Introduction to Strategic Sustainable Development

p r e p a r e y o u r o r g a n i z a t i o n f o r t h e f u t u r e

Course Overview:

The results of unsustainable human development are evident worldwide - climate change, species extinction, pollution, poverty, and inequality are deteriorating our capacity to sustain our ways of life. Our society needs more effective ways of using our skills and resources to create positive change.

The purpose of this course to consider these sustainability challenges using a whole-systems view, and suggests that a transdisciplinary approach is needed to deal with the sustainability challenge of meeting our society's needs today and into the future. The course is delivered in a non-traditional educational setting with experiential and holistic learning methods, to enable hands-on learning.

If you are interested to help take action towards sustainability with your organization, this course is for you!

BTH’s education for sustainable development was recently acclaimed in a 2009 ranking completed by the EESD Observatory.

Come join our award-winning courses on sustainability!

At a Glance:

• Small class sizes• Two week course

duration• Flexible delivery

locations

For further information, including course applications, please contact us:

Ihsan ZakriInternational Project CoordinatorOfficeforContractTrainingandProjectsBlekinge Institute of TechnologyEXR, Campus Gräsvik, 371 79 Karlskrona, SWEDEN

Mobile: Direct: Fax:

Ihsan.Zakri@bth.sewww.bth.se/contracttraining

Specificlearningobjectives:

By the end of the course, the learner will be able to:

•Understandtherelevanceandpowerofwhole-systems thinking related to our current sustainbility challenges;

•Understandandapplyaframeworkforstrategic sustainable development (FSSD), a method for planning and decision-making;

•Createafullsustainabilityanalysisandacompelling business case for the learner’s organization; and

•Shareideasanddiscusscommonaspectsrelatedto leadership for sustainability.

“The question of reaching sustainability is not about if we will have enough energy, enough food, or enough other tangible resources - those we have. The question is: will there be enough leaders in time?”- Dr. Göran Broman and Dr. Karl-Henrik Robèrt

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