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Transforming Communities
Leading Sustainable Community TransformationCost $49 · . Course Length: 14 hours estimated
This course focuses on communities and organizations in transition, and using the skills and new knowledge you have to lead change. In this course, we will discuss fundamentals of sustainability and resilience. We then go over the essentials of being a change...
Offered through Coursera | and created by University of Colorado Boulder | Taught by Joel Hartter
Cities and Consumption: Urban Sustainability and the Sharing Economy
Sustainable Cities and CommunitiesCost $49 · . Course Length: 30 hours estimated
How can we govern consumption and the sharing economy in our cities? This course explores cities, consumption and the sharing economy in Europe and around the world. We connect together the key themes of the sharing economy, cities, governance, consumption and...
Offered through Coursera | and created by Lund University | Taught by Dr. Kes McCormick, Dr. Yuliya Voytenko Palgan, Kes McCormick
The ABC of sustainability
Cost $49 · . Course Length: 18 hours estimated
The sustainability agenda is currently key to companies, governments and citizens. It’s vital for people to have first-hand knowledge of the basic concepts in order to understand all issues related to sustainability as a vector of systemic change in the economy,...
Offered through Coursera | and created by Campus BBVA | Taught by Campus BBVA
Feeding the World
Rated 4.6★ stars based on | 16 ratings · . Cost $49 · . Course Length: 36 hours estimated
This course will explore the concepts driving current food production science (population growth, urbanization, emerging affluence, resource constraints, and underlying biological limits) with the main focus on livestock production. Each of the major food animal...
Offered through Coursera | and created by University of Pennsylvania | Taught by Dr. David Galligan, James Ferguson, Dr. David Galligan and others
Introduction to Environmental Science
Rated 4.1★ stars based on | 6 ratings · . . Course Length: 16 hours estimated
Introduction to Environmental Science, ENVX, was first offered in early 2015. Environmental science is the study of patterns and processes in the natural world and their modification by human activity. To understand current environmental problems, we need to...
Offered through edX | and created by Dartmouth College, DartmouthX | Taught by Andrew J. Friedland, Michael Goudzwaard, Joby Bernstein ’17 and others
Become a Sustainable Business Change Agent
A Specialization from Coursera. Contains 4 courses · . Course Total length: 91 hours estimated
About the course This specialization is for anyone who would like to improve how their company or organization impacts the environment, people and communities. We will introduce you to some of the key concepts and tools of sustainable business, then teach you how...
Offered through Coursera | and created by University of Colorado System | Taught by John Byrd, Kenneth Bettenhausen
Sustainable Food Systems: A Mediterranean Perspective
Rated 5.0★ stars based on | 1 ratings · . . Course Length: 40 hours estimated
The Mediterranean region is one of the most biodiverse in the world, home to a complex and intricate patchwork of cultures, climates, and cuisines. Food systems in the region -- represented worldwide by the "Mediterranean diet" -- are equally complex, demanding...
Offered through edX | and created by SDGAcademyX, SDG Academy | Taught by Jeffrey D. Sachs, Alessio Cavicchi, Sonia Massari and others
Sustainable Construction and Development
Cost $69 · . Course Length: 10 hours estimated
Most FutureLearn courses run multiple times. Every run of a course has a set start date but you can join it and work through it after it starts. Find out more This course is for anyone interested in sustainable construction and development, but may be of...
Offered through FutureLearn | and created by London South Bank University, Chartered Institute of Building Academy | Taught by Andy Ford, Prof. Ebohon Obas John, Dorte Rich Joergensen and others
Business Sustainability in the Circular Economy
Cost $49 · . Course Length: 16 hours estimated
We are surrounded by so much discussion of sustainability that it can sometimes become overwhelming. Important questions include: What role can business have in ensuring the sustainability of the planet? How should business work with society to preserve the...
Offered through Coursera | and created by University of London, Royal Holloway, University of London | Taught by Alan Pilkington
Sustainable Agribusiness
A MicroMasters from edXCost $1 · . Contains 7 courses · . Course Total length: 168 hours estimated
The Sustainable Agriculture MicroMasters program provides you the knowledge to create a healthy environment, economic profitability, and social and economic equity. Its fundamental purpose is to help you meet current societal needs without compromising the ability...
Offered through edX | and created by DoaneX, Doane University, UTAustinX | Taught by Diane Dunlop, Tasha Richard, Debora Sepich and others
Co-Creating Sustainable Cities
Cost $139 · . Course Length: 64 hours estimated
Around the world, major challenges of our time such as population growth and climate change are being addressed in cities. Here, citizens play an important role amidst governments, companies, NGOs and researchers in creating social, technological and political...
Offered through edX | and created by Delft University of Technology (TU Delft), DelftX, WageningenX , and others | Taught by Gert Spaargaren, Huub H.M. Rijnaarts, Bas van Vliet and others
Sustainable Corporate Financing: Application
Cost $149 · . Course Length: 12 hours estimated
Course 2: Sustainable Corporate Financing – Application The financial sector can play a key role in a transition towards sustainable development. Finance professionals are in a position to strategically contribute to an alignment of the real economy with...
Offered through edX | and created by ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences | Taught by Beat Affolter, Julia Meyer, Niccole Jordan and others
Conscious Grocery Shopping: Sustainability, Nutrition, Health and Law
Cost $59 · . Course Length: 24 hours estimated
Everyone needs food every day. It not only provides us with the energy we need, it also contextualizes many moments of our day. From the choice of our breakfast to our evening meal: studies estimate that we make more than 200 food and eating related decisions –...
Offered through edX | and created by University of Bayreuth | Taught by Kai Purnhagen
Innovative Environmental Management Models: Case Studies and Applications
Science for Environmental ManagementCost $149 · . Course Length: 40 hours estimated
Case studies are the best means to analyze real world problems and assess viability of proposed solutions. We will explore a variety of ecosystems and determine how effectively they are managed given the specific challenges of each locale. We will be analyzing how...
Offered through edX | and created by University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, University System of Maryland | Taught by William “Bill” Dennison, Vanessa Vargas-Nguyen, Richard Arnold
Supply Chain Management Tools and Techniques
Certified Supply Chain Analyst (CSCA)Cost $299 · . Course Length: 32 hours estimated
This course is part of the edX Professional Certificate program Certified Supply Chain Analyst (CSCA), offered by ISCEA. This course prepares you for the ISCEA Certified Supply Chain Analyst (CSCA) Exam on edX and is a requirement for becoming ISCEA certified. To...
Offered through edX | and created by International Supply Chain Education Alliance | Taught by Mike Sheahan, Jorge Morales
Sustainable Global Food Systems
Cost $49 · . Course Length: 25 hours estimated
We are currently facing one of the biggest challenges worldwide: how to feed a growing population without exhausting global resources. This course examines food security from a food systems perspective and illustrates the major global challenges present, from the...
Offered through edX | and created by The University of Edinburgh | Taught by Dr Fiona Borthwick, Dr Jonathan Hillier, Dr Elaine Bannerman
Beyond the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Addressing Sustainability and Development
Cost $49 · . Course Length: 99 hours estimated
We’re excited you’re here! This course, “Beyond the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Addressing Sustainability and Development,” is the first course in the Sustainability and Development MasterTrack® Certificate, but you can also take this course as a...
Offered through Coursera | and created by University of Michigan | Taught by Arun Agrawal, Maria Carmen Lemos, Bilal Butt and others
How is Food Made? Understanding Processed Food
Cost $59 · . Course Length: 12 hours estimated
Most FutureLearn courses run multiple times. Every run of a course has a set start date but you can join it and work through it after it starts. Find out more This course is for anyone interested in learning more about the food they eat.Topics CoveredThe history...
Offered through FutureLearn | and created by DIL, European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), EIT Food | Taught by Richard Frazier (Educator), Emma Bennett, Anna-Sophie Stübler and others
Sustainable Supply Chain Management
Cost $149 · . Course Length: 13 hours estimated
Demand for sustainable supply chains is on the rise. Booming growth in e-commerce, fast-shipping consumer expectations, Covid-19, and many other developments have created an ever more competitive business environment for companies from all sectors and industries....
Offered through edX | and created by Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Taught by Josué Velázquez Martinez, David Correll, Eva Ponce and others
Global Postharvest Loss Prevention: Fundamentals, Technologies, and Actors
Rated 4.7★ stars based on | 12 ratings · . Cost $49 · . Course Length: 20 hours estimated
This course provides an overview of the issue of postharvest loss of grains by exploring essential physical, technical, and social dimensions of postharvest supply chains and loss prevention methods globally. Each year, estimates suggest that 1/3 of all food...
Offered through Coursera | and created by University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | Taught by Dr. Prasanta Kalita