Sustainability - Step by Natural Step™
Course Code SW101
Dates Offered On Line Anytime
Duration 3 to 4 hours
Start and End Time On Line Anytime
Location On Line
Course Description A comprehensive course on sustainability divided into three distinct modules and an extensive resource section
Learning Objectives Participants who successfully complete the course will be able to meet the following learning objectives:

  • Outline the evidence for our current sustainability crisis, and describe this using a powerful metaphor.
  • Show, using examples, the strategic benefits enjoyed by organizations and communities who are proactive about sustainability.
  • Describe the process of backcasting, justify the key role of systems thinking, and outline the basic scientific principles that underlie the Natural Step Framework.
  • Define the four basic principles for sustainability (the four "System Conditions"), describe the mechanisms that led to their definition, and use them to analyze actions from a sustainability perspective.
  • Outline an "ABCD" process for strategic planning and decision-making toward sustainability.
  • Show how various tools and approaches for sustainable development relate to one another.
Trainer and Subject Matter Expert Natural Step
Register Link http://www.naturalstep.org/en/course-features
Who Should Attend Anyone wanting an overview of the principles of sustainability. Based on the Natural Step Framework.
Course Price $ 98 CDN
Sustainability Learning Centre - Continuing Education Units (contact hours) This is not a Sustainability Learning Centre Course. Please contact the course provider directly.
 

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