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Strategic Sustainability Management to Achieve ESG Targets: Theory to Practice for Executives
Grow your organisation beyond mere financial gain and become a frontrunner by acknowledging your firm's environmental and societal impact. In this programme you will learn how global leaders in the primary sector (agribusinesses, commodity producers, natural resource companies) use innovative leadership strategies, design principles, and strategic decision-making to harmonise their financial goals with a commitment to sustainability – so you can do the same. Join us and learn how to drive your organisation towards a future where profitability and responsibility coexist, in line with ESRS and CSRD. Propel your business forward, while also nurturing the world that sustains us all.
Sustainability is at the heart of WUR's operations and governance. We have led the way in addressing critical global challenges with an interdisciplinary, science-based approach aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals. As the ‘Most Sustainable University in the World’, we believe in promoting ecosystem thinking, changing businesses for the common good and organizing the social change needed for corporate sustainability. Are you ready to do the same?
Join us and gain the skills to balance economic, environmental and social goals while transforming your company's culture to embrace sustainability. As you learn from global companies facing similar challenges, you will develop practical solutions for your organisation. Thanks to a mix of research-based, team-based, and self-paced activities, this programme equips you to tackle complex sustainability challenges effectively. That's how you ensure a resilient future for your organisation and the planet.
- Discover how sustainability can be leveraged as a powerful competitive business strategy.
- Learn from global leaders in a.o. FMGC, Pharma, Food & Agri and Professional Services industries
- Expand your network with peers, experts and leading academics
Price €6,975.00 / Duration: Wed 23 Oct 2024 - Fri 13 Dec 2024 / Studyload: 6-8 hours a week
- One-on-one coaching to tackle your specific sustainability challenges
- Exchange insights and receive advice from peers, global leaders and students.
- Build vital connections in sustainability leadership and enhance your impact
- Expand your network with peers, experts and leading academics
Price €1,750.00 / Duration: Mon 3 Feb 2025 - Fri 11 March 2025 / Studyload: 2-4 hours a week
- A deep dive into sustainability management theory & practice
- Learn to develop innovative and profitable business models
- Build vital connections in sustainability leadership and enhance your impact
Price €5,750.00 / Duration: 24 March - 18 April and 25, 26 & 27 June 2025./ Studyload: 6-8 hours a week
Speakers in the programme include these global sustainability leaders, our professors of practice:
Food & Agri
| Company | Global Leader | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Cosun | Petra Hissink | Sustainability Director and Advisor to Start-Ups |
| Freelance expert | Marion Loubiere | Regenerative Agriculture Scale-Up Freelance Expert |
FMCG
| Company | Global Leader | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Cirfood | Nanni Manconi | Procurement & Supply Chain Executive Director |
| Heineken | Shourya Rane | Global Innovation Portfolio & Operations Manager |
| Unilever | Lucas Urbano | Global Director Regenerative Agriculture |
| Fiordilatte Food | Amilcare Astone | Founder and managing director |
Natural resources
| Company | Global Leader | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Enilive Benelux | Antonello Iona | Head of Commercial |
| Implats | Marc Munroe | Group Chief Technical Officer |
Fashion
| Company | Global Leader | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Kering | Alessandro Zamai | Group Head of HR Organization |
Professional services
| Company | Global Leader | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Simply Sustainable | Sytze Dijkstra | Country Manager NL |
| Forvis Mazars | Danny Janssen | Director Sustainability Consulting |
| EFRAG | Abigail Levrau | Senior Technical Manager SR |
| Schuitema Group | Etsko Schuitema | Founder |
Technology
| Company | Global Leader | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Nexi Group | Rossella Cardone | Group Director ESG & Sustainability |
| Ericsson | Marianne Rimbark | Change Leader |
| Signify | Harry Verhaar | Global Head of Brand |
| Byewaste | Tommaso Troiani | CEO & Co-Founder |
| Prysmian | Dennis Marks | CEO |
Government
| Company | Global Leader | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Italian Trade Agency | Tindaro Paganini | Director Brussels Office |
| European Commission | Freek Janmaat | Economic Advisor |
| The Netherlands Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate | Dai Andrew Forterre | Program Leader for Corporate Responsibility (CR) |
Health
| Company | Global Leader | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Philips | Simon Braaksma | Senior Director |
| Bayer | Tomas Zaborowski | Global Head of Sustainability Excellence |
Other
| Company | Global Leader | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Wijnand Nuijts | Organizational Behavior and Culture Expert | |
| Cofra Holding | Jordan Strik | Head of Sustainable Impact |
| Holland Circular Hotspot | Freek van Eijk | Director |
Academic lecturers in this programme:
WUR
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Maria Annosi | Associate Professor of Innovation and Organisation Theory |
| Jilde Garst | Assistant professor of Corporate Sustainability |
| Paul Ingenbleek | Associate Professor of Marketing |
| Caspar Krampe | Assistant professor of Marketing |
| Jasmina Rüger | Lecturer of Organization Behavior |
| Renate Wesselink | Associate Professor of Learning |
| Emiel Wubben | Associate professor of Circular Economy and Strategy |
Other institutions
| Institution | Name | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Centre for Sustainability and Social Innovation | Maria Jose Murcia | Associate Professor of Sustainability and Director |
| Exeter University, UK | Stefano Pascucci | Professor in Sustainability and Circular Economy |
| Exeter University, UK | Stefano Tasselli | Professor in Organization Design |