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Blended program

Leading Sustainable Business Transformation

Build your smart roadmap for a sustainable business future.

Blended program

Leading Sustainable Business Transformation

Build your smart roadmap for a sustainable business future.

Location Blended

Length 3 days liVe virtual, 5 weeks online, 3 days on campus

Fee CHF 9,900

Next program starts 10 May 2023

How to build your sustainability roadmap

Sustainability is now a business imperative. But how do you effectively evolve from knowing to doing, empowering you to capitalize on new opportunities?

Leading Sustainable Business Transformation addresses this ‘knowing-doing’ dilemma, providing you with a complete business transformation journey through the lens of sustainability. The program takes you from the why to the how of sustainability, enabling you to build smart, sustainable business models that will future-proof your organization and benefit society.

You will work on your own sustainability challenge and leave with a clear roadmap for sustainable business transformation combined with a rich community of committed peers to support you, a renewed sense of purpose, and deep know-how.

Learn from top-ranked global sustainability companies

Deep dive into the sustainability landscape, learn from top-ranked global sustainability companies, identify risks and opportunities.

Understand ESG and sustainability best practices

Understand ESG and sustainability best practices and how to apply these to drive organizational change.

Work on your own sustainability challenge

Work on your own sustainability challenge and apply learnings throughout the program.

Future-proof your organization

Future-proof your organization, transitioning to sustainable and scalable business models that build competitive advantage and deliver superior financial results.

Leave with your roadmap

Leave with your own roadmap for sustainable business transformation ready to action in your organization.

You and your class

You are seeking to influence and embed sustainability at the center of your organizational purpose. You need sustainability tools, frameworks, language, and capabilities to drive this change. Ideally you are a leader with P&L responsibilities or lead a function such as marketing, finance, supply chain, strategy, sustainability etc…
Typical profiles include: VP, Global Sustainability, Executive Director of Strategy, Head of Quality, Head of Marketing, Comms & Thought Leadership, VP Corporate Affairs, CEO & Chairman of Board.

15+

Industries

15+

Avg. years of experience

Average age

90%

UPPER MIDDLE/SENIOR MANAGER

The case studies are inspiring. You learn how other companies are embracing sustainability transformation so you can incorporate what’s relevant into your own strategy. And the program structure gives big value. You get time to reflect and to share ideas back in your company and work together on your learnings.

Andrea Simon VP Strategy Animal Nutrition Business Line, Evonik Operations, Nutrition & Care, Germany

The blend of liVe, online and face-to-face training is fantastic. There is a supportive community of participants who are experiencing similar challenges to you. And different industry players help you understand how to address your own sustainability transformation challenges.

Manuel Rodriguez Sanchez Corporate Strategy Director, Siemens, Germany

Experience the program

Overview of benefits by program faculty.

Participants share program highlights.

Your sustainability journey

You will learn from cutting-edge research, real-world examples, discovery visits, themed masterclasses with expert practitioners, class discussions, case studies, frameworks, and the sustainability signals™ toolkit on opportunities to drive your own sustainable business transformation. You will receive business and leadership coaching to support your journey and deepen the impact of your learnings.

Insider access

See inside top sustainability companies via discovery expeditions.

Accelerated transformation

Apply learnings to your context for an accelerated transformation.

Personalized coaching

Benefit from individual and group coaching end-to-end.

Community of peers

Build your sustainability ecosystem with a rich community of peers.

Pre-work

Self-paced

Survey
Identify individual sustainability challenge

Module 1 – Create a sustainability vision

Duration: 3 days – liVe virtual

Gain deep insight from top ranked sustainability companies
Get inspired by online discovery expeditions to global sustainability champions
Harness key sustainability and ESG trends
Embed sustainability into strategy
Identify sustainable business models & social benefits

Module 2 – enable courageous dialogue

Duration: 5 weeks (self-paced online, 4-6 hrs per week). 1hr weekly check-in virtual

Build leadership capabilities to effectively communicate your vision
Embed leadership concepts into courageous dialogues
Transform mindsets at CXO, top management and functional team levels

Module 3 – Drive organizational change

Duration: 3 days on Lausanne campus

Connect dots to make change happen
Develop organizational design: measurement, rewards, processes & capabilities
Build alliances, partnerships & ecosystems
Change tactics

Knut Haanaes

Professor of Strategy

Knut Haanaes is Professor of Strategy and Lundin Chair Professor of Sustainability. His research and teaching focuses on strategy, sustainability, strategic renewal, and business models. He says these different pillars enable him to help companies think about their path for the future and take account of new trends, including the demand for greater…

James Henderson

Professor of Strategic Management

James Henderson is Professor of Strategic Management. He is an expert on strategic agility, or the development and implementation of strategy under uncertainty. His research focuses on competitive strategy, corporate strategy, digital transformation, ecosystems, sustainability, and strategy execution. Henderson says agility is all about an organ…

Attitude will help solve climate crisis.

Greenwashing: the biggest threat to sustainability.

David Bach

Professor of Strategy and Political Economy and Dean of Innovation and Programs

David Bach is Professor of Strategy and Political Economy and Dean of Innovation and Programs. He is a political economy expert with a proven track record of creating impactful learning journeys in a dual role as both Professor and Dean. Through his award-winning teaching and writing, Bach helps managers and senior executives develop a strategic…

Julia Binder

Professor of Sustainable Innovation and Business Transformation

Julia Binder is Professor of Sustainable Innovation and Business Transformation. She specializes in the intersection between sustainability and innovation. Her research and teaching explore the processes, strategies, and mechanisms that allow entrepreneurs and managers to combine economic, social, and environmental impact in their businesses. As Di…

Frédéric Dalsace

Professor of Marketing and Strategy

Frédéric Dalsace is Professor of Marketing and Strategy and Co-Director of IMD’s Leading Customer-Centric Strategies (LCCS) program. He focuses on two distinct areas – B2B issues such as customer centricity, buyer-seller relationships, and value management, and sustainability, inclusive business models, and alleviating poverty. He believes…

Vanina Farber

elea Professor of Social Innovation and Dean of the IMD EMBA program

Vanina Farber is elea Professor of Social Innovation and Dean of the IMD EMBA program. She is an award-winning economist and political scientist who specializes in social innovation and the mobilization of private capital for impact investing. Her research focuses on innovative, practical, sustainable, and inclusive market-oriented approaches that …

Susan Goldsworthy

Affiliate Professor of Leadership, Communications, and Organizational Change

Dr Susan Goldsworthy is Affiliate Professor of Leadership, Communications, and Organizational Change. As a former Olympic finalist, award-winning writer, executive coach, and speaker with more than 20 years of corporate experience with large multinationals, Susan Goldsworthy brings knowledge from the fields of sport, business and neuroscience to he…

Natalia Olynec

Head of Sustainability

Natalia Olynec is Head of Sustainability at IMD, where her work focuses on research, program development, strategy, governance, reporting, and advisory. She has worked in sustainability management, consulting, and education for more than 15 years.

Karl Schmedders

Professor of Finance

Karl Schmedders is Professor of Finance. His research and teaching focuses on sustainability and the economics of climate change. He is therefore able to provide key insights on the transition risk arising from the shift to a greener economy and help companies face up to the challenges of potential asset degradation and increasing carbon prices. …

Michael Yaziji

Professor of Strategy and Leadership

Michael Yaziji is Professor of Strategy and Leadership. He is an award-winning author whose work spans leadership and strategy. He is recognized as a world-leading expert on non-market strategy and NGO-corporate relations, and has a particular interest in ethical questions facing business leaders. His latest research includes the world’s largest su…

Rob Cameron

Vice President, Global Head of Public Affairs and ESG Engagement, Nestlé

Nestlé is the world’s largest food and beverage company.

Xavier Denoly

Senior Vice President in charge of Sustainable Development, Schneider Electric

The company was ranked the world’s most sustainable company in 2021 by Corporate Knights Global 100 Index.

Annette Stube

Executive Vice President, Sustainability, Stora Enso

Stora Enso is a leading global provider of renewable solutions in packaging, biomaterials, wooden construction and paper.

Brigitta Voss

Pharma Executive Portfolio & Project Management, Strategy, Operations

Brigitta brings a wealth of experience from large cap pharmaceutical companies, such as Roche and Novartis as well as biotech.

Faculty publications

How to make the business case for a sustainability strategy

By Knut Bjarne Haanaes, Frédéric Dalsace, Jules Wurlod

In the first of a series of practical guides for organizations on sustainability, Knut Haanaes, Frédéric Dalsace, and Jules Wurlod explain why any successful sustainability strategy needs to be underpinned by a solid business case.

Businesses are forging ahead with climate action despite patchy progress at COP27

By Knut Bjarne Haanaes

The recent COP27 meeting made only limited headway on measures to tackle climate change, but climate action by companies gives more grounds for optimism, and the current challenging economic and geopolitical environment is not going to divert busi…

Bridging the sustainability skills gap

By Knut Bjarne Haanaes

To prepare for the green revolution, companies need to rethink their approach to skills development – starting in the boardroom.

How to identify greenwashing

By Frédéric Dalsace, Knut Bjarne Haanaes, James E. Henderson

It’s become clear that sustainability can be used as a powerful marketing tool, but how many companies are actually doing what they say? Here are some tools to determine whether an organizing is greenwashing or truly committed to sustainability.

Next start & fee

Length: 3 days liVe virtual, 5 weeks online, and 3 days on campus.

Dates

10 May – 22 Jun 2023

Location

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Length

3 days liVe virtual, 5 weeks online, 3 days on campus

Price

CHF 9,900

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Dates

20 Sep – 2 Nov 2023

Location

Blended

Length

3 days liVe virtual, 5 weeks online, 3 days on campus

Price

CHF 9,900

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Tuition, teaching materials, and lunch are included.
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IMD reserves the right to modify the program dates, location, and fee at any time.

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