About this Specialization
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 to be an effective change agent. By the end of the specialization you will have the skills to create an effective sustainability proposal and know who you have to convince, and what they need to be convinced. The Classes Class 1: First Steps in Making the Business Case for Sustainability Identifying a good first project, writing an effective proposal, financial analysis & sustainable thinking. Class 2: More on Change and Sustainability Implementing change, green design, sustainability reporting, examples from practitioners/ Class 3: Sustainable Business: Big Issues, Big Changes Climate change, carbon footprinting, Context-based sustainability and science-based targets, water and energy, workplace sustainability issues, and supply chain impacts. Class 4: Comprehensive Case The capstone class haps you put all the pieces together as you produce a complete proposal for change! This proposal can be based on a case we have written or for your organization, or both.
| From | University of Colorado System via Coursera |
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| Hours | 91 |
| Instructors | John Byrd, Kenneth Bettenhausen |
| Language | English |
| Subjects | Business Engineering Social Sciences Science |
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Careers
An overview of related careers and their average salaries in the US. Bars indicate income percentile (33rd - 99th).
Adjunct Faculty, Sustainable Business $45k
Faculty Advisor - Sustainable Business Studies club $48k
Project Coordinator, Post-Conflict Sustainable Development $65k
Graduate Research Associate, The Sustainable Prisons Project $69k
Research Analyst - Sustainable Finance $79k
Assistant Project Manager for Sustainable Design $97k
Project Manager for Sustainable Design $99k
Architect & LEED AP, Sustainable Design $102k
Quetelet Professor of Sustainable Development $118k
Sector Leader Sustainable Development Network $140k
Business Unit Controller, Sustainable Technologies $220k
DuPont Sustainable Solutions CIO $257k
Courses in this Specialization
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First Steps in Making the Business Case for Sustainability The Business School at the University of Colorado Denver wants to help you become a change agent for sustainable business. We hope that with the skills and concepts you gain from... Coursera | University of Colorado System |
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More on Change and Sustainability This is Class 2 of the MOOC Specialization, Become a Sustainable Business Change Agent. In this class you will learn more change agent skills and hear from people who have made... Coursera | University of Colorado System |
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Sustainable Business: Big Issues, Big Changes This is class 3 in the MOOC specialization, Become a Sustainable Business Change Agent. This class looks at the big issues companies are fixing - climate change, water, worker... Coursera | University of Colorado System |
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Capstone: Creating A Sustainability Proposal Congratulations on reaching the Capstone Class of the Become a Sustainable Business Change Agent specialization. The class will help you apply material from the previous three... Coursera | University of Colorado System |
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| From | University of Colorado System via Coursera |
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| Hours | 91 |
| Instructors | John Byrd, Kenneth Bettenhausen |
| Language | English |
| Subjects | Business Engineering Social Sciences Science |
Careers
An overview of related careers and their average salaries in the US. Bars indicate income percentile (33rd - 99th).
Adjunct Faculty, Sustainable Business $45k
Faculty Advisor - Sustainable Business Studies club $48k
Project Coordinator, Post-Conflict Sustainable Development $65k
Graduate Research Associate, The Sustainable Prisons Project $69k
Research Analyst - Sustainable Finance $79k
Assistant Project Manager for Sustainable Design $97k
Project Manager for Sustainable Design $99k
Architect & LEED AP, Sustainable Design $102k
Quetelet Professor of Sustainable Development $118k
Sector Leader Sustainable Development Network $140k
Business Unit Controller, Sustainable Technologies $220k
DuPont Sustainable Solutions CIO $257k
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