks to achieve sustainable business success. Participants will learn about emerging issues affecting sustainability and business models, as well as strategies for managing these risks and safeguarding against externalities. The module is divided into two units that cover different aspects of risk management and sustainability, including issues management, compliance management, and corporate governance.

Unit 5: Thriving Amidst Disruption: Mastering Issues Management for Sustainable Business Triumph

This unit focuses on issues management and how to address emerging issues that affect sustainability and business models. Participants will learn about the shifting grounds of corporate responsibility, compliance management, and strategies for transforming business culture.

Unit 6: Safeguarding Success: Navigating Risks and Externalities for a Resilient Sustainable Business

This unit focuses on identifying and managing risks, including the role of boards and industry standards, integration of sustainability risks into equity research, and corporate governance in sustainable risk management. Participants will also learn about risk and crisis management, as well as strategies for managing human rights, environmental, and community risks.

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