Building Blocks of Sustainability [Self-Paced Online Course]
What you'll learn
- With climate change and global garbage crisis being at its peak, it is important for us all to become aware and understand the concepts underlying the problems
- and the solutions that are out there. This course takes students through a journey of understanding all about sustainability and the importance of the interconn
- the importance of the interconnectedness between people, planet and profit in order to build a sustainable future moving forward
- tudents will be able to learn from a variety of experts in a variety of fields, from renewable energy, to gender and income equality to waste management.
- Experts share their experiences, their vision on the future and what the landscape is moving forward - and this will help us all innovate and grow ourselves!
- Students will have the ability to actually do practical activities that pertain to real-life situations that we may experience in all aspects of our lives
Requirements
- Self-paced online course - Allows you to incorporate the course into your busy schedules with no pressure
- You will have access to the course and its content after completion
Description
With climate change and global garbage crisis being at its peak, it is important for us all to become aware and understand the concepts underlying the problems and the solutions that are out there. This course takes students through a journey of understanding all about sustainability and the importance of the interconnectedness between people, planet and profit in order to build a sustainable future moving forward
Students will be able to learn from a variety of experts in a variety of fields, from renewable energy, to gender and income equality to waste management. Experts share their experiences, their vision on the future and what the landscape is moving forward - and this will help us all innovate and grow ourselves accordingly!
Students will have the ability to actually do practical activities that pertain to real-life situations that we may experience in our occupations, our jobs, our consumption habits while becoming aware!
This course is for those who are striving to understand the true meaning of sustainability and understand the overarching concept of sustainability. It is for those who are looking to make changes within their organizations, become entrepreneurs, learn more about sustainability concepts like waste management, renewable energy, and sustainability communications and more
Leave with a Certificate of Completion and access to a large number of resources and research to continue learning
Sounds exciting? Join us in our vision to transition to a sustainable future for us, our future generations and our environment! Do it for the environment, but most importantly, do it for yourself!
6 Modules | 35+ Videos | Expert Insights | Activities
Understanding the Balance: What is Sustainability?
Get Charged Up with Renewable Energy
Stay alert: What is Greenwashing?
Breaking Barriers: Gender and Income Inequality
Waste to Resource: The Intricacies of Waste Management
Walk the Talk: Sustainability Communications
Expert Insights from the field - Keep scrolling to check them out!
Sustainability resources, articles and more!
Who this course is for:
- This course is for those who are striving to understand the true meaning of sustainability and understand the overarching concept of sustainability. It is for those who are looking to make changes within their organizations, become entrepreneurs, learn more about sustainability concepts like waste management, renewable energy, and sustainability communications and more!
- Mid-career professionals
- Entrepreneurs and Intrapreneurs
- Sustainability Enthusiasts
- Students and Youth
Instructor
- 4.4 Instructor Rating
- 471 Reviews
- 1,364 Students
- 3 Courses
Sahar Mansoor is the Founder and CEO at Bare Necessities (BN)—a hub for zero-waste living in India. Sahar, currently has a 500 gms jar of all the trash she has produced in 3 years. She has built BN, a social enterprise that produces zero waste personal and lifestyle products. BN was titled one of the top 5 handcrafted-in-India brands by Harper’s Bazaar (2017).
For her work in changing the narrative on waste in India, Sahar has been recognized by Google India as ‘The Most Inspiring Indian of the Year’ (2017); NDTV named her a ‘Swachh Warrior’ (2017); MTV India in association with Jockey Women featured her as one of six women re-defining career paths of the 21st century (2018).
A University of Cambridge alumna with a background in environmental policy, Sahar formerly worked at the World Health Organization in Geneva and SELCO Foundation on renewable energy projects. She is also a freelancer for Huffington Post UK and India. Most recently Sahar attended INSEAD business school for an executive education program on Social Entrepreneurship (2018).