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USA | Certified Sustainability Practitioner Program, Leadership Edition 2025

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    Overview

    The Certified Sustainability Practitioner Program, Leadership Edition, is a transformative three-day training experience tailored for U.S. professionals. Through live sessions, cutting-edge research, and industry expertise, participants will learn to plan and implement corporate Sustainability Strategies and ESG ratings, based on current USA and Global Legislative landscapes, advancing their organizations and careers.

     

    Earn Your Certification: CSE is the premier globally recognized provider of Sustainability Practitioner Certifications, trusted by leading professionals across industries for over 20 years.

     

    Since 2005, we’ve certified 4,000+ Professionals and C-Suite Executives from the majority of Fortune 500 firms and other organizations in the US including Google, Microsoft, Coca-Cola, Chevron,  Oracle,  NASA, United Nations Financial Credit Union, and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

     

    Program Details

        ➡ Total Program Hours: 28 hours

        ➡ Live Sessions: 10 hours overall (March 6-7 & 10)

        ➡ Self-Paced Course Work: 18 hours of guided reading and practical exercises to be completed in 8 weeks.

        ➡ Additional Certification via specialized Modules (Optional): Additional 22-25 hours for dual certification, or 14hours for GRI standards Specialization (including live sessions) and other key areas of Sustainability (e.g Net Zero, ESG Reporting, Sustainable Supply Chain)

     

    Why Join the Program?

     

         ➡ Expand Your Expertise: Become a qualified Sustainability Practitioner and gain advanced skills in ESG and sustainability.

         ➡ Network with Leaders: Join over 10,000 professionals from Fortune 500 companies, NGOs, governments, and academia worldwide.

         ➡ Drive Change: Learn to develop a practical, two-year action plan to integrate sustainability across your organization.

         ➡ Unlock More Value with New Brief Modules for Key Sectors – Powered by CSE’s Cutting-Edge Research.

     

    Training Dates - Live Sessions

    March 6

    10:00am – 1:30pm EST

    Live Zoom Session

    March 7

    10:00am – 1:30pm EST

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    March 10

    10:00am – 1:00pm EST

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    Click here to see the training agenda and our testimonials.

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    For  20 years  10,000+ managers and executives from the majority of  Fortune 500 companies, government organizations , and NGOS  in 90 countries have trusted CSE and became Certified Sustainability Practitioners.

     


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    What you get from the Sustainability program

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    Learning materials and training guide certified by CMI and CPD

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    Exclusive access to recorded brief webinars on current and future Sustainability Trends by thought leaders

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    Practical exercises, tools and live Q&As with the tutors each day of the program.

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    Free access to specialized online courses for the Energy & Energy Utilities Sector, the Healthcare Products & Services Sector, and the Financial Sector

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    Business Networking during the live sessions and group exercises

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    “Practical Sustainability Strategies: How to gain a Competitive Advantage” e-book version (Wiley Publication, 2nd-Edition e-book version) written by CSE’s Lead Trainer Nikos Avlonas.

    Key Modules to be Covered

    • Sustainability Concepts
    • Definitions and Interpretations of Sustainability
    • The Business Case for Sustainability

    • The Sustainable Development Goals for 2030
    • Local Legislation and Regulations for GHG Emissions and Sustainability
    • SEC’s climate-related risk disclosure rule: Requires companies to disclose certain climate-related information in their registration statements and annual reports. (Advanced Module: SEC Climate Disclosure Rule) – (has been temporarily suspended)
    • Canadian Sustainability Standards Board (CSSB) Reporting: General Requirements (CSDS 1), Climate-related Disclosures (CSDS 2)
    • The Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD): how to boost the transparency and comparability of corporate sustainability reporting with ESRS

    • How to successfully apply and integrate sustainability
    • The Importance of Stakeholders
    • How to Create a Strategy and Engage with the Stakeholders
    • Exercise: Identifying Organizational Stakeholders & Corporate Risks
    • Case Studies
    • Guidelines and Rating Indexes for Sustainability
    • The Importance of ESG
    • Sustainability (ESG) Strategy
    • ESG Ratings
    • ESG and Financial Performance
    • ESG Ratings Exercise
    • Advanced Module: ESG Trends, Standards & Ratings (Recorded Session by Tutor) – 54min

    • Value of Sustainability reporting
    • Steps for Sustainability Report Creation
    • Materiality Assessment
    • Double Materiality
    • Exercise: Materiality
    • Key Factors for Effective Reporting
    • GRI Universal Standards
    • SASB, TCFD, ISSB
    • ESRS Standards
    • External Assurance
    • Good Practices for Sustainability Report Communication
    • Case Study and Exercise: Understanding Reporting

    • Responsible Communication
    • Green and Cause-Related Marketing
    • How to Avoid Green & Blue Washing
    • How to Avoid SDG Washing
    • Best Practices for Communication
    • Greenwashing Exercise

    • Circular Economy: Definition and Case Studies
    • Circular Economy – The Boundary Tool
    • Circular Economy Frameworks
    • Sustainability in Supply Chain
    • Case Studies
    • Carbon Management Greenhouse Gas Protocol
    • Science-based Targets
    • Net Zero
    • Exercise
    • Advanced Module: Sustainability in Supply Chain (Recorded Session by Tutor) – 22min
    • Advanced Module: Scope 3, TCFD, Net-zero (Recorded Session by Tutor) – 43min

    • Tips for SMEs and NGOs with Limited Resources
    • ESG & Climate Key Trends
    • Clarifications for the Final Assignment and Certification

    In these additional modules (recorded), you will get more in-depth knowledge on topics covered in live sessions.

    The Advanced Module includes:

    • Part 1 – ESG Trends, Standards & Ratings
    • Part 2 – Sustainability in Supply Chain
    • Part 3 – Scope 3, TCFD, Net-zero
    • Part 4 – ESRS Standards
    • Part 5 – SEC: Climate Disclosure Rule

    • Carbon Reduction and Net Zero Expert
    • Sustainability Reporting Expert
    • Sustainable Supply chain Expert
    • SASB-TCFD Expert
    • Green Marketing Expert

    Upon registration request 1 ticket under the category Dual (2) Certification Package ESG & Specialization

    Sectors Covered:
    • Energy
    • Food & Beverage
    • Technology
    • Financial Services
    • Logistics
    • Shipping
    • Pharmaceutical
    • Construction
     
     
    What’s Included in the New Modules?
    • Material ESG Issues
    • Environmental, Social, and Governance Considerations
    • Best Practices in ESG Reporting
    • Leading Industry Case Studies
    • Strategic ESG Goal Setting
    • Emerging Trends & Future Outlook

    Participants Profile

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    Sustainability - ESG Directors/ Managers

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    ESG Fund Managers

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    CFO’s (Chief Financial Officers)

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    Corporate Affairs – Communications

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    C-Suite Executives

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    HR Executives

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    Environment Quality, Health & Safety

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    Investors Relations - Finance

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    Procurement & Supply Chain

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    COOs (Chief Operational Officers)

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    Non Governmental Organizations

    What are the key challenges most professionals face in the field?

    The new Sustainability ESG Practitioner Program focuses on:

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    The Integration of SDGs and Circular Economy into the Sustainability Plan

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    New Sustainability -ESG trends and legislations

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    How to improve stakeholder engagement

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    The Influence and support of C-Suite Executives into the sustainability plan.

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    The Role of Investors and the maximization of corporate performance in ESG ratings

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    How to set Ambitious ESG goals and become Net Zero

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    Why the Sustainability Training is complementary with the GRI Certified Standards Training Course. Go for CSE’S certification package.

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    The GRI Course is focused on the understanding and application of the new GRI standards to the Sustainability Report

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    Τhe Certified Sustainability-ESG Practitioner course provides an overview of the ESG Standards, Ratings and Criteria and offers in depth information on how to create an ESG strategy (including Net Zero plan) and integrate it within different divisions and your supply chain.

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    Attending both courses will provide you an in depth view of ESG criteria and official certifications from the leading accreditation providers in Sustainability (GRI,CMI & CPD )

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      Do I get a Certification?

      Once you complete the three-day ESG Sustainability course, you can create and submit a sustainability plan by putting in place all the practical tools you learned throughout the training, that will qualify you for the Sustainability ESG Certificate.

      To be Certified you need to attend at least 60% of the Online Live Sessions of the sustainability program.

      Step by step guidance for getting the dual certification here

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