Turn your sustainability ambitions into concrete actions!
Upgrade your skills & your company's sustainability efforts.
Do you want to drive sustainable change in your career, within your organisation, or for your clients? And do you want to learn how to link sustainability and corporate responsibility with business development and change management?
After having certified more than 100+ professionals in Scandinavia, we are now offering an international online version of our recognized certificate programme Sustainable Business Change Manager.
Join our practical training programme to get the knowledge and tools that will give you the language, confidence and skills to turn your sustainability plans and ambitions into value-adding actions!
Next programme starts 31 January 2024!
Apply now to secure your spot on our Sustainable Business certificate programme for the Winter/Spring 2024 cohort. There are limited seats available
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Thandi Dyani
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What you will be able to do
The Sustainable Business Change Manager online certificate programme gives you a 360 perspective on sustainability in business. Here you get the newest CSR and sustainability knowledge and tools, so you can:
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Create a strong and relevant link between business goals and sustainability efforts.
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Work with sustainability as an integrated discipline across an organisation and its business functions.
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Apply change management skills for putting sustainability into the heart of business strategy and organisational culture.
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Build a concrete action plan for your own company so that you can work with sustainability in a structured, systematic and business strategic way.
Build a sustainable business action plan
During the course you will get access to hands-on methods, step-by-step guides and tools that will help you analyze, plan and implement an integrated sustainable business effort. The action plan will ensure alignment of your:
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Company’s business development goals and sustainable development goals (Clear Purpose).
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Internal organisation and employee engagement schemes (Corporate Engagement).
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Value chain activities from procurement to sales as well as shared value alliances with suppliers, customers and other relevant stakeholders (Collaborative Co-Creation).
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Communication and reporting on CSR and sustainability as well as authentic branding strategies (Clear Communication).
The course modules
A structured, systematic and strategic 360 approach to putting sustainability into the heart of business.
The course modules are designed around the 4Cs of Sustainable Business Success © - a model based on guidelines and best practice cases from around the world.
Learn more about the programme content in our infokit.
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Vibeke Tuxen
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Programme format
The certificate programme is based on a combination of:
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Who can attend the programme?
Join the programme if you're a manager, specialist, advisor or career mover seeking to drive sustainable change.
Our participants have different backgrounds and levels of experience with linking business with sustainability and responsibility.
Some already work with CSR and sustainability, but may have started their career within e.g. HR, communications, Health & Safety, finance or sales. Others have just embarked on the sustainable business journey.
So no matter whether you are ... :
- A new or an experienced business professional seeking to integrate sustainability into your company
- A specialized professional who wants a broader understanding of sustainable business
- A consultant wishing to kickstart or revitalize your business
- A professional working in an NGO seeking to build strong shared value alliances
- A career mover looking for your next sustainability job
...the certificate programme will help you fulfill your sustainability ambitions.
Learn more about who can benefit from the course in our infokit.
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Your benefits
What’s in it for you and your company – and what is required of you?
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Your investment
Our differentiated price list
Do you have the motivation, but lack the budget to pay the full price? Apply to our Give & Grow scholarship here: www.bit.ly/SBCM_GG
Programme contributors
Learn from recognized international and Scandinavian sustainable business leaders, subject matter experts and experienced practitioners.
Programme leader
Expert training & facilitation
Main trainer and programme facilitator is the Danish-British award-winning author and recognized CSR & sustainable business expert, Tania Ellis. She holds an Executive MBA and 30 years of business management experience. This includes 18 years as founder and CEO of The Social Business Company, where she serves as trusted advisor and facilitator for a wide range of Scandinavia's most respected companies and organisations. Tania Ellis is also author of the internationally acclaimed book "The New Pioneers - Sustainable Business Success Through Social Innovation & Social Entrepreneurship" (Wiley) with endorsements from leaders like World Economic Forum's founder Klaus Schwab and more.
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Expert contributions
Learn from experienced practitioners
Programme modules also include training provided by subject matter experts, as well as real-life cases presented by experienced business practitioners from a variety of industries, sectors and company sizes - from innovative startups to SMEs or multinationals. Our guest contributors operationalize theories and methodologies with their in-depth expertise, real-life insights and hands-on experience with, for example, procurement, supply chain management, communications, reporting, sales, people management and business development. Guest contributors may vary from class to class.
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Who's behind the programme?
The Sustainable Business Change Manager certificate programme is provided by TANIA ELLIS - The Social Business Company®, a leading Scandinavian-based speaking, consulting and training company, which over the past 18 years has inspired and helped companies put sustainability into the heart of their business.
The Social Business Company is B Corp certified, and has been internationally recognized with Corporate Vision’s Small Business Award in the category ‘Most Innovative Business Speaking & Consultancy Firm, Scandinavia’.
The programme is supported by our respected alliance partners, B Corp Movement in the Nordics and Henley Business School Denmark, who share our ambition to inspire and help accelerate the international movement of companies and professionals who want to take sustainable action. For the benefit of society and the bottom line.
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FAQs about enrollment
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How do I enroll in the course?
You enroll by filling in a brief application (no special documentation is required). This is to ensure an adequate match between our participants’ motivation, expectations, experience and the scope of the programme. After submitting your application you will receive an email confirmation from us. We will get back to you as soon as we have reviewed your application to let you know if you have a seat on the programme.
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How are applicants selected?
Applicants are selected based on their desire to work with sustainability as part of their current or future work efforts, their commitment to dedicate their time and effort in completing all course material til the final exam, attend online live sessions and engage with fellow participants throughout the programme.
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Is a an application/reservation binding?
No. When you send in your application/reservation for a seat, this is non-binding. After we've reviewed your application/reservation, we will let you know if you have a seat on the programme and will send you a binding sign-up form.
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Is a sign-up binding?
If you have sent in an application / reservation, we will let you know if you have a seat on the programme and will send you a binding sign-up form. A binding sign-up entails the collection of a course fee, unless we receive a cancellation no later than 30 days before the start of the course. If you are prevented from attending, your course participation can be transferred to a colleague. The payment is not refundable upon cancellation after the course has started.
FAQs about the programme
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How often do you run the certificate programme?
Make sure to sign up to our waiting list to receive information and dates for upcoming cohorts on the Sustainable Business Change Manager Online programme. Join the waiting list by filling in this form: www.bit.ly/SBCMwaitinglist
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Will you also be offering a fast-track version?
The current 5-month certificate programme takes into account that attendees also need time to attend their regular work duties while learning and developing a practical action plan. However, for those who have the capacity to work more or less full time on the certificate programme, we are considering a 6-week fast track version. If you're interested in a 6-week fast track programme, please join the waiting list by filling in this form: www.bit.ly/SBCMwaitinglist
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How many people are admitted to the programme?
To ensure high level engagement and peer-to-peer exchanges throughout the programme, we admit a maximum of 36 participants in total per cohort. A study group includes a maximum of 6 participants.
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How much time and effort do I need to dedicate to complete the programme?
The programme requires a minimum of 3 days per month for self-study, exercises and social learning engagement (15 days in total over a 5-month period). The time estimate includes curriculum readings, recorded teaching videos and exercises, live Q&A sessions, and exam paper. Your own study time depends on your personal learning pace and ambition level.
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How many hours of actual teaching are included in the programme?
The programme amounts to a total of 50 teaching hours, including 30 hours of recorded teaching videos, 2 full-day live online sessions (lasting 6 hour each) and 4 live Q&A sessions (that last 2 hours). The exact timings of the sessions are decided based on the location and time zones represented in a cohort.
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What if I don't have a case company for my sustainable action plan?
You don't need to be employed in a company to build your sustainable action plan. If you are a consultant, you could possibly choose a (potential) client as your case. If you are a career mover, you could choose any company, as long as you can find enough publicly available information about the company (so look for large companies).
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What is the difference between the physical programme in Danish and this online programme in English?
The content of the online programme is adapted to an international audience (e.g. tools, cases and guest speakers in English). The Danish programme also includes Danish references (e.g. Danish legal frameworks, tools, cases and guest speakers). Apart from that, the quality and content of both programmes are identical. Both programmes are completed with a written and oral exam and require the same amount of time. For the Danish programme, you need to take time off from work to attend the physical teaching sessions. Whereas the online programme includes a self-study feature that gives you more flexibility. The Danish programme allows for more facilitated interaction with the lead trainer and fellow students.
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Can I pay in instalments?
The programme fee can be paid in 2, 4 or 6 instalments with a 27 € / 30 USD / 200 DKK administration fee per instalment. When you sign up to the programme, you will be able to select how many instalments you would like to pay.
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Do you offer scholarship options?
We have allocated a limited number of Give & Grow seats for participants with insufficient budget to pay the full programme fee (e.g social entrepreneurs, small NGOs, job seekers, students). If you have the motivation to attend the programme, but lack the budget to pay the full price, you can apply for a Give & Grow scholarship at: www.bit.ly/SBCM_GG