Sustainability Courses

Green Business Strategy

113 reviews

Course Overview: https://youtu.be/g-pt2Q4UhT4 The global environment will continue to degrade until there are significant changes in business practices. In this course, we look at how some firms are responding positively to environmental concerns with…

• Coursera
• 7 hours worth of material, 4 weeks long
• Finished
• Free Online Course (Audit)

El rol de la digitalización en la transición energética

63 reviews

En este curso aprenderás los fundamentos de la digitalización en el sector energético, partiendo de la problemática energética global y la necesidad de un modelo más sustentable hasta llegar a entender las principales tecnologías involucradas.

• edX
• 4-5 hours a week, 4 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Lund University

Greening the Economy: Sustainable Cities

51 reviews

How can we shape urban development towards sustainable and prosperous futures? This course will explore sustainable cities as engines for greening the economy. We place cities in the context of sustainable urban transformation and climate change. Sustai…

• Coursera
• 9 hours worth of material, 5 weeks long
• 6th Sep, 2021
• Free Online Course (Audit)

The Age of Sustainable Development

13 reviews

The Age of Sustainable Development" gives students an understanding of the key challenges and pathways to sustainable development - that is, economic development that is also socially inclusive and environmentally sustainable.

• Coursera
• 30 hours worth of material, 14 weeks long
• 20th Sep, 2021
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Introduction to Food and Our Environment

This course is designed to help learners around the world become more sustainable eaters. Together, we’ll explore key topics, like how food production impacts the environment and why meat production and protein consumption are often at the center of the…

• Coursera
• 5 hours worth of material, 4 weeks long
• 20th Sep, 2021
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Eficiencia Energética en la Micro y Pequeña Empresa (MYPE)

31 reviews

La eficiencia energética es una práctica que tiene como objetivo reducir el consumo de energía. En este curso aprenderás a optimizar los procesos productivos y el empleo de la energía utilizando lo mismo o menos para producir más bienes y servicios.

• edX
• 3-4 hours a week, 4 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Our Energy Future

7 reviews

This course is designed to introduce students to the issues of energy in the 21st century – including food and fuels – which are inseparably linked – and will discuss energy production and utilization from the biology, engineering, economics, climate sci…

• Coursera
• 36 hours worth of material, 9 weeks long
• 27th Sep, 2021
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Climate Change, Sustainability, and Global Public Health

The third course of the Impacts of the Environment on Global Public Health specialization will introduce you to two major environmental health challenges facing the world today. The first is climate change –the preeminent threat to public health today, a…

• Coursera
• 16 hours worth of material, 4 weeks long
• 20th Sep, 2021
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Introduction to Sustainability

16 reviews

This course introduces the academic approach of Sustainability and explores how today’s human societies can endure in the face of global change, ecosystem degradation and resource limitations. The course focuses on key knowledge areas of sustainability t…

• Coursera
• 25 hours worth of material, 8 weeks long
• 4th Oct, 2021
• Free Online Course (Audit)

D-Lab: Energy (Spring 2011)

Course FeaturesVideo lecturesDemonstration - videoProjects and examplesAssignments: problem sets (no solutions)Assignments: activity (no examples)Assignments: design with examplesAssignments: presentations with examplesCourse DescriptionD-Lab: Energy of…

• MIT OpenCourseWare
• 16 hours worth of material
• Self paced
• Free Online Course

Strategic Communication for Sustainability Leaders

19 reviews

Communicating science effectively is a critical skill for anyone involved in environmental policy or sustainability. Learn how to integrate effective visualizations into compelling narratives to clearly explain complex ecosystem processes.

• edX
• 5-8 hours a week, 5 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Comparative Democratic Development Part II: Structuring Democracy

This course is designed to follow Comparative Democratic Development Part I: Conditions of Democracy. There are no formal prerequisites for this course, although an interest in democracy, democratic structures and institutions, as well as democratic deve…

• edX
• 3-6 hours a week, 6 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Introducción al enfoque del proyecto Capital Natural

Las personas dependen de la naturaleza para sustentar y realizar la vida humana, pero los valores de la naturaleza generalmente se ignoran en las decisiones. El mapeo y el modelado de los servicios de los ecosistemas pueden ayudar a resaltar los diversos…

• edX
• 8-10 hours a week, 1 week long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Sustainable Business Enterprises

This course will explore current challenges and opportunities facing firms in the area of environmental sustainability. It will begin with an introduction to sustainability, with a particular focus on how environmental sustainability is relevant to busin…

• Coursera
• 21 hours worth of material, 4 weeks long
• 20th Sep, 2021
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Management of Urban Infrastructures – part 1

2 reviews

Sustainability, Resilience and Efficiency are fundamental considerations for city managers in managing urban infrastructures. Today, more than 3.9 billion people, making up more than 54% of the global population, live in cities. Urbanization is expected…

• Coursera
• 12 hours worth of material, 5 weeks long
• 20th Sep, 2021
• Free Online Course (Audit)