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Executive Certificate

Stratégie & Développement durable Stratégie & Développement durable

The multiple economic, geopolitical, environmental, and social challenges that we are currently facing means that companies need to rethink their relationship with society, their purpose, their strategy, and their business model. This program aims to help managers play an active role in the transition towards a low-carbon, biodiversity-friendly, circular and inclusive economy, which respects the limits of our planet and people. This is not only an imperative. It is an opportunity for organizations to re-invent new business models and to develop strong competitive drivers in the short, medium, and long term.

Place(s):

Paris – Jouy-en-Josas Campus

Duration:

12 days

Format:

In-class

Next start(s):

Apr 07 2026

Language(s):

French

Cost:

17 900 €*

Objectives

  • Identify and interpret environmental and social challenges such as climate change, resource depletion, pollution, poverty, and inequality 
  • Integrate into your role, in terms of risks and opportunities, the evolution of the external framework: standards and regulations, consumer and employee expectations, and societal roles 
  • Understand and measure the drivers and obstacles of social and environmental transition
  • Inventory new practices and individuals who can serve as sources of inspiration

Program

This certificate is structured into 3 modules over 12 days.

  • Environmental and social issues: climate scenarios, energy transition, human rights
  • Geopolitical and demographic challenges: international climate negotiations, regionalization of the world
  • Technological shifts, AI, and environmental & social impacts
  • Pre-Mortem method and foresight analysis
  • Sustainability strategy
  • Sustainable finance
  • Sustainable supply chain
  • Sustainable marketing
  • Low-carbon strategies & business models
  • Circular economy models
  • Biodiversity-friendly models
  • Inclusive economic models 
     

Capitalization

This Executive Certificate is eligible for capitalization towards the GEMM - Executive Master in Management - Change & sustainability

Profile

Who is this program for? Is it right for you?

Participant Profile

Managers and executives in charge of transformation projects, who have or will have to integrate major environmental and social challenges, manage change, and reinvent ways to collaborate for an economy compatible with the limitations of our planet and with fundamental social needs.

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Prerequisites and Admission Criteria

Our certificate is intended for all executives, managers, functional or operational leaders with at least 5 years of professional experience.

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Participant Satisfaction and Success Rate

4,5 / 5*
*Average satisfaction rating given by participants (on a scale from 1 to 5) over the past year.
87,5% success rate, recorded during the same period.

Faculty

Bénédicte FAIVRE-TAVIGNOT

Executive Director of the Inclusive Economy Center

You feel Sustainability is an increasingly unavoidable topic, beyond the current headwinds : you want to understand what is at stake for businesses and how to contribute to their transformation: why and how they should embedded sustainability into their strategy and operations; you’d even like to explore innovative business models that provide new answers to social and environmental challengers: then join us & become part of the solution.
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Video presentation of the program

Learning methods & Evaluations

  • An action-based learning approach, which combines theoretical and methodological input with concrete case studies, workshops, company visits and sharing experience
  • A project focusing on Sustainability enables the participants to formalize and contextualize what they have learned

Admission

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We invite you to:

1. Contact our training consultant, who will guide you through the admission process.
2. Then, complete your application on our platform by clicking the button below:

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This program is accessible to individuals with disabilities. Please contact us to discuss any additional needs or to obtain the Public Accessibility Register.

Tuition Fees and Funding

The program fee includes tuition and meal costs during training hours (lunch and breaks). 

Not included: dinners (except in specific cases), transportation costs, and accommodation costs (except in specific cases).

Funding Options: Depending on your profile and the program you choose, several funding options may be available to you. Visit our funding section for more information.

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Program Eligibility:  
RNCP*: Diploma in "innovation et entrepreneuriat" from record 39423BC05 ; skill block no. 5: "Elaborer une stratégie de développement de projet innovant ou entrepreneurial" (Date of registration with the RNCP: 07/22/2024; certifying authority: Etablissement d’enseignement supérieur Hautes Etudes Commerciales de Paris) 
*National Directory of Professional Certifications
Program eligible for VAE (Validation of Acquired Experience)

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