Sustainable Business Strategy: Carbon Targets and ESG Fundamentals

Modern businesses face unprecedented pressure to address environmental and social impacts, but translating green intentions into actionable corporate strategy can be challenging. This course provides the foundational knowledge and practical frameworks needed to lead meaningful sustainability initiatives from within your organization. You will progress from understanding core ecological and social challenges to applying structured business tools that address them. By learning how to analyze supply chains, evaluate worker satisfaction, and calculate science-based carbon reduction targets, you will gain the skills to guide companies toward verifiable, positive global impact. What you'll learn: - Understand the foundational concepts of corporate sustainability, ESG frameworks, and double materiality. - Analyze critical environmental challenges including climate change, water stewardship, and circular economy principles. - Evaluate social sustainability factors such as worker satisfaction, fair labor, and ethical supply chain management. - Configure science-based carbon reduction targets for small to medium-sized enterprises using modern carbon accounting baselines (Scope 1, 2, and 3). - Apply practical assessment tools to identify sustainability risks and opportunities within any business model. The course begins with essential terminology and the business case for sustainability before guiding you through environmental and social impact metrics. You will read through real-world scenarios and complete written exercises designed to help you construct a carbon reduction plan. This course is designed for aspiring sustainability professionals, business owners, and managers who want to implement green practices, with no prior environmental science experience required. Start your journey toward becoming an effective sustainability change agent today.