The Sustainability Board's

Sustainable Leadership Preparedness Programme

The essential guide to senior leadership level ESG mastery - Comprehensive, Concise, and Contextual.​
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Programme Overview

Staying ahead on sustainability and ESG strategies is crucial for the long-term success and viability of any organisation. Executive and board leaders have a special responsibility to stay abreast of these considerations and lead from the top.

The Sustainable Leadership Preparedness Programme (SLPP) is a membership programme designed to advance sustainable leadership and corporate governance.

The programme is the essential guide to senior leadership level ESG Mastery - Comprehensive, Concise, and Contextual.

4 modules and 16 powerful lessons in one platform subscription with access for 1 year

Learn at your own pace and achieve certification as you go along.

  • Self-paced online
  • 17-21 hours of content and growing 
  • World class faculty of experts
  • Comprehensive certification and traceable online badges awarded milestones based
  • Additional video content of TSB roundtables, webinars and events
  • Invites to live sessions
  • CPD accredited

Executive and Board Director Grade Content
Best-in-Class Learning Platform
World Class Faculty
Comprehensive Certification

Module 1
Sustainability Issues and High Impacts

Understand the core sustainability issues and systemic changes to business and society.

Module 2
Leadership, Business Models, and Strategy

Get into a mindset of responsibility and discover the power of leadership and business. Assess your role and impact in sustainable business.

Module 3
Governance

Gain confidence in fundamentals of sustainable strategy oversight, review the traditional board paradigm and the evolved accountability of board directors.

Module 4
Action Planning and Next Steps

Develop your own action plan including personal leadership activation, horizon scanning, organisational and stakeholder engagement strategy.

How is this programme different to others?

  • Plain English approach to complex topics
  • Designed for executives and board leaders with management and governance in mind
  • 3 Credentials for milestones + comprehensive and CPD accredited certificate
  • 1 year access to learning materials
  • Competitively priced
  • Designed and built by the widely recognised The Sustainability Board
Get full platform access and all 4 programme modules in a 1-year membership.

Full Programme

includes certification
Includes 20% UK VAT. Non-UK based customers can request to pay manually excluding VAT. Please email us.

What our Learners Say:

"I have gained a lot of value and insight from the program, which mercifully started from first base so I could fill in some of the gaps in my basic knowledge as a director and the course built up from there."

Helen Wiseman
Non-Executive Director & Chair, President of the INSEAD International Directors Network
UK
"The course helped me gain deeper insight into the role of the board and the unique value it can bring to sustainability governance. The programme faculty were truly impressive and shared the kind of wisdom borne of actual experience combined with thoughtful reflection."

Steven Tourek
General Counsel at Marvin Windows and Doors, Independent Director & Chair
USA
"The course has helped me to clarify concepts and organize my ideas, and thus contributing to effectively undertake my duties as board director and sustainability committee chair. The video-lectures and materials are great."

Paloma Ruiz González
Non-Executive Director and Sustainability & Ethics Committee Chair at COSAPI 
Spain, Peru
"The modules are very insightful and relevant to my roles as an Independent Director of a listed company and as an ESG consultant."

Mun Wei Chan
Independent Director BBR Holdings (S) Limited, ESG Principal Consultant
Singapore

The credential journey to achieve certification

For module 1-3 completion you will receive an online credential, upon completion of module 4 and given that all coursework was completed successfully you will receive your CPD accredited certificate.

Complete Module 1

Gain your first traceable and validated online credential you can download and feature on LinkedIn.

Complete Module 2

Gain your second traceable and validated online credential you can download and feature on LinkedIn.

Complete Module 3

Gain your final traceable and validated online credential before certification.

The Sustainable Leadership Preparedness Certificate

Earned after all modules are successfully completed and course work is satisfactory and above passing grade.

Testament of your time commitment

Accredited for 25 professional development hours

Suitable for board and professional biographies 

Showcase your credential in leading and governing sustainable business

CPD accredited

The CPD Certification Service is the world's leading and largest professional development accreditation service

Renowned issuer

The Sustainability Board is a global benchmark in sustainable leadership and governance

Who will benefit from the Programme?

Current and aspiring Non-Executive Directors (NED) and Chairs

Upskill or update for ESG oversight

Sustainability Committee Chairs

Structure issues and sustainability governance 

CEOs, Presidents and Owners

Implement and operationalise ESG strategy

Enterprise ESG and Sustainability
Senior Leaders

Understand sustainable leadership challenges and opportunities

Advisors 

Stay abreast of current sustainable leadership best practice

Academics & NGO/NPOs Leaders

Insights into business leaders' challenges and opportunities around sustainability

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is a corporate programme available?

Yes. Please enquire about our corporate, custom, and private cohort led programmes by sending an email with the button on the bottom of this page.

Are modules available individually outside of the bundle? 

Yes. However, we strongly recommend to purchase the course bundle. Individual modules are not eligible for certification, unless all modules are purchased by the learner and completed successfully.

Can the programme be failed?

Yes. Successful completion of each module requires to complete multiple reflections, quizzes and in-course assignments.

What is the cost of the programme?

All prices shown on the website are inclusive of UK VAT at currently 20%. If you are not required to pay UK VAT based on your location, we can prepare a manual invoice excluding VAT. We can also offer to charge the course fee in USD or EUR.
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