Circular Economy Leadership Program
Get started on building your leadership capacity with a deep dive into the Circular Economy.
ACTIVATE & ADVANCE YOUR CIRCULAR ECONOMY LEADERSHIP CAPACITY NOW
Activate and advance your leadership skills in the circular economy with this dedicated leadership training program.
First, you will take the core circular economy course to align your comprehension, test your present knowledge and ensure you are up-to-date with the latest framing of the circular economy. For people already familiar, this is a great refresher.
Then, you will do four deep dives into knowledge areas very relevant to activating and advancing your sustainability leadership skills.
Combined, the leadership training program provides you with a robust and comprehensive skill-set around systems transformation, practical application and business readiness for the circular economy transition.
The Circular Economy Leadership Program Content
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Circular Economy Core Course
The core course is made up of three chapters and covers what the circular economy is, the benefits and opportunities of the transition from a linear to a circular economy, and the ways businesses need to prepare. Case studies of application and a core concept decoder are included.
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Circular Business Models Module
This module details all the relevant approaches to transitioning to a circular economy and how to apply them, shares examples of business models in action and unpacks considerations when applying them to different business scenarios. Do a circular economy business model redesign process as part of this action learning module.
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Sustainable Design Strategies Module
Explore the practical application of the product design that fits within the circular redesign approaches and is essential for good circularization, as products are core to the delivery of functionality. Even as a non-designer, it's vital a leader knows these and how they can be applied.
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Life Cycle Assessment & Thinking Module
Learn the best-practice methods for the technical assessment of products and services with the ISO life cycle assessment and life cycle thinking methods. Be bale to identify functional units and use streamlined life cycle tools to ensure decisions made have dedicated social and environmental benefits.
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Systems Thinking Module
Understand what systems thinking is, how to apply it to decision-making in relation to sustainability in business and be able to do systems-level interventions through mapping and the use of associated tools. This is a deep dive into the practical application of systems thinking to support sustainability and the Circular Economy.
About the Circular Economy Leadership Program
Embracing the shift to sustainability means embracing the circular economy, a movement away from a take-make-waste model of production and business, to one that is waste-free and regenerative.
As such, here you'll immerse yourself in understanding the shift to the Circular Economy, how it is affecting businesses, and what opportunities, issues and approaches for circular redesign and business development are available.
You will also walk through the key science that underpins the circular economy, get up to speed with critical circular concepts and review circular business models that can help inform your own circular redesign strategy.
There are practical activities to complete, including a circular SWOT and redesign process to explore which circular business models fit your business case.
