Take the lead in
Sustainability
Start April 1st. 2025 | 8 weeks | online & offline | self-paced
Why Take the Lead in Sustainabilty?
This programme provides a roadmap on why and how to include environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) factors in your organization.
In just 8 weeks, you will learn the fundamentals of sustainability strategy, reporting, jargon and so much more.
This training is for professionals who want to:
| Be ambassadors for a sustainable organization |
| Keep the overview within sustainability |
| Expand their professional network |
Overview
01 Kick-off event
Your learning journey kicks off with a live event. On the agenda:
- Enjoy the keynote by Marion Debruyne on Profit & Purpose.
- Enjoy a thought-provoking panel moderated by Peter De Groote, Chief Editor of De Tijd.
- Meet Programme Director Jonathan De Grande
- Get to know your buddy group
- Network with your fellow students during the walking dinner
| Timing | 1 April 2025 / 6:30 – 10 PM |
| Location | Vlerick Campus Brussels - Bolwerklaan 21, 1210 Brussels |
02 Online Learning platform
After the kick-off, you’ll be invited to the online learning platform where you’ll be able to follow the modules at your own pace. Every week, we will release a new module. You can expect videos, reading material, quizzes, self-reflection, …
Consider that you’ll need approximately 4 hours weekly to go through new learning material, and to check in with your buddy group.
03 Live webinars
Regularly, we’ll invite you to a live webinar during which faculty will debate with business experts. Mark the dates!
| Module 3 | TBA | 12.00 PM – 1.30 PM | Live online |
| Module 4 | TBA | 12.00 PM – 1.30 PM | Live online |
| Module 5 | TBA | 12.00 PM – 1.30 PM | Live online |
04 Peer learning
Self-paced doesn’t mean alone in Take the Lead.
During the kick-off you’ll be introduced to your buddy group. You’ll work with this small group of students throughout the learning journey to reflect, ask questions, etc.
Also, you’ll be part of an online group with access to the full student group. That way you can stay connected after the course.
05 Closing event
Time to celebrate! We’ll reunite together for the closing event. Raise the glass, be proud and get ready to Take the Lead.
| Date | 26 May 2025 |
| Timing | 7.00 PM – 9.30 PM |
| Location | Vlerick campus Brussels - Bolwerklaan 21, 1210 Brussels |
Meet our VBS faculty for
Sustainability Management
Xavier Baeten
Professor of Management Practice in Reward and Governance
Marion Debruyne
Dean of Vlerick Business School, Programme director
David Veredas
Professor of Financial Markets
Smaranda Boros
Associate Professor of Intercultural Management and Organisational Behaviour
Fred Lemke
Professor of Marketing
Kerstin Fehre
Assistant Professor of Strategy
Steve Muylle
Professor of Digital Strategy and Business Marketing
Dimitrios Kolokas
Doctoral Fellow on Financial Innovation
Koen Dewettinck
Professor of Human Resources Management
Robert Boute
Programme director and Professor of Operations and Supply Chain Management
Why you should participate
- Understand the fundamentals of sustainability
- Get ready for the essential requirements in ESG
- Learn from Vlerick Business School faculty and business cases.
- Expand your personal network of business professionals.
- Boost your career with an official Vlerick certificate.
Interview
Pricing
| Price | 2.195 (Ex. VAT) per participant |
Each subscription also gives you a free 3-month subscription to De Tijd.
If you’d like to subscribe with your team, please contact takethelead@vlerick.com for special conditions.
Our Partner
Take the Lead in Sustainability Management is supported by Eneco.
Thanks to this partner the programme can be offered at reduced costs to a maximum number of people.
‘Get your sustainability reporting right and it will pay for itself’
Aftermovie 2020
Discover the impact of the previous Take the Lead Digital Business Transformation editions.
Interested?
Join the course today.
Registered before 15 January? Then you will have a chance to win an exclusive invitation to the Changemaker awards ceremony on 25 March.
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