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Sustainable Development Courses

Sustainable development courses can help you learn frameworks for social, economic, and environmental progress. You can build skills in policy evaluation, community planning, climate resilience, and measuring development outcomes. Many courses introduce tools for sustainability indicators, data analysis, and impact assessment to support informed decision-making across global contexts.


Popular Sustainable Development Courses and Certifications


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    Universitat Politècnica de València

    Built Environment Sustainability Assesment

    Skills you'll gain: Building Information Modeling, Sustainable Development, Sustainable Technologies, Sustainable Architecture, Stakeholder Engagement, Sustainable Design, Building Design, Electrical Power, Sustainable Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Climate Change Adaptation, Materials science, Climate Change Mitigation, Emerging Technologies, Cross-Functional Collaboration

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    University of Colorado Boulder

    Sustainable Marketing and Consumer Trends

    Skills you'll gain: Sustainable Business, Corporate Sustainability, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Marketing Communications, Brand Marketing, Advertising, Regulatory Compliance, Market Opportunities, Environmental Issue, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Digital Marketing, Engineering Management, Emerging Technologies

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    University of Copenhagen

    Sustainable Tourism – promoting environmental public health

    Skills you'll gain: Sustainable Development, Sustainability Standards, Water Resource Management, Water Sustainability, Environment and Resource Management, Environmental Issue, Sustainable Business, Environmental Policy, Natural Resource Management, Waste Minimization, Public Health, Hospitality, Case Studies

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    Lund University

    Greening the Economy: Lessons from Scandinavia

    Skills you'll gain: Sustainable Business, Sustainable Development, Sustainable Systems, Socioeconomics, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Economics, Environmental Policy, Business Strategies, Consumer Behaviour, Climate Change Mitigation

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    O.P. Jindal Global University

    Development Economics

    Skills you'll gain: Economic Development, Sustainable Development, Socioeconomics, Economics, Human Development, International Relations, Growth Strategies, Sociology, Demography, Policy Analysis

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    Erasmus University Rotterdam

    Sustainable Corporate Finance

    Skills you'll gain: Corporate Sustainability, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Sustainable Business, Mergers & Acquisitions, Sustainable Development, Corporate Finance, Risk Analysis, Governance, Corporate Strategy, Capital Budgeting, Return On Investment, Capital Markets, Financial Analysis, Business Valuation, Market Dynamics

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    University of Colorado Boulder

    Sustainability and the Circular Economy

    Skills you'll gain: Sustainable Development, Sustainable Engineering, Sustainable Technologies, Sustainable Business, Sustainability Standards, Organizational Leadership, Corporate Sustainability, Strategic Leadership, Business Leadership, Environment, Architectural Design, Building Design, Climate Change Mitigation, Environmental Science, Environmental Engineering, Energy and Utilities, Environmental Policy, Economics

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    Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo

    Dimensions of Sustainable Infrastructure in a Project

    Skills you'll gain: Sustainable Development, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Sustainable Engineering, Economic Development, Strategic Partnership, Environmental Issue, Climate Change Adaptation, Stakeholder Engagement, Governance, Diversity and Inclusion

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    Lund University

    Working for a sustainable future: concepts and approaches

    Skills you'll gain: Sustainable Development, Systems Thinking, Sustainable Business, Sustainable Technologies, Sustainability Standards, Policy Development, Environmental Policy, Environmental Science, Climate Change Programs, Innovation, Environment and Resource Management, Natural Resource Management, Mathematical Modeling, Governance, Geospatial Information and Technology

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    University of Leeds

    Sustainability in Business: Building a Greener Future

    Skills you'll gain: Sustainable Business, Corporate Sustainability, Sustainable Development, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Business Transformation, Sustainability Reporting, Business Modeling, Business Leadership, Climate Change Mitigation, Stakeholder Engagement, Case Studies

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo

    Sustainable Infrastructure Project Financing

    Skills you'll gain: Project Finance, Sustainable Development, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Private Equity, Capital Markets, Economic Development, Innovation, Loans, Sustainability Standards, Financial Market, Investments

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    University of Colorado Boulder

    Developing and Managing Sustainable Supply Chains

    Skills you'll gain: Sustainable Business, Corporate Sustainability, Sustainable Development, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Supply Chain Management, Supply Chain, Logistics Management, Business Technologies, Case Studies, Transportation Operations, Climate Change Mitigation, Waste Minimization, Innovation

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular sustainable development courses

  • Built Environment Sustainability Assesment : Universitat Politècnica de València
  • Sustainable Marketing and Consumer Trends: University of Colorado Boulder
  • Sustainable Tourism – promoting environmental public health: University of Copenhagen
  • Greening the Economy: Lessons from Scandinavia: Lund University
  • Development Economics: O.P. Jindal Global University
  • Sustainable Corporate Finance: Erasmus University Rotterdam
  • Sustainability and the Circular Economy: University of Colorado Boulder
  • Dimensions of Sustainable Infrastructure in a Project: Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo
  • Working for a sustainable future: concepts and approaches: Lund University
  • Sustainability in Business: Building a Greener Future: University of Leeds

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