Competencies of the Sustainability Specialist
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Competencies of the Sustainability Specialist
Development plan for Sustainability Specialist
Remember that all Learning & Development (L&D) activities and trainings should be balanced to achieve maximum results. For all Active Learning you perform, remember to balance with
Social Learning and several
Stretch assignments for the Sustainability Specialist to put in practice newly learned skills.
Competency | Type | Category | Activity | |
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Circular economy management |
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E-learning course | Circular Economy & Sustainable Materials course (19 hours, with certificate) | >> Learn more |
Circular economy management |
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Group project (inter-department) | Present to your supervisor 3 ways to apply circular economy concepts onto your organization's supply chain | >> Get started |
Circular economy management |
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Group project (inter-department) | Present to peers ways your company could better handle plastic waste with circular economy concepts | >> Get started |
Circular economy management |
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E-learning curriculum | An introduction to Circular Economy (50 hours) | >> Get started |
Circular economy management |
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E-learning course | Sustainable packaging in a Circular Economy course (25 hours) | >> Get started |
Data analytics & vizualization |
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E-learning course | Data vizualization for marketers using Excel (33 minutes) | >> Learn more |
Data analytics & vizualization |
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Book/article reading | Storytelling with data: Guide for business professionals | >> Learn more |
Data analytics & vizualization |
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Group project (inter-department) | Pilot a project to start your company own sustainability dashboard | >> See example |
Data analytics & vizualization |
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Individual assignment | Write the requirements to set up your company sustainability management software | >> Get started |
Governance & Policy fluency |
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E-learning course | Water resources management course (10 hours) | >> Get started |
Governance & Policy fluency |
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E-learning course | International climate change law and policy course | >> Get started |
Governance & Policy fluency |
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Group project (in department) | Introduction to Environmental Law and Policy course (15 hours) | >> Get started |
Governance & Policy fluency |
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E-learning course | Introduction to International Labour Laws course (15 hours) | >> Get started |
Governance & Policy fluency |
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Book/article reading | Future directions for environmental policies | >> Get started |
Influential communication |
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Individual assignment | Apply top 3 tactics to influence clients during your next customer meeting | >> Get started |
Influential communication |
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Feedback from peer | Organize a pitching workshop and gather comments on good practices | |
Supply chain management |
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E-learning curriculum | Supply chain management curriculum (90 hours) | >> Get started |
Supply chain management |
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Group project (in department) | Pick an idea and start a project to make your organization supply chain more sustainable | >> Get started |
Supply chain management |
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Feedback from peer | Present the Global Compact sustainability framework to peers and collect project ideas | >> Get started |
Sustainability management |
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E-learning curriculum | Driving business towards the Sustainable Development Goals course (15 hours, with certificate) | >> Learn more |
Sustainability management |
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Book/article reading | Structure your ideas with the doughnut economics visual framework | >> Learn more |
Sustainability management |
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E-learning curriculum | Business Sustainability Leadership curriculum (120 hours, with certificate) | >> Learn more |