Postgraduate Diploma in Sustainable Business

Postgraduate Diploma in
Sustainable Business
This part-time course will give you the opportunity to take
a ‘deep dive’ into emergent leadership responses to
sustainability in a business context. You will explore a
variety of levers for change through an academically
rigorous and directly relevant learning experience.
Postgraduate Diploma in Sustainable Business (PG Dip)
The PG Dip has been designed as a more practioner focused
course than the Master’s in Sustainability Leadership. It will
appeal to individuals unable to commit to a research
dissertation and those needing greater flexibility with regard
to contact time.
Delivered on a part-time basis, it offers a forum for focused
work-based learning, giving participants the flexibility to
shape their learning to suit their own / organisational needs.
Participants can take from around 1.5 to 3.5 years to
complete the programme.
Benefits of attending
Who teaches on the courses?
The goal of the PG Dip is to provide participants with access
to emergent leadership responses to sustainability in a
business context. In particular, the programme aims to:
The course brings together academic expertise from within the
University and beyond as well as insights from industry
leaders and other influential thinkers. Previous speakers have
included:
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Demonstrate interdisciplinary approaches to solving
complex sustainability challenges
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Give students an understanding of a ‘systems’
perspective in tackling sustainability problems
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Enhance their confidence in communicating
effectively to non-sustainability audiences
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Increase student’s ability to act as change agents
actively putting into practice levers for change
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Get students to be involved in the ‘co-creation’ of
sustainability ‘solutions’, using problem solving
techniques and innovative learning approaches
‘When deciding to continue my education in
sustainability I chose Cambridge for the reputation of
the programme; the global nature of the curriculum,
the blended approach of group work, individual study
and the ability to fit it into my schedule as a full time
working professional.’
Samantha Veide, Global Director of Corporate
Sustainable Solutions, Mars Drinks
How the course is delivered
Part 1: Participants complete either the Postgraduate
Certificate in Sustainable Business or the Postgraduate
Certificate in Sustainable Value Chains. These 9 month
courses provide the foundation learning for the PG Dip.
Students complete three business relevant assignments and
attend 2 or 3 short workshops.
Part 2: Students attend three 2.5 day Sustainability
Leadership Laboratories and undertake a series of practical
assignments. Students select which Labs to attend based on
their thematic interests.
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Prof Steve Evans, Director of Centre for Industrial
Sustainability, University of Cambridge
Jose Lopez, Former Executive Vice President,
Operations, Nestlé SA
Professor Jaideep Prabhu, Professor of Indian Business
& Enterprise, Judge Business School
Mike Barry, Director Plan A, Marks & Spencer Plc
Dax Lovegrove, Director of Sustainability & Innovation,
Kingfisher
Aleyn Smith-Gillespie, Associate Director, Carbon Trust
Andy Doran, Senior Manager Sustainability &
Recycling Development, Novelis
Further Information, Application and Fees
Acceptance on to the course is by application and selection
only. The fees are £13,515 including accommodation,
subsistence and course materials.
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis throughout the
year.
The fee for Postgraduate Certificate alumni (since 2008)
wanting to upgrade their award to the PG Dip is £7,395.
This includes all accommodation, subsistence and course
materials.
Bursaries are available for self-funding individuals,
applicants from SMEs, the public sector, NGOs, or
developing countries.
For more information, details of entry requirements and to
access the online application form please visit:
www.cisl.cam.ac.uk/diploma