Sustainability manager with change and innovation management

Free of cost

by funding

After attending this course, you will know how to set up and maintain effective sustainability management in a company as well as the tasks and challenges of current change processes in the course of digital transformation. You will also learn how artificial intelligence is used in the workplace.
  • Certificates: "Sustainability manager with TÜV Rheinland-certified qualification" certificate
    Change and innovation management" certificate
  • Examination: Practical project work with final presentations
    Sustainability manager with TÜV Rheinland-certified qualification
  • Teaching Times: Full-time
    Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 3:35 p.m. (in weeks with public holidays from 8:30 a.m. to 5:10 p.m.)
  • Language of Instruction: German
  • Duration: 8 Weeks

Sustainability manager

Introduction to the topic of sustainability (approx. 2 days)

Term/definition of sustainability

Meaning of value orientation, social responsibility

Sustainable Development Goals (the 17 goals)

Sustainable corporate management

Stakeholder orientation and management

Instruments, models and systems of sustainable management with CSR and ESG model

Tasks of sustainability managers


Artificial intelligence (AI) in the work process

Presentation of specific AI technologies and possible applications in the professional environment


Environment and risk analyses (approx. 2 days)

Presentation of tools and models

Stakeholder analysis with requirements

Analysis of sustainability factors

Double materiality analysis


Framework conditions, laws, regulations (approx. 2 days)

Legal regulations of the EU/ BRD

DIN EN ISO 26000:2021

ZNU standard for sustainable management

DIN EN ISO 14040/14044 and 14064/14067 (life cycle assessment and carbon footprint)

Co2 certificates


Sustainability in companies (approx. 2 days)

Sustainability in operational processes

and procedures

Standardized management systems

Goals and mission statements

Sustainability management tools

Monitoring, measurement and CIP


Sustainability reporting (approx. 3 days)

Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD)

European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS)

Reporting tools, logos, seals and symbols

Sustainability reporting

Common sustainability standards with DNR, GRI

Insight into the sustainability report

Structure/content/creation of a sustainability report


Development of a sustainability management system (approx. 4 days)

Basic analysis - identification of gaps between existing management system regulations

Integration strategy and planning

Design and implementation of a sustainability management system (NMS)

Integration into existing management systems

Sustainability controlling with key figures


Innovations and current trends (approx. 2 days)

International and supranational initiatives

Climate protection and human rights in supply chains

Sustainable corporate culture and communication

Greenwashing

Sustainable digitalization


Project work, certification preparation and certification exam "Sustainability Manager: in TÜV Rheinland certified qualification" (approx. 3 days)

Change and innovation management

Industry 4.0 and digital transformation basics (approx. 3 days)

What is Industry 4.0?

Developments from the past to the present

Digital revolution or normal development?

The most important building blocks for a factory of the future

What impact will Industry 4.0 have on the economy and people?

The technical basis - intelligent, digitally networked systems and production processes

What is digital transformation?

Digital transformation as a process of continuous further development of digital technologies


Artificial intelligence (AI) in the work process

Presentation of specific AI technologies

and possible applications in the professional environment


Personal ability to change within New Work (approx. 5 days)

Work 4.0 - The New Work era

The new world of work - more digitalized, more mobile, more efficient and more networked

The old workplace - a look back

The new workplace - What does the current workplace already look like?

The workplace of the future - video conferencing, working from home and robots

Global teams: the most important building blocks for successful global collaboration and teamwork

Self-organization and self-management in the New Work era

Agile learning and knowledge management in the digital age

An overview of models and tools for modern conflict management

The opportunities inherent in New Work and Work 4.0


Systems and processes (approx. 2 days)

Process analysis with regard to digital transformation

Lean management - management processes rethought

Design Thinking - An insight into the new form of problem solving and idea generation

Scrum - A possibility of agile project and product management


What is change and innovation management (approx. 5 days)

The analysis of change - how a change process begins

Which tools and instruments accompany the change

The design of a change architecture - The "king competence" in change management

The success factors of change management

It doesn't work without change communication

Innovation management - change management as a driver for innovation

The innovation process: planning, implementation and monitoring success


Change monitoring in change processes (approx. 2 days)

Agile reporting - progress monitoring

Communication controlling - planning, management and control of corporate communication


Project work (approx. 3 days)

To consolidate the content learned

Presentation of the project results



Changes are possible. The course content is updated regularly.

After attending this course, you will know how to set up and maintain effective sustainability management in a company and how to implement a corresponding roadmap in accordance with legal guidelines. You will also be able to draw up a life cycle assessment.

You also understand how important change and innovation are for business success and know the impact of changing processes and structures on the working environment. You are familiar with the roles in a modern company, you can develop strategic plans and then evaluate their success.

This course is aimed at employees who want to operate sustainably in their organization and are interested in sustainability solutions in various areas of the company.

Targeted sustainability management is essential for companies to remain successful in the long term. Employees with specialist knowledge in the field of sustainability are in demand in companies of all sizes.

In addition, interdisciplinary knowledge of digital processes is in demand across all sectors.

Your meaningful certificate provides a detailed insight into the qualifications you have acquired and improves your career prospects.

Didactic concept

Your lecturers are highly qualified both professionally and didactically and will teach you from the first to the last day (no self-study system).

You will learn in effective small groups. The courses usually consist of 6 to 25 participants. The general lessons are supplemented by numerous practical exercises in all course modules. The practice phase is an important part of the course, as it is during this time that you process what you have just learned and gain confidence and routine in its application. The final section of the course involves a project, a case study or a final exam.

 

Virtual classroom alfaview®

Lessons take place using modern alfaview® video technology - either from the comfort of your own home or at our premises at Bildungszentrum. The entire course can see each other face-to-face via alfaview®, communicate with each other in lip-sync voice quality and work on joint projects. Of course, you can also see and talk to your connected trainers live at any time and you will be taught by your lecturers in real time for the entire duration of the course. The lessons are not e-learning, but real live face-to-face lessons via video technology.

 

The courses at alfatraining are funded by Agentur für Arbeit and are certified in accordance with the AZAV approval regulation. When submitting a Bildungsgutscheinor Aktivierungs- und Vermittlungsgutschein, the entire course costs are usually covered by your funding body.
Funding is also possible via Europäischen Sozialfonds (ESF), Deutsche Rentenversicherung (DRV) or regional funding programs. As a regular soldier, you have the option of attending further training courses via Berufsförderungsdienst (BFD). Companies can also have their employees qualified via funding from Agentur für Arbeit (Qualifizierungschancengesetz).

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We will gladly advise you free of charge. 0800 3456-500 Mon. - Fri. from 8 am to 5 pm free of charge from all German networks.