Handbook

One of the most important ways for organisations to make progress towards their sustainability goals is to analyse their value chain and business model and how they positively impact people, profit and planet. 

Value-chain analysis includes mapping and managing carbon emissions, and it must also include an analysis based on other United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (for example Reduced Inequalities and Decent Work and Economic Growth). This course will bring together many topics of business sustainability – such as responsible sourcing, green supply chains, designing for circularity, and sustainable consumption – to encourage a systemic and integrated approach of looking at a business value chain. Through this, you will learn how a business can create value in a sustainable way – whether through business model innovation, technology and design, or ecosystem partnerships.

There are many options for building sustainable business models, including circular business models, shared value models and cooperative ownership models. This course will provide a framework for thinking about sustainable business models and provide examples and structures for some common approaches.