Understanding Sustainable Business Needs

This course will help you to discover the features of sustainable business and how you can adopt these for business success. You will gain a high-level understanding of the critical ‘big picture’ issues facing humanity today and learn how we can address them through innovation development and implementation. You’ll consider implications for businesses arising from UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). You will assess existing business design and innovation approaches to problem solving in a sustainability context. Via text-based resources and task books, you’ll gain comprehensive understanding and benefit from in-depth reference points as you formulate your ideas and plans

• Understand mega-trends affecting sustainable business
• Frame business challenges aligned with UN SDGs
• Identify features of sustainable businesses
• Gain insight into critical global issues
• Apply innovation to address sustainability challenges

• Basic familiarity with the topic and terminology
• Readiness for applied exercises or case-based work