Erb Executive Education

EXECUTIVE EDUCATION

For over 20 years, the Erb Institute has been committed to creating a socially and environmentally sustainable society by leveraging the power of business. Cutting-edge research, teaching and engagement combine to provide a powerful Executive Education Program that will both help you understand sustainability risks, but also help provide recommendations for implementation.

Why consider an Executive Education Program with the Erb Institute?

Participants will learn how to: ○

Uncover and manage sustainability risks and opportunities

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Develop the leadership skills to foster internal change at your organization

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Navigate sustainability strategies for external stakeholders

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Leverage key points in strategy and operations for short-term profitability and long-term competitiveness

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Understand peer leadership in business sustainability

What makes this program unique?

We will explain and discuss topic areas including triple bottom line (TBL) decision-making, materiality assessment, stakeholder engagement, and the business case for sustainability, and provide support to determine how these critical ideas and processes impact your business.

PRODUCTS & SERVICES Training Sessions

Workshops

Roundtables

The training sessions will be content-focused with custom half-day to five-day in-person and on-site sessions.

The workshops will be problem-focused, with custom half-day to three-day in-person and on-site sessions.

The roundtables will be engagement-focused with custom half-day to two-day in-person and on-site sessions.

Toolboxes

Case Studies

Research

The management toolboxes will be actionfocused and can be tailored or prepared for specific management needs.

The case studies will be example-focused with custom case studies on a variety of topic areas.

The research will be focused on thought leadership research, supporting all of the above products and services.

The Erb Institute Executive Education Program will expand your sustainable impact by equipping managers and executives to lead business sustainability in your organizations.

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In 2015, Erb launched its Strategic Plan 2015-20: To cultivate bold business leaders who adeptly transform companies, industries, and entire economies for systemic sustainability. Our thought leadership drives learning and impact. See how an executive education program with the Erb Institute can bring learning and impact to your organization.

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Conscious Consumption

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RESEARCH & EDUCATION

The Erb Institute conducts both scholarly and applied research. Our scholarly work pushes the envelope on sustainability science, while our applied research takes the form of Executive Education, Topical workshops, and Student Engagement, and drives impact here and now through practical toolboxes, case studies and management approaches.

BUSINESS ENGAGEMENT

We insert the Erb Institute and its community members into the global dialogue on business sustainability in real time. We bring business leaders to campus to share their ideas and experiences, and we send our students out into companies, nonprofits and government agencies leading the charge on sustainability.

We work across four priority research areas: Human Development, Global Change, Corporate Governance, and Conscious Consumption.

CONSCIOUS CONSUMPTION: We examine the role of the consumer in advancing sustainability, particularly in the realm of purchasing decisions, and how these may be better informed in the interest of greater social and environmental good.

HUMAN DEVELOPMENT: Erb Institute Researchers are closely examining the role the private sector can play in turning the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals — including social, environmental, and economic progress — into reality.

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE: Today’s companies are complex, global systems of owned operations, contracted supply chains, and often many tiers of subcontracted suppliers. We aim to understand how corporate culture, investment and decision-making strategies, radical transparency, and the ever-present risks of corruption affect performance.

GLOBAL CHANGE: Erb Institute researchers are studying the role that businesses may play in reducing the risks society faces from global environmental change. Here, our focus is intentionally broad, including issues such as energy and climate change, water security, land use and ecosystem services, among others.

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