What you'll learn:
- Understand sustainability challenges facing businesses today through basic concepts and information: Climate Change, GHGs, GWP, Carbon Footprint
- Understand the different sustainability reporting frameworks and standards (IFRS, SASB, GRI, IR, CDSB, TCFD, TNFD, CDP)
- Learn how to use some of these standards (high level): GRI Environmental Standards, SASB Materiality Map, Greenhouse Gas Protocol Corporate Standard.
- Have the knowledge of the Life Cycle assessment (LCA) methodology and how it is used based on a real-life case study.
- Learn how to estimate Corporate Carbon Footprint through 5 steps and some recommendations for the calculations and interpretations of the results.
From Fundamentals to Operational Strategies, Reporting, Circularity, and Real-World Application
This expanded course brings together the full content of two previously separate programs: Fundamentals & Reporting and Operational Strategies now integrated into one complete learning experience. The result is a seamless journey that takes you from foundational sustainability knowledge to real, actionable strategies that transform supply chain operations.
Supply chains are powerful drivers of sustainability. The decisions made in procurement, manufacturing, logistics, warehousing, and product design directly influence a company’s environmental footprint, social responsibility, regulatory exposure, and long-term value creation. This course equips you with the knowledge and tools to understand that impact and act on it.
Part 1 – Fundamentals, Sustainability Concepts & Reporting
We begin by building a solid foundation of sustainability knowledge tailored to the supply chain context. You will learn:
How supply chain decisions influence environmental, social, and economic outcomes, including emissions, waste, labor practices, resource use, and product end-of-life impacts.
Why Sustainable Supply Chains matter, how the field has evolved, and what global trends are shaping today’s business landscape.
Core environmental concepts: greenhouse gases, Global Warming Potential, water and materials management, and how these link to supply chain dynamics.
ESG reporting and its influence on supply chain management, with a deep dive into global frameworks such as GRI, SASB, and the IFRS sustainability standards. You’ll see how reporting requirements shape supplier selection, manufacturing practices, and logistics decisions.
Stakeholder management in supply chain sustainability, including how expectations from regulators, communities, customers, investors, and NGOs influence priorities and performance indicators.
How to measure carbon footprints using the Greenhouse Gas Protocol, including Scopes 1, 2, and 3.
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) fundamentals, methodologies, and a practical example.
A complete carbon footprint case study, where we define boundaries, select emission factors, calculate emissions, and interpret results.
This section gives you the conceptual, analytical, and strategic understanding needed to evaluate sustainability performance across the entire value chain.
Part 2 – Operational Strategies & Continuous Improvement
Once the foundations are in place, the course expands into the full set of operational strategies originally delivered in Course 2. Here you’ll learn how to apply sustainability principles across core supply chain processes:
A 5-Step Supply Chain Sustainability Approach
A practical framework to:
Identify priorities
Select indicators
Assess performance
Define improvement actions
Advance through reporting, partnerships, and lifecycle thinking
Sustainable Manufacturing
Strategies to reduce resource use, increase efficiency, and minimize waste and emissions
Real case studies and KPIs to monitor performance
Sustainable Logistics
Low-carbon strategies across strategic, tactical, and operational time horizons
Network design, transport modes, fuel efficiency, and route optimization
Sustainable Warehousing
Energy-efficient building and equipment decisions
Operational practices that reduce emissions, water use, and waste
Sustainable Products (Eco-Design)
Principles of eco-design, circularity, material selection, durability, and end-of-life planning
Step-by-step application through an example
This section translates sustainability from “concept” to “execution,” giving you tools, frameworks, strategies, examples, and KPIs used by companies around the world.
A Complete, Integrated Learning Path
By merging both original courses into one comprehensive program, you now benefit from:
A smooth and logical transition from fundamentals to implementation
A holistic understanding of sustainability across every supply chain process
A unified curriculum that blends environmental science, ESG reporting, operational excellence, and circular economy practices
Practical tools, case studies, and KPIs to support real organizational change
This is the most complete version of the Sustainable Supply Chains program, designed to prepare professionals, managers, and students to understand, measure, and improve sustainability across modern supply chains.
