Sustainability Leadership and Driving Change

Sustainability programmes stall not because of technical failure but because of organisational failure — insufficient leadership commitment, misaligned incentives, and an inability to translate ESG goals into operational accountability. This course addresses the leadership and change management dimensions of sustainability.

Content covers building the commercial case for sustainability with financial rigour, engaging boards and executive committees, structuring sustainability governance, setting and embedding targets that connect to business performance, overcoming internal resistance, and communicating sustainability performance credibly to external stakeholders.

The course draws on frameworks from change management, behavioural economics, and corporate governance, applied specifically to ESG contexts.

Participants leave with a structured approach to leading sustainability change rather than managing sustainability compliance. Suitable for sustainability leaders, senior managers with ESG accountability, and executives sponsoring sustainability programmes.