Make your company and the world a better place. Learn tools and strategies to make sustainability changes in your organization

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Spécialisation Become a Sustainable Business Change AgentUniversity of Colorado System

À propos de ce Spécialisation

About the course This specialization is for anyone who would like to improve how their company or organization impacts the environment, people and communities. We will introduce you to some of the key concepts and tools of sustainable business, then teach you how to be an effective change agent. By the end of the specialization you will have the skills to create an effective sustainability proposal and know who you have to convince, and what they need to be convinced. The Classes Class 1: First Steps in Making the Business Case for Sustainability Identifying a good first project, writing an effective proposal, financial analysis & sustainable thinking. Class 2: More on Change and Sustainability Implementing change, green design, sustainability reporting, examples from practitioners/ Class 3: Sustainable Business: Big Issues, Big Changes Climate change, carbon footprinting, Context-based sustainability and science-based targets, water and energy, workplace sustainability issues, and supply chain impacts. Class 4: Comprehensive Case The capstone class haps you put all the pieces together as you produce a complete proposal for change! This proposal can be based on a case we have written or for your organization, or both.

Projet d'apprentissage appliqué

Class 1: A financial analysis (week 3) and a B-Corp Survey (week 5).

Class 2: Identifying appropriate sustainability metrics and an option (Honors) life-cycle analysis.

Class 3: Setting a Science-Based Sustainability Target.

Class 4: Option 1: Write a proposal for changes at Snowflake Basin Ski Resort, a hypothetical ski area.

Option 2: Write a proposal for a change at your organization

Option 3: Do both 1 and 2.

Résultats de carrière des étudiants

50 %

ont commencé une nouvelle carrière après avoir terminé ce spécialisation.

25 %

ont obtenu une augmentation de salaire ou une promotion.

Certificat partageable

Obtenez un Certificat lorsque vous terminez

Cours en ligne à 100 %

Commencez dès maintenant et apprenez aux horaires qui vous conviennent.

Planning flexible

Définissez et respectez des dates limites flexibles.

Niveau intermédiaire

Certaines connaissances prérequises.

Approximately 5 months to complete

Suggested pace of 2 hours/week

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Sous-titres : Anglais, Français, Portugais (européen), Russe, Espagnol

Résultats de carrière des étudiants

50 %

ont commencé une nouvelle carrière après avoir terminé ce spécialisation.

25 %

ont obtenu une augmentation de salaire ou une promotion.

Certificat partageable

Obtenez un Certificat lorsque vous terminez

Cours en ligne à 100 %

Commencez dès maintenant et apprenez aux horaires qui vous conviennent.

Planning flexible

Définissez et respectez des dates limites flexibles.

Niveau intermédiaire

Certaines connaissances prérequises.

Approximately 5 months to complete

Suggested pace of 2 hours/week

Anglais

Sous-titres : Anglais, Français, Portugais (européen), Russe, Espagnol

Cette Spécialisation compte 4 cours

Cours1

Cours 1

First Steps in Making the Business Case for Sustainability

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The Business School at the University of Colorado Denver wants to help you become a change agent for sustainable business. We hope that with the skills and concepts you gain from this specialization that you will help your business reduce its social and environmental impact. Being a change agent is hard. It takes courage and passion and knowledge. To implement change also requires being able to make the case for that change in terms that people in your company or organization respond to and understand.

After completing the specialization, you will be able to: * Discuss the threats and opportunities that major global trends such as climate change present to businesses; * Identify ways a company can improve its environmental and social performance; * Evaluate and compare companies’ sustainability activities and products; * Develop a business case for implementing sustainability investments; * Identify key criteria of green businesses and product design; * Be a change agent in your organization; * Understand emerging topics in sustainable business, including those in the public policy space. We're very excited about offering this MOOC specialization and hope it gives you the first step toward learning about and taking action to make the places you work and the products you buy more sustainable. Sustainable business changes daily with new products, innovations and ideas, so you will be important in keeping the class current. We look forward to learning from you as you take this green journey! ______

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Cours 2

More on Change and Sustainability

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This is Class 2 of the MOOC Specialization, Become a Sustainable Business Change Agent.

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Cours 3

Sustainable Business: Big Issues, Big Changes

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This is class 3 in the MOOC specialization, Become a Sustainable Business Change Agent.

This class looks at the big issues companies are fixing - climate change, water, worker satisfaction and supply chain issues. You will learn tools to help your company address these issues intelligently. The class ends with an assignment to set a science-based carbon reduction target for a small company. Tis is absolutely cutting edge material. Only about 300 companies in the whole world are doing this as of July 2017. You could put your company in the elite group! With the knowledge and tools you have acquired from the 3 classes in this specialization you are well on your way to making a difference in your company, and making the future brighter for everyone. Thank you for being part of this program!

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Cours 4

Capstone: Creating A Sustainability Proposal

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Congratulations on reaching the Capstone Class of the Become a Sustainable Business Change Agent specialization. The class will help you apply material from the previous three classes. We have developed a case about a hypothetical ski resort that offers lots of opportunities to develop sustainability recommendations. A second option is do develop a proposal for a change in your company or organization. Or you can do both the case and your own proposal.

The goal of the class is to have you practice the entire process from identifying a problem, finding a possible solution, doing analysis to determine the proposed change's financial and sustainability impacts, figure out who to present the proposal and what they need to see to say 'Yes' and develop a budget and implementation plan. It is big assignment, but if you have gone through the material in the first three classes you should be well-equipped for the challenge. We hope that the concepts and tools we have introduced will start you on your way to making positive changes in your company, organization, community and the world. We have provided just the most basic tolls. As you progress you will enhance your skills and become more effective. Best of luck on all you change endeavors.

Enseignants

John Byrd

Senior Instructor

Managing for Sustainable & Finance

8,827 étudiants

4 cours

Kenneth Bettenhausen

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University of Colorado System

The University of Colorado is a recognized leader in higher education on the national and global stage. We collaborate to meet the diverse needs of our students and communities. We promote innovation, encourage discovery and support the extension of knowledge in ways unique to the state of Colorado and beyond.

Foire Aux Questions

Puis-je obtenir des crédits universitaires si je réussis la Spécialisation ?
If you subscribed, you get a 7-day free trial during which you can cancel at no penalty. After that, we don’t give refunds, but you can cancel your subscription at any time. See our full refund policy.
Can I just enroll in a single course?
Si vous vous abonnez, vous bénéficiez d'une période d'essai gratuite de 7 jours, durant laquelle vous pouvez annuler votre abonnement sans pénalité. Ensuite, nous n'accordons plus de remboursements, mais vous pouvez annuler votre abonnement à tout instant. Consultez notre politique de remboursement complète.
Puis-je m'inscrire à un seul cours ?
Oui ! Pour commencer, cliquez sur la carte du cours qui vous intéresse et inscrivez-vous. Vous pouvez vous inscrire et terminer le cours pour obtenir un Certificat partageable, ou vous pouvez accéder au cours en auditeur libre afin d'en visualiser gratuitement le contenu. Si vous vous abonnez à un cours faisant partie d'une Spécialisation, vous êtes automatiquement abonné(e) à la Spécialisation complète. Visitez votre tableau de bord d'étudiant(e) pour suivre vos progrès.
Can I take the course for free?
Oui, Coursera offre une Aide Financière aux étudiants qui n'ont pas les moyens d'acquitter les frais. Demandez-la en cliquant sur le lien Aide Financière sous le bouton S'inscrire situé à gauche. Vous devrez remplir un formulaire de demande et vous serez averti(e) si elle est acceptée. Vous devrez répéter cette procédure pour chaque cours de la Spécialisation, y compris pour le Projet Final. En savoir plus.
Puis-je suivre le cours gratuitement ?
Si vous vous inscrivez au cours, vous pouvez accéder à tous les cours de la Spécialisation et obtenir un Certificat lorsque vous terminez le travail. Si vous souhaitez seulement lire et examiner le contenu du cours, vous pouvez accéder gratuitement au cours en auditeur libre. Si vous n'avez pas les moyens d'acquitter les frais, vous pouvez faire une demande d'Aide Financière.
Ce cours est-il vraiment accessible en ligne à 100 % ? Dois-je assister à certaines activités en personne ?
Ce cours est entièrement en ligne : vous n'avez donc pas besoin de vous présenter physiquement dans une salle de classe. Vous pouvez accéder à vos vidéos de cours, lectures et devoirs en tout temps et en tout lieu, par l'intermédiaire du Web ou de votre appareil mobile.
Quelle est la durée nécessaire pour terminer la Spécialisation ?
We assume you are excited about trying to make your company or organization more sustainable and are wiling to invest some time and effort in obtaining the tools and skills to do that. No previous business training is required.
Do I need to take the courses in a specific order?
Yes, the courses build on one another so taking them in order is the best approach.
Will I earn university credit for completing the Specialization?
No, this is not an official University of Colorado Denver course.
Puis-je obtenir des crédits universitaires si je réussis la Spécialisation ?
We hope that you will be able to identify some ways your organization can be more sustainable, analyze one or more of those possible changes, and write a proposal that gets the change implemented. This may be corny, but we think tat after completing the specialization you will be ready to make the world a better place.

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Spécialisation Become a Sustainable Business Change Agent

À propos de ce Spécialisation

Projet d'apprentissage appliqué

Cette Spécialisation compte 4 cours

Cours 1

First Steps in Making the Business Case for Sustainability