Learning Outcomes

Introduction to Sustainability

Sustainable Development Frameworks

Measuring Sustainable Development

Lesson Summary

Explore the core concepts in sustainable development, from historical perspectives to global goals. Delve into frameworks like the circular economy and corporate social responsibility, learning to measure progress with sustainability metrics and assessment tools.

Understanding Biodiversity Conservation

Understanding Resource Management

Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation

In this module, delve into environmental conservation and resource management. Explore biodiversity preservation, sustainable energy, and climate change strategies. Gain insights into responsible resource stewardship, equipping yourself for a pivotal role in sustainable development.

Understanding Social Sustainability

Understanding Economic Sustainability

Understanding Inclusive Development

Explore the intricate web of social and economic sustainability. Delve into concepts such as social justice, economic sustainability, and inclusive development. Grasp the tools to assess social impact and understand the critical role of communities in achieving sustainable development.

Understanding Environmental Policy and Regulation

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)

Urban Planning and Sustainable Communities

Explore "Policy and Governance for Sustainable Development." Gain insights into environmental policy, regulation, governance, and legal frameworks. Learn essential CSR strategies, stakeholder engagement, and sustainable urban planning. Elevate your understanding of creating impactful policies for a sustainable future.

Agroecology and Sustainable Farming Practices

Understanding Food Systems and Security

Innovations in Agricultural Technology

Explore sustainable agriculture and food security. Gain insights into agroecology, organic farming, and agroforestry. Understand food systems, sustainable production, and waste reduction. Embrace innovations in agricultural technology for a resilient and secure food future.

Understanding Environmental Health

Well-Being and Sustainable Lifestyles

Understanding Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience

"Sustainability in Health and Well-Being" explores the intersection of environmental health, well-being, and disaster resilience. You will delve into topics such as pollution control, mental health in sustainable living, and disaster risk reduction. Gain insights into holistic wellness and community health strategies in the face of disasters.

Clean Technologies and Innovation

Data Analytics for Sustainable Development

Education and Awareness for Sustainability

Explore cutting-edge solutions in Technology and Innovation for Sustainability. Delve into clean technologies, data analytics, and sustainable education. Gain insights into fostering innovation for a greener future.

Diploma in Sustainable Development - Course Assessment

Unlock the future with our free online course on sustainable development and learn key strategies for a greener world.

Diploma in Sustainable Development

Enrol in the Diploma in Sustainable Development to explore innovative solutions for a sustainable future. Additionally, learn about important areas like protecting the environment, the economy and society, policy and government, environmentally friendly agriculture, health, technology, and novel concepts. Finally, discover the circular economy, inclusive development, global environmental goals, and clean technologies in just one course.

What is Sustainability?

Human Consumption Patterns and the Rebound Effect

In this module, you will be introduced to the definition of sustainability and how it applies in the modern context, the basic facility before the IPAT equation can be used, the various patterns of human consumption and the major factors which play roles in the understanding of unsustainable impacts.

Climate Processes: External and Internal Controls

Modern Climate Change

Climate Projections

In this module, you will be introduced to how climate processes and principles work, how they are observed by scientists and how these principles by producing greenhouse gases humans are altering the physical properties of the atmosphere in such a way as to increase its ability to retain heat, theoretical prediction of a warming world, measuring temperature, and how to attempt to predict the climate of the future.

Biogeochemical Cycles and the Flow of Energy in the Earth System

Biodiversity, Species Loss, and Ecosystem Function

Soil Profiles and Processes

In this module, you will be introduced to the biogeochemical cycles, the nature carbon cycle, the nature water cycle, the nature nitrogen cycle and how humans interact with them, biodiversity, ecosystem functions, soil health, soil erosion and soil sustainability.

Water Cycle and Fresh Water Supply

Water Pollution

Mineral Resources: Formation, Mining, Environmental Impact

In this module, you will be introduced to the composition of water on the Earth, forms of water, the water cycle, sources of water, chemistry of water, water pollution, water pollutants, point and non-point sources of pollution, importance of minerals, formation of ore deposits, mining and processing ore and sustainability issues.

Diploma in Environmental Management - First Assessment

You must score 80% or more to pass this assessment.

Tragedy of the Commons

Environmental Valuation

Evaluating Projects and Policies

In this module, you will be introduced to how economists define environmental outcomes, positive and negative externalities, public goods and common-property resources, the measures of value, willingness to pay, willingness to accept, the three parts of the environmental evaluation toolkit; direct, revealed preference and stated preference, important features of costs, cost-benefit analysis, criteria for evaluating a project and incentive policies.

Systems of Waste Management

Government and Laws on the Environment

Risk Assessment Methodology for Conventional and Alternative Sustainability Options

In this module, you will be introduced to environmental regulations governing waste management, waste management strategies, government regulations set for the protection of human health and the environment, four steps of risk assessment, estimating the dose received and exposure pathway, cumulative cancer and non-cancer risks, evaluating uncertainties in risk assessment.

Sustainability Challenges

Environmental Challenges in Energy, Carbon Dioxide, Air, Water and Land Use 1

Environmental Challenges in Energy, Carbon Dioxide, Air, Water and Land Use 2

In this module, you will be introduced to the history of human energy use, challenges of continued reliance on fossil energy, the time scale for transition in energy use, environmental impacts of energy use, different energy sources based on environmental impact, and global capacity for non-renewable energy sources.

Energy Sources and Carriers 1

Energy Sources and Carriers 2

Energy Sources and Carriers 3

Energy Uses

Applications of Phase Change Materials for Sustainable Energy

In this module, you will be introduced to the components of electricity, link between electricity generation and carbon emissions, sequestering carbon in geologic formations, sources of renewable energy, motivations for biofuels production, types of catalytic and biocatalytic routes to produce biofuels and biochemical, thermodynamic principles of a heat, types of geothermal systems, combined heat and power (CHP) as an alternative energy source, Phase Change Materials (PCM) and its applications.

Sustainability and Buildings

The Sustainable City

In this module, you will be introduced to living in a sustainable city and how technology influences the form and pattern of a sustainable city, connections between the design of cities and resource use, ways buildings affect the environment and characteristics of sustainable buildings.

Climate Action Planning

Sustainable Transportation

Sustainable Storm Water Management

In this module, you will be introduced to moving to a sustainable energy economy, the path to a sustainable energy economy, an automobile-based system of transportation, why transportation is a derived demand, accessibility and mobility, storm water runoff, managing storm water runoff and conventional and innovative techniques to address water pollution.

Diploma in Environmental Management - Second Assessment

Diploma in Environmental Management - Course Assessment

Learn about the environment and different energy management systems with this free online diploma program course.

Diploma in Environmental Management

This free online certificate course on Environmental Management will introduce you to climate change, sustainability, and the IPAT equation. You will study climate processes, biogeochemical cycles, water pollution, the different types of pollutants, sources of pollution, environmental regulations, and waste management strategies.

Defining Sustainability

The Triple Bottom Line

In this module you will learn about the relationship between sustainability and running a business. You will learn ways in which a business can address their social, environmental and economic impact.

Social Impact

Environmental Impact

Economic Impact

In this module you will learn what is meant by the social, environmental and economic impacts of running a business. You will be introduced to the term "triple bottom line" and its importance.

Limits to Growth

History of Earth

Earth's Resources

Human Activity Impacts on Ecosystems

In this module you will learn about common views of economic growth and how they relate to sustainability in business. You will learn about the Earth’s history and key natural resources and the threats to ecosystems from human activities.

Sustainability Reporting

Overview of Accountability

Sustainability Reporting Process

Sustainability Reporting Guidelines and Certification

Life Cycle Management

In this module you will learn about the importance of accountability in running a sustainable business. You will be introduced to sustainability reporting and its importance. You will also learn about life cycle management, carbon footprint, and water footprint analysis and their importance to a sustainable business.

Recruitment

Training and Performance Appraisal

Pay, Benefits, and Labor Relations

In this module you will learn how a sustainable business recruits employees. You will also learn the approach a sustainable business takes to training of staff, performance appraisal, pay, and employee benefits.

Investments and Corporate Performance

Sustainable Financing and Insurance

In this module you will learn how running a business sustainable can impact various financial activities. You will be introduced to idea of green and socially responsible investment opportunities and learn why sustainability is important to the insurance industry.

Diploma in Sustainable Business - First Assessment

Overview of Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurial Opportunities and Resources

Why be an Entrepreneur?

In this module you will be introduced to the process of entrepreneurship. You will learn about the different motivations for becoming an entrepreneur. You will learn about entrepreneurship and the challenges that the modern day entrepreneur faces.

Entrepreneurship and Sustainable Business

Types of Entrepreneurship

In this module you will learn how entrepreneurship can have a role in running a successful and sustainable business. You will learn about different types of entrepreneurship and how they can relate to business sustainability.

Overview of Innovation

Technological Innovation

In this module you will learn how innovation can have a role in sustainable business. You will learn about the relationship with technology and innovation in sustainable business. You will learn the importance of creating social networks in sustainable business.

Simply Green Biofuels

Challenges and Overcoming Them

Getting the Business Off the Ground

Lack of Profitability

Future of the Business

In this module you will be introduced to the company Simply Green Biofuels and its founder Andrew Kellar. You will learn about his entrepreneurial venture into running a sustainable business including challenges and achievements. This real world example will help you gain a deeper understanding of sustainable business entrepreneurship and how it can be put in place.

Introduction to Sustainable Business Marketing

Sustainable Marketing Strategy

In this module you will be introduced to the practice of sustainable business marketing, how it builds upon traditional marketing methods and applies them specifically to environmental and social initiatives and products and services. You will learn how a business creates a strong sustainability marketing strategy.

Product

Market Segmentation

Price

Place (Distribution)

Promotion

In this module you will be introduced to the 4 P’s of the marketing mix (product, price, place (distribution), and promotion). You will learn how sustainability works with the elements of the marketing mix and about the process of market segmentation and how it can be used in sustainable marketing.

Market Barriers to Sustainability Products

Business Risks of Sustainability Marketing

In this module you will learn about the various market barriers to sustainability products and how these barriers can be addressed. You will also learn the various risks that are associated with sustainability marketing.

Diploma in Sustainable Business - Second Assessment

Diploma in Sustainable Business - Assessment

Learn how running a sustainable business positively impacts the environment, society, and the economy

Diploma in Sustainable Business

This free online Diploma in Sustainable Business course from Alison will give you a much better understanding of how sustainable economic development can help in meeting the needs of the present without compromising the needs of future generations. You will learn its role in counteracting global climate change as well as how current and future demands for the earth's resources can be met by our growing population.