Sustainability Strategies and Green Economy Programme

Embedding Sustainability into Strategic Business Decisions.
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Please note that the programme duration includes a break week for Christmas from 24th Dec 2024 to 1st Jan 2025, and for Chinese New Year from 28th Jan 2025 to 3rd Feb 2025.

Application Close on 08 November, 2024

Apply before 08 November, 2024 and avail early bird tuition assistance of USD100. Use code APAC100ALL5924 while applying.

What This Programme Will Do For You?

  • Articulate the importance of sustainable production, consumption, and operations

  • Explore the potential of technology and innovation to enable business sustainability and support sustainable development

  • Examine the models, frameworks and strategies that drive organisational decision-making in the face of global issues such as climate change

  • Determine sustainability risks and opportunities from a strategic perspective and evaluate their impact on multiple stakeholders

  • Assess the existing national and international regulations, reporting measures and standards surrounding environmental best practices and apply them at an organisational level

  • Investigate the sustainability leadership skills and competencies needed to implement climate risk practices and create long-term value for internal and external stakeholders

Programme Highlights

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Career Acceleration with one of Asia's Top Universities

Certificate from Singapore Management University – a leading champion of sustainability movements in Singapore.

Growth-focused Curriculum

Growth-focused Curriculum Understand the strategic overview of sustainability strategies for implementation in your function/organisation.

Quality Faculty

Quality Faculty

Learn from renowned faculty from SMU Lee Kong Chian School of Business.

Live and Interactive Sessions*

Live and Interactive Sessions*

a. 7 Live Sessions with Faculty

b. Industry speakers for content clarification and industry insights

Networking Opportunities

Networking Opportunities

Connect with high-achieving global peers from diverse sectors through SMU’s highly interactive, collaborative, and project-based approach to learning.

100+ Video Lectures

Pre-Recorded Video Lectures* from SMU faculty with for self-paced learning interspersed with live lectures from renowned SMU faculty and industry practitioners

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8 Assignments

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7 Discussion Boards

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7 Practice Quizzes

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Modules for in-depth and comprehensive understanding of strategies for profit and sustainability.

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Case studies and application-based examples for practical insight and long-term value.

The programme highlights mentioned above are subject to change based on faculty availability and the desired outcomes of the programme.

*This programme is primarily self-paced online with some live sessions conducted by programme faculty. The availability of post-session video recordings is at the discretion of the faculty members, and Emeritus or the institute cannot guarantee their availability. We have a curated panel of distinguished industry practitioners who will conduct weekly live doubt-clearing sessions.

**Assignments will be graded by industry practitioners who are available to support participants in their learning journey, and/or by the Emeritus grading team. The final number of quizzes, assignments, and discussions will be confirmed closer to the start of the programme.

Programme Modules

*This programme is primarily self-paced online with some live sessions conducted by programme faculty. The availability of post-session video recordings is at the discretion of the faculty members, and Emeritus or the institute cannot guarantee their availability. We have a curated panel of distinguished industry practitioners who will conduct weekly live doubt-clearing sessions.

**Assignments will be graded by industry practitioners who are available to support participants in their learning journey, and/or by the Emeritus grading team. The final number of quizzes, assignments, and discussions will be confirmed closer to the start of the programme.

Programme Goals

  • Enabling a deeper understanding on sustainable development with the help of circular business model.

  • Highlighting the importance of sustainable consumption and ways to align customer for sustainable choice/demand.

  • Enhancing competency to devise marketing plan for green products and creating a green finance strategy for an organisation via sustainable investment, green instruments, etc.

  • Focusing on the Triple Bottom Line Framework – People, Planet, Profit for participants to explore and learn how each of the parameters and their related variables aid in the measurement of sustainability goals.

Live Session

Circular Economy

Driving Innovations through Impactful Solutions

Carbon Footprint and Green Finance

Leading Sustainability Initiatives

Programme Faculty

Faculty Member DR SHANTANU BHATTACHARYA
DR SHANTANU BHATTACHARYA

Professor of Operations Management Lee Kong Chian School of Business

Dr Shantanu Bhattacharya is a Professor of Operations Management with the Lee Kong Chian School of Business, Singapore Management University (SMU).

Before joining SMU in 2014...

Faculty Member DR MICHELLE P. LEE
DR MICHELLE P. LEE

Associate Professor of Marketing (Education) Lee Kong Chian School of Business

Dr Michelle P. Lee is an Associate Professor of Marketing (Education) with the Lee Kong Chian School of Business, Singapore Management University (SMU).

Dr Lee joined SMU in ...

Faculty Member DR ZHOU YANGFANG, HELEN
DR ZHOU YANGFANG, HELEN

Associate Professor of Operations Management Lee Kong Chian School of Business

Dr Zhou Yangfang, Helen is an Associate Professor of Operations Management with the Lee Kong Chian School of Business, Singapore Management University (SMU) since 2013.

Dr Zh...

Faculty Member DR ARNOUD DE MEYER
DR ARNOUD DE MEYER

Former SMU President, Professor Emeritus of Operations Management

Dr Arnoud De Meyer is a Professor Emeritus of Operations Management with the Lee Kong Chian School of Business, Singapore Management University (SMU). Until December 2018, he ...

Faculty Member DR SESHAN RAMASWAMI
DR SESHAN RAMASWAMI

Associate Professor of Marketing (Education), Lee Kong Chian School of Business

Dr Seshan Ramaswami is an Associate Professor of Marketing (Education) with the Lee Kong Chian School of Business, Singapore Management University (SMU).

Dr Ramaswami joined ...

Faculty Member DR DAVE FERNANDEZ
DR DAVE FERNANDEZ

Professor of Finance (Practice) Lee Kong Chian School of Business

Dr Dave Fernandez is Professor of Finance (Practice) with the Lee Kong Chian School of Business, Singapore Management University (SMU), and the Director of Sim Kee Boon Instit...

Faculty Member DR SIMON SCHILLEBEECKX
DR SIMON SCHILLEBEECKX

Assistant Professor of Strategic Management Course Coordinator, Capstone Development Lee Kong Chian School of Business

Dr Simon Schillebeeckx is Assistant Professor of Strategic Management and Course Coordinator, Capstone Developmentwith the Lee Kong Chian School of Business, Singapore Managem...

Faculty Member FLOCY JOSEPH, PhD
FLOCY JOSEPH, PhD

Full-Time Faculty, SMU Programme Director, Executive Development

She has been associated with the Singapore Management University since 2012. She currently serves as Head Commercial leading the team of Client Directors and Business Developm...

Note - Programme Faculty for the live sessions might change due to unavoidable circumstances, and revised details will be shared closer to the programme start date.

Who Is This Programme For?

The programme is designed for Senior Business Professionals and Leaders who want to:

  • Build capacity to operationalise sustainability strategies to drive business innovation and long-term growth

  • Pioneer organisational decision-making keeping climate change in mind

  • Accelerate your organisation’s sustainability journey to drive new business value with sustainability and resilience at the core

The programme is applicable across leadership, managerial, and consultancy functions; in major industries such as Technology, Banking & Finance, Oil and Gas, Healthcare, IT, Marketing, International Trade and Development, Customer Goods, and Manufacturing.

Testimonials

The course content is comprehensive and well-structured. The inclusion of practical case studies, webinars, and office hours sheds further light on sustainability topics, some of which were new to me....
Shamini Ramajillu
Legal & Sustainability Consultant
The Sustainability Strategies and Green Economy course content covered a wide range of sustainability requirements and demonstrated why a sustainable environment is important, as well as how we can ac...
Sundaramoorthy Kubendhiran
Senior Director - Engineering Services
The recorded videos are clear and well-paced. The course also covers a wide range of topics on sustainability. This helped me better understand the different aspects of sustainability and will enable ...
Zahirah Zulkiflee
Assistant Manager

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Certificate

Certificate

Upon successful completion of the Programme, participants will be awarded a verified digital certificate by Singapore Management University, Executive Development.

Emeritus Career Services

Stepping into a business leadership career requires a variety of job-ready skills. Below given services are provided by Emeritus, our learning collaborator for this program. The primary goal is to give you the skills needed to succeed in your career; however, job placement is not guaranteed.

Emeritus provides the following career preparation services:

  • Resume building videos

  • Interview preparation videos

  • Linkedln profile building videos

  • Glossary of resume templates

Please note:

SMU or Emeritus do not promise or guarantee a job or progression in your current job. Career Services is only offered as a service that empowers you to manage your career proactively. The Career Services mentioned here are offered by Emeritus. SMU is not involved in any way and makes no commitments regarding the Career Services mentioned here

The Learning Experience

What is it like to learn with the learning collaborator, Emeritus?

More than 300,000 professionals globally, across 200 countries, have chosen to advance their skills with Emeritus and its educational learning partners. In fact, 90 percent of the respondents of a recent survey across all our programs said that their learning outcomes were met or exceeded. All the contents of the course would be made available to students at the commencement of the course. However, to ensure the program delivers the desired learning outcomes, the students may appoint Emeritus to manage the delivery of the program in a cohort-based manner during the course period the cost of which is already included in the overall Course fee of the course.

A dedicated program support team is available 7 days a week to answer questions about the learning platform, technical issues, or anything else that may affect your learning experience.

Early registrations are encouraged. Seats fill up quickly!

Flexible payment options available.

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